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.
Tasks

Exemplary
4

Superior
3

Satisfactory
2

Unsatisfactory
1

Observation/
Documentation:

All task were

done with
outstanding
quality; work
exceeds
expectations
Analysis
questions were
answered
completely; in
depth answers;
thoroughly
grounded on
theories
Exemplary
grammar and
spelling.
Reflection
statements are
profound and
clear, supported
by experiences
from the episode.

All or nearly all

tasks were done
with high quality

Nearly all tasks

were done with
accepted quality

Analysis
questions were
answered
completely
Clear
connections with
theories
Grammar and
spelling are
superior.

Analysis
questions were
not answered
completely.

My Portfolio

Portfolio is
complete, clear,
well-organized
and all
supporting
documentation
are clearly
designated.

Portfolio is
incomplete;
supporting
documentation is
organized but is
lacking.

Submission

Before deadline

Portfolio is
complete, clear,
well-organized
and most
supporting
documentation
are available and/
or in logical and
clearly marked
locations.
On the deadline

My Analysis

My Reflection

Reflection
statements are
clear, but not
clearly supported
by experiences
from the episode.

Vaguely related
to the theories
Grammar and
spelling
acceptable.
Reflection
statements are
shallow;
supported by
experiences from
the episode.

A day after the

deadline.

Fewer than half

of tasks were
done; or most
objectives met
but with poor
quality
Analysis
questions were
not answered.
Grammar and
spelling
unsatisfactory.

Reflection
statements are
unclear and
shallow and are
not supported by
experiences from
the episode.
Portfolio many
lacking
components; is
unorganized and
unclear.

Two days or
more after the
deadline.
1

My Map
To reach my target to getting the different concepts, nature and purposes of the
curriculum, do the following task:

Visit the school.

Interview the school community and ask views about the
traditional/ progressive curriculum.
Inquire on the type of curriculum used in their school.
Request for a sample of their curriculum:
4.1 Scope/ Sequence Chart
4.2 Teaching Guide
4.3 Sample Lesson Plan

My Tools
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.

A traditional
curriculum is an
educational
curriculum which
follows established
guidelines and
practices.
Teacher-centered
Education for next
school level
High studentteacher ratio
External discipline
Isolated curriculum
Product orientated
Learning by drill

They both cater

to the learning
needs of the
learners. Set of
learning concepts
for the learners and
teachers as well as
the whole school
community achieve
its goals and

Progressive
classroom usually
has an air of
informality. The
teachers voice is
not the dominant
one in the room but
rather that of the
children.
Student centered
Education for the
moment
Low student-teacher
ratio
Positive discipline
Integrated

My Personal Insight:
The curriculum is just a set of broad guidelines, a blueprint of
sorts, an intention, and a direction. This has to be
implemented, operationalized, converted into action, and
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.
Types of Curricula
Name of
school/College
/
University

Recomm
ended
Curricula

Written

Taught

Curricul
a

Curricu
la

Supporte
d

Assess
ed

Curricula

Curricul
a

Learned
Curricul
a

1. Cabugao
Elementary
school

2. Suyo
National High
School

3. Ilocos Sur
Polytechnic
State College

4.Baringcucur
ong
Elementary
School

5.Balangsay
Primary
School

My Personal Insight:

School uses different types of curricula. The

curriculum reflects
current knowledge of
children's learning and therefore provides:
direct experiences with the real world;
developmentally appropriate subject matter, skills, and
materials;
content that is directly relevant to the child's environment,
experiences and interests;
extensive opportunities for language development;
integration of content areas; and
activities that support different approaches to learning.

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.

Individual
differences
among learners

Parents
participation

Things I
need to do
to consider
in preparing
my schools
curriculum

Availability of
The resources
surrounding
of the
school

Competent
teachers

My Analysis
1. Why do we need to consider the traditional and progressive points of
view of
curriculum?
It is because in a classroom, a diverse student could be found. As
a teacher you must fit your teachings to the needs of everyone in
your class. All were not the same, you need tactics so that your
students can absorb what you taught and can apply it within
their lives for them to survive and to be competitive enough in
this struggling world. That is why, whatever curriculum you'll
choose be sure that your students will going to learn.
2. How do the different educational philosophies relate to the
curriculum in the schools you are visited? Cite examples/ situations?

These educational philosophies are guidelines that help in

designing a schools curriculum. These philosophies provide the
educators, teachers, and curriculum makers to plan, implement,
and evaluate curriculum in schools.
Why is there a need to revise the curriculum from time to time?
Because society's values and needs change over time.
Nowadays, with technology shifts, and an economy that is based
on different skills, if we had the same curriculum, it would be a
catastrophe. Curricula have changed to meet the different needs
that we have now. It also helps in attainment of better curriculum
and improvement of the school. This is one way to accommodate
and to adjust on the learning trends of education.

My Reflection/ My Insights

My Portfolio

Pictures of a Traditional School

Picture of a Progressive School

Episode 2
WHATS THE
CURRICULUM
MADE OF?

My Map

For this concept, go through the

following steps.

2. Interview a school
administrator/ faculty
1. Visit a school and find out how

about how they concre-

they attain the aims of Elementary,

tize their schools

Secondary and Tertiary education.

vision and goals into

the curriculum.

4. Interview one or two students and

3 .Record the different methods/

ask them their schools vision/

strategies that they employed

mission.

to attain their schools objectiv

.
.

My Tools
For this Episode, visit a school/ university or get a copy of
the school brochure and a copy of the school / universitys
vision, mission and goals on this page.

VISION
The whole school community envisions a value-oriented,

childfriendly, academically performing learning environment, which

eventually inspires different folks to continuously learn and aspire
competence in all endeavors of life.

MISSION

Libtong Community Staff try its best to acquire adequate

resources, promotes the use of appropriate technology to enhance
learning and to solicit the active and sincere support of the family an
community-at-large. Every child in the school will be affirmed to be a
unique individual from the other and that the staff will dedicate their
talents and energies to its realization.

GOALS
Specifically , the following are the primordial goals and
objectives in the accomplishment of the desired targets:

To provide knowledge and develop knowledge and skills,

attitudes and values essential to personal development and
necessary for living and in contributing to a developing and
changing social community.
To improve performance level of pupils in the different subject
areas through improved instruction, improved supervision,
curricular enrichment and staff development.
To inculcate social, spiritual and moral values based on abidin
faith in God and genuine love of country and people.
To improve school facilities and implement special thrusts and
projects of the government.

My Analysis

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

in designing the curriculum?
The schools vision, mission and goals provide the
direction of the learning experience in school.
These set the atmosphere as to the needs, strengths
and weakness of the recipients, the pupils and to
the situation of the school community.
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?

To attain the goals of the school; the school

administration, the teaching staff, the school comm
and parents must join together and help each other

The views of the school and societies are reflected

through the approaches to curriculum. These
approaches further shows the viewpoints of curricul
development and design, the learners and their role
the teachers and the school administrators and the
that plans the curriculum. It also includes the goals
objectives of the curriculum.

There are also components which make up the

curriculum. Among these are what they say the ma

components. First are the aims, goals and objective

The second are the subject matters and contents. T
third are the learning experiences and the last is th
evaluation approaches. All of these are important
components which therefore guides the school.

My Reflections/ My Insights
Paste the schools brochure on this page

Proof/ Activities / Ways to help the students

internalize their schools vision, mission, and
goals.

There are ways to help the learners internalize thei

schools vision, mission and goals. Among these are:
Integration of values in all the learning areas in
any way possible.
Making the school clean and green inside and

outside the schools surrounding by planting and

cleaning around the school.

Using of all the methods and strategies of teachi
that suits with the learning abilities of the
learners.
Group activities which will then develop

cooperative learning among the learners and the

social skills.
Discovery learning through experiments, field tr
and other activities.
Using of effective teaching aids.

Put a simple of any of the following on this

page.
Academic budget

Scope and sequence chart

Teaching guide
Course guide

EPISODE
3
WHATS
NEW IN
TEACHING
and
LEARNING?

IN ORDER TO REACH MY TARGET I SHOULD

DO THE FOLLOWING STEPS IN THE PYRAMID?

3. Write your
insights on
teaching
and learning.

2. Observe a class

1. Write your ideas on teaching and learning.

My Tools
For this Episode, I will use the activity form given
below.
Interview a teacher. Ask if they perform thes series of actions in the teaching process.

PLAN

IMPLEMENT

EVALUATE

Observe a class, record the situations where these behavioral learning theories ar
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 used to learn and remember new information or
acquire skills.

Cognitive Learning Theories- unobservable mental

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

Reception Learning- learners are actively involved in their own learning

My Analysis
1. Explain why teaching and learning give life and
meaning to the curriculum.
Teaching and learning give life and meaning to the
curriculum because through the teaching and
learning process the curriculum used by the school
is given such importance for it serves as guidelines
in the process. Teaching and learning will
supplement and complement each other. The value
placed in teaching will reap the same value in
learning, thus a good curriculum can be judged by
the kind of teaching and the quality of learning
derived from it.
2. Discuss why the deluge of information poses a great
challenge to both teaching and learning.
The deluge of information poses a great challenge
to both teaching and learning process because
from time to time the teacher and the learner needs
to adjust to the new information. They must adapt
themselves on the process to enhance the teaching
and learning process.

My Reflections / My Insights

I LIKE TEACHING BECAUSE

This profession as they say is the

noblest profession because its not only
hard work but giving your heart. Teacher
are highly regarded as models not only i
the school but to the whole community.
Teaching is a challenging role in shaping
one countrys future builders.
My Portfolio

Make a collage of pictures of the teaching process.

Make a collage of pictures of the

learning process.

EPISODES
4
LETS CRAFT
THE
CURRICULUM

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

Observe a class.

curriculum design

Identify the

Used by

Reflect and write my

learning gained

the schools.

insight /

from the
activities

My Tools
A curriculum can be organized either horizontally or
vertically. Write samples of them on the illustrations.

HORIZONTAL ARTICULATION
The direction of the curriculum is sideways.
For example, the subject is social studies
moves horizontally among history,
geography, civics and culture. Taking content
in mathematics and relating those to science
is also an example of this articulation.

Vertical Articulation
The sequence of
curriCular elements follow a
vertical design .
For example, social
Studies content,
putting

The family ahead of the

topic community.
In science, the bigger
topic on living things
comes ahead of topics
on plant and animals

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 Portfolio
Make an illustration of any of the three
curriculum design models. Be sure to
incorporate the salient features of the
design.

EPISODE 5
Whats the
Basic
Of the
Curriculum

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

Examine a
Curriculum

Identify the
dimensions
of the
curriculum
design

My Tools
Borrow a curriculum from the school near
your place. Accomplish the samples to show
the dimensions of curriculum design.

BASIC
Equitable assignment of content, time,
experiences and other elements.
Write the contents in one (1) subject area for the
first grading period.

Give some
situation
samples of
each
dimension

Curriculum is arranged

vertically
or horizontally.
RTICULATI
ON
VERTICAL ARTICULATION
Write a sample content of one ( 1) topic in a
subject area from level to level or grade to grade.
Association happens among or between elements
that happens at the same time.
Example:

STheCOPE
content, topics, learning experience and
organizing threads of a educational plan.
Write sample topics in a subject area.

Content and experience

are arranged in a hierarchical order.
Write a topic arranged from simple to complex.

INTEGRATI

Everything is integrated

ONinterconnected.
and

Vertical repetition and

recurring
approaches of the content provide
ONTINUI

C
TY

continuity.

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

My Reflection/ My Insights

My Portfolio

EPISODE
6
TELL ME
YOUR
FEATURES

My Tools
Interview a teacher in the school you visited and
inquire how they have utilized their parents as
school partners in education.

My Analysis
1. As a future teacher, I need to know and
understand the six(6) features of the curriculum
because

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

Episode 7
THE WH- OF
THE
CURRICULUM

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

Identify the various

implementers of the
curriculum.

State the role of technology in

delivering the curriculum.
Explain the different ways on
assessing the curriculum.

My Tools
1. Explain on how effectively implement the
curriculum. Interview the school administrator /
principal.

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.

My Enriching Activities
Complete the wall and ask students to write
what tools learned in assessing the
curriculum.

My Portfolio
Write an acronym for curriculum assessment.

EPISODE 8

WHATS
NEW
IN THE

CURRICUL
UM
My Map

To attain my target, I should do the following:

3. Write insights / reflections on these

innovations.

2. Interview faculty members on the merits and

demerits of these innovations.

1. Visit DepEd or interview school administrators on various curricular issues

and concerns.

My Tools

Interview school officials, faculty members or

read education journals and magazines to complete the
matrix.
Innovations

Advantages

Disadvantages

My Insights

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?

My Conclusions

My Reflections / My Insights
State your commitment as a student regarding curricular
innovations.