Backward Design
After reading Chapter 4, respond to the following questions:
• What is the purpose of backward planning or backward design (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005)?
• Describe the stages of the backward design process.
• How would you evaluate this approach to curriculum? How does it affect student learning?
Read from your text, Curriculum and Instruction for the 21st Century:
Chapter 4: Backward Design
• This chapter focuses on the components of the backward design that make it an effective instructional design process that helps move all aspects of instruction toward the most important components of the lesson objectives.