FS4

Field Study 4
Exploring the Curriculum

EPISODE 3
“TELL ME”
Name of FS Student _______________________________________________________________
Course _______________ Year and Section __________________
Resource Teacher ____________________ Signature _________________________
Cooperating School _______________________________________________________________

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

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

1 Critique the information

from the curriculum
theory and practice
through observation of the
following:
a. Learning environments
b. Subject Matter
c. Resource used

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2 Write your observations
including the information you Reflect on your experience
gather.
Your Tools
For these episodes, please use the Activity Forms provided for you below.

My Observation Report
Name of FS Student _____________________________________________________________
School Observed________________________________________________________________
Subject Observed_____________________
Year and Section ______________
The Leaning Environment Subject Matter/s Covered Library and / or Internet
Resources
MY INSIGHTS AND REFLECTIONS:
The Leaning Environment Subject Matter/s Covered Library and / or Internet
Resources
Your Analysis
1. Why should teachers know about curriculum design?

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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?

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