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So let's get started. I showed the book to my wife and I was not the least bit surprised that she knew of the book. Jay McTighe is the partner of Wiggins and together they are famous for their curriculum design known as backwards design (creating the final project/assessment, then developing the activities to get the learner to the skills/knowledge they need to successfully complete that project). We've been using this approach in science for a long time. Carol Ann is the queen of differentiation. This should be a great read! More importantly, it should offer good ideas to apply in the classroom.

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