Backward design: first the objectives, then the route, then the pedagogy. Five tools for thoughtful instructional design, built on the science of learning - for international schools and schools in the UK.
Choose what you are going to designBring objectives, assessment and pedagogy into line with each other. Biggs's triangle as the starting point of your design.
Fill in the triangle → 2Design the route to your main goal: prior knowledge, new material and subgoals, with curriculum goals (the national curriculum for England and United States standards) as inspiration and 18 subject examples.
Design your PedRo → 3Spread your goals over a manageable series of lessons: where your students stand, which principles fit, and support that fades towards independence.
Plan your series → 4Choose teaching techniques that really work: principles from the science of learning, concrete approaches with success criteria, and reading and listening tips.
See the overview → 5Are your students really thinking, or does it just look that way? A quick self-check based on Rob Coe's poor proxies for learning, with advice per strategy.
Hold up the mirror →Your work is stored in this computer's browser. Want to continue on another computer, or make a backup? Then save your complete design (roadmap, alignment, series plan, pedagogy choices and lesson mirror) as a file.
Made by Building Better Education · based on the Pedagogical Roadmap, constructive alignment and the strategies of formative action