• Stage 1: The focus is to identify what the learner will accomplish and essential questions are used to promote critical-thinking. Enduring understandings focuses on what learners should finish the course with knowing in the long term. Focusing on the bigger picture is key here. 

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• Stage 2: This stage assists in determining how the learners knowledge will be assessed. Appropriate assessments are chosen to evaluate the learners understanding of the content. Assessments can be done in a variety of formats such as a multiple choice exam or they can include performance tasks where learners can be creative in showing their understanding through something like a clay model showing the different landforms. Rubrics can also be used to measure the learners understanding and learners can also assess each others work which allows for learners to learn from one another and understand what is being required of them. 

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• Stage 3: At this stage the activities that help the learner achieve the final learning outcome are designed. Activities are student-centered which allow for learners to have hands-on experiences that incorporate the use of technology like Google earth to view the Leaning Tower of Pisa or collecting leaves and documenting their shape in a scientific journal. Every scenario should be taken into account, including helping learners of various needs and backgrounds that may require little or more support.