NEW CBC TRAINING MANUAL FOR TEACHERS
SESSION 1: OVERVIEW OF BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK
Session Outcomes
By the end of the session, the participant should be able to:
a) demonstrate an understanding of Competence Based Curriculum for effective
implementation of curriculum in the Early years of Education.
b) discuss the Basic Education Curriculum Framework to professionally implement the
curriculum.
c) appreciate the Basic Education Curriculum Framework for effective implementation of
curriculum.
Key Areas to be covered
1. Competence Based Curriculum
2. Basic Education Curriculum Framework
3. Mission and Vision statements
4. National Goals of Education
5. Pillars of the BECF
6. Core competencies
7. Organisation of Basic Education
8. Learning areas for Early Years Education (EYE)
SESSION 2: INTERPRETATION OF THE CURRICULUM
DESIGNS
Components of the curriculum design
● National Goals of Education
● Level learning outcomes
● Essence statement
● Learning area general outcomes
● Strands and Sub strands
● Specific learning outcomes
● Suggested learning experiences
● Key Inquiry Question(s)
● Core competences to be developed
● Pertinent and Contemporary issues developed
● Values
Link to other learning areas
● Community Service Learning
● Non-formal activities to support learning
● Suggested learning and teaching resources
● Suggested Assessment methods
● Assessment rubric
ESSENCE STATEMENT
An essence statement gives a general overview of a learning area. It summarizes the
fundamental ideas of each learning area. It also explains the rationale of inclusion of the
learning area in the curriculum
SESSION 3: INTERPRETATION OF THE CURRICULUM DESIGNS
Session Outcomes
By the end of the session, the participant should be able to:
a) discuss the meaning of a learning outcome.
b) develop specific learning outcomes for a lesson.
c) mainstream PCI’s and values in a learning outcome.
d) identify C.S.L. activities, learners can be engaged in learning areas.
e) discuss linkages across learning areas.
Key areas to be covered
1. Learning outcomes
2. Components of a Learning Outcome
3. Developing a specific learning outcome
4. Mainstreaming PCIs and Values in the learning outcomes
PROGRAMME FOR TRAINING TEACHERS ON CURRICULUM-BASED COMPETENCE AND ASSESSMENT (CBC/CBA)