Created using MindMister. Click HERE for a closer look at my example of PBL approach. Syllabus Concept Map. Click HERE for a closer look at my example. I have always been a fan of Understanding By Design by Wiggins and McTighe. I found it to be a useful framework that I could easily apply to lesson planning that would improve my students learning. I found that it allowed me to navigate within the systems standardization framework, but allows me to tie in the big 3-questions, "How can I use this?", "Why must I use this?" and "When will I use this?" UbD allowed me to be creative as well as a level of autonomy for myself and my students. As I became more comfortable and confident with UbD, Universal Design for Learning seemed a natural progress. As a student, I struggled with remembering or activating prior knowledge. However, I seemed to always remember the projects. Why? Because the projects allowed for my strengths as a learner. Projects all
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