3. Topic
9.2 Approaches to encourage creativity and innovation
9.1 Aligning Teaching, Learning, and Assessment
Strategies
9.3 Internalization of the Curriculum
9.4 Increasing blended and online learning
7. Why is
alignmen
t
importan
t in the
curriculu
m?
o Clear alignment helps
students understand
how various parts of
the course fit together,
which in turn helps
them learn.
8. How does
curriculu
m
alignmen
t affect
students’
learning?
o Research on curriculum alignment
shows a strong correlation to student
achievement. It also helps to modify
courses and programs to better target
student postsecondary success and
make better use of school resources.
9. Why should
assessments
, learning
objectives,
and
instructiona
l strategies
be aligned?
o Assessments should reveal how well
students have learned what we want
them to learn while instruction ensures
that they learn it. For this to occur,
assessments, learning objectives, and
instructional strategies need to be
closely aligned so that they reinforce
one another.
10.
11. There are three questions that can be used in an effort to
ensure that all components of your course align:
2
3
1 What are the learning goals? What objectives do I
want students to be able to reach by the end of this
course?
What kind of assessments will there be? How will I
ensure that my students can demonstrate the
learning goals that I have outlined?
What strategies can I implement to support student
understanding? What activities can the students
perform to prepare them for evaluations?
12. Consistent expectations and clear outlines are imperative in order to build trust
and motivate your students. Inconsistency between criteria and assessments
leads to frustration and a lack of engagement.
For Example:
Your assessment measures students’ ability
to compare and critique the arguments of different authors,
but your instructional strategies focus entirely
on summarizing the arguments of different authors.
Consequently, students do not learn or practice the skills of
comparison and evaluation that will be assessed.
What If The Elements Do Not Align?
13. Course Objective: Demonstrates understanding of key concepts of
sets and the real number system
Module Objectives: (1) Describes well-defined sets, subsets,
universal sets, and the null set and cardinality of sets
Resources: Ricardo Crisostomo &Alicia Padua(2018). Our World of
Math 7, Quezon City, Vibal Group, Inc
Assessment / Assignments: Written examination (Essay)
A Sample Course Alignment Map
15. Motivation, Curiosity, and Relevance
• Students learn better when they are motivated and understand the
relevance of the material. Grades are one form of motivation.
• Cultivate curiosity by designing activities with a compelling mystery
or problem to be investigated or by offering students a choice in what
they investigate.
• To foster a sense of relevance, use assignments such as community-
engaged projects or service learning, case studies, or highlight ways
people use this knowledge or skill in projects and careers.
16. Interactive classroom activities
• Find ways to include activities for student
interaction in your classes.
For example:
break a lecture into shorter segments with time
for pair or small-group discussions or activities that
ask students to practice or apply what they have just
learned (e.g., solve a problem, analyze a reading
passage, compose music, etc.).
17. Communicating Expectations
• Students benefit from clear expectations for learning activities.
For example:
1. What are your expectations for class participation?
2. How does participation link to learning outcomes?
3. How should students prepare?
4. How will they be graded?
5. Similarly, what are your expectations for group collaboration on a
project?
6. Consider also asking students to work together to clarify their own
expectations for class discussions or group work.
19. ACTIVE LEARNING
Curriculum is a content but when contextualized, it comes
alive for students. The role of teachers in the curriculum
process is to help students develop an engaged
relationship with the content. Active learning will increase
the focus and retention of the curriculum, resulting in an
exciting learning environment. Teachers build lessons that
include simulations, experiments, case studies, and
activities to deliver the curriculum.
20. MULTICULTURALISM
During the curriculum process, teachers use a prescribed
curriculum to build lessons that have a global impact.
For example, in the field of political philosophy,
multiculturalism refers to the ways in which a multicultural
society chooses to formulate and implement official policies
related to the fair treatment of different cultures.
Multiculturalism is a society’s way of dealing with cultural
diversity at both the national and the community levels.
21. EQUITY MINDED INSTRUCTION
A well-intended curriculum cannot always meet the need of all learners in
the classroom. Teachers are the experts when it comes to understanding the
individualized needs of each student.
Differentiated or Adaptive instruction is critical so that it ensures that each
each student will maximize their potential. Teachers may group students by
interest to encourage collaborative learning or to assess student progress so
that the teacher can determine the pace of curriculum delivery. Teachers
may also create groups with varying levels of student achievement to
encourage collaborative learning and success. The curriculum process
relies on teachers to modify content delivery, as needed.
22. INCORPORATING STUDENT CHOICE
During the curriculum process, teachers consider how they can incorporate
student choice into classroom learning. Teachers can help students connect
content to an individualized plan that reflects a career interest. Project-
based learning is a dynamic option that teachers must plan in advance,
during the curriculum process. This hands-on technique immerses students
in a practical project that brings alive the classroom curriculum. Providing
a wide variety of learning options speaks to the needs of all students and
optimizes learning potential. Teachers use the curriculum process to plan
and coordinate student choice options.
23. The curriculum consists of plans for the learning experiences
through which children acquire knowledge, skills, abilities, and
understanding. Implementing a curriculum always yields
outcomes those are and how a program achieves them is critical.
In developmentally appropriate practice, the curriculum helps
young children achieve goals that are meaningful because they
are culturally and linguistically responsive and developmentally
and educationally significant. The curriculum does this through
learning experiences that reflect what is known about young
children in general.
24. Educators use the curriculum framework in their planning to make sure there is ample attention
to important learning goals and to enhance the coherence of the overall experience for children.
1. Educators are familiar with the understandings and skills in each domain
(physical, social, emotional, linguistic, and cognitive) that are key for the children
in their group.
2. In their planning and follow-through, educators use the curriculum framework
along with what they know(for their observation, documentation, and other
assessment) about the children’s knowledge, interests, progress, languages, and
learning needs.
3. In determining the sequence and pace of learning experiences, educators consider
the learning progression that children typically follow, including the typical
sequences in which skills and concepts develop.
25. 1. Educators plan curriculum experiences that integrate
children’s learning.
2. Educators plan curriculum experiences to build on the funds
of knowledge of each child, family, and community in order
to offer culturally and linguistically sustaining learning
experiences.
3. Educators plan curriculum experiences that follow logical
sequences and that allow for depth, focus, and revisiting
concepts.
Educators make meaningful connections a priority in the learning
experiences they provide each child.
27. ONLINE LEARNING
Online learning is education that takes place over the
Internet. It is often referred to as “e-learning” among other
terms. However, online learning is just one type of
“distance learning” - the umbrella term for any learning
that takes place across distance and not in a traditional
classroom.
28. TYPES OF ONLINE LEARNING
Synchronous Online Learning
• This recreates the typical classroom format through an online platform
with the instructor joining the class via video conference. They can use
this platform to share lecture slides while teaching class live.
Asynchronous Learning
• This involves a fixed time for class, asynchronous learning goes the
opposite route with online learning classes that can be taken up during
one’s own time. While they also come in the form of pre-recorded
lectures or voice recordings that are combined with predetermined outputs
that students can submit for the grading of their instructors.
29. BLENDED LEARNING
Blended learning is a learning approach that combines
traditional face-to-face teaching methods with online-
based instructions.
"Blended learning" or “hybrid learning” is a fusion of
“online distant learning” and “in-person” delivery of printed
materials to the homes of the learners through the
barangays (villages) for those who don’t have internet
access and interactive facilities in the comfort of their
homes. In localities where this is not possible, the DepEd
will use television and radio-based instructions. Radios and
televisions across the country will be used to broadcast
lessons, materials, and instructions to those who don't have
access to a computer or the internet.
30. • Printed modules
• Self Learning Kit
• Non-Printed
Material(e-book)
• Learning
Management System
(LMS)
• Educational Video
Conference
• Traditional Class
31. Benefits of Adapting Blended Learning
oEnhances Safety
oPromotes Autonomy
oImproves Feedback System
oBoosts Efficiency
oAllows Flexibility
32. Blended Learning Models
oExample #1:
Station Rotation
-allows students to
rotate through
stations on a fixed
schedule, where at
least one of the
stations is an online
learning station.
33. Blended Learning Models
o Example #2:
Flipped Classroom
-Students watch lectures or
complete other assignments
outside of class in this model.
Then they come to class ready
to participate in hands-on
activities, discuss what they’ve
learned, or worked on projects.
This model allows educators to
spend more time working with
students one-on-one or in small
groups.
34. Blended Learning Models
o Example #3: Individual
Rotation
-each student has a
customized blended
learning experience based
on their own needs and
interests. Students might
work on different
assignments at different
times, with some working
online and others working in
person.
35. Challenges to Blended Learning
o Digital Gap
o Many Think Blended Learning Is Not
Effective
o Time management
Online learning is the newest and most popular form of distance education today.
Online learning is catalyzing a pedagogical shift in how we teach and learn. There is a shift away from top-down lecturing and passive students to a more interactive, collaborative approach in which students and instructor co-create the learning process. The Instructor’s role is changing from the “sage on the stage” to “the guide on the side.”
Online learning is a method of education whereby students learn in a fully virtual environment. First introduced in the 1990s with the creation of the internet and utilized in distance learning, online learning (also called e-learning) is most prevalent in higher education, enabling students from different geographical areas to engage with an academic institution and other students online and learn flexibly, at their own pace, while working towards a degree or certificate.
Online learning refers to an internet-based learning environment that can connect students of diverse backgrounds who boast different perspectives. A higher education institution will use a learning management system, or LMS, to facilitate online learning, which can take the form of asynchronous learning (where students are not required to be online at the same time and utilize discussion threads and e-mails to complete coursework) or synchronous learning (where students must be online at the same time).
A term to describe an emerging approach to learn at students’ own premise through advanced information-communication technologies (such as Blackboard, Moodle, YouTube, Virtual Reality) either asynchronously or synchronously.
Synchronous Learning
These types of course offerings require the instructor and all enrolled students to interact online simultaneously. Similar in some ways to a webinar, participants interact through text, video or audio chat. Synchronous learning environments enable students to participate in a course from a distance in real time.
Choose This Type of Online Learning Format If: You want the convenience of remote learning along with the ability to schedule your classes. All while still experiencing the structured and interactive approach of classroom teaching.
Asynchronous Learning
These types of course offerings do not take place in real–time. Students are provided with content and assignments and are given a time frame to complete course work and exams. Interaction usually takes place through discussion boards, blogs and wikis. As a result, there is no class meeting time.
Choose This Type of Online Learning If: You want a more flexible learning format that gives you more control over your schedule, especially if you are juggling your classes with work and other household responsibilities.
Hybrid Learning
During the COVID-19 pandemic, our educational institutions adopted hybrid learning as their primary online education type. A hybrid learning curriculum combines both synchronous and asynchronous formats, creating a structured and interactive learning process where students can ask questions in real time on some days while leaving them to their own devices and engage in independent learning on others.
Deped has released the different learning delivery modalities under the Learning Continuity Plan for School Year 2020-2021
One of this learning modality is blended learning
And what blended learning? Because of this pandemic, our educational institutions adopted hybrid learning as their primary online education type.
"Blended learning" or “hybrid learning” from the standpoint of the DepEd
How blended learning works? As I have said a while ago this is the combination of a modular/online and a traditional class. TRADITIONAL CLASS
Before pandemic this is the normal setting of our education system which is students and teachers are needed to be in a classroom. But since nagkaroon ng pandemic, limited students lang sa ngayon ang kailangan pumasok at hindi kinakailangan na araw araw pumasok ang mga estudyante. Magkakaroon sila ng schedule ng pagpunta or pagpasok sa school
Printed modules ay ipoprovide ni teacher at ito ay isang libro na may lectures, activities and quizzes nakailangan sagutan ng ating mga estudyante at sa bahay ginagawa
This also provide by the teacher and they can access it through their smart phones or laptop
LMS- this can only be access through internet. And it is comparable to a online classroom. The teacher uploads lectures, activities quizzes , recitations ad so on. Example of these are google class room Edmodo moodle etc
And we also have Educatioal Video Conference. Magkakaroon ng online interaction si teacher and students through messenger, zoom, google meet and others
Enhances Safety
In line with the new normal, the Department of Education established the Basic Education – Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) as a response to protect the health and safety of students, educators, and personnel from the ongoing pandemic. This aims to provide quality distance learning with the use of self-learning modules in digital form, radio, television, and the internet.
Promotes Autonomy
Studying at home surely provides students ease and freedom to do things at their own will and pace. They can manage their time on their own since they can access their modules in advance. If not done wisely, they may end up cramming until the last minute of their deadlines. Hence, this prompts them to practice proper time management at an early age.
Improves Feedback System
In this setup, most quizzes and exams are done virtually. Thus, students can receive their scores right after checking. This feature not only helps students but also adds perks for the teachers. Through this fast feedback system, teachers will have a firm grasp of their students’ weak areas and create a better plan to bridge this learning gap.
Boosts Efficiency
Compared to the traditional setup, blended learning saves more time and resources. Students and teachers can access the modules anytime and anywhere—given that the internet signal reaches the area. Blended learning aims for hassle-free learning with virtual classrooms and online modules.
Allows Flexibility
This arrangement offers flexibility because students can study anytime and teachers can teach from the comforts of their own homes, without having to stress what to wear and how to travel from home to school.
Students can spend more time and catch up frequently with their families.
Here are a few examples of blended learning strategies in classrooms today.
Example #1: Station Rotation: The rotation includes at least one station for online learning. Other stations might include activities such as small- group or full-class instruction, group projects, individual tutoring, and pencil-and-paper assignments. Some implementations involve the entire class alternating among activities together, whereas others divide into small-group or one-by-one rotations. The Station-Rotation model differs from the Individual-Rotation model because students rotate through all of the stations, not only those on their customized schedules.
Example #2: Flipped Classroom: Another popular blended learning model is the flipped classroom. Students watch lectures or complete other assignments outside of class in this model. Then they come to class ready to participate in hands-on activities, discuss what they’ve learned or work on projects. This model allows educators to spend more time working with students one-on-one or in small groups. In a blended learning environment, teacher-led exercises can take place in person while individual study occurs at home using online modules or video lectures.
A recent EdSurge article noted that educators often use the face-to-face component of this model for:
Class discussions.
Group work.
Delivering insights related to higher-order thinking.
Troubleshooting specific misunderstandings.
Example #3: Individual Rotation: In an individual rotation model, each student has a customized blended learning experience based on their own needs and interests. Students might work on different assignments at different times, with some working online and others working in person. Teachers set individual student schedules. The Individual Rotation model differs from the other Rotation models because students do not necessarily rotate to each available station or modality.
The intention of the DepEd is to continuously extend quality education to learners in the country by employing “blended learning” despite the obvious threat of COVID-19 is not only understandable but commendable. For what it’s worth, educating the youth even during a pandemic is still important. However, there are certain realities that the DepEd needs to look at closely as it prepares for the roll-out of its blended learning program.
Digital Gap
Many marginalized, poverty-stricken, and vulnerable children in the country will be at a disadvantage, it’s inevitable that not all students and even teachers will have the same level of access to technology . The possible increase in payment charges for internet subscriptions which is a cost to both, learners and teachers is another reality. To note, internet services in the Philippines are not only slow but quite expensive compared to other countries in the region.
Many Think Blended Learning Is Not Effective
Educators and administrators often field questions about the efficacy of blended and hybrid learning. In fact, many educators prefer in-person teaching, which is understandable, because that’s been the norm since the beginning of education. The online or digital aspects of classes often go unnoticed or get treated as a minor distraction, leading to valuable resources and opportunities getting wasted and poor return on investment when buying new ed tech. Because online learning and teaching often don’t get the same level of attention as traditional teaching, educators may overlook digital training while students treat digital assignments as optional and regularly don’t bother doing those.
Time Management
Time can be hard to manage properly. There is an expectation for students to juggle studies and help with household chores the entire day.