What if knowledge isn’t the main idea?
I’ve been spending some time over the last few weeks doing some research on a writing project and happened to run across on old post of mine from several years ago. The post is based on some comments made by the late Grant Wiggins. Wiggins spent much of his time working with Jay McTIghe to develop and share their ideas around what they called Understanding by Design.
UbD focuses on making intentional decisions in the instructional planning process – being clear about what they called “the end in mind.” You then work back from there to ensure that everything that you’re asking kids to do is aligned to those goals. It makes a ton of sense.
In the article titled “Everything You Know About Curriculum May Be Wrong,” Wiggins spends some time sharing thoughts about the balance between teaching foundational knowledge and historical thinking process. And I know it’s summer but it’s always a good time to think about ways to do our jobs better.
So . . . a History Tech flashback post:
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