Understanding by Design by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe Backward Design Why “backward” is best Deliberate and focused instructional design requires us as teachers and curriculum writers to make an important shift in our thinking about the nature of our job. The shift involves thinking a great deal‚ first‚ about the specific learnings sought‚ and the evidence of such learnings‚ before thinking about what we‚ as the teacher‚ will do or provide in teaching and learning activities. Though
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“good design” is shifting‚ and green design is increasingly being recognized as a vital component. As designers reassess our roles‚ many are endeavoring to invoke consciousness around sustainability at every step in the design process. We need to lead more sustainable lives. I believe most designers want to do the right thing‚ but we don’t always know what the right thing is‚ nor do we know where to start if we want to get there. As a profession‚ we need to start by thinking about design in a larger
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Design and Technology Assessment 1 ----Major Design Proposal Weiyao(Tony)Song Page 1 Content Title Page-----------------------------------------------Page 1 Content--------------------------------------------------Page 2 Analysis Possible Project--------------------------- Page 3 Identification of need to develop MDP--------- Page 4 Action‚ Time& Finance plan------------------------Page 5 Design
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CONCRETE MIX DESIGN USING AMERICAN CONCRETE ASSOCIATION (ACI) ABSOLUTE VOLUME METHOD Slump Range: 80-100mm Water-Cement Ratio: 0.68 Mix Component Properties: Cement Type:1 Specific Gravity: 3.15 Coarse Aggregate Nominal Maximum Particle Size: 25mm(1in.) SSD Bulk Specific Gravity: 2.53 % Absorption Capacity: 3.47% Dry-Rodded Density: 1.543 g/cm3 Fine Aggregate SSD Bulk Specific Gravity: 2.700 % Absorption Capacity: 3.54% Fineness Modulus: 3.09
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RESEARCH DESIGN What is research design? A research design is the arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure. Research design have following parts: * Sampling design * Observational design * Statistical design * Operational design Sampling designs Which deals with the methods of selecting items to be observed for the study. Observational design Which relates
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is available at http://www.emerald-library.com/ft An approach to achieve the ISO 14000 international standardization Northern Arizona University‚ Flagstaff‚ Arizona‚ USA Keywords ISO 14000‚ Design‚ Environment‚ International standards‚ Product life cycle Abstract It is proposed that by adopting design for the environment (DFE) principles‚ US companies can easily comply with the environmental portion of the International Standards Organization (ISO) 14000 standards and become competitive in today
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Job Design & Job Evaluation The purpose of job evaluation is to objectively determine the relative value of jobs within the University through a systematic study and detailed analysis of job duties‚ relationships and requirements. Jobs are evaluated by joint job evaluation committees using a modified Aiken Plan. This gender neutral point factor system is a universal plan which measures certain identifiable factors present in all jobs‚ but to varying degrees. The starting point for this process
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Chapter 9 Reading and Outline Questions 1. How did the Revolution affect the following aspects of American life: democracy‚ commerce‚ religion and the separation of church and state‚ slavery‚ women’s rights? 2. How were early state constitutions structured? (A hint: think about the three branches of government we have today. Were they all present in these early Constitutions? Also‚ what was the relationship of individual states to the federal government?) 3. How was the Articles of Confederation
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When looking toward our life calling‚ we must look at what makes us different or sets us apart from everyone else‚ what make us unique. Bill Millard says: “Unique design is the most fundamental place to look when seeking to discern the unique nature of this calling as it applies to us as individuals.” Unique Design is comprised of our strengths‚ passions‚ and experiences. Physical Strengths is defined in the book as “the capacity of our lives that gives our body distinct features and enables us
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Design concepts in architecture: the porosity paradigm Sotirios D. Kotsopoulos 129 Franklin Street‚ # 203‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02139‚ USA; e-mail: skots@alum.mit.edu Abstract: Presented is a paradigm of how a design concept can be converted into a system of production rules to generate designs. The rules are expressed by the means of shape grammar formalism. The paradigm demonstrates how porosity a concept transferred from biology‚ medicine and organic chemistry was implemented by architect
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