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Backwards Planning in Education

Backwards Planning in Education

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Thomas White

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The video tutorial explains the concept of backwards planning, also known as backwards design or understanding by design. It involves setting goals and outcomes for the end of the year or unit and designing lessons to achieve them. The process includes breaking down standards into verbs, knowledge, and skills, writing objectives, sequencing them in a cognitive hierarchy, and planning individual lessons with a mastery check aligned to state assessments. The tutorial provides an example of applying this method to a sixth-grade math standard.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is another term for backwards planning?

Forward design

Curriculum mapping

Lesson planning

Understanding by Design

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In backwards planning, what should be decided first?

Classroom rules

Goals and outcomes

Assessment methods

Lesson activities

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be the focus when designing instructional practices in backwards planning?

Student interests

End-of-year goals

Teacher preferences

Available resources

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in backwards planning?

Designing assessments

Setting goals and outcomes

Choosing teaching materials

Scheduling lessons

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in applying backwards planning to a standard?

Creating a lesson plan

Breaking it into verbs, knowledge, and skills

Designing assessments

Choosing classroom materials

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of breaking a standard into verbs, knowledge, and skills?

To simplify the standard

To create a detailed lesson plan

To understand the components needed for mastery

To reduce teaching time

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is included in the formula for writing lesson objectives?

Verb, knowledge, skill, and demonstration component

Subject, verb, and object

Introduction, body, and conclusion

Goal, plan, and assessment

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