questions in this second edition of Understanding by Design. Drawing on feedback from thousands of educators around the world who have used the UbD framework since its introduction in 1998‚ the authors have greatly revised and expanded their original work to guide educators across the K-16 spectrum in the design of curriculum‚ assessment‚ and instruction. With an improved UbD Template at its core‚ the book explains the rationale of backward design and explores in greater depth the meaning of such key
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A Birth to Save a Life 1. I think that it is morally wrong for a child to be created for "parts". Donor children are often referred to as "savior siblings"‚ "spare part sisters"‚ or "bred to order brothers". These names create the assumptin that the children are created merely for instrumental reasons‚ or to serve as a donor for the sick sibling‚ and not for their own sake. Same goes for clones‚ as soon as a clone (or any other human being) has achieved personhood‚ it deserves the same respect
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T H E D E S I G N P H I L O S O P H Y What is a design philosophy in general terms? In general terms‚ a design philosophy is a guide to help make choices when designing such as ergonomics‚ costs‚ economics‚ functionality and methods of re-design. My design philosophy is Before any designs‚ illustrations or drawings are being created‚ inspirations are important. Being inspired matters. They give us a sense of direction regarding what you would want to achieve and what we would want to create
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The Principle of Contrast Contrast in art and design occurs when two related elements are different. The greater the difference the greater the contrast. Contrast adds variety to the total design and creates unity. It is what draws the viewer’s eye into the painting and helps to guide the viewer around the art piece. Contrast in art also adds visual interest. Most designs require a certain amount of contrast. Too much similarity of the components in any design becomes monotonous. In other words
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the conception and birth of offspring for physical‚ emotional‚ social and economic reasons. Throughout history the actual thought behind the various methods have not changed much as evidence for barrier methods‚ abortions‚ withdrawal methods etc. can be traced back thousands of years. Egyptian papyruses dating from around 1850 B.C. show recipes for vaginal suppositories called pessaries thought to be effective in preventing a woman from conceiving. Ancient Romans used birth control because they
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Curriculum Design for Inclusive Practice Throughout this essay I will critically analyse the principles and processes of curriculum design‚ looking at how they apply to my own curriculum. I will look at both formal and informal elements of curriculum and also my own inclusive practice and how effective it is. Let me begin with the definition of curriculum. The word originated in Greece where it literally meant a course. The running and chariot tracks were the course it related to. In Latin the
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In 1861 delegates from all over the south met in Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ to establish a new nation. This new nation would be called the Confederate States of America‚ declaring itself a provisional(temporary) Congress. “The countries that attended this convention were Alabama‚ Florida‚ Georgia‚ Louisiana‚ Mississippi‚ South Carolina‚ and Texas. Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens were chosen unanimously as the provisional president and the vice president in order to convince the other undecided slave
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Study of Birth Month and Lifetime Disease Risk When we ask people for their birthdays‚ some reasons may be because we are wondering how old they are‚ when we should buy them gifts‚ or we have a plain curiosity about what their zodiac signs are. Most of us do not intend on figuring out how their birth months might predict the kinds of diseases that they could develop over their lifetimes. However‚ in an online article on Discover Magazine‚ written by journalist Carl Engelking‚ called‚ “Your Birth Month
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PARAMETRIC DESIGN – A NEW PARADIGM IN ARCHITECTURE K. KAVI SUMI‚ email: kavisumi@rocketmail.com‚ kavisumi06@gmail.com ABSTRACT Contemporary avant-garde architecture is addressing the demand for an increased level of expressed complexity by means of retooling its method on the basis of parametric design. The ground of parametric design is the generation of geometry from the definition of a family of initial parameters and the design of formal relations they keep with each other. The benefit
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Since the creation of the Birth Control Pill in the early 1960s‚ women have been given the freedom of being in control of their sex lives. At first‚ the idea of using a contraceptive was very controversial and it took years for all fifty states to legalize it‚ especially to married women. Once “The Pill” was legalized‚ it became very popular among women of all ages‚ all around the world. Women now had the ability to be more careful about their family planning‚ making the percentage of unwanted pregnancies
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