Understanding by Design and Differentiated Instruction are two models of teaching that focus on how students learn and what content they are learning. Through this chapter, I learned that when the two models are merged, they create an amazing curriculum for teachers and for students. Understanding by design focuses on the content students learn, which is important because education is determined by students knowledge and growth. Usually the UbD model is used by teachers because it lays out plans for a unit, and connects that unit with the standard learning targets. However, it was interesting that no matter how much time and effort is put into a unit of learning, and how everything is planned perfectly, students from different learning backgrounds may not be on the same page. Differentiated Instruction helps by coming up with different ways to adhere to students learning needs.
This all has an impact on me because as a student, I sometimes found myself frustrated in my classes because I did not understand what was happening. Reflecting, my frustration may have been based on how the teacher was presenting the lesson. If they had taken the time to teach the subject or unit differently, I would not have had that feeling of frustration, which ultimately affected my learning and attitude about school. However, looking from a teacher’s perspective, I would never want my students to feel that frustration, or give up because they feel incompetent. So, by implementing UbD and DI within my own classroom, it will drastically limit those potential feeling, and encourage success in my classroom.
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