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Exploring the Curriculum

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In
formal education,
a curriculum (/k
rkjlm/;
plural: curricula /k
rkjl/ or curriculums) is
the planned interaction of
pupils
with
instructional
content,
materials,
resources, and processes
for
evaluating
the
attainment of educational
objectives.
Other definitions combine
various
elements
to
describe
curriculum
as
follows:

All the learning

which is planned and
guided by the school,
whether it is carried on
in
groups
or
individually, inside or
outside the school.
(John Kerr)
Outlines the skills,
performances,
attitudes, and values
pupils are expected to
learn from schooling.
It includes statements
of
desired
pupil
outcomes, descriptions
of materials, and the
planned sequence that
will be used to help
pupils
attain
the
outcomes.
The total learning
experience
provided
by a school. It includes
the content of courses
(the
syllabus),
the
methods
employed
(strategies), and other
aspects, like norms
and
values,
which
relate to the way the
school is organized.
The aggregate of
courses of study given
in
a
learning
environment.
The
courses are arranged
in a sequence to make
learning
a
subject
easier. In schools, a
curriculum
spans
several grades.
Curriculum
can
refer to the entire
program provided by a

LOOK DEEPER INTO THE

CONCEPTS,
NATURE AND
Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida
Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

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1. Accomplish the H Chart. Interview an administrator or a faculty member. Get their

ideas/views of the curriculum. Write the differences on both sides and the
similarities at the center and then write your personal insights.
Traditional

Progressive

Curriculum

Curriculum

Teacher Dominant __
More on memorization
for
_
mastery__________________ Teacher Students
Paper and pencil Test
interaction
_
Both have ways of
Skilled-focused
measuring and evaluating
_
learning
Rules are teacher
Both include assignment
structured _
Both aim for students to
Focused on the
Similarities
learning___ _
learn
Outcomes________
_
Focused on defining and
recall_
of information________
_____

Student Centered __
More on reasoning and
open- _
ended questions_________
___
Performance Test
_
Rules are both student
and
_
teachers
_
Rules are teacher
structured _
Focused on the process of
the _
learning outcomes___
_
Less teacher talking time

My Personal Insights:
There are a lot of differences when it comes to traditional and
progressive curriculum. Away to distinguish this type of curriculum in the traditional in
teaching a particular lesson like in TLE in food technology by teaching or giving only
and information about that particular lesson, while in progressive instead of teacher
will do the work for example in preserving salted egg but the teacher will allow the
students do the practicum in order that the students will learn more because the
activity is done by them. Traditional curriculum is really far if we compared this to
progressive curriculum. In progressive curriculum, there is a quality of education the
teachers are competitive and ready to compete to our globally competitive world.
The students in progressive curriculum, and eager to learn unlike in traditional
curriculum.

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2. Find on what curriculum is being used in the schools/colleges/universities near

your place. Check the corresponding column.

Name of
School / College
/ University
1. Negros Oriental
State
University
2. Guisocon
Elementary
School
3. Nangka
Elementary
School

Recommende
d Curricula

Written
Curricula

Taught
Curricula

Supported
Curricula

Assessed
Curricula

Learned
Curricula

Hidden
Curricula

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

My Personal Insights:
The different types of curricula for me should that curriculum
has its own diversity. I find it challenging to exactly know what type
of curriculum a certain school is using. The hidden curriculum is
quite intriguing for me because this type of curriculum is not
deliberately planned but may modify behavior or influence learning
outcomes. Honestly, I find it difficult for me to determine whether
the curriculum operating in schools is either recommended,
written, taught, supported, assessed, learned and hidden
curriculum.

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If you are to design a curriculum for your own school, what are
the things you need to consider? Accomplish the graphic organizer
below.
Strategies/ Methods to be
used

The support of teacher,

staff and other School
personas.

The learners needs and

interest

Things I Need to Do
to Consider in
Preparing My
Schools Curriculum

The Schools Vision,

Mission, Goals, Objective
and Corporate Values

Ideology of Nation

1. Why do we need to consider the traditional and progressive of

view of curriculum?
We need to consider the traditional and
progressive points of view of curriculum because in a classroom, a
diverse student could be found. As future teachers, we must see
to it that whatever we are teaching, is suits the needs and
learning capabilities of the learners. We need to utilize and
organize various teaching methodologies so that our learners may
learn better. Aside from that a wide understanding on what these
two views of the curriculum is all about giving information on what
view is beneficial.

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2. How do the different educational philosophies relate to the

curriculum in the schools you visited? Cite examples /

situations.
The different Educational philosophies relate to the
curriculum in the schools Ive visited by providing curriculum
creator with framework for planning, implementing and
evaluating curriculum in schools. Ex. Cooperative learning and
curriculum that emphases on group activities and learner
3. Why is there a need to revise the curriculum from time to time?
I firmly believe that theres a need to revise the curriculum
from time to time in order to suit to the demands of the present
generation. we have to accept or adapt the different changes in
our curriculum rather still remain on the same curriculum. To
make more advantageous curriculum we will take. Upgrading
the standard of our teaching area might be the past is not so
effective compared to the new one.

The society that we are in can be described as ever dynamic. It is a

source of so many drastic changes that are very difficult to cope with and to
adjust to. In relation to this, school curricula should address diversity,
explosion of knowledge, school reforms and education for all.
The relationship of curriculum and society is natural and
encompassing. Therefore, the curricula should refuel and preserve the
culture of society and its aspirations.

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Pictures of a Traditional School

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Pictures of a Progressive School

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WHATS THE CURRICULUM MADE

Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida
OF?
Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the

components of the curriculum and curricular approaches.

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VISION

We dream of Filipino who passionately love

For this Episode, visit a school / university or get a copy of the school
their
country and whose values and competencies
brochure. Copy the school / universitys vision, mission and goals on this
them to realize their full potential and contribute
page.

meaningfully to building the nation.

As a learner-centered public institution, the

Department of education continuously improves
itself to better serve its stakeholders

MISSION

To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to

equality, equitable, culture-base complete basic education
where:

Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive,

safe and motivating environment.
Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture
every learner.
Administrators and staff, as stewards of the
institution, ensure an enabling and supportive
environment learning to happen.

GOALS

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1. How important is the schools vision, mission, and goals in designing

the curriculum?
The schools mission is comparable to constitution which is the way
in which someone or something is composed and it sets the tone for
everything else. It helps in guiding of how the school will be run.

3. What methods and strategies were employed be the school community

to realize these goals?
The methods and strategies employed by the school community to
realize these goals were they oriented the students to the schools
vision, mission, so that students will be guided on the aims of the
school. Aside from that the school community ads as a role models to
the students. They must first internalize in the relevance of the schools
vision, mission to the curriculum.

2. How did the students manifest that they have internalized their vision,
mssioin and goals?
The students manifest that they have internalized their vision,
mission and goals by being able to show in their minds and hears what
they have learned. Its not enough that they were bable to memorize
their vision and mission but rather it must also be depicted in their
actions.

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The first component of the curriculum is the learning goals and objectives
which are based on schools mission, vision and goals which are based schools
larger vision and mission but of course this schools vision and mission is also
aligned on the goals of education as stated on the Philippine Constitution.
Just like in our lesson plan our vision and mission serves as our guiding
stars for it allows us to decide what to be included in our curriculum and what is
to be omitted, it is also important that students must be aware of the schools
vision and mission so that they can internalized it and for them to set their
personal objectives.
When I was still in High school I wasnt even of my alma matter vision and
mission and I didnt even know the importance of these goals but now that I am
a future teacher and maybe a future curriculum maker someday Ive realized
the importance of the school goals. Ive also learned that the school objectives
should also reflect the needs and specialization of the whole educational
community. At the same time, the school goals should be supported with quality
educational experiences and learning content. And finally there should be an
evaluation to know whether our aim which is to develop a well balanced
individual is attained or not.

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Paste the schools brochure on this page.

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Proof / Activities / Ways to help the students internalize their

schools vision, mission and goals.

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Put a sample of any of the following on this page.

Academic budget
Scope and sequence chart
Teaching guide
Course guide

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Today's schools face

enormous
challenges.
In
response to an increasingly
complex society and a rapidly
changing
technology-based
economy, schools are being
asked to educate the most
diverse student body in our
history to higher academic
standards than ever before. This
task is one that cannot be
"teacher-proofed"
through
management systems, testing
mandates,
or
curriculum
packages.
Acquiring
this
sophisticated knowledge and
developing a practice that is
different from what teachers
themselves
experienced
as
students
requires
learning
opportunities for teachers that
are more powerful than simply
reading and talking about new
pedagogical ideas. (Ball and
Cohen, in press.) Teachers learn
best by studying, doing, and
reflecting; by collaborating with
other teachers; by looking
closely at students and their
work; and by sharing what they
see. This kind of learning cannot
occur in college classrooms
divorced from practice or in
school classrooms divorced from
knowledge about how to interpret
practice.
Growing
evidence
suggests that this kind of
professional development not
only makes teachers feel better
about their practice, but it also
reaps
learning
gains
for
students, especially in the kinds
of more challenging learning that
new
standards
demand.
(Darling-Hammond, 1997; NFIE,
1996.) Creating a profession of
teaching in which teachers have
the opportunity for continual
learning is the likeliest way to
inspire greater achievement for
children, especially those for
whom education is the only
pathway to survival and success.

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WHATS NEW IN TEACHING AND

LEARNING?
Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida
Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the

teaching and learning process in curriculum.

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For this Episode, I will use the activity form given below.

The needs of the learners.

The achievable goals and objectives to meet the needs.

PLAN

The selectin of the content to be taught.

The motivation to carry out the gaol.
The strategies and the evaluation process to meet/measure the
learning
outcome.

Requires the teacher to implement what has been planned. The

different

IMPLEMENT

activities should be put into actions in order

to achive the objectives

through the subject matter.

A match of the objectives with the learning outcomes will be

mad. This should be determined so that the type of evaluation

EVALUATE

should be choosen to fit the

pupose. The evaluation

and implementation have been successfully

achieved.

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Observe a class, record the situations where these behavioral

learning theories are applied in real classroom work.

Behavioral Learning Theories

emphasize observable behavior such
as new skills, knowledge or attitudes
which can be demonstrated.
When the teacher gives activity such as research work,
experimentations, demonstraton of a certain things and the
like. This will help the teacher to examine the learners
behavior for the certain activity.

Cognitive Learning Theories

unobservable mental processes are
used to learn and remember new
information or acquire skills.

Cognitive learning Theory is seen during recitation,

quizzes, exams, projects, etc. wherein, the teacher could
be able to measure the learning capacity of the learner.

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Discovery Learning individual

learns from his discovery of the
environment.

Discovery learning can be seen during the

experimentation, thesis, research and the like.
Wherein the students are able to explore and could
get

ideas

out

of

what

they

saw

in

their

in

their

surroundings or in their environment.

Reception Learning learners are

actively involved in their on learning.

Learners

are

actively

involved

learning. We should say that it will be seen during

performances

like

drama,

role

plays,

poem,

reciting, singing, etc. the learners are actively

participating and learn a lot through socializing
with other mates. If activities are on their needs or
their capacity to do such thing and if it is based on

Behaviorism is an
approach
to psychology based on the
proposition that behavior can
be researched scientifically
without recourse to inner
mental states. It is a form of
materialism, denying any
independent significance for
mind.
The
behaviorist
school
of
thought
ran
concurrent
with
the
psychoanalysis movement in
psychology in
the
20th
century. Its main influences
were
Ivan
Pavlov,
who
investigated
classical
conditioning, John B. Watson
(1878-1958) who rejected
introspective methods and
sought to restrict psychology
to experimental laboratory
methods.
B.F.
Skinner,
sought
to
give
ethical
grounding
to behaviorism,
relating it to pragmatism.
Discovery
learning is
a
technique
of inquiry-based
instruction and is considered
a constructivist based
approach to education. It is
supported by the work of
learning
theorists
and
psychologists Jean
Piaget, Jerome
Bruner,
and Seymour
Papert.
Although
this
form
of
instruction
has
great
popularity, there is some
debate in the literature
concerning
its
efficacy
(Mayer, 2004).

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1. Explain why teaching and learning give life and meaning to the
curriculum.

Well, the curriculum is just a set of broad guidelines, a blueprint of sorts, an

Intention, a direction . This has to be Implemented, Operationalized, converted into Action,
Interpreted, .... It is done by the teacher through her year & lesson plans & then operationalized 'in
the field' with her students. The broad goals are interpreted into Achievable objectives & put into
action. Feedback from students & the dynamics of & within the classroom, help the teacher to
modify/tweak the curriculum or convey suggestions to the theoreticians or planners. Thus
curriculum building is a continuous, ongoing process.However, a curriculum is a dead plan if it is
not put into practice. And each teacher, while largely following & working within the parameters set
by the curriculum, modifies, changes, adapts, uses, objectifies the details as per the demands,
dynamics, demographics of her class. These little customizations are what make the curriculum
come alive, & help achieve/attain the goals & objectives set therein. Hence, while the broad
direction & parameters are set by the curriculum, the Individuals [teachers & learners] interpret it
in their own way & go about achieving the goals in their own way, factoring in the resources, time,
labour involved, etc. ; how to make each topic more interesting, interactive, relevant, usable, ....

2. Discuss why the deluge of information poses a great

challenge to both teaching and learning.
Because you can't learn everything, yet in order to choose what to learn, much
material must be evaluated in a fairly shallow manner. Now both teachers and students have to
teach and learn already in primary and secondary education how to critically evaluate and compare
online sources, instead of waiting to teach and learn those skills until after high school.

I LIKE TEACHNG BECAUSE

it is one of the many ways of imparting knowledge of the previous mind of
individual. It means molding their hearts, minds and hands for them to become a
good citizen and a good manipulating for in and efficient teacher, you could touch your
students lives. You will be an inspiration and they will never forget you for the rest of
their lives.

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Make a collage of pictures of the teaching process.

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LETS CRAFT THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida

Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

At the end of this activity, I should be able to differentiate the

different curriculum design models.

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After observing
the class of Mrs.
Dizon, I was able
to pinpoint that
that
the
curriculum used
was
in
the
vertical
design
Horizontal Articulation
because
the
Sample Activities
broad
topic
TASK 1: Listen to the text. Take note of examples of intolerance discrimination and
literature being
prejudice.
learned by TASK
the 2: Recall the bases of evaluating the relevance and validity of ideas.
students is also
1. Your personal observation or experience
taught in all 2.
thePersonal interviews with knowledgeable person or authoritative sources
other year level
3. Current publications and other reference materials.
but in a deeper
TASK 3: Do you agree that(Ask the student to explain his/her answer.
sense
as 1.
theOne reason fights are started is that one person cannot let another be different.
2.
level goes higher.We do not carry much of the prejudice and discrimination of yesteryears.
3. Today we have become tolerant of others.
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From the main
subject
literature,
the
lesson on what is
the
difference
between
prose
and
poetry
comes before the
lesson
about
fictional
stories
such as epics,
myths, legends,
A curriculum can be either horizontally or vertically. Write
short stories and
samples of them on the illustrations.
novels

Vertical Articulation
1st year Grammar: Use indirect discourse to report request to commands and
advice.
Activities:

Divide the class into small groups and have them give the advice,
commands or requests they would give or make in these situation (direct
discourse). The other groups are to give in reported speech what was
said.

Transformation drill on direct and indirect discourse (Imperatives:

requests, commands, advice) in problem situations.

I still lack experience to give any input to a curriculum made by experts, but I will try my best to convey my
ideas.
Since
32 FIELD STUDY 4 there are still non-readers when students reach high school, then part of it must be because of the
curriculum. If I were the one to modify, I would suggest the allotted time for the subjects be changed and the number
of topics should be lessen for the lower grades and give more focus on the major subjects such as Language, Science
and Mathematics. If this is done, I believe more time will be spent on learning the 4 language arts namely, Speaking,
Reading, Listening and Writing. It is also vital to give more emphasis on basic Mathematics for mastery development
to avoid wasting time with remedial classes in high school.
This is really a great demand to all teachers because we can only comply with what the curriculum requires.
Producing non-readers is not acceptable and is considered a failure on the part of the teacher. The distribution of time
for each learning area should be reconsidered because this is what our learners need at the moment.
When it comes to each subject the topics should be lessen because according to my research, the evaluation
showed
thatthe Basic Education Curriculum. What aspects do you
1. Examine
to
An modify.
overcrowded
curriculum results in students poor performance in Grades I-III. Students need more time in
want
Why?
Science and Mathematics.
Our students are deficient in reading ability and have not yet developed higher order thinking skills at Grade
V.
There is a danger of reverting back to illiteracy if the student drops out even before completing Grade VI.
Teachers should all be aware of this and try to act now before it is too late.
Our country ranked 39th among 58 countries in the 2010 World Competitive Yearbook (WCY), but remained
the least competitive of the 13 economies in the Asia-Pacific region that were included in the study. This is the second
time that the Philippines ended up at the bottom of the list of competitive countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
According to Edilberto de Jesus, president of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM), the results showed that the
Philippines has improved but is still at the bottom of Asian countries. We were once at the same level with Thailand.
Now Thailand is ranked 26th or 13 places ahead of us which is really showing that we really have problems in our

2. What curriculum models do you prefer? Why?

I personally prefer the learner-centered design model, particularly the experience-centered because I want
to give activities to my students which they are comfortable with and when they are proficient with their strengths,
the next step is to take them out of their comfort zone to test their weaknesses and provide experiences for them to
overcome these things.
I want to give my experience as an example with F.S. 4. I was comfortable with having to do tasks in this
subject with a lot of time in my hands, but suddenly I only have half of the days than what my classmates have to
finish this episode. It was August 2 when the episode was given and August 3-5 will be my seminar in Assumption. I
was nervous and sweaty hoping on that same day, August 2, I will find a resource teacher who will be willing to let
me observe without prior notice. If this fails, then I can only observe on Monday, the day before submission and that
would be really hard. Luck was on my side and I was able to see a teacher who was just starting their opening
prayer, I was relieved that she was even glad that I came to observe her class. Im thankful that I was able to get out
of my comfort zone and I was able to come out alive and hopefully victorious. This was really a working under
pressure scenario and I really had to pull out all my resources including human resources such as teachers to
provide my copy of BEC, and PSSLC in English so I can better understand the Horizontal and Vertical articulation. It
was seminar by day and typing by night. Research here and there and ofcourse putting together my observation
report from Mrs. Dizons class activities.
My point is, if I never had this experience, I wouldnt know that I can pass this hurdle and even pass my
report ahead of schedule. I discovered something about myself that I never expected. I just want to share this
feeling with my future students. The feeling of accomplishing something and gaining experiences for personal

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Easy access to resource

materials
It is the most familiar
design
Easy to deliver

It is a unique design
Various problems are given
emphasis
Focuses on real life
experiences of the

Aims for mastery in every

subject
Provides a solid
Subject-Centered
foundation for the next
Design Model
level

learner
Aims for social betterment
Includes the common

Problem-Centered
needs
and concerns of the
Design
Model
learner
on a deeper
level
or beyond the subject

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What do I like best in these curriculum

designs?

Learner-Centered Design Model

Why I Like All 3 Designs

Recognizes the importance of the learner in the

Just like with the methods

and strategies, there is also no single best
curriculum
Cognitive,
psychomotor
Curriculum Design because the designsaffective
are alland
needed
for each characteristic
development
is emphasized
of a learner to be improved. The
development
of a child cannot rely on only
Develops interpersonal skills
one of the designs. They all work
well the
in combination
serve
the needs of the
Stresses
development of to
positive
selfstudents better.
concept
First, I want to state why I like the subject-centered design. This
design is easy to deliver because the materials or the textbooks will be the
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the
a strong foundation for the implementation of the other designs in class. It
serves as the students background knowledge of a subject. So when other
designs such as problem-centered and learner-centered are implemented the
student will easily adapt to them.
Second is the problem-centered design. This is suitable for the higher
level students since this is the time when they need to start being mature
people, stop daydreaming and face reality. The issues they will be facing when
Make an illustration of any of the three curriculum design
they graduate and become workers will be much bigger so its a good time to
models. Be sure to incorporate the salient features of the design.
practice in school by starting to face the problems they encounter in their life
and how to solve or overcome them.
Though I said in the title that I like them all, the learner-centered
design is what I like the best. Teachers have it hard because they are
supposed to correct mistakes but we have to be ready of the consequences as
students may take it the wrong way and stop participating. We must find ways
of dealing with errors because the path to fluency must include a lot of
mistakes. The only way to make no mistakes is to say nothing and one will
never learn anything that way.
As much as possible I want my future students to be active. Rather
than showing them that Im the one in the room with wisdom, I would like
them to feel that they are welcome to speak their mind in my class without
the fear of embarrassment. I want my students to be confident while reciting
or reporting. In any activity, my dream is for everyone to participate and learn
by doing things they havent done before as a result, making them grow not
by size but by heart and mind.

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WHATS THE BASIC OF THE

Name
of FS Student__James Robert Pebida
CURRICULUM?

Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

At the end of this episode, I should be able to cite the

dimensions of curriculum design.

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Borrow a curriculum from the school near your place.

Accomplish the samples to show the dimensions of curriculum
design.Equiptable assignment of content, time, experiences and
otherASIC
elements.
Write the contents in one (1) subject are for the first

Earth Science is one year introductory course for basic earth science,
offers three times a weak to first year high school students science high
schools.
First Grading Period
INTRODUCTION
A. Branches of Earth Science
B. Realms of the Earth.
I. Meteorology
1. Elements of Weaher
2. Earths Atmosphere
3. Biogeochemical Cycle
4. Weather conditions in the Philippines

ARTICULATION
VERTICAL ARTICULATION
Write a sample of content of one (1) topic in a subject are
from level to level or grade to grade.

GRADE 1

GRADE 2

GRADE 3

1.1 Add and Subtract

integers

2.1 Add and Subtract

Decimals

1.2 Multiply and Divide

Integers

2.2 Multiply and Divide

decimals

3.1 Apply arithmetic

operations to solve
problems
3.2 Apply Arithmetic
operations to Fractions

2.3 recognize Negative

Numbers

3.3 Define Rational and

Irrational Numbers
3.4 Understand Basic Rules
of Exponents

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HORIZONTAL ARTICULATION
Association happens among or between elements that
happens at the same time.
Example:

Social Studies in grade six is related to science in grade six

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SCOPE

The contents, topics, learning experience

and organizing threads of an educational plan.

Write sample topics in a subject area.

1. General Subject: History of Western Music

Specific Topic: Renaissance musical instruments
2. Module 1 Curriculum : Concepts, nature and purposes\
Lesson 1. Concepts, Nature and purposes of curriculum
Lesson 2. Elements/Components of Curriculum\
Lesson3. Teaching learning process and curriculum
development

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SEQUENCE

Content and experiences are arranged

in a hierarchical order.
I. Knowledge
IV. Analysis
a. definition
a. definition
Write a topic arranged from simple to
b. sample verds
b. sample verds
complex.
c. sample
c. sample behaviors
behaviors
V. Synthesis
Main Lesson: Blooms Taxonomy
II. Comprehension
a. definition
a. definition
b. sample verds
b. sample verds
c. sample behaviors
c. sample
VI. Evalaution
behaviors
a. definition
III. Application
b. sample verds
a. definition
c. sample behaviors
b. sample verds

INTEGRATION

Everything
is
interconnected.

integrated

and

In the basic Education Curriculum (BEC) a cluster of subjects

is assigned under MAKABAYAN. These include among others,
Social Studies, Physical Education, Health and HELE. In its
implementation, MAKABAYAN subjects may choose to have a
common theme.

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CONTINUITY

Vertical
repetition
and
recurring
approaches of the content provide continuity.

Examples of topics in a subject area where content is

organized in a spiral fashion increasing in a breath and depth.

When grade I lesson in living things is repeated in the

next grade level with higher complexity, a construction
should be made. In high school, the same content heading
as living things is included but linked to the content taken in
the elementary level.

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1. Why is there a need to articulate the lessons from grade school to

high school?
There is a need to articulate the lessons from grade school to
high school because this can provide for a continuous flow of
knowledge. There must be consistency and fluency during this period
of
transition.___________________________________________________________
_
In addition to that, educators must be sure to provde the
conceptual base and experiences needed so that students will be
able to understand new and more difficult concepts. Research also
has verified the importance of building on students prior knowledge
when helping them learn new concepts.
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As a teacher,
I need
fully the dimensions
I believe
that to
nounderstand
individual including
teachers can
predict
the future
with
any certainty.
Teachers therefore need to
of
curriculum
design
because

plan their curriculum according to the more likely future their

students face while at the same time acknowledging that the
students have a future.
It will also be beneficial for teachers to understand fully
the dimensions of curriculum design in order for her to
internalize the curriculum that her school is using.
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________________________________________________________________
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Make a curricular web to illustrate that content in the

curriculum has no boundary.

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Exploring the Curriculum

FIELD

Episod

TELL ME YOUR FEATURES

Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida

Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

Terms I Need to
Unlock

At the end of this episode, I should be able to enumerate the

six (6) features of a curriculum.

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Effective parental involvement in school affairs may be linked

to parent educational programs which is central to high quality
educational experiences of the children.
The parents become part of the environment of leaning at
home. Parents follow up the lesson of their children especially in basic
education.
Parents provide curriculum materials that are not provided in
the schools.
They provide permission for their children to participate in
various activities outside the school campus.
In most cases parents associations have strengthen the
curriculum by giving support to various activities and assisting in the
accomplishment of the schools curriculum.

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Interview a teacher in the school you visited and inquire how

they have utilized their parents as school partners in education.

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1. As a future teacher, I need to know and understand the six (6)

features of the curriculum because
most curricula start to gain life from the time it is conceived and
written. Curriculum is the larger blueprint, the broad guidelines and
areas/topics of study. A teacher interprets, plans and executes the curriculum
on a day to day basis. Resources are being generated, teaching and learning
aids, activities, projects are identified according to the needs of the learners.
Only the teacher knows the demographies, abilities of her student. It is the
teacher who can customize it in order to cater individual needs. It is
important that teachers should have collaboration efforts to the parents,
faculty members, administrators, community members and other
stakeholders.

Teachers are the most crucial persons in the implementation

of the curriculum. He/she holds the key in operationalizing what
activities have been planned. With the full support of the principal,
supervisor and other school administrators, the teachers who are
empowered will be able to select, organize carry out and evaluate
learning experiences.
Teachers shape the school curriculum by sharing
experiences that they have and the resources they are cpable of
giving or imparting to the learners.

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Make
two
(2)
posters/placards
features/approaches of the curriculum.

on

the

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4

Exploring the Curriculum

FIELD
Episod

THE Wh- OF THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida
Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

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At the end of this episode, I should be able to identify the

contribution of students in enhancing and assessing the
curriculum.

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State the roles of

the following in
curriculum
implementation:
1. Learner
The learners are
very reason why a
curriculum
is
developed center
of
education
process

2. Parents
The success of the
curricula
would
somehow depend
on their support

3. Faculty
Members
Curriculum
developers
and
implementers and
teacher
are
architects of school
curriculum,
guiding,
facilitating,
and
directing activities
which will be done
by the students.

4. Administrators

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Curriculum
manager
and
supervise
curriculum
implementation
and
plays
an
important role in
shaping the school
curriculum because
they are the people
responsible in the
formulation
of
schools VMGO

5. Community
Members
The success of the
curriculum requires
resources

6. Other
Stakeholders

1. Identify ways on how to effectively implement the curriculum.

Interview the school administrator / principal.

Contribute
in
curriculum review
because they have
a voice in licensure
examinations,

LEARNER:

Primary
stakeholder in the
curriculum. They make the
curriculum alive by their
active and direct

PARENTS:

(supporters to
the curriculum) best
supporters of the school
because they are the ones
paying for their childs

FACULTY MEMBERS:
by designing, enriching and
modifying the curriculum to
suit the learner
characteristics.

CURRICULUM
IMPLEMENTATION

ADMINISTRATORS:

by

providing necessary
leadership in evaluating
teaching personnel and
school program.

COMMUNITY
MEMBERS: by being

active partners to the school.

They can provide local and
indigenous knowledge in the
school curriculum.

OTHER
STAKEHOLDER:

by
contributing to curriculum
review.

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2. Visit the Learning Resource Center of a school. Interview the

media / learning resource staff. How does technology help in
delivery the curriculum?

The role of technology finds its place at the onset of curriculum

implementation, namely at the stage of instructional planning. Technology
offers various toolf of learning and these range from non-projected and
projected media form which the teacher can choose, depending on what he
sees fit with the intended instructional setting.
Media or technology helps in achieving the set learning objectives.

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3. Interview a faculty member or an administrator. Ask what

criteria they use in evaluating their school curriculum.
The objectives of the curriculum or teaching plan are te most
important curriculum criteria.
The criteria are stated in the form of questions as follows:
1.
2.
3.

4.

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Have the goals of the curriculum plan been clearly stated; and are
they used by teachers and students in choosing content, materials
and activities for learning?
Have teacher and students engaged in student-teacher planning in
defining the goals and in determining how they will be implemented or
teacher will be done?
Do some of the planned goals relate to the society or the community
in which the curriculum will be implenmented or teaching will be
done?
Do some of the planned goals relate to the individual learners and
his/her needs, purposes, interest and abilities.

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Complete the graffiti wall and ask students to write what

tools they learned in assessing the curriculum.

Observational
-

EX. OBSERVATION

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Write an
assessment.

acronym

for

curriculum

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TTAINABLE

PECIFIC

TUDENT CENTERED

CONOMICAL

TANDARDIZED

YNTACTIC CORRECTNESS

EASURABLE

VALUATION

ORM REFERENCE

IME BOUNDED

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Exploring the Curriculum

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Episod

WHATS NEW IN THE

Name of FS Student__James Robert Pebida
CURRICULUM?
Villacorteza______________________
Course __Bachelor of Elementary Education_ Year & Section _____III
I_________
Resource Teacher ___________________ Signature ________ Date

At the end of this activity, I should be able to discuss the

different curricular issues and concerns.

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Interview school officials, faculty members or

education journals and magazines to complete the matrix.

read

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Curricular
Innovations

Advantages
(Merits)

Disadvantages
(Demerits)

1. 2002

Develop students
into skilled Filipinos
capable of working
creatively in a rapidly
changing world.
Helps the
country complete in
an
era
of
globalization.

BEC will reduce

the number of hours
devoted
to
social
studies and values
education
and
continue the use of
defective textbooks.
Vacancy of job is
lesson.

The BEC has its

own
advantages
which is the reduction
of time allocated in
values education.
It is the teachers
obligation to integrate
values
to
every
lesson, may it be
science, math, etc.

2. THIRD

Access to equality
elementary has been
achieved.
Advocate principal
empowerment in all
the education
component.

The project only

focused on the
elementary level.

According to my
research on Policy
Implications,
targeting has to be
reconsidered sample
shows poor facility
schools in Non- TEEP
areas

Strengthened the
planning
and
management
capacity.
Initial results
showed
gains
and
best practices have
been
replicated
in
other divisions which
were not participants
in the project.

Limited divisions
were participants of
the projects.

The program
lasted only for 6
years.
Although
it
contributed to some
changes but a much
better
curriculum
innovation must be
done.

BASIC
EDUCATION
CURRICULUM

ELEMENTARY
EDUATION
PROGRAM
(TEEP)

3. Secondary
Education
Improvement
and
Development
Program
(SEDIP)

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My Insights

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Select one innovation and complete the discussion web below.

Interview Education students to get their ideas on curricular
innovations.

YES

NO

Do we really
need
- Enhancing
the basic

- DEPeD must first

education is urgent

solve the lack of

and critical.
K to 12

classrooms, furniture

- International test

and equipment,

results consistently

qualified, teachers

show Filipino lagging

and error free text

way behind practically

Books.

everybody else in the

- the drop rates will

to innovate?

world.

increase
because
Therefore I conclude
that the
K-12 program has its
extra two years.
own pros and cons. I firmly believe that before making a stand
on the K to 12 program, each of us must carefully study the

My Conclusions

possible effects or impact of this curriculum innovations to the

learners.
In my own views, the Philippine Government is not
yet equipped with the necessary requirements to run the K
to 12 program effectively. I just hope that the Department of
Education will be responsive to pending problems of K to 12
program will be facing in the future.

I James Robert Pebida Villacorteza an Education

student of NORSU-BSC fully commit myself to implement
the curricular innovation on

NORSU-BSC to best of my

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ability.
I fully realize that I need to do this for the
betterment of my learners and that of my society.

State your commitment as a student regarding curricular

innovations.
PLEDGE OF COMMITMENT

James Robert Villacorteza

Name and Signature

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