Field Study 1 – Learning Episode 8 – Understanding the School Curriculum- Close

Encounter with the School Curriculum

Learning Essentials

Here are major principles of development relevant to this Episode:

1. Strengthens the early childhood education with the use of the mother tongue.

2. Makes the curriculum relevant to the learners. The use of contextualized lessons and
addition of issues like disaster preparedness, climate change and information and
communication technology (ICT) are included in the curriculum. Thus, in-depth
knowledge, skills and values, attitude through continuity and consistency across every
level and subject.

3. Builds skills in literacy. With the use of Mother Tongue as the main language in
studying and learning tools from K to Grade 3, learners will become ready for higher
level skills.

4. Ensures unified and seamless learning. The curriculum is designed in a spiral

progression where the students learn first the basic concepts, while they study the
complex ones in the next grade level. The progression of topics matches with the
developmental and cognitive skills. This process strengthens the mastery and
retention.

5. Gears up for the future. It is expected that those who finish basic education in Grade
12 will be ready for college or Tech-VOC careers. Their choice of careers will be
defined when they go to Grade 11 and 12.

6. Nurtures a fully developed youth. Beyond the K to 12 graduate the learner will be
ready to embark on different career paths for a lifetime.
You will recall that a school curriculum is of many types for the Kindergarten to Grade 12
in the country.
 The enhanced curriculum K to12 curriculum is the Recommended Curriculum.
It is to be used nationwide as mandated by Republic Act 10533.

 When the curriculum writers began to write the content and competency standards
of the K to 12 Curriculum it became a Written Curriculum. It reflects the
substance of RA 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013. In the
teacher's class it is the lesson plan. A lesson plan is a written curriculum in
miniscule.

 What has been written in a lesson plan has to be implemented. It is putting life to
the written curriculum, which is referred to as the Taught Curriculum. The
guidance of__ the teacher is very crucial.

 A curriculum that has been planned, and taught needs materials, objects, gadgets,
laboratory and many more that will help the teacher implement the curriculum.
This is referred to as the Supported Curriculum.

 In order to find out if the teacher has succeeded in implementing the lesson plan,
an assessment shall be made. It can be done in the middle or end of the lesson.
The curriculum is now called the Assessed Curriculum.

 The result of the assessment when successful is termed as Learned Curriculum.

Learned curriculum whether small or big indicates accomplishment of learning
outcomes.

 However, there are unplanned curriculum in schools. These are not written, nor
deliberately taught but they influence learning. These include peer influence, the
media, school environment, the culture and tradition, natural calamities and many
more. This curriculum is called Hidden Curriculum or Implicit Curriculum.

So what will be the roles and responsibilities of the teacher in the relations with the school
curriculum, specifically in the K to 12 or the enhanced curriculum for basic education? Teachers
then should be multi-talented professionals who:
 know and understand the curriculum as enumerated above;
 write the curriculum to be taught;
 plan the curriculum to be implemented;
 initiate the curriculum which is being introduced;
 innovate the curriculum to make it current and updated;
 implement the curriculum that has been written and planned; and
 evaluate the written, planned and learned curriculum.
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 Learning Episode 8 Activity 8.1
Curricula in the School Setting

Resource Teacher:_______________ Teacher’s Signature:____________ School:____________

Grade/Year Level:_______________Subject:_______________________ Date:_____________

OBSERVE

1. Locate where you can find the following curriculum in the school setting. Secure a copy,
make observations of the process and record your information in the matrix below.
Describe your observations.

Type of curriculum Where Found Description

1. Recommended Curriculum
(K to 12 Guidelines)

2. Written Curriculum
(Teacher's Lesson Plan)

3. Taught Curriculum
(Teaching Learning Process)

4. Supported Curriculum
(Subject Textbook)

5. Assessed Curriculum
(Assessment Process)

6. Learned Curriculum
(Achieved Learning Outcomes)

7. Hidden Curriculum
(Media)
ANALYZE
1. Which of the seven type’s curriculum in the school setting is easy to find? Why?
2. Which is difficult to observe? Why?
3. Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one another?
4. Draw a diagram to show the relationship of one curriculum to the other.
REFLECT

Make a reflection on the diagram that you have drawn.

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 Learning Episode 8 Activity 8.2
The Miniscule School Curriculum: The Lesson, A Closer Look

Resource Teacher:_______________ Teacher’s Signature:____________ School:____________

Grade/Year Level:_______________Subject:_______________________ Date:_____________

OBSERVE

This activity requires a full lesson observation from Motivation to Assessment.

Procedure:
1. Secure permit to observe one complete lesson in a particular subject, in a particular
grade/ year level.
2. Keep a close watch on the different components of the miniscule curriculum: the
lesson
3. Follow the three major components of a curriculum (Planning, Implementing and
Evaluating/Assessing). Observe and record your observation.

Observe and Record Observation on the Following Aspects

Key Guide for Observation (Carefully look for the
Major Curriculum
indicators/behavior of the teacher along the key points.
Components
Write your observation and description in your notebook.)
1. Borrow the teacher's lesson plan for the day. What major
part you see? Request a copy for your use.
Answer the following questions:
a) What are the lesson objectives/learning outcomes?
A. Planning b) What are included in the subject matter?
c) What procedure or method will the teacher use to
implement the plan?
d) Will the teacher assess or evaluate the lesson? How will
this be done?
Now it's time to observe how the teacher implemented the
prepared lesson plan. Observe closely the procedure.
a) How did the teacher begin the lesson?
b) What procedure or steps were followed?
B. Implementing c) How did the teacher engage the learners?
d) Was the teacher a guide at the side?
e) Were the learners on task?/ Or were they participating in
the class activity?
f) Was the lesson finished within the class period?
Did learning occur in the lesson taught? Here you make
observations to find evidence of learning.
C. Evaluating a. Were the objectives as learned outcomes achieved?
b. How did the teacher assess/evaluate it?
a) c. What evidence was shown? Get pieces of evidence.
ANALYZE

Write a paragraph based on the data you gathered using these key questions?

1. How does the teacher whom you observed compare to the ideal characteristics or
competencies of global quality teachers?
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2. Was the lesson implemented as planned? Describe.

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3. Can you describe the disposition of the teacher after the lesson was taught? Happy and eager?
Satisfied and contented? Disappointed and exhausted?
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4. Can you describe the majority of students' reactions after the lesson was taught? Confused?
Happy and eager? Contented? No reactions at all.
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REFLECT
Based on your observations and tasks in Activity 2 how will you prepare your lesson plan?
Make a short paragraph on the topic.
 Learning Episode 8 Activity 8.3
Constructive Alignment of the Components of a Lesson Plan

Resource Teacher:_______________ Teacher’s Signature:____________ School:____________

Grade/Year Level:_______________Subject:_______________________ Date:_____________

OBSERVE

Using the diagram below fill up the Component parts of a Lesson Plan.
I. Title of the lesson: _________________________________________________________
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II. Subject Area:____________________________________________________________
III. Grade level:_____________________________________________________________

Outcomes Teaching Method Assessment

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ANALYZE

Answer the following questions based on the diagram.

1. Are the three components constructively aligned? Explain.
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2. Will the outcomes be achieved with the teaching methods used? Why?
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3. What component would tell if the outcomes have been achieved?

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REFLECT
What lessons have you learned in developing or writing a lesson plan?
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What value will it give to the teacher if the three components are aligned?
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SHOW Your Learning Artifacts

Learning Artifacts for Activity 1-3

Present an artifact for Activity 1, 2, and 3.
Activity 1 Artifact
1. Present an evidence for each kind of curriculum operating in the
school setting. This can be in pictures, realia, documents or others.
Activity 2: Artifact
1. Present a sample curriculum in a form of a Lesson Plan.
Activity 3: Artifact
1. Present a matrix to show the constructive alignment of the three components
of a lesson plan.
a. Example:
Lesson Title: ____________________________________________________
Subject Area: _____________________________________________________
Grade Level: ______________________________________________________

Lesson Outcomes Teaching Methods Evaluation