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Teaching the competence-based curriculum

Plan, teach and assess lower secondary lessons the way the new NCDC curriculum intends, with ready-to-use templates.

11 lessonsAbout 4 hours Certificate on completion 0 enrolled

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What you will be able to do

  • Explain how the competence-based curriculum differs from the old content-based one
  • Read a syllabus topic and turn its learning outcomes into lesson objectives
  • Plan a learner-centred lesson with clear activities and checks
  • Assess learners continuously through observation, conversation and products
  • Design and score an activity of integration
  • Plan project work and school-based assessment records

Uganda's lower secondary curriculum asks teachers to move from covering content to building competences. This short course turns that idea into everyday practice: reading the syllabus, planning lessons, running learner-centred activities, and assessing fairly. Each lesson ends with a task you can use in your classroom tomorrow.

Course content

Module 1: Understanding the curriculum3 lessons
  1. What changed, and why 12 min
  2. Reading a syllabus topic 10 min
  3. Generic skills, values and cross-cutting issues 12 min
Module 2: Planning learner-centred lessons3 lessons
  1. From learning outcomes to lesson objectives 12 min
  2. A simple lesson plan structure 15 min
  3. Learner-centred methods that work in large classes 15 min
Module 3: Assessment for learning3 lessons
  1. Continuous assessment: observation, conversation, product 15 min
  2. Activities of integration 18 min
  3. Project work and school-based assessment 14 min
Module 4: Putting it together2 lessons
  1. A worked example: one topic, start to finish 15 min
  2. Your action plan and certificate 8 min