Focus: Translating PD into Classroom Action
Core Topics: Curriculum Design | Backward Design | H5P Interactive Videos
Partner Schools: Suy Sem Notisetha High School (Pursat) | Pong Toek High School (Phnom Penh) | Samdech Techo Hun Sen High School (Kratie)
Overcoming Post-Training Inertia
Five days of intensive training can easily fade into forgotten binder notes. To bridge the gap between theory and daily teaching, co-teachers gathered for a PLC Sharing Showcase—taking the stage to present their training takeaways and demonstrate how to apply them in real classrooms.
[Log Entry 01] Presenting Context-Driven Curriculum Design
Co-teachers presented their redesigned curriculum maps, showing how to move away from page-by-page textbook coverage:
- Context Over Coverage: Presenters shared unit plans restructured around real-world Cambodian contexts.
- Cohesive Flow: Demonstrating how daily lessons connect directly to broader unit milestones.
[Log Entry 02] Backward Design: Showcasing Outcome-First Lesson Plans
During individual presentations, teachers walked colleagues through their updated Backward Design frameworks:
1. Identify Desired Results → 2. Determine Assessment Evidence → 3. Plan Learning Activities
- Old Approach: Plan lecture/presentation → give a pop quiz at the end.
- Backward Approach: Define target understanding → design performance task → build daily learning activities to match.
[Log Entry 03] Live Demo: H5P Interactive Concept Videos
The most engaging part of the sharing session was the live tech demo, where co-teachers showcased interactive videos they created using H5P:
- Embedded Checkpoints: Live demonstration of quizzes triggering mid-video.
- Reflection Prompts: Showing how automated pauses force active thinking.
- Immediate Feedback: Exhibiting real-time student responses and hint systems.
[Log Entry 04] Cross-Regional Insights & Feedback
Teachers from each school presented their unique classroom challenges, followed by Q&A and peer feedback:
- 📍 Suy Sem Notisetha High School (Pursat Province)
- 📍 Pong Toek High School (Phnom Penh)
- 📍 Samdech Techo Hun Sen High School (Kratie Province)
This presentation format allowed educators to share ready-to-use resources and gain fresh perspectives across regional contexts.
Looking Ahead
This sharing session proved that professional development works best when teachers teach each other. The true impact begins as these presented units and H5P demos enter our classrooms in the coming weeks.