Understanding by Design:Comparing What’s Changing

in the DepEd Lesson Plan

Mark Fullmerhttp://writing.markfullmer.com

Why do we need to change?

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-t-2927.html

UbD Philosophy in a Nutshell

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.

Putting it another way…

Write lesson plan & choose materials

Determine grading criteria

Design assessment

Identify what students learned

Reflect on what students should learn

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Seeing it as a WorkFlow…

What do I want mystudents to learn?

ObjectivesContent & Skills

How will I know if mystudents have learned?

OutputCriteria

How will I teach themwhat they need to know?

ActivitiesMaterials

Step ThreeLESSON PLAN

Step TwoASSESSMENT

Step OneRESULTS

Traditional DepEd Lesson Plan

I. ObjectivesII. Content/MaterialsIII. Procedures/StrategyIV. MotivatorV. Activities

1.2.3.4.

VI. EvaluationVII. Homework

UbD Lesson Plan Format

I. ObjectivesII. Subject AreaIII. ExploreIV. Firm UpV. DeepenVI. TransferVII. Evaluation

What do I want them to learn?What’s the topic?What do they know? What’s new?Give examples, reinforce learningExtend to Higher Order ThinkingHow can students apply knowledge?How do I know students learned?

What’s changing? What’s not?

I. ObjectivesII. Content/MaterialsIII.Procedures/StrategyIV.MotivatorV. Activities VI.EvaluationVII.Homework

I. ObjectivesII. Subject AreaIII. ExploreIV. Firm UpV. DeepenVI. TransferVII. Evaluation

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Previous Lesson Plan UbD Format

What’s NOT Changing

Curriculum Textbooks

What IS Changing

Order of Planning Emphasis on Critical Thinking Terminology:

Higher Order Thinking Skills = Facets of Understanding

Another way of saying HOTS…

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Facets of Understanding

Evaluation / Creating Self-Knowledge

Synthesis / Evaluating Empathy

Analysis / Analysing Perspective

Application / Applying Apply

Comprehension / Understanding

Interpret

Knowledge / Remembering Explain