sábado, 4 de diciembre de 2010

The Big Picture: UbD as Curriculum Framework

On this last reflection , I can express my interest in this challenging curriculum framed around UbD elements.
On the one hand, this framework made me realize that our typical curriculum aim is focused on covering lists of content knowledge and skills in a mechanistic way ,mainly fostering a less coherent and effective learning on our learners; it helped me think over the reasons for using it ,both the simplicity and objectivity of the tasks, adding the easy way to organize it on the other.

     So, a new way of thinking should help us understand how the learning of a second language works efficiently .Indeed, framing this curriculum UbD  through big ideas, essential questions, core performance tasks and developmental rubrics will enhance  self-assessment, self-adjustment and understanding of the teacher's final judgement .Besides, it will make use of interesting and connected ,meaningful activities.

Therefore, can it be possible to take aside the logic of content instead of the logic of learning?
It is our hope to meet the standards that improve learning regardless of the educational setting in which we find ourselves and the hard work required . To perform it a recipe for UbD framework is suggested.

Ingredients: -a portion of big ideas, essential questions and big spoons of performance tasks.
Preparation: Take this curriculum to team meetings.Then provide a big dose of time and analysis.
Use textbooks as resources and prepare a syllabi through circular learning to use big ideas with understanding in performance for the sake of our learners'depth of development,behaviour and experience in order to get an effective organization.
   

3 comentarios:

  1. Interesting thoughts, my only concern is who is going to lead this change.

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  2. Absolutely right! I think that we both have the same picture in mind.Teachers willing to participate in this process of change with big ideas rather than criticizing the education system in Chile without providing suitable ideas to improve it.

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  3. I love the way in which you present it... I think it's pretty clarifying. It is impossible to disagree, our system needs a big change, and we are the most suitable to make it happen. But it's true what Fernando mentions about the leaders. Sometimes we may have very good intentions and ideas, but we are hindered by people who is not willing to do things in a different way. Let's keep trying, though. I still think it's worthy.

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