EPISODE 1

THERMOMETER CHECK

Name of FS Student:

Course: Year & Section:

Resource Teacher: Signature:

Cooperating School:

Your Target

At the end of this episode, you should be able to describe through your reflection of how school
promotes partnership and dialogue.

Your Map
For this process, go through the following steps:

1. Visit a school and study it’s vision, mission and goals in relation to the school’s curriculum.
2. Observe the interaction between and among students, teachers, and other school personnel.
3. Write down your observation your observation and discussion with your classmates and FS teacher.
4. Generate insights from your observation.
5. Reflect on your experiences.

Your Tools
For this episode use the activity form provided below.

Grade level: Section:

Subject Observed:

Observations:

1. Student-to-student Interaction Patterns:

2. Student-to-Teacher Interaction Patterns:

3. Teacher-to-Student Interaction Patterns:

4. Student-to-Non-Teaching Personnel Interaction Patterns:

5. Teacher-to-Teacher Interaction Patterns:

Enriching Activities
Create a scenario where any of the above interactions occur in the school. Make a script of their
dialogue, bearing in mind that this partnership is built on developing a climate of respect, harmony and
cooperation.

Post your script below:

Your Analysis

1. Why is a classroom a miniature of a greater society?

2. What are found in the classrooms that are similar to what can be observed in society?

Peace Concept on Focus: Cooperation

You are able to find pleasure in working with another person because you consider this person as
partner not a competitor. Through partnership, the task is done cooperatively and more easily.

Discuss with your FS classmates your thoughts on Cooperation and Partnership in Curriculum Design.
Then write down your thoughts as well as those of your classmates. Please use the space below.
EPISODE 2

COME, LET’S TALK

Name of FS Student:

Course: Year & Section:

Resource Teacher: Signature:

Cooperating School:

Your Target

At the end of this activity, the students should be able to describe the interaction pattern that occurs
between the teachers and learners as provided in the curriculum.

Your Map
For this process, go through the following steps:

1. Observe how the teacher provides the opportunity to the learners to interact with one another in doing one’s
roles.
2. Record how roles are performed by the teacher and the learners.
3. Make your own documentation of the dialogue or converstation based on the observed roles that each one
performs which you feel could have been livelier.
4. Highlight the aspect of the dialogue that indicates the teacher as a role model in developing the values in the
process of learning.

Your Tools

For this episode, please use the Activity Form provided below.

Grade level: Section:

Subject Observed:

Observations:

(take note how the teacher communicates the lesson and how the learners are responding to the teacher. Note
how the teacher accepts of rejects the responses of the learners.)

Your Analysis

1. How important are dialogue and substantive conversation in the classroom in terms of students’ learning.

2. What learning benefits could teachers and students draw from intentional classroom dialogue?
Peace Concept on Focus: Dialogue
Curriculum design is not only a matter of brilliant planning. It needs a constant effort to unite all diverse
aspects of learning. This effort is successful when people involved believes in the power of dialogue.

Discuss with your FS classmates your thoughts on Dialogue in Curriculum Design.

EPISODE 3

COME, LET’S TALK

Name of FS Student:

Course: Year & Section:

Resource Teacher: Signature:

Cooperating School:

Your Target

At the end of this episode, you should be able to deliberate on the principles involved in designing the
curriculum and the learning activities provided.

Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:

1. Critique the information from the curriculum theory and practice through observation of a.) learning
environment b.) subject matter c.) Books and internet resources used.
2. Write your observations including the information you gather.
3. Reflect on your experience.

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the activity form provided below. Write your insights and reflections.

1. Describe the learning environment.

2. Subject Matter/s Covered

3. Educational Resources
Your Analysis

1.Why should teachers know about curriculum design? Is curriculum design necessary? Write its’ importance.

2. What do most principles and theories of curriculum development have in common? How is this commonality
expressed or spelled out in the curriculum of the class you have observed?

Your Reflections
From your FS experience, keep in touch with your most meaningful learning and express it through
abstract visual representation. Please use appropriate colors to represent your feelings and significant
learning.
EPISODE 4

BRIDGING EDUCATIONAL PROCESS

Name of FS Student:

Course: Year & Section:

Resource Teacher: Signature:

Cooperating School:

Your Target

At the end of this activity, you should be able to identify educational programs that connect the school
with the larger historical, social, cultural and political process.

Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:

1. Examine the school’s calendar of activities. See how the students, community stakeholders are involved.
2. Identify the programs where leaders create rewards for certain practices in delivering to the stakeholders.
Record the observations on the calendar of activities, programs and awards and the participation of
stakeholders.
3. Write your reflection/s on the involvement of stakeholders of school’s activities.

Your Tools

For this episode, take a copy of school calendar of activities and paste it below. Select at least three activities
and write your analysis how these activities become part of the curriculum. Show how the stakeholders are
involved in schools programs and activities.

1. Name of Activity:

Analysis :

2. Name of Activity:

Analysis :

3. Name of Activity:

Analysis :
EPISODE 5

COLLECT AND CRITIQUE

Name of FS Student:

Course: Year & Section:

Resource Teacher: Signature:

Cooperating School:

Your Target
At the end of this episode, you should be able to explain the importance of curriculum through
reflections from the observations made about it as used by the teacher.

Your Map

In your observation, please do the following steps:

1. Download a curriculum guide of your choice through this link:

http://depedclub.com/updated-k-12-curriculum-guides/

2. Select at least 5 learning content or topic, it’s learning activities and the assessment used in the learning
content or topic.

3. Examine the assessment tools used in the curriculum guide whether it is performance based or product
based.

Your Tools

In table below write your analysis of each topic or learning content that you have chosen.

Topic/learning Learning Activities Assessment Used Your Analysis

Content

1.

2.

3.

4.
5.
Questions
1. How important is it for teachers and curriculum planners to anchor their curricular plans to specific theories
and principles of curriculum development.

2, Aside from the teachers, who else should be involved in the curriculum planning? Expound your thoughts.