This instructional design model mashup takes elements from Understanding by Design and Gagne’s Nine Events of Instruction to create a planning template. As I studied the various models and read supporting documents I always felt a little confused. Symmetry, flow, steps and all those organizy types of things matter to me – I guess that is why I have always loved mathematics! I like procedures. I like to have a beginning and end. So I took elements from UbD and Gagne to create a flow I felt I would be able to use to actually create a complete lesson. The UbD model focused on elements I felt were critical to creating a strong lesson. The backward design highlighted the need for goals to be established, assessments defined, and deciding on learning activities to support learning. All of these things should be in the planning process before implementing the lesson. This would also include planning for how to gain attention of the students...