RO1-SDOIN-CID-IMS-F16-02-00

Effectivity Date: 21Jun2019

STA. CRUZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Badoc District

LEARNING ACTION CELL (LAC) PLAN ON THE UTILIZATION OF THE WHOLE BRAIN LITERACY
AND TEACHING APPROACH/ EXEMPLARS
JULY 2019

I. A. RATIONALE

The Whole Brain Learning is due to research by Dr. Roger W. Sperry in the 1960s on the left-
brain right-brain divide, where it was discovered that left brain thinking is verbal and analytical,
while right brain is non-verbal and intuitive. In addition, it was also discovered that both side of the
brain do not function independently, but work together frequently to solve complex problems. This
led to the thinking that by training (from a young age) the right brain, along with the left-brain, a
child will be able to fully develop his/her learning capacity. Dr. Sperry received a Nobel Prize for his
discovery ion 1981.

The Whole Brain Learning approach emphasizes equal focus on both sides of brain. This is
contrary to the traditional classroom curriculum, where the focus is solely on the left-brain (e.g.
mathematics, language, analytical, facts). There is also an assumption that the brain is the most
active (and hence optimal for learning) between newborn- 16 years old, which is why the Whole
Brain Learning approach should be introduced at a young age.

In the Whole Brain Learning Classroom, the main focus will be to exercise the right-brain,
and such, incorporates activities are aimed at training the right-brain.

B. OVERVIEW

The LAC Session will be done this month is a continuation of the activities for June 2019. This
is to provide time for teachers have a deeper understanding of the Whole Brain Learning System and
that the teachers must know the importance of these in daily lessons. The launching of the Whole
Brain Lesson Exemplars during the Ilocos Norte Educational Transformation Summit on May 2019,
that the SDOIN provides deep and great concern to the learners. These will be utilized in classroom
instruction to create critical and creative minds of learners.

Sta. Cruz Elementary School with seven (7) teachers, have embraced the importance of
having LAC Session, so they will conduct their School Learning Action Cell (SLAC) Sessions every
Thursday of the month at 3:00-5:00pm to deal on issues that concern them and their pupils. This is a
way of helping teachers grow professionally for the topics. Discussion are very useful and the needs
of the time for the K to 12 learners. There is group discussion, brainstorming, presentation and
sharing of best practices to help address the problems on the WBLS implementation. The LAC
Session that will be tackled will barely be on the use of the WBLS exemplars for effective teaching-
learning.

IV. OBJECTIVES

The LAC Sessions will have the following objectives:

1. Identify the Self-Mastery Skills of Learning Endstates to be developed among learners by
grade and by subject.
2. Enumerate various strategies in the development of a particular lesson using the WBLS
exemplars/Lesson Plans.
3. Select appropriate ICT-based instructional materials in teaching-learning process.
4. Develop a demonstration lesson using the WBLS.
5. Demonstrate a WBLS lesson.