
S2E9: Jay McTighe on how to 'backward design' educational nirvana
Rethinking Education
Is the Knowledge Rich Curriculum the Way to Go?
Sally Kohn: People in the traditionalist camp say that to be able to think critically about something, you need to know an awful lot about that thing. She says there's too much content and not enough time to teach it all. Kohn: When we talk about a knowledge rich curriculum, this is where understanding by design kicks in. A discipline refers to a disciplined way of thinking, she says.
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