Week 9: Backwards Design reflection

 This article highlights the importance of backwards design.  Many teachers begin writing lessons and circular based on textbooks and other things when they should really be focusing on the end result desired.    First, decided what the results should be.  Thinking about what you want students to get out of the lesson first can help when writing the lesson.  Next decided how they students are going to achieve the desired results and plan the lesson around that.  I think this is a great way to approach lesson planning and writing curriculum.  It seems very reasonable to write the lesson around the end result desired that way, everything in the lesson has a purpose.   

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