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Understanding by Design:
The Six Facets of Understanding
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Lesson 1 -- The Six Facets of Understanding: An Introduction |
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- Describe and explain the six of facets of understanding.
- Explain how the six facets of understanding function within the Understanding by Design framework.
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Lesson 2 -- Explanation: Supporting Claims and Assertions with Evidence |
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- Describe the facet of explanation and its implications for student achievement.
- Incorporate explanation into the design of desired results and assessment tools and processes.
- Integrate the facet of explanation into the design of successful professional development activities and programs.
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Lesson 3 -- Interpretation: Constructing and Expressing Meaning |
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- Explain the facet of interpretation.
- Apply and integrate interpretation into the design of desired results for student achievement and professional development activities.
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Lesson 4 -- Application: Using Knowledge Effectively in New Situations and Diverse Contexts |
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- Explain and use the facet of application in lesson and unit design.
- Enhance students’ ability to apply what they are learning in new, novel, and independent ways and contexts.
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Lesson 5 -- Perspective: Analyzing and Generating Critical and Insightful Points of View |
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- Describe the differences and similarities between perspective and empathy.
- Use the facet of perspective in lesson and unit design.
- Enhance students’ ability to analyze perspectives associated with controversial or debatable topics and issues.
- Enrich professional development programs using the facet of perspective.
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Lesson 6 -- Empathy: Getting Inside Another Person's Feelings and Worldview |
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- Design indicators of learning related to the facet of empathy.
- Support students in the use of their imaginations to see and feel as others feel, including peers, literary characters, and historical figures.
- Integrate empathy into the design of quality assessments.
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Lesson 7 -- Self-Knowledge: The Heart of Understanding |
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- Explain the significance of self-knowledge in teaching and learning for understanding.
- Support students’ capacity for self-assessment and self-regulation.
- Integrate self-knowledge into all facets of students’ education, including exploration of how we think and why, and the relation between our preferred methods of learning and our understanding (or lack of it).
- Emphasize self-knowledge in the area of professional development for the adult learner.
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