Subtitle: Connecting Content and Kids. This resource shows you how to use the principles of backward design and differentiation together to craft lesson plans that will teach essential knowledge and skills for the full spectrum of learners.

UbD and DI : an essential partnership -- What really matters in teaching? (The students) -- What really matters in learning? (Content) -- What really matters in planning for student success? -- Considering evidence of learning in diverse classrooms -- Responsive teaching with UbD in academically diverse classrooms -- Teaching for understanding in academically diverse classrooms -- Grading and reporting achievement -- Bringing it all together : curriculum and instruction through the lens of UbD and DI -- Moving forward to integrate UbD and DI.