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According to DepEd 1. Society is changing, and our students need to keep up 2. National achievement scores indicate an Educational Crisis in the Philippines
2010 Secondary Education Curriculum Guide in English. March 26, 2010. 2010 National Secondary Education Curriculum ('UbD curriculum'). http://eduphil.org/forum/ubd-rbec-nsec-bec-psslc-pelc-etc-materials-t2927.html

Traditional Planning

Backward Design (UbD)

Teachers start curriculum planning with activities and textbooks instead of identifying classroom learning goals and planning towards that goal.

Teacher start with classroom outcomes and then plans the curriculum, choosing activities and materials that help determine student ability and foster student learning.

1 2 3 4 5

Write lesson plan & choose materials Design assessment

Determine grading criteria Identify what students learned Reflect on what students should learn

Step One RESULTS What do I want my students to learn? Objectives Content & Skills

Step Two ASSESSMENT How will I know if my students have learned? Output Criteria

Step Three LESSON PLAN How will I teach them what they need to know? Activities Materials

Objectives Content/Materials Procedures/Strategy Motivator Activities 1. 2. 3. 4. VI. Evaluation VII. Homework

I. II. III. IV. V.

I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII.

Objectives Subject Area Explore Firm Up Deepen Transfer Evaluation

What do I want them to learn? Whats the topic? What do they know? Whats new? Give examples, reinforce learning Extend to Higher Order Thinking How can students apply knowledge? How do I know students learned?

Previous Lesson Plan

UbD Format

I. Objectives II. Content/Materials III. Procedures/Strategy IV. Motivator V. Activities VI. Evaluation VII.Homework

I. Objectives same II. Subject Area same III. Explore combined IV. Firm Up V. Deepen new new VI. Transfer VII. Evaluation
reordered

Curriculum Textbooks

Order of Planning Emphasis on Critical Thinking Terminology:

Higher Order Thinking Skills = Facets of Understanding

Higher Order Thinking Skills Facets of Understanding

Evaluation / Creating
Synthesis / Evaluating Analysis / Analysing Application / Applying Comprehension / Understanding Knowledge / Remembering

Self-Knowledge
Empathy Perspective Apply Interpret Explain