FACILITATING LEARNER-CENTERED TEACHING

(COURSE OUTLINE)

SCHEDULE
INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT

Orientation
a. Discussion on how the course relates to the university’s VGMO.
b. Discussion and giving of the course syllabus.
c. Discussion on the course requirements and classroom policies and guidelines

Unit 1 - Learner-centered teaching: Foundations and characteristics

A. Learner-centered teaching
1. Definition
2. Description/Characteristics

B. Paradigm shift: From Teacher-centered to Learner-centered Teaching

Week 1 - 1. Philosophical perspectives
Week 3  Teacher-centered philosophies
 Essentialism
 Perennialism
 Learner-centered philosophies
 Progressivism
 Humanism
 Constructivism
2. Supporting research
3. Resistance to change: Managing the Shift

C. Dimensions of learner-centered teaching

1. The function of content
2. The role of the instructor
3. The responsibility for learning
4. The purposes and processes of assessment
5. The balance of power
Week 4 - Unit 2 – Learner-centered Psychological Principles
Week 5
A. Cognitive and Metacognitive Factors
1. Nature of the learning process
2. Goals of the learning process
3. Construction of knowledge
4. Strategic thinking
 5. Thinking about thinking
6. Context of learning

B. Motivational and Affective Factors

1. Motivational and emotional influences
2. Intrinsic motivation to learn
3. Effects of motivation on effort

C. Developmental and Social Factors

1. Developmental influences on learning
2. Social influences on learning

D. Individual Differences
1. Individual differences in learning
2. Learning and diversity
3. Standards and assessment
E. Legal and Policy Frameworks and Learner-centered Teaching
1. RA 10533
2. K-to-12 Framework
Week 6 – Unit 3 – Organization and Management of Learner-Centered Classrooms
Week 7
A. Forms of learner-centered classroom organization, procedures, and physical
structure
1. Room structuring
- For individualized learning
- For group learning
- Activity-oriented classroom
2. Classroom routines and procedures
3. The social environment: Fairness, respect, care and encouraging learning
4. Creating motivating learning environment

B. Learner-centered classroom: Roles and responsibilities

1. Of teachers
2. Of learners

C. The role of discipline in learner- centered classrooms

1. Collaborative class norms
2. Logical consequences
3. Consistent application
4. Student-specific
 5. Time for resolution
6. Calm spaces

Week 8 - MAKE UP CLASSES/PRE-MIDTERM EXAM PREPARATIONS

Week 9
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Week 10
Week 11 – Unit 4 –Learner-centered Pedagogy
Week 12
A. Delivery Modalities
1. Face-to-face
2. Blended learning
3. Technology-based, Online/ e- Learning
4. Distance learning

B. Structures for Facilitating Learner-centered Teaching

1. Formal (Traditional)
2. Alternative Learning System (ALS)
- Non-formal education (NFE)
- Informal education (InfEd)
- The Mobile Teacher
3. Alternative Delivery Modes (ADM)
- Modified In-School Off- School Approach (MIMOSA)
- Enhanced Instructional Management by Parents, Community and Teachers
(e-IMPACT)
- Open High School Program (OHSP)

C. Methods and Strategies

1. Methods
- Active learning activities
- Cooperative learning activities
- Inquiry and inductive learning activities
2. Learner-centered Instructional Strategies
- Cooperative learning
- Presentations
- Panels/Experts
- KWL (or KWHLAQ)
- Brainstorming
- Learner-created media
- Discussion
 - Small group
- Case studies
- Jigsaw
- Learning centers
- Experiments
- Role play
- Simulation
- Laboratory
- Workshop
- Demonstration
- Index card
- Inquiry-based
- Mental models
- Project-based learning
- Problem-based learning
- Discovery learning
- Q & A session
- Social media
- Games or gamification
- Competitions
- Debate

D. Flexible Learning and Teaching

E. Differentiated Teaching

F. Education in Emergencies
1. Foundational standards
2. The teaching and learning domain
- Curricula
- Training, professional development and support
- Instruction and learning processes
- Assessment of learning outcomes

Week 13 – Unit 5 – Learner-centered Lesson Plans

Week 14

A. The Learner-centered Lesson Plan

1. Detailed lesson vs. daily lesson log
 2. Parts of the learner- centered lesson plan

B. Instructional Learning Processes

1. Learning objectives
2. Teaching content
3. Lesson planning
- Pre-planning
- Lesson planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation

C. Lesson chunking and Microteaching Basics

Week 15 – DEMONSTRATION TEACHING

Week 16
Week 17 MAKE UP CLASSES/ PRE-FINAL EXAM PREPARATIONS

Week 18 FINAL EXAMINATION