Ideas, insights, and inspiration from the
Authentic Education Team
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Practical considerations for helping students understand how AI works and ethical considerations for this technology and leveraging it to level up my classroom.
In my last post, I talked about my journey to understanding how language instruction fits into […]
A primary goal of UbD is to make meaning of learning by way of “big ideas” and to transfer learning and this can be applied to all subject areas.
In my last two posts, I explored examples of Enduring Understandings and Essential Questions (EUs and […]
Educators introducing UbD into their classroom might should not worry that Essential Questions feel lofty or above an elementary understanding.
What is an essential question? An essential question is–well, essential: important, vital, at the heart of the matter–the essence of the issue. They are important questions that recur throughout one’s life.
