Episode 1 Field Study

The Definition of Curriculum EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Name of Student: ________________________________ Semester: __________________

Course: ___________________________________ Year & Section: __________________
Name of the Resource Teacher: _____________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature: _______________________ Date: _______________
Grade/ Year Level: _________________________________
Cooperating School: ________________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Visit the school library /surf the internet.
2. Write two meanings of curriculum taken from reliable sources. Copy the
bibliography in APA format.
3. Make a narrative report of this activity for your portfolio. Include some
pictures or other documentation.

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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.

1. What is curriculum? (Write your own definition)
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2. Can a school exist without a curriculum? Why or why not?

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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

1. As a future teacher, how important will a curriculum be to you?

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2. What are the implications of an ever changing curriculum to teachers?

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Creative Output:
Present a collage of pictures that symbolize/represent curriculum.

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 Episode 2 Field Study
The Curriculum EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Name of Student: ________________________________ Semester: __________________

Course: ___________________________________ Year & Section: __________________
Name of the Resource Teacher: _____________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature: _______________________ Date: _______________
Grade/ Year Level: _________________________________
Cooperating School: ________________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Visit a school.
2. Copy the school’s vision, mission and goals.
3. Make a narrative report of your observation for your portfolio. Include
some pictures or other documentation.
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 Goals/Objectives:

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Signature of FS Teacher above Printed Name Date

Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.
1. Are the vision, mission, goals and objectives of the school in accordance
with the goals of the K to 12 Curriculum?
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2. Based on the school’s mission and vision, what are the intended learning
goals for the learners?
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

1. As a future teacher, how would you prepare yourself not only for the
implementation but also for the realization of the K to 12 curriculum?
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Creative Output: Support your reflection by researching in the internet the
K to 12 Philippine Basic Education Curriculum Framework in picture or
illustrated format.

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Episode 3 EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

The Types of Curricula in Schools

Name of Student: ________________________________ Semester: __________________

Course: ___________________________________ Year & Section: __________________
Name of the Resource Teacher: _____________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature: _______________________ Date: _______________
Grade/ Year Level: _________________________________
Cooperating School: ________________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Review the different types of curricula.
2. Conduct a classroom observation.
3. Take note how the teacher implement the different curricula in teaching a
single subject matter. Some curricula may not be observed.
4. Make a narrative report of your observation for your portfolio. Include
some pictures or other documentation.

Subject Matter: ________________________________________________________

Subject and Grade/Year Level: _________________________________________

Types of Indicators Observation

Curriculum
1. Recommended Is the subject matter
prescribed in the K to 12
curriculum for the grade/year
level?
2. Written Did the teacher use a lesson
Curriculum plan or a curriculum guide?
3. Taught How did the teacher deliver
Curriculum the subject matter? What
strategy or technique did he
employ? What teaching style
did he use?
4. Supported What materials or facilities did
Curriculum he use for a successful
teaching-learning process?

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5. Assessed What assessment tool/s did he
Curriculum use during or after teaching?
Did he use formative or
summative assessment?
6. Learned How did the students
Curriculum demonstrate their learning
outcome?
7. Hidden Did you observe some
Curriculum behavior/s among the learners
or in the classroom which may
modify or influence learning
outcomes?

Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.
1. What is the importance of the different curricula to the learners?
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2. Why should we be aware of the hidden curriculum?
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

1. Why should I know the different types of curricula?
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Creative Output:
1. Support your answer by searching an article about hidden curriculum – how
important it is and how should it be implemented or observe in the
classroom/school. Copy your reference in an APA format.

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 Field Study

EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Episode 4
The Teacher as a Curricularist

Name of Student ______________________________ Semester _______________

Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________
Name of the Resource Teacher ___________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature _______________________ Date _____________
Grade/ Year Level ______________ Subject Area ___________________________
Cooperating School _______________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Review the different roles of teachers as a curricularist.
2. Set a time to interview a teacher during her most convenient time. You
may interview any teacher that you know if you find difficulty in finding
common time for an interview with your resource teacher.
3. Ask her the different functions or roles that he/she does as a teacher not
only inside the classroom but also in the school.
4. Make a narrative report of your interview for your portfolio. Include
some pictures or other documentation.

FUNCTIONS /ROLES ROLES AS A

AS A TEACHER CURRICULARIST
(planner, writer, knower, initiator,
innovator, implementor, evaluator)
Ex. Construct lesson plans planner

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 Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.

1. What are the different roles/functions of a teacher? affect the teaching learning
process?
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2. How do these roles/functions affect the teaching learning process?
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

1. As a future curricularist, will you be willing to take these roles? Why or why
not?
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Creative Output:
1. Put in a collage all pictures of samples/pieces of evidence to show that the teacher
is a curricularist.

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 Field Study
EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM
Episode 5
Approaches about School Curriculum

Name of Student ______________________________ Semester _______________

Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________
Name of the Resource Teacher ___________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature _______________________ Date _____________
Grade/ Year Level ______________ Subject Area ___________________________
Cooperating School _______________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Conduct classroom observation.
2. Write down the learning objectives for the day.
3. Identify the learning strategies/methods used by the teacher.
4. Determine if the evaluation items given by the resource teacher are
congruent with the set objectives.
5. Make a narrative report of your interview for your portfolio. Include
some pictures or other documentation.

APPROACH OBSERVATIONS

Content
Subject Matter

Lesson Objectives

Process
Strategies/

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 Techniques
Materials

Product
Learning Outcome

Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.

1. What are the three approaches in curriculum?
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2. How can these approaches be applied in the classroom?
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

1. If you were to re-teach the subject-matter, what strategies/methods will
you use to transfer learning?
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2. If you were to re-teach the subject-matter, what appropriate assessment

strategies will you use to monitor or evaluate learning?

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Creative Output:
1. Choose any subject matter in your respective specialization (or choice) and
complete the following template.

SUBJECT MATTER/REFERENCE
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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LEARNING STRATEGIES OR METHODS

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 Field Study
Episode 6 EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Foundations of Curriculum Development

Name of Student ______________________________ Semester _______________

Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________
Name of the Resource Teacher ___________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature _______________________ Date _____________
Grade/ Year Level ______________ Subject Area ___________________________
Cooperating School _______________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Study the different philosophical, psychological and social foundations of
curriculum.
2. Conduct a classroom observation.
3. Based from your observation, identify the philosophical, psychological
and social foundation being adhered by the teacher. You may use your
hand-outs for the different characteristics of a teacher along the different
philosophies and theories.
4. Make a narrative report of your observation for your portfolio. Include
some pictures or other documentation

Characteristics of the Teacher OBSERVATIONS

In terms of:
delivering the lesson/
presentation of the lesson
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 Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.

1. Based from your observation, what philosophy does your resource teacher
adhere to? Why do you say so?
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2. How does a philosophy affect teaching?
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 Reflection: Reflect on your observation.
1. What philosophy do you adhere to? Refer to the result of the
questionnaire you answered in the class.
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Creative Output:
1. Complete the following in an essay form. (My Philosophy of Teaching)
Teaching is . . . I believe that teaching is . . .

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 Episode 7 Field Study

Approaches to Curriculum Design EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Name of Student ______________________________ Semester _______________

Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________
Name of the Resource Teacher ___________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature _______________________ Date _____________
Grade/ Year Level ______________ Subject Area ___________________________
Cooperating School _______________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

1. Study the different types of curriculum design model.
2. Conduct a classroom observation.
3. Based from your observation, identify any scenario/situations from the
classroom set up which characterize each of the following curriculum

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 model.
4. Make a narrative report of your observation for your portfolio. Include
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Curriculum Model OBSERVATIONS

Subject Centered

Learner-centered

Problem centered

Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.

1. Describe each curriculum design models.
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2. Based from your observations from beginning until today , what curriculum
design does your teacher adhere to? Does he/she adhere to one or a combination
of these models? Why do you say so?
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

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 What curriculum model do you prefer? Why?

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Subject-
Problem-
Centered
Centered
Deisgn

Which of
these
models do
you like?
best?

Learner-
Centered

Creative Output:
1. Through a graphic organizer, how will you implement your preferred
curriculum design models?

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 Episode 8 Field Study

School Practices EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Name of Student ______________________________ Semester _______________

Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________
Name of the Resource Teacher ___________________________________________
Resource Teacher’s Signature _______________________ Date _____________
Grade/ Year Level ______________ Subject Area ___________________________
Cooperating School _______________________________________________________

Observation Tasks: Accomplish the matrix.

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1. Examine the calendar of activities of the school, particularly for the month
of September and October, posted in bulletin boards inside or outside the
classroom.
2. You may validate this by asking your resource teacher.
3. Make a narrative report of your observation for your portfolio. Include
some pictures or other documentation

Months School Activities

September

October

Narrative Report
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Analysis: Write a journal about your insights regarding these questions.

1. Do you think the monthly school activities that we celebrate enrich the
curriculum? Why or why not?
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.
1. Do you remember of any school activity that you participated in when
you were in the elementary or high school? How did this activity help
you?
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Creative Output:
1. Make a collage of school activities.

Episode 9 Field Study

Curriculum Development, Reforms EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM
and Enhancement

Name of Student ______________________________ Semester _______________

Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________
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Resource Teacher’s Signature _______________________ Date _____________
Grade/ Year Level ______________ Subject Area ___________________________
Cooperating School

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 Narrative Report
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Observation /Analysis Tasks:

1. Read anything about the K to 12 Curriculum (for the BEEd) and the Junior
and Senior High School (for the BSEd).
2. Analyze the new curricula in terms of its rationale, legal foundation,
propose curricular innovations (tracks). You may surf the internet.
3. You may present the curriculum in any way you want - in graph, figure,
tabular, linear and etc.

Narrative Report
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Reflection: Reflect on your observation.

1. What is your opinion regarding this curricular innovations in our
educational system?
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Creative Output:
1. Look for an article about this curricular innovation. Copy your reference and
include this in your portfolio.

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