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BASICS
OF INSTRUCTIONAL
PLANNING
Objectives:

a. describe the process of

instructional planning

b. differentiate the types of

instructional planning

c. explain the importance

of instructional planning
What is Planning?
 What is Planning?

In general terms, planning

means the “act or process of
making or carrying out plans”
WHAT IS INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING?

According to the Department of

Education (2016), instructional
planning is the process of
systematically planning, developing,
evaluating, and managing the
instructional process by using
principles of teaching and learning.
WHAT IS INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING?

The teacher attempts to organize the

different ingredients of learning with
the end goal in mind: to ensure that
students attain the set curricular
goals.
For INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING to be
considered effective, teachers need to
address these three questions:

1.What should be taught?

2.How should it be taught?

3.How should instruction

and student learning assessed?
TWO VITAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT
ARE EXPECTED OF TEACHERS FOR
EFFECTIVE INSTRUCTIONAL
PLANNING:

1.They must be informed decision-makers.

2.Teachers must be reflective practitioners.

 Types of Instructional
Planning

A. Long-range
B. Unit Planning
Planning C. Lesson Planning
 A. Long-range Planning

This type could be the most

challenging part for beginning
teachers since this involves planning
for the whole year. At this point, it is
important for teachers to do a
curriculum mapping. (Beal and
Bolick 2013)
How is it the challenging part?
Limited Experience
Time Management
Understanding the Student needs
Considering major school
events/activities
Utilizing the curriculum guide, textbooks, and
other available resources, it is imperative to
ask ourselves:

How is it best to divide the topics and

standards into quarters/semesters?
Which lessons should be allotted more time
and emphasis?
How could social studies be integrated with
other subjects or with holidays and
celebrations throughout the school year?
The curriculum guide serves as the
teacher's most important tool in long-
range planning.
In the Philippines, the existing K to 12
curriculum guide for Social Studies Grades 1-
10 was prepared by the Department of
Education.
In curriculum mapping a particular grade
level, It is important to look at the following:

a. Grade Level Standards, which states the

overall goal for a year;
b. Topic, which describes the general theme
of the grade level; and
c. Content, which outlines the lessons that
will be covered.
It is important to note that, curriculum guides exist
as mere guides. Students have different pacing and
diverse needs which should ultimately be
considered in curriculum mapping.

Reflective teachers ensure that the goals they set

for themselves and their students for the school
year are aligned with the Grade Level Standards
and Topic. It is important to revisit these goals
often and use these to monitor, implement, and
assess their instructions.
Why long-range planning?

• establish a year-long
curriculum trajectory
 Types of Instructional
Planning

A. Long-range
B. Unit Planning C. Lesson Planning
Planning
 B. Unit Planning
WHAT IS UNIT PLANNING?
A unit is major division of a year-long plan.
It is a cluster of related lessons organized
around a central topic, theme, issue or
problem, and developed in a logical
sequence (Beal and Bolick, 2013; Ellis,
2010).
It can be designed for any length of time,
some ranging for just a week while others
covers for a whole quarter.
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 1 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 1 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 1 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 1 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 6 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 6 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning
GRADE 6 CURRICULUM
B. Unit Planning

Chronological progression
refers to the sequential order of events or
developments over time.
In a chronological progression, things are
arranged in the order in which they occurred,
following a timeline from past to present or from
an initial point to a final point.
This concept is crucial in various fields, including
history, literature, science, and many others.
 B. Unit Planning
In planning a unit, Beal and Bolick (2013) recommend taking into
account the following elements and processes:
1. Unit Title. Develop an idea or adopt a topic for study and
translate it into a brief, clear statement of your theme or
problem focus.
2. Time Requirement. Determine approximately how much time will
be spent on the unit.
3. List of Topics. Brainstorm and break the big idea or theme for
the unit into a set of more specific ideas and subtopics.
4. Target Students. Indicate for which group of students or grade
levels the unit is intended. Include them in the planning by
allowing them to identify big questions and issues of interest to
them.
5. Rationale. Construct a brief overview of what the unit is about
and why it is important to learn it.
B. Unit Planning
6. Goals. Identify a goal or set of basic goals that the unit
will be designed to accomplish.
7. Objectives. Outline the specific objectives that enable
the goals to be accomplished. Make sure to arrange them
in logical and sequential order.
8. Teaching Strategies. Identify and develop related
significant teaching strategies and activities.
9. Resources. Identify, locate, and organize all the
individuals and the instructional resources that are
available and will be needed.
10. Evaluation Procedures. Develop a plan to evaluate
the effectiveness of the unit. Include formal and informal
assessment.
 Types of Instructional
Planning

A. Long-range B. Unit Planning C. Lesson Planning

Planning
 C. Lesson Planning

Lesson Planning Overview:

• Lesson planning follows curriculum mapping
and unit planning.
• It serves as a detailed outline of daily teaching
activities.
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• Sequencing is crucial for effective student
learning.
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 C. Lesson Planning

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 The Importance of Instructional Planning

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 The importance of instructional planning

1. Planning gives the lessons focus and direction.

2. Thought-out planning is way better than on-
the-spot teaching.
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3. Planning also facilitates teacher reflection
 Why, then, is it important for us teachers to
allot ample time for planning? How will this
activity benefit us?

1. Planning gives the lessons focus and direction.

- In planning a year- long curriculum, quarterly

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unit, or daily lesson, teachers contemplate on
the standards, goals, and objectives of the
subject.
 Why, then, is it important for us teachers to
allot ample time for planning? How will this
activity benefit us?

2. Thought-out planning is way better than on-

the-spot teaching.
g - Plans help teachers to remain focused during
instruction, especially when lessons go off-topic
due to students' questions and recitations.
 Why, then, is it important for us teachers to
allot ample time for planning? How will this
activity benefit us?

3. Planning also facilitates teacher reflection

- After implementing the plan, it is important for

g teachers to evaluate the experience, learn from
their mistakes, repeat effective strategies, and
modify them for future instruction.
 "Careful planning empowers you. It makes you a
true professional. Careful planning helps
distinguish teachers who do it from those who,
content with mediocrity, merely make their way
through textbooks with no strategic vision,
g occasionally hitting on a good activity here and
there. That's not teaching: that's monitoring." -
Ellis (2010, p. 120)
 If engineers have their blueprint
and doctors have their patient’s
medical records, then teachers
have their lesson plans. It’s
their bread and butter.
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BASICS
OF INSTRUCTIONAL
PLANNING