Activity 1-Curriculum Defined

Persons Interviewed Elementary Grades Teacher Answer to Question: What is curriculum to you? Curriculum for me is design or it could be a program wherein it shows the list of courses or the prescribed requirements or learning that every learner in that particular school should attain. When we say "curriculum".... we are also talking about the content of learning that will provide by the school to the learners. -Ms. Trixielyn Oaa, Christ the King College Curriculum is a set of courses/subjects with corresponding number of units required to be taken by students in order for them to graduate with their chosen degree program. Note that different programs have different curricula. Curriculum depends on the degree program but all degree programs for state universities and colleges (SUCs) have some subjects/courses in common because we based our curriculum largely from CHED requirements. But sometimes these common subjects may not entirely be the same to all SUCs because they have different descriptive titles. Though, technically they are the same. -Mrs. Remalyn Casem, DMMMSU-MLUC(LES) Curriculum for me is anything that is used as a learning tool like books, or even things that happen in normal life or a program of courses to be taken. -Kevin Hipol Union Christian College
Bachelor Of Science In Computer Science

School Principal College Teacher

Student Teacher Non-education College Student

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Activity 2-Identifying the Curricula Operating in the Schools

Name of School: _______________________

Types of Curricula Operating in School Recommended Curriculum Written Curriculum Taught Curriculum Supported Curriculum Assessed Curriculum Learned Curriculum Hidden Curriculum

Examples from Observations or Interviews

Activity 3-Curriculum from Two Points of View: Traditional or Progressive

Points of View of Curriculum Traditional Curricular Practices

Illustrative Examples of Practices

Progressive Curricular Practices

REFLECT:
1. Can a school exist without a curriculum?
Anything can exist but will it work is the key. Without structure & rules a school wouldn't be of much use to anyone attending. (it would be more like chaos) When a group of people are together for learning, first there has to be a curriculum or no one would know where, when, & what they are suppose to be doing throughout the day. Then comes structure, without it the group wouldn't be able to work together, (everyone has an opinion) arguing about who is right instead of learning, "what is right", We send our children to school to learn. So my answer is, "no" a school wouldn't work without curriculum. Yes it could exist, the building & teachers are there. (that's existing) Learning without a curriculum & a structured environment would be the problem.

Setting a curriculum is just like setting a goal. A goal to make the students achieve there dreams. A goal that will make students successful! An effective curriculum offers teachers, administrators and students with structure and sense of progression. Curriculum can impact on both the students and the teachers. For teachers, they can have ideas and the techniques that will enable the success of the student. Without a curriculum that will serve as a guide to teachers, they can be out of their way of teaching the students. For students, curriculum gives them understanding on what they need to accomplish.

So what if a school doesn't have a curriculum at all? Will it succeed? First of all, without having a curriculum it doesn't give a sense of order and may confuse not only the students but also the teachers. Without an effective curriculum, students will not be able to understand or face the challenges of the society. Also, teachers will not be able to focus on the subjects that they will be teaching the students.

There are some considerations that the school should regard as in having an efficient curriculum. For example in an Elementary school, the curriculum should be focusing on the things that will make a pupil understand the basic things in life: the basic education; say for example in Math, the fundamental addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. For Secondary schools, the curriculum should be focusing on developing the adolescence of a

student. It will help the awareness of the student of the society. How he or she will react to the chaos of the society. The lecturing type is a bit harder this time just say for example other complicated Mathematics branches are being taught. Sight for example the Algebra, Trigonometry, and Geometry. For tertiary schools, the curriculum must be focusing on helping the student set up for his or her own future.

With proper curriculum in this level, the student prepare in finding job. The student will eventually become successful and can provide grants for adults. He or she can be a professional depending on how well the curriculum is organized.

Now, we already gained knowledge on the importance of having an efficient education curriculum for schools. The future of the youth and the society depends partly on the curriculum set-up of the school. The school should be specific enough to present the curriculum. The students must need extra effort to meet whatever curriculum is implemented by the school. And the teachers must be teaching according to the standards given by the school. Therefore, a school as an institution needs to have an efficient curriculum for the betterment of its teachers, students, and the society.
2. How does a strong belief or philosophy influence curriculum?

3. As future teachers, how important will a curriculum be to you? 4. What are the implications of an ever changing curriculum to teachers?

The main implication of the changing curriculum of the teachers is which they should learn the newest curriculum. This also means In several cases which they will have to gain knowledge within the new parts for the curriculum.

SELF-CHECK:
1. Name five persons who contributed to the field of curriculum. Give the contribution of each. 2. How do philosophy, psychology, history and society influence the development of a curriculum? 3. Explain how the three processes of planning, implementing and evaluating are used in curriculum development?

Types of Curriculum Operating in Schools From the various concepts given, Allan Glatthorn (2000) describes seven types of curriculum operating in the schools. These are: 1. Recommended Curriculum-Most of the school curricula are recommended. The curriculum may come from a national agency like the DepEd, CHED, DOST or any professional organization who has stake in education. For example the Philippine Association for Teacher Education (PAFTE) or the Biology Teacher Association (BIOTA) may recommend a curriculum to be implemented in the elementary or secondary education. 2. Written Curriculum-This includes documents, course of study or syllabi handed down to the schools, districts, divisions, departments or colleges for implementation. Most of the written curricula are made by curriculum experts with participation of teachers. These were pilot-tested or tried out in sample schools or population. Example of this is the Basic Education Curriculum (BEC). Another example is the written lesson plan of each classroom teacher made up of objectives and planned activities of the teacher. 3. Taught Curriculum-The different planned activities which are put into action in the classroom compose the taught curriculum. These are varied activities that are implemented in order to arrive at the objectives or purposes of the written curriculum. These are used by the learners with the

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guidance of teachers. Taught curriculum varies according to the learning styles of students and the teaching styles of the teachers. Supported Curriculum-In order to have a successful teaching, other than the teacher, there must be materials which should support or help in the implementation of a written curriculum. These refer to the support curriculum that includes material resources such as textbooks, computers, audio-visual materials, laboratory equipments, playground, zoo and other facilities. Support curriculum should enable each learner to achieve real and lifelong learning. Assessed Curriculum-This refers to a tested or evaluated curriculum. At the duration and end of the teaching episodes, series of evaluations are being done by the teachers to determine the extent of teaching or to tell if the students are progressing. This refers to the assessed curriculum. being Assessment tools like pencil-and-paper test, authentic instruments like portfolio are being utilized. Learned Curriculum-This refers to the learning outcomes achieved by the students. Learning outcomes are indicated by the results of the tests and changes in behavior which can either be cognitive, affective or psychomotor. Hidden Curriculum-This is the unintended curriculum which is not deliberately planned but modifies behavior or influence learning outcomes. There are lots of hidden curricula that transpire in the school. Peer influence, school environment, physical condition, teacher-learner interaction, mood of the teachers and many other factors make up the hidden curriculum.

Unaccepted
There was a girl who feels unloved by everyone and they treated her like a black swan. They dont know how much shes been hurt, by all those alien treatment and wicked words.

You can see visibly pain in her eyes, the hatred soon beginning to rise. She feels like that the world she lives is not fair, because of the misery that she cannot longer bear.

Its as if shes been destined to be a wrath. Compare to them, shes nothing but a dust. There she is, pouring from her eyes again are tears, for the loneliness and emptiness came as what she fears.

Why cant they understand that shes different from them? Shes trying her best to be perfect as long as she can. Acceptance is what she has been yearning for. All she wants is to be welcomed by everyones door.

Remalyn Quinay Casem recommended: PAFTE and CHED written: syllabi (for higher ed) and Secondary Education Curriculum 2010 or SEC 2010 (for high school), ask u n lng sa elementary ung curriculum nila ung iba naning hnd ko mahagilap ung sagot. pero if you'll read each definition, you'll figure out the answers (based sa DMMMSU pa rin ah) example: yong supported: textbooks, audio-visual materials gnagamit din natin d b. oo naning, iba. ksi ung curricula ng different courses are conceptualized based largely from CHED and PAFTE recommendations. pero ung high school at elem ksi sa DEPED sila sumusunod, kya kung ano ung curriculum ng high schs natin all over the country ganun din sa dmmmsu. gnun sa elem. pero ung books ay hnd pare preho kasi iba gmit ng dmmmsu at private schs dun sa counterparts nila. Ailicerg Ilipgam Curriculum has numerous definitions, which can be slightly confusing. In its broadest sense a curriculum may refer to all courses offered at a school. This is particularly true of schools at the university level, where the diversity of a curriculum might be an attractive point to a potential student. A curriculum may also refer to a defined and prescribed course of studies, which students must fulfill in order to pass a certain level of education. For example, an elementary school might discuss how its curriculum, or its entire sum of lessons and teachings, is designed to improve national testing scores or help students learn the basics. An individual teacher might also refer to his or her curriculum, meaning all the subjects that will be taught during a school year.