Understanding+by+Design

=Here are some helpful resources related to Understanding by Design:=

Websites:
The [|Understanding by Design Exchange] from [|ASCD]

Excellent [|2-page overview] of UbD from Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching!

A 16-page [|introduction] to UbD from a Texas school system. A great brief overview to the book with very few references to Texas State Standards.

A sample [|rubric] based on the six facets of understanding from UbD.

An overview of [|Teaching for Understanding] with descriptions of each of the six facets of understanding.

An excellent set of links on the [|UbD process] (with samples, standards and rubrics) from [|Coastal Plains Regional Educational Service Agency] (CPRESA) in Georgia, USA.

Another excellent set of links on [|standards-based education] from [|CPRESA] in Georga, USA.

A [|wiki] on Leadership by Design //and// Understanding by Design.

The UbD Template I use:

Books:
McTighe, Jay and Wiggins, Grant. [|Understanding By Design Professional Development Workbook]. ASCD, Alexandria, VA. 2006.

Tomlinson, Carol Ann & McTighe, Jay. [|Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids]. ASCD, Alexandria, VA. 2006.

Wiggins, Grant and McTighe, Jay. [|Understanding by Design]. Expanded 2nd Edition. ASCD, Alexandria, VA. 2006. Understanding by Design.