CURRICULUM AND THE TEACHER
CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS
SABRE-TOOTH CURRICULUM
• During the 19th Century,
curriculum was seen as a tradition
of organized knowledge taught in
schools.
IF THERE IS NO SALT …
“As Precious as Salt”
IF THERE IS NO CURRICULUM …
• No formal, non-formal or informal
education will exist
• Classrooms will be empty
• Teachers will have nothing to do
CURRICULUM
•It is at the heart of the teaching
profession.
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS IN THE
PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM
1. BASIC EDUCATION – K to 12 Enhanced Curriculum of 2013
of DepEd
2. TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION – post-secondary
(TESDA)
*TVL Track of SHS of DepEd is in coordination with TESDA
3. HIGHER EDUCATION – Baccalaureate Degrees and Graduate
Degrees under CHED
CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS
1. Recommended Curriculum
Recommendations come in the form of
memoranda or policies, standards and guidelines.
2. Written Curriculum
This includes documents based on the
Recommended Curriculum.
CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS
3. Taught Curriculum - Implemented curriculum
*teaching styles and learning styles
4. Supported Curriculum
Support materials that the teacher needs to
make the TLP meaningful.
*instructional materials and facilities
CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS
5. Assessed Curriculum – Evaluated Curriculum
Taught and supported curricula have to be
evaluated.
*assessment for learning – progress of learning
*assessment as learning – self-assessment
*assessment of learning – how much has been
learned or mastered
CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS
6. Learned Curriculum
*changed behavior
The positive outcome of teaching is an indicator
of learning (cognitive, psychomotor and affective
outcomes).
It demonstrates HO and Critical Thinking and
Lifelong Skills.
CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS
7. Hidden/Implicit Curriculum
Not deliberately planned but has a great
impact on the behavior of the learner.
In every classroom, not all these
curricula may be present at one time.
All types of curricula have significant
role in the life of the teacher as
facilitator of learning and have direct
implication to the life of the learners.
ACTIVITY 2.B
Agree or Disagree
QUESTION # 1
In the Sabre-Tooth
Curriculum, learning is
experiential and authentic.
QUESTION # 2
It is a reality that there
exists more than one
curricula in the teacher’s
classroom.
QUESTION # 3
A teacher can say with
confidence that learning has
occurred, if the curriculum
has been assessed.
QUESTION # 4
Some curricula in the
schools are unwritten.
QUESTION # 5
To establish national standards,
teachers should be guided by
recommended curriculum in
basic and higher education.
QUESTION # 6
Teachers should expect
that school curricula are
dynamic and changing.
QUESTION # 7
Evaluated curriculum
makes judgment about
learning.
QUESTION # 8
Textbooks and modules
are written curricula that
represent the
recommended curriculum.
QUESTION # 9
Only the Department of
Education can recommend
a curriculum.
QUESTION # 10
In the heart of all the types
of curricula, the teacher
has a major role.
GENERALIZATION
What are the 7 types of
curricula in schools?
GENERALIZATION
Is it necessary for teachers
to learn about school
curriculum? Why?
ASSESSMENT
To be accomplished on
field together with FS 4.
AGREEMENT
Read about
THE TEACHER AS A
CURRICULARIST.
