Teaching and Learning for Social Impact Main Menu Introduction Introduction to the Teaching Schema Why: Teach for Social Impact How: Course Design for Social Impact What: Topics to Teach for Social Impact About this Publication Washington University in St. Louis

Backwards Design

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Backwards Design

This is a process of intentionally designing our course using the WHY we discovered in the first part of this Schema. You can start with what you want your students to know and do, and work your way through assessments, assignments, and activities that will get them there. First, we’re going to start by aligning our WHYs with what we want the students to understand, or our overarching big picture learning goals. These are our Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions.