EDPC605 Curriculum Design and Instruction Week 4 - Backward Design Stage 2

Backward Design - Stage 2

Week 4 –

Assignment 4.1- Reflection on Stage 1 design

How did I identify the desired results, come up with essential questions, and determine what understandings were desired?

Because Stage 1 of Backward Design is all about establishing a goal, I must come up with essential questions used to reach that goal. These questions are used to guide the student learning process.   I have to determine what knowledge is required of the students to reach the goal intended.  If my goal encompasses around “learning about the usefulness of a bicycle” then it is important for students to know what a bicycle is, and have an enduring understanding of how a bicycle is used (business. Leisure, fitness, etc.).  It may not be necessary for students to know how to build a bicycle but it may be useful.

2.  How did you determine acceptable evidence for stage 2 of your lesson?

Stage 2 of Backward Design is determining what evaluation methods can be used to demonstrate the student’s acquired knowledge, understanding, and skills.  Both through oral dialog and written assignments students can share examples of how they have used a bicycle and how they have seen others use a bicycle.  They can also share experiences of when they learned to ride a bicycle or share why or why not they want to learn to ride.  Other shared experiences are their transitions from a tri-cycle to a bi-cycle, what makes them different, and which one they prefer. 

The answers to these questions can provide a good understanding if the student knows about a bicycle and the value of a bicycle in business, leisure, and fitness. 

Other assessment, such as homework, quizzes and tests, can be used as well as having students draw pictures of bicycles or write short songs or poems about bicycles. 

Essays can also be used by having students write about how they might improve upon the existing bicycle.

I have created a Power Point presentation to re-iterate this example.