For Your Information: Understanding By Design Exchange

Using the Understanding by Design (UbD) Exchange, educators in every grade and subject can design standards-based lessons, units, and courses that adhere to the principles of UbD.

Stored online in the UbD Exchange for easy, around-the-clock access are

• A database of state and national curriculum standards
• Powerful curriculum design tools
• An archive of UbD-based units

Short tutorials, templates, and other tools help you adapt existing curriculum designs to your own situation or design totally new units and courses based on state standards and UbD principles.

Resident UbD experts, including program authors Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, single out exceptional lessons for you to use as design models. Plus, interactivity allows users to give and receive feedback on curriculum and assessment designs on the site. To get started, please register for the UbD Exchange.

Frequently Asked Questions About UbD Exchange

1. I've heard a lot about the UbD Exchange. Where can I find it on ASCD's website?

2. How do I join the UbD Exchange?

3. How do I pay for it? Can I be billed?

4. How long is my subscription good for once I join?

5. How will I know it is time to renew if I want to continue it next year?

6. Will I get a refund if I'm not satisfied with my subscription to the Exchange?

1. I've heard a lot about the UbD Exchange. Where can I find it on ASCD's website?
On the ASCD home page, click "Programs" on the top navigation bar, and from there click "Understanding by Design."

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2. How do I join the UbD Exchange?
From the Understanding by Design page, click Sign Up Now and fill out the registration form including payment method and desired password and click Submit.

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3. How do I pay for it? Can I be billed?
We currently accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Card or you may use a Purchase Order number from your organization.

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4. How long is my subscription good for once I join?
Your subscription is good for one year from the time you join.

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5. How will I know it is time to renew if I want to continue it next year?
You will receive a renewal notice via e-mail. Renewal notices start approximately three months prior to the expiration date, and are sent on a monthly basis.

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6. Will I get a refund if I'm not satisfied with my subscription to the UbD Exchange?
Our goal is to exceed your expectations of quality and service. Should you ever feel that we haven't delivered on this promise, please e-mail Web Help within 45 days to receive a refund on the balance of your subscription.

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