Solving 25 Problems in Unit Design: how do I refine my units to enhance student learning?

by Jay McTighe, Grant P. Wiggins

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades. In this book, they identify and describe the 25 most common problems in unit design and recommend how to fix them--and avoid them when planning new units.

McTighe and Wiggins, creators of the Understanding by Design® framework, help you use the process of backward design to troubleshoot your units and achieve tighter alignment and focus on learning priorities. Whether you're working with local or national standards or with other learning goals, you can rely on their practical and proven solutions to promote deeper and better learning for your students.

Genres: Education

66 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 14, 2015

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reasons this gets five stars: 1) It is quick and straight to the point, which is exactly what busy teachers need. 2) It is formatted in a way that makes it very easy to reference in the future. 3) It is written in a way that makes it very easy to understand. 4) It is filled with basic information that is probably not ground-breaking for teachers, but it serves as a great refresher and a quick way to make unit planning more effective.

[Stuart Macalpine · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant little book

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice companion to the other UbD resources by the authors. I could see teams of teachers using it when doing a curriculum audit.