Bøker av Jay McTighe

Far too often, our students attain only a superficial level of knowledge that fails to prepare them for deeper challenges in school and beyond. In Teaching for Deeper Learning, renowned educators and best-selling authors Jay McTighe and Harvey Silver propose a solution: teaching students to make meaning for themselves.

Aimed at the growing number of educators who are looking to move beyond covering the curriculum, Designing Authentic Performance Tasks and Projects provides a comprehensive guide to ensuring students' deeper learning - in which they can transfer their knowledge, skills, and understandings to the world beyond the classroom.

How can educators leverage neuroscience research about how the human brain learns? How can we use this information to improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment so our students achieve deep learning and understanding in all subject areas? Upgrade Your Teaching answers these questions.

How can today's teachers ensure that their students achieve at high levels? How can they design units and lessons that support English learners in language development and content learning - simultaneously? Amy Heineke and Jay McTighe provide the answers by adding a lens on language to the widely used Understanding by Design (R) framework.

Curriculum design experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins have reviewed thousands of curriculum documents and unit plans across a range of subjects and grades. In this book, they identify and describe the 25 most common problems in unit design and recommend how to fix them - and avoid them when planning new units.

Whether you are an Understanding by Design (UbD) devotee or are searching for ways to address standards in an engaging way, Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins provide practical guidance on how to design, initiate, and embed inquiry-based teaching and learning in your classroom.