Chapter 1: UbD and DI- An Essential Partnership

Understanding by design and differentiated instruction are newer terms in my vocabulary. I am still not clear about what understanding by design is. I comprehend that it is dealing with the curriculum. Teachers, like myself, can use this technique to analyze the lesson to see what our students are focusing on for the duration of time. Differentiated instruction is how to apply the lesson to every different learner in the classroom. The scenarios provided show great ways to combine the two techniques so that all of the students can achieve the deeper thinking sought after by the educator.