Planning Based on the New Curriculum

DAY 2

State of KuwaitMinistry of EducationELT General Supervision

PREPARED BY: ELT. SUPERVISOR ABDELRHMAN AHMAD

Outcomes:Explain the impact of the competence-based

curriculum on planning of teaching and learning and applying a new way of planning based on learning units

Identify the different stages of planning

Discuss the components of the competence-based Annual Plan

Plan and design the learning unitsDiscuss the new plan for the learning units & the

lesson plan

Plan a lesson based on a vision of the learning unit

Discuss the difficulties teachers face in writing lesson plans and the suggested solutions

Reflection: Why do teachers need planning?

Are there steps for planning? If so, what are they?

Which are the points of reference in planning?

How can teachers create planning documents?

Planning

PlanningThe Didactic Journey

Planning a journey for our studentsQuestions for planning

a common journeyAnswers

for the didactic journey

What is the purpose of the journey?

What can we do?

With whom / with what, when?

How should I do?

How much I achieved from my initial goal?

Planning a journey for our studentsQuestions for planning

a common journeyAnswers

for the didactic journeyWhat is the purpose of the journey? (to relax, to visit relatives, to enrich my culture etc.)

What can we do? (sleeping, trips, reading, visiting museums, what places should I visit etc.)

With whom / with what, when? (who are my companions, what do I need to take with me, how much money and time do I have?)

How should I do? (in what order, what strategy)

How much I achieved from my initial goal?

Goal: developing competences

Undertake activities to gain knowledge, skills attitudes, values (dealing with subject-related content and procedures)

Resources (students, materials, time, place)

Appropriate didactic strategies, methods of teaching, learning, assessing

Assessing whether standards are being met (How much the students acquired?)

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TaskWhat are the stages of planning?

(Group discussion)

Rearrange the stages of planning Designing

the learning

units

Annual Planning

Self-appraisal

Consulting the

curriculum

Designing the lesson structures

The stages of planning 1. Consulting

the curriculum

2. Annual Planning

3.Designing the learning

units

4.Designing the lesson structures

5. Self-appraisal

Annual Planning

What are the purposes?

• Developing the competences specified in the curriculum

What are the means ?

• Learning content (concepts, skills, experiences and values)

For how long?

• Time for the whole year, for each semester and for a learning unit

The importance of annual planningA macro level planning estimate

Provides a possible structure for the year long journey

Aligns with the curriculum purpose

Establishes a possible itinerary

Allocates time for all learning units

Points of reference for the annual planning

curriculum structure of the school

year calendar

textbook or workbook

other instructional

materials

What to be taken into considerationWe make sure we cover all the SC’s and learning

content for a school year.

We take into consideration the time assigned to the subject for a certain grade.

We determine a coherent perspective on the journey proposed for students.

We may use the textbook as ONE OF THE resources rather than a unique point of reference for the plan and in teaching and learning.

Possible headings in an an nual plan

The title of the LUs (learning units)

SC/Curriculum standards

Learning content Number of hours

WeeksGrade ……………..

A Sample Annual PlanThe English Language Subject

THE LEARNING UNITAn open and flexible learning structure, focusing on

the management of the teaching and learning which:

Leads to developing specific learning outcomes Has a common topic (and, in some cases, combines

learning content from different domains of the subject or other subjects)

Progresses meaningfully and with continuity over a period of time

Includes formative assessment and ends with a summative test

Planning the learning unitsWhy? What?

Withwhat? How?

How much?

Focus on specific competences/meet standards

Select learning content

Undertakelearning activities

Analyze resources

Set formative/ summative assessment

How to plan the learning unitsDetermine the specific competences to be

acquired

Identify the adequate learning activities.

Select learning activities that are adequate to the needs of the group and having in view the SC

Suggest formative/summative assessment strategies (select those that fit the group’s progress) having in view the CS (curriculum standards) as the intended target.

A possible format for planning the learning units

GradeTitle of the LU ……………………..

SC/ Curr.standards

Learning content

Learning activities Resources Classroomassessment

Details Activities that can involve students in developing the competences and reaching the curriculum standards

Materials Assessment activities and instruments

A Sample of a learning unit

Lesson Planning

Planning a lesson based on a vision of a LU

What information do I have from the LU? What student experiences will I develop? What student experiences are expected? Important learning activities The learning evidence students are

expected to produce Type of activity (individual, group etc.)

Planning a lesson based on a vision of a LU

Should I add something to the corresponding sequence in

the planned LU? How will I begin and end the lesson in order

to ensure a coherent link with previous and next lessons in the LU and to motivate the students for learning?

How can I begin the lesson? (links with what students already know about the topic, arouse their interest for the topic)

Planning a lesson based on a vision of a LU

Can I do all the learning activities planned for this sequence be included? What do I select? What do I add?

Can I use all the assessment instruments mentioned in the planning? What do I select? What do I add?

How can I end the lesson in order to make the learning meaningful for my students? (reflection on how they explored the topic and on how they can use the new acquisitions in different contexts)

Summing up, planning means:• what is the purpose of the

journeyVision

• adjusting to your schools’ mission and to your class profile

Personalization

• from a global view to developing a strategic and then a tactical plan

Following Steps

• reading the curriculum and other materials that help you in planning

Documentation

• how the planning workedReflection

PLANNING