Welcome to Vibal UbD Portal!

This portal is meant to help teachers, administrators, and educators in general understand and implement Understanding by Design (UbD), an instructional design framework that emphasizes teaching for understanding, and not for content-absorption. Here you will find a repository of materials and a gateway to online resources about UbD.

Given the demands of 21st century learning and teaching, what individuals need now are the skills to make sense out of everything they learn. UbD aids in this goal by identifying the few essential understandings and deepening these understandings in the course of instruction. Education is thus made more relevant, engaging, and effective.

Coupled with the thrust to make education more engaging and students more competitive in the 21st century, Vibal Publishing also espouses the integration of ICT in instruction. With the dual force of UbD and ICT in teaching, educators can more easily prepare their students for an increasingly globalized world.

Vibal Publishing started its seminar-tour "ICT+UbD: Level Up!" in the last quarter of 2009. Our guest speakers have generously agreed to share their handouts here. Click on the program/handouts to access the PDFs. Click the photo icon for link to image gallery.

	April 19-20, 2010 1st CEAP Region 4 Principals' Summit Days Hotel, Tagaytay City Program/Handouts		February 27, 2010 Our lady of Pillar College Isabela Program/Handouts
	February 27, 2010 St. Scholastica's Academy Bacolod City Program/Handouts		February 20, 2010 St. Louis College City of San Fernando, La Union Program/Handouts
	February 6, 2010 Hope Christian School Sta. Cruz, Manila Program/Handouts		January 30, 2010 Holiday Inn Hotel Clark, Pampanga Program/Handouts
	January 30, 2010 Holy Rosary Academy Molo, Iloilo City Program/Handouts		January 23, 2010 Villa Caceres Hotel Naga City, Camarines Sur Program/Handouts
	January 23, 2010 Canossa Academy Lipa City, Batangas Program/Handouts		January 16, 2010 Imus Institute Imus, Cavite Program/Handouts
	December 12, 2009 Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College Marikina City Program/Handouts		December 12, 2009 Cebu Eastern College Leon Kilat St. Cebu City Program/Handouts
	November 21, 2009 Philippine Nikkei Jin Kai International School Davao City Program/Handouts		November 21, 2009 St. Joseph'Academhy Las Piñas City Program/Handouts