FS4 Exploring the Curriculum

Episode 1

LOOK DEEPER INTO THE CONCEPTS, NATURE AND PURPOSES OF

THE CURRICULUM

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to explain the concepts, nature
and purposes of the curriculum and how these are translated into the school
community.

My Tools
Accomplish the H Chart. Interview an administrator or a faculty member. Get
their ides/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

Similarities

My Personal Insights
Give your insights on both curriculum.
 My Enriching Activities
If you are to design a curriculum for your own school, what are the things you
need to consider? Accomplish the graphic organizer below.
Things I Need to Do to Consider in
Preparing My Schools Curriculum

Best instructional materials

for teaching

The learners needs Strategies/ Methods

and interest to be used

The schools Vision, Mission and The support of my personnel, teachers and other staff of
Core Values my institution

My Analysis
1. Why do we need to consider the traditional and
progressive points of view of curriculum?

2. How do the different educational philosophies relate to the

curriculum in the schools
My Reflections/ you visited? Cite
My Insights
examples/situations.
(2-3 sentences)
.

3. Why is there a need to revise the curriculum from time to

time?
*Get a documentation of a traditional and progressive curriculum
taken from the cooperating school. (2 pictures each)
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Episode 2

WHATS THE CURRICULUM MADE OF?

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the components of the
curriculum and curricular approaches.

My Map
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For this Episode, visit a school/university or get a copy of the school brochure.
Copy the school/universitys vision, mission and goals on this page.
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My Analysis
1. How important is the schools vision, mission and goals in designing the
curriculum?
2. What methods and strategies were employed by the school community to realize
these goals?

3. How did the students manifest that they have internalized their vision, mission
and goals?

My Reflections/ My Insights
*Vision, Mission, Goals (2-3 sentenes)

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Episode 3

WHATS NEW IN TEACHING AND LEARNING?

My Map
In order to reach my target I should do the following steps using the given
pyramid.
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My Tools
For this episode, I will use the activity from given below.
Interview a teacher. Ask if they perform these series of actions in the teaching
process.

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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.

Cognitive Learning Theories

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

Discovery Learning
individual learns from his
discovery of the environment.

Learning by Doing. This is 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
surroundings/environment.

We could say that it will be seen

during performances like drama, role
plays, poem, reciting, singing, etc. The
learners are actively participating and
Reception Learning learners are
learn a lot through mingling with others.
actively involved in their own
learning. If the activities are on their needs
or their capacity to do such thing. And if it
is based on their skills and abilities.
My Analysis
1. Explain why teaching and learning give life and meaning to the curriculum.

2. Discuss why the deluge of information poses a great challenge to both teaching
and learning.

My Reflections/ My Insights
I LIKE TEACHING BECAUSE...

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Episode 4

LETS CRAFT THE CURRICULUM

My Map
To reach my target, I should do these steps.

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Observe a class.
3 Reflect and write my
insights/learning
Identify the curriculum
design used gained
by from the
schools. activities.
My Analysis

1. Examine the Basic Education Curriculum. What aspects do you want to modify.
Why?
2. What curriculum models do you prefer? Why?

My Reflections/ My Insights

Subject Centered Problem-Center

Design Model Design Model

What do I like
best in these
curriculum
designs?
Learner-Centered
Design Model

Learner-Centered
Design Model

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Episode 5

WHATS THE BASIC OF THE CURRICULUM?

My Map

To hit my target, I must do the following task.

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My Tools

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Vertical repetition and recurring approaches of the
continuity.
 Examples of topics in a subject area where content is organized in a spiral fashion
increasing in breadth and depth.

For example in English, the topic is part of speech. So, to discuss all the parts
of speech, you should organize fist the first part of speech to be discussed.
Example, here are the sequence, discuss first the noun, followed by pronoun, next is
verb, followed by adjective and so forth.

My Analysis

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

My Reflections/ My Insights
As a teacher, I need to understand fully well the
dimensions of curriculum design because

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 Episode 6

TELL ME YOUR FEATURES

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to enumerate the six (6) features
of a curriculum.

My Map
To get on task, I should know the answers to these questions.

teaches?

do teachers
teach?

do teachers
teach?

do teachers
teach?

much of the
My Tools teachers?
Interview a teacher in the school you visited and inquire how they have utilized their
parents as school partners in education.lessons were
My Analysis
1. As a future teacher, I need to know and understand the six (6) features of the
curriculum because...

My Reflections/ My Insights

2-3 sentences

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Episode 7

THE WH- OF THE CURRICULUM

My Target
 At the end of this activity, I should be able to identify the contribution of
students in enhancing and assessing the curriculum.

My Map
To attain my target, I should do the following:

1. Identify the various

implementations of the 2. State the role of
curriculum. technology in 3. Explain
the
delivering the different
ways of
curriculum assessing the
. curriculum.
.

My Portfolio

Write an acronym for CURRICULUM ASSESSMENT.

My Tools
1. Explain ways on how to effectively implement the curriculum. Interview the
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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?

3. Interview a faculty member or an administrator. Ask what criteria they use in

evaluating their school curriculum.

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Episode 8
WHATS NEW IN THE CURRICULUM?

My Target
At the end of this activity, I should be able to discuss different curricular
issues and concerns.

My Map
To attain my target, I should do the following:

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My Enriching Activities
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 to
innovate?
(K + 12)
 My Conclusions
2-3 sentences