One of the greatest challenges of planning a course for the first time, or making substantial revisions, is what content to cover. Before my introduction to the principles of backward design, I would ...

Educators may now be familiar with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education’s (ACGME) recognition of competency-based medical education through their introduction of Milestones for ...

Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Backward Design; Understanding Understanding; Gaining Clarity on Our Goals; The Six Facets of Understanding; Essential Questions: Doorways to Understanding; ...

I am a trainer for the professional-development program Understanding by Design, and have worked in that role with schools and districts throughout the United States and in other countries. Imagine my ...