Backwards design and what you should know

The quote pictured above, by Wiggins and McTighe, for some reason clarified things for me. Sometimes it is a difference in how something is said or in how you read things; that makes for better understanding. I feel like I learned a few different things from class. I learned that there is a lot of information for aspiring teachers to keep up with and take in. I am trying to stay calm and not work myself up with all the new information I have learned. I have learned quite a bit about backwards designing; especially since I didn't know much to begin with. A collaborative setting is typically involved. I learned that when you are planning; you should planning for what you want the students to know. Also, what you want them to understand and be able to do. As well, what will the ultimate transfer be for the students? Are the students engaged through you asking the right questions? How do you know that the students understood it? The answer...Assessment Evidence. You can use performance based tasks for assessment and formative assessments.