CLOSE ENCOUNTER WITH THE

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

OBSERVE, ANALYZE, REFLECT

ACTIVITY 8.1 Curricula in the School Setting

It's time to look around. Discover what curriculum is operating in the school setting. Recall
the types of curriculum mentioned earlier. Can you spot where these are found? Let’s do a
hunting game!

OBSERVE

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Racquel Oca Subject Area: Filipino

Grade/Year Level: Grade 10 School: DMRMNHS
Teacher’s Signature: Date:

1. Locate where you can find the following curriculum in the school setting. Secure a
copy, make observations of the process and record your information in the matrix
below. Describe your observations

Type of Curriculum Where Found Description

1. Recommended Office of the This type of curriculum
Curriculum (K to 12 Principal/Faculty stems from what experts in
Guidelines) education suggest.
Recommended curriculum
can come from a variety of
different sources, including
nationally recognized
researchers, policy makers
and legislators, and others. It
focuses on the content, skill
sets and tools educators
should prioritize in the
classroom.
2. Written Curriculum Faculty The written curriculum
(Teacher's Lesson Plan) refers to a lesson plan or
syllabus written by teachers.
3. Taught Curriculum Faculty This is about the
(Teaching Learning Process) implementation of the
written curriculum.
Whatever is being taught or
an activity being done in the
classroom is a taught
 curriculum.
4. Supported Curriculum Faculty/Library A supported curriculum
(Subject textbook) involves the additional tools,
resources and learning
experiences found in and
outside a classroom. These
include textbooks, field
trips, software and
technology, in addition to
other innovative new
techniques to engage
students. Teachers and other
individuals involved with
the course are also a
component of the supported
curriculum.
5. Assessed Curriculum Faculty An assessed curriculum is
(Assessment Process) also known as a tested
curriculum. It refers to
quizzes, tests and other
kinds of methods to measure
students’ success. This can
encompass a number of
different assessment
techniques, including
presentations, a portfolio, a
demonstration as well as
state and federal
standardized tests.
6. Learned Curriculum Faculty This type of curriculum
(Achieved Learning indicates what the students
Outcomes) have learned. The capability
that students should
demonstrate at the end of the
lesson can be measured
through learning outcomes.
A learning outcome can be
manifested by what students
can perform or do either in
their cognitive, affective, or
psychomotor domains. The
test results can determine the
learning outcome, and the
students can achieve it
through learning objectives.
7. Hidden Curriculum Faculty/Office of the The hidden curriculum
(Media) Principal refers to the unplanned or
unintended curriculum but
plays a vital role in learning.
It consists of norms, values,
 and procedures.

ANALYZE

Which of the seven types curriculum in the school setting is easy to find? Why?

Based on my inquiry with the teachers, it is easy to find the written curriculum in the school
setting because it is always available anytime and the teachers always make a daily lesson
plan for their teaching so I didn’t have a hard time finding it.

Which is difficult to observe? Why?

In my opinion, among the 7 types of curriculum, it is more difficult for me to find the hidden
curriculum in school because it is literally hidden and stocked somewhere. Even the teachers
at Don Manuel do not know where it is located.

Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one another?

Yes, all types of curriculum can be found in the school setting but some of them are difficult
to access. Meanwhile, all types of curriculum are related because the school only follows the
recommended curriculum of DepEd which is the basis for all teachers in schools in making a
written curriculum or lesson plan. After the teachers create their lesson plan or syllabus, they
will implement it and apply it to their teaching and this is called the taught curriculum. The
teacher also uses a supported curriculum in their teaching such as textbooks. After the teacher
has taught her lesson she will go to the assessment to test if what she has taught is effective to
find out if she has achieved her expected learning outcome. The hidden curriculum is the
unplanned curriculum but it can help a lot in students' learning. In other words, it can be said
that all curricula are interconnected from the DepEd's lowered curriculum to the Hidden
Curriculum.

Draw a diagram to show the relationship of one curriculum to the other.

 REFLECT

Make a reflection on the diagram that you have drawn.

You can see in the diagram the process of how DepEd suggested the curriculum that schools
should be based on in accordance with the K-12 Guidelines. Implementation of the guidelines
in DepEd recommended curriculum began. Teachers will develop and create a syllabus or
lesson plan in accordance with the recommended curriculum. After this, the teacher will
apply his lesson by teaching it using the supported curriculum as his reference. In order to
test the effectiveness of the learning materials used in his teaching, he must go through an
assessment process before he can obtain and achieve his learning outcomes. The final process
is the development of the hidden curriculum. Therefore, it can be seen in the diagram show
how the development process revolves around the implementation of the curriculum in line
with the K to 12 Guidelines of Deped.

ACTIVITY 8.2 The Miniscule School Curriculum: The Lesson, A Closer Look

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Racquel Oca Subject Area: Filipino

Grade/Year Level: Grade 10 School: DMRMNHS
Teacher’s Signature: Date:

OBSERVE
This activity requires a full lesson observation from Motivation to Assessment.

Procedure:

1. Secure permit to observe one complete lesson in a particular subject, in a particular

grade/year level.
2. Keep a close watch on the different components of the miniscule curriculum: the lesson
3. Follow the three major components of a curriculum (Planning, Implementing and
Evaluating/Assessing). Observe and record your observation.

Observe and Record Observation on the following Aspects

Major Curriculum Components Key Guide for Observation (Carefully look

for the indicators/behavior of the teacher
along the key points. Write your
observation and description in your
notebook.)
A. Planning 1. Borrow the teacher's lesson plan for the
day. What major parts do you see? Request a
copy for your use.
Answer the following questions:

a. What are the lesson objectives/learning

outcomes?
Students are expected to be able to evaluate
poetry and song according to sukat, tugma at
taludtod.
b. What are included in the subject
matter?
Elemento ng Tula
- Sukat
- Tugma
- Taludtod
- Pantig
- Simbulo
- Himig
- Saknong

c. What procedure or method will the

teacher use to implement
the plan?
The teacher used an audio-visual presentation
to effectively evaluate the students ’song
“Laguna ”.
d. Will the teacher assess or evaluate the
lesson? How will this be done?
Yes, because at the end of the lesson the
students had a group presentation to present
their analysis on the Laguna song. They
 analyzed the song according to the element of
the poem.

B. Implementing Now it's time to observe how the teacher

implemented the prepared lesson plan.
Observe closely the procedure.

a. How did the teacher begin the lesson?

She began her discussion by stating first her
learning objectives and she gave a
motivational activity titled “Hanap-salita” to
make her student search for the puzzle words
that was related to her main topic. After this,
she asked the Grade 10 Bonifacio students
what concept they formed based on the words
they found and the teacher successfully
introduced his topic.
b. What procedure or steps were followed?

Lesson Proper
- Prayer
- Review of the Lesson
- Motivational activity
- Introduction of the topic
- Discussion
- Summary of the lesson
- Assessment and evaluation
- Group activities/Performance Task
- Assignments

c. How did the teacher engage the

learners?
The teacher conducted motivational activities
and used an audio-visual presentation to make
the discussion more lively, fun and
interactive.
d. Was the teacher a guide at the side?
Yes, the teacher facilitates the whole learning
process so he is aware of the flow of his
lesson.
e. Were the learners on task?/Or were they
participating in the
class activity?
Yes, each student actively participates and
performs in a different performance task
given by the teacher.
f. Was the lesson finished within the class
period?
Yes, her lesson ended on time, so every hour
was meaningful.
 C. Evaluating/Assessing Did learning occur in the lesson taught? Here
you make observations to find evidence of
learning.
a. Were the objectives as learned outcomes
achieved?
Yes, the teacher clearly presented her topic
very well and she achieved everything set out
in her learning objectives that she expected
her students would be able to do at the end of
the lesson.
b. How did the teacher assess/evaluate it?
She used scoring rubrics to measure the
group performance of her students and she
also gave each student a chance to evaluate
the other groups that performed and presented
during class.
c. What evidence was shown? Get pieces of
evidence.

ANALYZE

Write a paragraph based on the data you gathered using these key questions?

1. How does the teacher whom you observed compare to the ideal characteristics or
competencies of global quality teachers?

2. Was the lesson implemented as planned? Describe.

3. Can you describe the disposition of the teacher after the lesson was taught? Happy and
eager? Satisfied and contented? Disappointed and exhausted?

4. Can you describe the majority of students' reactions after the lesson was taught? Confused?
Happy and eager? Contented? No reactions at all.

REFLECT

Based on your observations and tasks in Activity 2 how will you prepare your lesson
plan?

Make a short paragraph on the topic.

The important thing I should consider in developing and preparing a lesson plan is to think of
the topic in accordance with the learning needs of my students because it is important to
focus on which aspects of learning they should pay attention to. In preparing the lesson plan,
it is also important that I think and prepare of a variety of motivational activities so that I can
entice my students to participate and have active involvement in the class. I just have to
consider the interests and talents of my students so that I can make sure they participate in the
class without getting bored. Nor should it be neglected to consider the assessment tools that
will be used to measure students learning outcomes before the end of class. Meanwhile, the
most important part of lesson plan preparation is the evaluation of teaching strategies and
learning materials that the teacher will apply to each part of his lesson to assess and evaluate
its effectiveness.

ACTIVITY 8.3 Constructive Alignment of the Components of a Lesson Plan

Resource Teacher: Mrs. Racquel Oca Teacher's Signature:

School: DMRMNHS Grade/Year Level: Grade 10 - Bonifacio
Subject area: Filipino Date: January 6, 2022

OBSERVE

Using the diagram below fill up the component parts of a lesson plan

I. Title of the Lesson: Elemento ng Mitolohiya

II. Subject area: Filipino
III. Grade Level: Grade 10 - Bonifacio
Outcomes Teaching Method Assessment

- Students will be able to

describe the element of
- Use of Audio-Visual and - Short Quiz
myth. PPT Presentation

- Students will be able to - Short Tagalog Myth - Performance

narrate the events in myth
story of “Sina Thor at Loki sa
Story about “Sina Thor at Task/ group
Loki sa Lupain ng mga
Lupain ng mga Higante”
Higante”
Activities
- Students will be able to
ANALYZE
reflect on the importance of
myth in human life.

Answer the following questions based on the diagram.

1. Are the three components constructively aligned? Explain.

Yes because it is important for the teacher to start his lesson plan by recording and stating his
learning objectives to guide him in assessing the learning outcomes of his students. He cannot
do this if he does not apply different teaching methods and strategies to make his teaching
more effective. The teacher can only prove that he / she has achieved his / her stated learning
objectives if he / she conducts various assessments to measure the overall learning outcomes
of the students. Therefore, each of these components is an important part of lesson planning.
2. Will the outcomes be achieved with the teaching methods used? Why?

Yes because this is what the teacher will use to achieve what he expects his students to learn
at the end of the lesson. Teaching methods are important part of the lesson so that the teacher
can facilitate the whole learning process.

3. What component would tell if the outcomes have been achieved?

The teacher can say that he / she will achieve the expected learning outcomes of the students
when he / she conducts an assessment to determine if his / her students have really learned
anything from his/her lesson and these are the components that will tell that the teacher has
achieved his / her stated learning objectives.

REFLECT

What lessons have you learned in developing or writing a lesson plan?

The first thing a teacher should do and I have learned in developing and writing an effective
lesson plan is to think of a way for him or her to coordinate and align each part or component
of the lesson plan because it is important that the expected learning outcomes are aligned and
appropriate to the teaching methods and strategies to be used by the teacher. The teacher must
have a clear vision and plan to achieve his learning objectives and he cannot do this if he does
not know how to measure or assess what his students have learned. Therefore, the foundation
of the lesson plan on which the teacher's goal to learn his students is formed depends on his
learning objectives and need methods and steps to achieve this so it is important that the
teacher knows the teaching methods he will use. Meanwhile, assessment is the evidence of
learning so each part or component of the lesson plan is an important tool for the teacher to
implement his written lesson plan.

What value will it give to the teacher if the three components are aligned?

When each component of the teacher's lesson plan is aligned, he / she can execute his / her
lesson quickly because there is only one goal he / she wants to achieve so he / she can focus
on achieving his / her stated learning objectives because the topic he / she teaches is related to
the teaching strategies and assessment tools he / she will use. Therefore, the teaching-learning
process will be facilitated well because the plans and steps that he will take to deliver his
lesson properly are already set and ready. All that is needed is to implement it in the actual
learning environment to test the effectiveness of the instructional materials, teaching
strategies and assessment tools in achieving his main objectives.

SHOW Your Learning Artifacts

Learning Artifacts for Activity 1-3

Present an artifact for Activity 1, 2, and 3.

Activity 1 Artifact

1. Present an evidence for each kind of curriculum operating in the school setting. This
can be in pictures, realia, documents or others.

Activity 2: Artifact

1. Present a sample curriculum in a form of a Lesson Plan.

Activity 3: Artifact

1. Present a matrix to show the constructive alignment of the three components of a

lesson plan.
a. Example:

Lesson Title: Bida, Anyo at Pagpapahalaga sa Pelikulang Pilipino

Subject Area: Filipino
Grade Level: Grade 10

Lesson Outcomes Teaching Methods Evaluation

Sa katapusan ng aralin  “Paksa-suri: Pangwakas na Gawain: Ang mga

ang mga mag-aaral ay 1,2,3, Aksyon” mag-aaral ay hahatiin sa tatlong
inaasahang matatamo (Motivational pangkat at ang bawat grupo ay
ang mga sumusunod Activities) maghahanda ng mga sumusunod na
 On-the-spot presentasyon upang ipakita ang
• Nakikilala ang mga Acting kanilang kahusayan sa pagganap
batikang aktor at (Dialogue) bilang bida sa isang dula. Palulutangin
aktres sa larangan ng  Role-Playing ng bawat pangkat ang pagkakaiba ng
pag-arte  Reflective/ bawat anyong pampelikula o genre sa
• Nabibigyan-halaga Situational Pelikulang Filipino.
ang pagtangkilik sa Questions 1. Dulang Komedya
mga Pelikulang 2. Dulang Melodrama
Filipino 3. Dulang Aksyon o Bakbakan
• Nakakapagsagawa
ng isang PAMANTAYAN
komprehensibong
reaksyong papel Kahusayan sa Pagganap o 30%
hinggil sa usapin nang Pag-arte
unti-unting pagbaksak Nilalaman/Mensahe 20%
ng Philippine Drama Pagkamalikhain/ 20%
sa pagpasok iba’t Orihinalidad
ibang dayuhang Partisipasyon 20%
pelikula sa Philippine Dating sa Madla 10%
National Television at Kabuuan 100
nakakapaglahad ng %
pagsalungat o
pagsang-ayon sa EBALWASYON
naturang usapin.
Panuto: Kumuha ng isang buong papel
at sagutan ang mga sumusunod na
tanong:
1. Bilang medyor ng filipino at
magiging guro sa hinaharap, ano ang
iyong magagawa upang ipakilala sa
bagong henerasyon ng kabataan ang
Pelikulang Filipino?
2. Sa iyong palagay, ang unti-unting
pagsakop ba ng mga dayuhang palabas
 sa Philippine National Television ay
nangangahugan ng unti-unting
pagbagsak o pagkawala ng Philippine
Drama sa pagdaan ng panahon.
Ipaliwanag.
3. Anu-ano ang dahilan kung bakit
bihira na lamang ang mga pilipinong
sumusubaybay sa Pelikulang Filipino?
Isa-isahin at ipaliwanag.
4. Anu-ano ang iyong maimumungkahi
upang mas lalong mapaganda at
tangkilikin pa ng mga Pilipino ang
Pelikulang Filipino?
5. Ano ang iyong nararamdaman sa
tuwing nagkakaroon ng komparison o
paghahalintulad sa pagitan ng
dayuhang pelikula at Pelikulang
Filipino? Sa iyong palagay, nararapat
lamang ba na paghambingin ang
dalawa upang mas lalong mapaunlad
pa ang paggawa ng pelikula dito sa
Pilipinas? Makakatulong ba ito upang
mahimok ang mga kabataan sa
henerasyong ito na tangkilikin ang
Pelikulang Filipino?

V. KASUNDUAN
Gumawa ng isang reaksyong
papel hinggil sa mga usaping may
kinalaman sa unti-unting pagbagsak ng
PDrama sa pagpasok ng Kdrama,
Lakorn at iba pang dayuhang palabas
sa Philippine National Television.
Ilahad ang iyong pagsang-ayon o
pagtutol, maging ang iyong
nararamdaman ukol dito.

EVALUATE Performance Task

Evaluate Your Work Task Field Study 1. Episode 8 - Close Encounter with the School Curriculum
Name of FS Student: Rolando R. Nacinopa Jr. Date Submitted:
Year & Section: 4B Course: BSED - Filipino

Learning Episode Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement

4 3 2 1
Accomplished All observation One (1) to two (2) Three (3) observation Four (4) or more
Observation Sheet questions/tasks observation Questions/tasks Not observation
completely answered/ questions/ tasks not answered / questions/ tasks not
accomplished. answered / accomplished. answered /
accomplished. accomplished.
Analysis All questions were All questions were Questions were not Four (4) or more
answered completely; answered completely; answered completely; observation questions
answers are with answers are Clearly answers are not were not answered;
depth and are connected to theories; clearly connected to answers not
thoroughly grounded grammar and spelling theories; one (1) to connected to theories;
on theories; grammar are free from errors. three (3) grammatical more than four (4)
and spelling are free / spelling errors. grammatical/
from error. Spelling errors.

Reflection Profound and clear; Clear but lacks depth: Not so clear and Unclear and shallow;
supported by what supported by what shallow; somewhat rarely supported by
were observed and were observed and supported by what what were observed
analyzed analyzed were observed and and analyzed
analyzed
Learning Artifacts Portfolio is reflected Portfolio is reflected Portfolio is not Portfolio is not
on in the context of on in the context of reflected on in the reflected on in the
the learning the learning context of the context of the
outcomes; Complete, outcomes. Complete; learning outcomes. learning outcomes;
well-organized, well-organized, very Complete; not not complete; not
highly relevant to the relevant to the organized. Relevant organized, not
learning outcome learning outcome to the learning relevant
outcome
Submission Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day after Submitted two (2)
deadline deadline the deadline days or more after the
deadline
COMMENT/S

20

Rating:
Over-all Score (Based on
TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADING/RATING 1.0
Transmutations
(99)
Score 20 19-18 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7-below
Grad 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.0 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.0 3.5 5
e
99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-
below

LINK Theory to Practice

Choose the correct answer from the options given.

1. When we say school curriculum it refers only to the K to 12 curriculum.

A. This statement is true.

 B. This statement is not true.
C. This statement is half true.
D. This statement is silly.

2. A professional teacher should possess the following skills to address the need for a
curricularist EXCEPT one. Which one is NOT?

A. Knower of the curriculum

B. Believer of the curriculum
C. Implementer of the curriculum
D. Writer of the curriculum.

3. The influence of multimedia, peers, community tradition, advancement in technology,

though not deliberately taught in the lesson, will influence the curriculum. This is
referred to as

A. written curriculum
B. recommended curriculum
C. implemented curriculum
D. hidden Curriculum

4. Which two components of the lesson plan (as a miniscule curriculum) should be
aligned?

I. Outcomes and Assessment

II. Assessment and Teaching Methods
III. Outcomes and Teaching Methods

A. I only
B. B . II only
C. C. III only
D. D. I, II and III
E.
5. What is the most important reason why there should be constructive alignment of the
components of the curriculum?

A. For ease of correcting by the school principal.

B. To assure that each component contributes to the attainment of the learning
outcomes.
C. As a required template when starting to write a lesson plan.
D. As a model of other lesson plans written and published.