Jay has co-authored 19 books, including Understanding by Design® with Grant Wiggins. He is a regular speaker at international, national, and state conferences.
Columbia, MD
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Beware of "test prep." Here is an older article offering a caution that still applies as accountability testing remains an influential factor in American education (and in other nations as well). Feel free to share this as you wish. jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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Here are two articles on providing FEEDBACK to students. One is a classic from Grant Wiggins. The other offers ideas for using rubrics as tools for feedback, not just evaluation. ascd.org/el/articles/seven-k… and jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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Here are two recent podcasts that may be of interest:
UbD – Backward Design in the Age of AI (Stages 1 & 2)
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Mn…
UbD – Teaching for Understanding (Stage 3)
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2Px…
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Sadly, Grant Wiggins passed away in 2016. I often wonder what he would think about the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its use in education. Here is a speculative post on this question from Perplexity AI with my edits. jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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The effective use of formative assessment has proven to be one of the most impactful classroom actions. This article presents eight practical and proven formative checks for student understanding. jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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I recently presented a 50-minute session at an online conference on AI in Education sponsored by TODDLE
. My presentation explored how the UbD framework can inform the use of AI by teachers and students. Here is a link to the recording.
vimeo.com/1226546184?fl=pl&f…
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Here is a recording of my session at this on-line conference: vimeo.com/1226546184?fl=pl&f…
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A good Essential Question can help us frame the content, focus on the "big ideas" AND engage students in "making meaning" of those ideas.
This article offers ideas for designing and using Essential Questions. jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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Does your school have a Professional Learning Community (PLC) structure? If so, you may find this article useful: "Making the Most of PLCs." jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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Check out this impressively comprehensive AI Implementation Toolkit, developed by my friend and consulting associate, Dr. Tony Frontier.
firsteducation-us.com/hubfs/…
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Three Lessons for Teachers from Grant Wiggins. Sadly, Grant passed away 10 years ago. However, his brilliant ideas are preserved in his books and articles. Here is a timely article to share at the start of a new school year. jaymctighe.com/wp-content/up…
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My latest book, Understanding by Design in Higher Education, will be released very soon. See: bloomsbury.com/understanding…
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“Effective self-directed learning requires taking initiative and persevering in the face of obstacles. These skills and habits of mind can, and should, be cultivated by design.”
by @jaymctighe @Catlin_Tucker
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Most schools find out in June what they could have fixed in March.
Tuesday July 14, 1pm ET, I'm showing the fix live: Student Work Analysis with @LearningPulse. 30 minutes.
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#K12 #EdLeadership #FormativeAssessment #EdTech #StudentWorkAnalysis
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In addition to my work education, I have become an avid pickleball player and work on player development with my local pickleball association. Here is a video we recently produced: youtube.com/watch?v=b1_e_FHf…. Feel free to share the video with other pickleball players.
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Listen to this just-released podcast in which I discuss teaching & learning for understanding (Stage 3 of UbD). podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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The Community Connection Podcast
Jay McTighe discusses Understanding by Design® and explores the priorities of a modern day education, transfer of learning, authentic assessment, and how trying to learn new things offers insights for teachers. youtube.com/watch?v=lpWEr7r-…
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“To be an expert teacher is to continually seek a deeper understanding of the essence of a subject, to increasingly grasp its wisdom.” @cat3y @jaymctighe
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