Chapter 9

Abstract:
This chapter brought differentiated instruction and understanding by design together to reflect the best of content and learner centered planning, teaching and assessing in the classroom. The chapter breaks down how both models are being used in the lesson plan and gives examples of how the big ideas of the two come together for classroom application. When DI and UBD are combined, they develop an understanding for the essentials students will need to know, understand, and be able to do at the end of each specified unit. They also constitute evidence that students know, understand, and can do those things. (As well as the steps necessary to guide students to the desired outcomes.) These two models combined facilitate the teacher and learner relationship that is both having expectations that lead to maximizing the learning potential of the students.

Reflection:
In our reflections, we all mentioned how we liked the specific examples that were given in this chapter. In particular, Tyler and I, really found it helpful when they broke down the nutrition plan and how each model was being used in that particular situation. This chapter helped us understand the difference between the two better, and how they are combined and used in a lesson plan. There is no doubt in my mind that we will all use this when we become teachers of different instruction. All of our goals as future educators are for our students to be successful, knowledgeable and of course healthy. We feel that using this method is the best way to get just that!

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