Subject Area Resources
School / District Leader Resources
Websites
Downloads
Essential Questions for Mathematics
100 Math Questions to Promote Inquiry and Strategic Thinking
Essential Questions for English/Language Arts
Essential Questions for Literary Themes
Essential Questions for World Languages
Essential Questions for Social Studies
Essential Questions for the Humanities
Essential and Guiding Questions for Science (based on the NGSS)
Essential Questions & Understandings for Health/PE
Essential Questions for the ARTS
Essential Questions for Religion
Understandings and and Essential Questions for Communication
Transfer Goals and Overarching Essential Questions (Ramsey School District)
Overarching Essential Questions’ Posters (IS BEIJING)
Overarching Understandings and Essential Questions (New Jersey)
Essential Questions for Educators
How Not to Kill UbD – by Design
“Yes, but…” Responding to objections to UbD (worksheet)
Observable Indicators – Teaching for Understanding
Observing Lessons (Educational Leadership)
Using Backward Design to Structure Classroom Observations
Using Backward Design for PD and School Improvement Planning
Donegal School District Assessment Study
Andy Greene – Leadership Resources
Shanghai American School MACRO Curriculum Videos
“Backward Design in the Age of AI from Coverage to deep Learning” – The Balance podcast with Caitlin Tucker
“A Math Education Game Changer: Assessing What Really Counts” – Ed Web podcast
“Designing Education for Transfer” – National Independent Schools Association
“Designing Learning” – The Balance podcast with Caitlin Tucker
“Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects” – The Tom Schimmer podcast
“Everything You Need to Know About Backward Design and Curriculum Mapping 3.0” –The Backward Design podcast with A.J. Juliani,
“Using Essential Questions to Uncover Content and Spark Thinking” – ASCD
“Teaching and Assessing Understanding” – The Pondering Education podcast
The Evolution of Understanding by Design in Diverse Classrooms – BAM Radio podcast
“Coaching UbD – A Conversation bewteen Jay and Dr. Jim Knight”
Click on a link to download the handout from a workshop or Conference you attended.
McTighe – Teaching for Deeper Learning (Tri Association Conference)
- Instructional Shifts to Support Deep Learning – Educational Leadership
- Assessing Deeper Learning (ASCD)
Articles
Videos
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- The Understanding by Design® framework (Hawker-Brownlow, AU) – Click to view
- What is Understanding by Design? Interview with Jay (Eduplanet21) – Click to view
- Grant Wiggins presents an introduction to Understanding by Design® – Part 1 – Click to view Part 2 – Click to view
- Leading Modern Learning – A Conversation with Jay – Click to view
- Three Goals for a Modern Education – Click to view
- Understanding by Design® is introduced through commentary by teachers and administrators – Click to view
- High School Teachers reflect on their use of Understanding by Design (EDUTOPIA) – Click to view
- Dr. David Perkins discusses “Understanding”
- Massachusettes Curriculum Design Project – MA Dept. of Education – Click to view
- Grant Wiggins discusses Formative Assessment and Character Development – Click to view
- Jay’s keynote address on a Curriculum and Assessment System – Click to view
- The Arts in Every Classroom Series – “Using UbD to Design Multi-Arts Curriculum Units” – Click to view
- Harvard Physics professor Dr. Erik Mazur discusses his interactive lecture methods – Click to view
- An inspiring video about Project Based Learning from the founders of High Tech High – Click to view
- Dr. Dylan Wiliams offers an excellent video series on Formative Assessment – Click to view
- Dan Meyer’s classic Ted Talk, “Math Class Needs a Makeove” – Click here
- 135 Videos on Student-Centered Discussions (Teaching Channel) – Click to view
- Jay discusses “Mistakes I have Learned From” (ASCD) – Click to view
- Jay discusses “What I Learned about Learning from Learning to Surf” (ASCD) – Click to view
- Jay sets a PR of 25 pullups… at 72 years of age – Click to view
- Just for fun – a UbD rap created by a teacher! – View Video
