Provides a framework for good design--of curriculum, assessment, and instruction--focused on developing and deepening understanding of important ideas. Explains how educators can design learning experiences that make it much more likely that students understand content and apply it in meaningful ways.

Originally published: Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, c1998.

Introduction -- Backward Design -- Understanding Understanding -- Gaining Clarity on Our Goals -- The Six Facets of Understanding -- Essential Questions: Doorways to Understanding -- Crafting Understandings -- Thinking Like an Assessor -- Criteria and Validity -- Planning for Learning -- Teaching for Understanding -- The Design Process -- The Big Picture: UbD as Curriculum Framework -- “Yes, Butà” -- Afterword: Getting Started -- Sample 6-Page Template -- Endnotes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. .