UbD/DI Chapter 7: Theaching for Understanding in Academically Diverse Classrooms

This chapter is about using the WHERETO design model to design a series of daily lessons in a unit of study. The idea is to use the six facets of understanding to help students learn. It is also necessary to get students interested in the topic by asking intriguing questions or giving them a mystery to solve. It is also important to put skills in a real world perspective so that students see why it is important for them to know. I like the idea of hooking students’ interest in the topic before going ahead with the rest of the unit. It makes sense to me that they would be more engaged if the lesson seemed interesting to them. It is important to use in my classroom because if my students are engaged they will learn more.