Mark Fullmer

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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-t-
2927.html
Traditional Planning
“Teachers start curriculum
planning with activities and
textbooks instead of
identifying classroom
learning goals and planning
towards that goal.
“Backward Design” (UbD)
“Teacher start with
classroom outcomes and
then plans the curriculum,
choosing activities and
materials that help
determine student ability
and foster student learning.
1 Write lesson plan & choose materials

2 Design assessment

3 Determine grading criteria

4 Identify what students learned

5 Reflect on what students should learn

 Step One
RESULTS

What do I want my Objectives

students to learn? Content & Skills

Step Two
ASSESSMENT

How will I know if my Output

students have learned? Criteria

Step Three
LESSON PLAN

How will I teach them Activities

what they need to know? Materials
I. Objectives
II. Content/Materials
III. Procedures/Strategy
IV. Motivator
V. Activities
1.
2.
3.
4.
VI. Evaluation
VII. Homework
I. Objectives What do I want them to learn?
II. Subject Area What’s the topic?
III. Explore What do they know? What’s new?
IV. Firm Up Give examples, reinforce learning
V. Deepen Extend to Higher Order Thinking
VI. Transfer How can students apply knowledge?
VII. Evaluation How do I know students learned?
Previous Lesson Plan UbD Format

I. Objectives I. Objectives same

II. Content/Materials II. Subject Area same
III. Procedures/Strategy III. Explore combined
IV. Motivator IV. Firm Up
V. Activities V. Deepen new
VI. Evaluation VI. Transfer new
VII.Homework 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 Self-Knowledge
Synthesis / Evaluating Empathy
Analysis / Analysing Perspective
Application / Applying Apply
Comprehension / Understanding Interpret
Knowledge / Remembering Explain