Integrating: Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Understanding by Design and Differentiated Instruction go hand and hand when constructing a curriculum that works. There are four major elements that teachers need to be thinking about when planning their classroom; who, what, where and how. The ‘who’ is pretty self explanatory, but it is the ‘where,’ ‘what’ and ‘how’ that educators need to focus on. By using UbD and DI, teachers can train themselves into a certain way of thinking that will allow students to deepen their understanding of a concept. The chapter discussed a couple of different axioms (fundamental principles) and corollaries (ways this will support students learning).