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| For twenty-five years, the award-wining Understanding by Design framework has been used world-wide to develop effective and engaging curriculum. Join UbD co-author, Jay McTighe, to explore a set of key educational questions: What is understanding and how does it differ from "knowing"? What do we want students to understand and be able to do? What content is most worth understanding? How will we know that students truly understand and can apply their learning in meaningful ways? How might we design our courses and units to emphasize understanding rather than "coverage"? | |||||||||
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School leaders will receive practical and proven ideas and resources for leading and sustaining UbD in their settings. |
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| Jay McTighe | |||||||||
| Jay McTighe is a veteran educator, having served as a teacher, resource specialist, program coordinator, director of a state program for gifted students, and administrator for innovative programs at the Maryland Department of Education. He is an accomplished author, having co-authored 18 books, including the award-winning and best-selling Understanding by Design series with Grant Wiggins. His books have been translated into fourteen languages. Jay has also written more than 50 book chapters, articles and blogs, and is a regular speaker at state, national and international conferences. He has made presentations in 47 states within the United States, in 7 Canadian provinces, and internationally in 38 countries on six continents. | |||||||||
| Venue: Awsaj Academy Small Gym (G-039 and G-40) Hotels:
Google map: 8C7G+8QJ, Ar-Rayyan, Qatar 8:00 am to 3:30 pm Registration at 7:30 am on the 3rd of May 2024. |
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