Using Understanding by Design in the Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classroom

by Amy Heineke, Jay McTighe

How can today's teachers, whose classrooms are more culturally and linguistically diverse than ever before, ensure that their students achieve at high levels? How can they design units and lessons that support English learners in language development and content learning—simultaneously? Authors Amy Heineke and Jay McTighe provide the answers by adding a lens on language to the widely used Understanding by Design® framework (UbD® framework) for curriculum design, which emphasizes teaching for understanding , not rote memorization. Readers will learn

Genres: Education

298 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2018

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Fingers crossed my lesson plans will one day be post-it notes instead of ten pages