Chapter 1 - UbD

This chapter helped me start to understand the concepts this book is presenting. The terms axioms and corollaries were both new to me. Once I understood that “axioms are the fundamental principles of UbD” and “corollaries demonstrate the way DI works” I could start to piece things together. In the examples of axioms and corollaries I picked up on some key points. The teacher made sure to group students by their needs and levels. This is a key point in DI, creating an equal learning environment for everyone. Another important point was that the teacher talked with his colleagues to get ideas and to evaluate the effectiveness of their model. I feel that the grouping method and the communication with other teachers is really important to all teachers, but especially new teachers like me. I have seen how effective grouping students to their “ability levels” is from my own experiences and I know that I won’t have all the answers my first few years. Therefore I should get advice when I feel I need it from other experienced teachers. These two points will really impact my class and teaching styles my first few years.