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The document discusses different types of curricula that can be present in a classroom based on the author's experiences and observations. It identifies the following curricula: recommended curriculum, written curriculum, taught curriculum, supported curriculum, assessed curriculum, learned curriculum, and hidden/implicit curriculum. It also discusses the saber-tooth curriculum concept and how education differs from training. The author believes it is important for teachers to understand the school curriculum so they can properly deliver content and help students engage with learning in an interactive way.

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Module 1

The document discusses different types of curricula that can be present in a classroom based on the author's experiences and observations. It identifies the following curricula: recommended curriculum, written curriculum, taught curriculum, supported curriculum, assessed curriculum, learned curriculum, and hidden/implicit curriculum. It also discusses the saber-tooth curriculum concept and how education differs from training. The author believes it is important for teachers to understand the school curriculum so they can properly deliver content and help students engage with learning in an interactive way.

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DE ASIS, JOHN REY V.

ACTIVITY 1 (MODULE 1)

Based from your experiences during your Elementary and Secondary Education.

1. What curricula are present in the classroom from my observation?


The following are the Curricula present in the Classroom:
➢ RECOMMENDED CURRICULUM. Almost all curricula found in our schools
are recommended. For Basic Education, these are recommended by the
Department of Education (DepEd), for Higher Education, by the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED) and for vocational education by TESDA
➢ Written Curriculum This includes documents based on the recommended
curriculum. They come in the form of course of study, syllabi, modules, books or
instructional guides among others. A pocket of this written curriculum is the
teacher’s lesson plan. The most recent written curriculum is the K to 12 for
Philippine Basic Education.
➢ Taught Curriculum. From what has been written or planned, the curriculum has
to be implemented or taught. The teacher and the learners will put life to written
curriculum. The skill of the teacher to facilitate learning based on the written
curriculum with the aid to instructional materials and facilities will be necessary.
➢ Supported Curriculum this is described as a support materials that the teacher
needs to make learning and teaching meaningful. These include print materials
like books, charts, posters, worksheets, or non-print materials like Power Point
presentation, movies, slides, models, realia, mock-ups and others electronic
illustration, Supposed curriculum also includes the playground, science
laboratory, audio-visual rooms, zoo, museum, market or the plaza. These are the
places where authentic learning through direct experiences occur.
➢ Assessed Curriculum. Taught and supported curricula have to be evaluated to
find out if the teacher has succeeded or not in facilitating learning. In the process
of teaching and at the end of every lesson or teaching episode, an assessment is
made.
➢ Learned Curriculum How do we know if the student has learned? We always
believe that a student changed behavior he/she has learned. For example from a
non-reader toa reader or from not knowing to knowing or fron disobedient to
being obedient. The positive outcomes of teaching is an indicator of learning.
These measured by tools in assessment .
➢ Hidden/Implicit Curriculum This curriculum is not deliberately planned, but has
a great impact on the behavior of the learner peer influence, school environment
media , parental pressures , societal changes, cultural practices, natural
calamities, are some factors that create the hidden curriculum.
2. What curricula are present in the classroom based from your own experienced?
The Curricula are present in the classroom based on my experience are;
➢ Learned Curriculum
➢ Written Curriculum
➢ Assessed Curriculum.
3. How do I describe what I observed?
➢ Classroom observations may be called learning walks, teacher observations,
walkthroughs, and many other things, and they may be conducted for shorter or longer
periods of time from a few minutes to a full class period or school day, classroom
observations could be considered a de-facto school improvement strategy, since they are
typically intended to improve instructional quality and teaching effectiveness, whether
they are conducted by fellow teachers or by administrators.
4. Is there a type of curricula not present in the classroom? Identify
➢ No. cause all type of this curricula are present in the classroom

II. Discuss the Sabre-tooth curriculum and answer the following:

a. Does the sabre-tooth curriculum still exist at present? Give examples of evidence
➢ For me, the saber tooth curriculum still exists until now because our educational system
teaches students on how to do particular tasks on their own and we let them do the things
which can help them to exercise their minds as well as their skills.
b. Describe the kind of curriculum that exists as described in the article
➢ The curriculum that was being described on the article actually conveys a message in a
form of the premise “we should teach them on how to catch a fish using their hands
rather than using a net.” In which it implies that we teachers/future teachers, we must
teach the young on how to manipulate their cognitions, we should let them think and we
should let them do things on their own rather than spoiling them with all their needs and
covets.
c. What does the author mean. When he said “A curriculum should be timeless?” explain
➢ It simply means that our education system should fit with the needs of the time and serve
a purpose. Ultimately, these curricular decisions should be made by our society to fit our
needs, rather than by individual teachers, school buildings, or districts.
d. What is the difference between education and training?
➢ The difference is that, the term training implies the act of imparting a special skill or
behavior to a person, which is commonly offered to employees of operational level. While
education, is a process of systematic learning something in an institution that develops a
sense of judgment and reasoning in employees. And to add, training is undertaken in the
hopes of gaining a specific skill. Generally this skill will make you more employable.
While education is undertaken in the hopes of furthering your individual knowledge and
developing your intellect.

III. Essay

Answer

Is it necessary for teachers to learn about school curriculum? Why? Write your answer on the space
provided below.

Yes, it is very important for the teacher to learn and understand about the school curriculum. As every
teacher comes with different experience and background. A school curriculum will always help the
teacher to adjust in the environment better.
Every school has different set of curriculum and different pedagogies. A school always ensure giving
training to its teachers. We must understand that a good curriculum is one thing but achieving it may
require many resources and teachers are the primary resource that help in the good floatation of the
curriculum.
A teacher must understand that curriculum is content, but when contextualized, it comes alive for
students. The role of teachers in the curriculum process is to help students develop an engaged
relationship with the content and the absolute learning process. Active learning will increase the focus
and retention of the curriculum, resulting in an exciting learning environment. Teachers must build
lessons that include simulations, experiments, case studies and activities to deliver curriculum. This
interactive approach intertwines curriculum and practical experiences that immerse students in
learning. The curriculum process provides opportunity for teachers to be creative and put their unique
stamp on the classroom experience.

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