C 214 EM: Issues Reforms and Innovations on Education

Course Description:

The course identifies and examines past and existing issues, trends, reforms and innovations in
the Philippine Education System and how these have contributed to national development. It also
discusses how communication and technology are used as tools of innovations in education. It attempts
to motivate learners towards designing their own approach for innovations in their local school setting.

Objectives:

1. Acquire deep understanding of the global trends, issues, reforms, innovations, and
challenges in the context of the Philippine environment.
2. Demonstrate adequate understanding of the principles and theories behind different trends,
issues, reforms, innovations, and challenges and its implications to Philippine education.
3. Improve skills in planning and developing appropriate curriculum guide.
4. Propose and design some curriculum innovations in their respectivearea of education.
5. Assess / Analyze the existing universal curriculum in the light of the different theories and
philosophies of education.
6. Manifest appreciation on the contributions of theories and philosophies in the development
of education curricula.
7. Identify and explain the drivers of change that inform issues, reforms, and innovation in
education.

Course Content:

A. Nature and Meaning of trends, issues, reforms/innovations

B. Trends
1. Virtual University – Where Higher Education Goes to Cyberspace
2. The Professional Regulation Commission at 36: Advocating Stronger Politics to Insure
Integrity of Licensure Examination
3. The Changing Vision and Mission of Research in Higher Education Amidst Globalization
4. Total Quality Management in Graduate Teacher Education
5. Institutional Accreditation: Enhancing the Quality of Institution
6. Teachers and Parents: A Dynamic Partnership

C. Issues
1. Translating Education to Sustainable Development
2. Challenges and Issues in RP Higher Education
3. Education, Training and Competitiveness
4. The Never-Ending Quest for Quality Teaching
5. Medium of Instruction, Values Education and Cordon Sanitaire
6. Ownership, Management, Use and Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights

D. Reforms/Innovations/challenges
1. Covid-Era Instruction
2. Cooperative Learning Approach
3. Innovating from the Ground Up
4. Challenges of Technology in Education
5. Teaching our Teachers: Meeting the Challenges of the 21 st Century
6. Educational Neuroscience
7. The Social Cost of Filipino Migrants
8. The Roots of Our Eyes are in Our Hearts
9. EDCOM and the ensuing trifocalization of the education sector
10. The Kindergarten Education Act [of 2012Republic Act No. (RA) 10157]
11. The K-12 Reform or The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic Act 10533)
Book References:

Armstrong, T. (2019). Mindfulness in the Classroom.Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD.

Bell, K. (2020). Blended learning with google. USA: Amazon.
Bersin, J. (2004). The blended learning book: best practices, proven methodologies, and lessons
learned. San Francisco, California: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Ornstein, A. C. &Hunkins, F.P. (2018).Curriculum foundations, principles, and issues. USA:
Pearson.
Sadker, D.M., Zittleman, K. &Sadker, M.P. (2013). Teachers, schools, and society. New York: Mc-
Graw Hill.
Sampa, E.M. (2019). Curriculum and instruction design for humanizing education in the
21stcentury. USA: Amazon.
Spady, W.G. (1994). Outcomes-based education: Critical issues and answers. Arlington, Virginia:
AASA.
Sousa, D.A. (2011). Educational neuroscience. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publications.
Sprenger, M. (2020). Social emotional learning and the brain. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD.
Stewart, V. (2012). A World-class education: Learning from international models of excellence
and innovation. Alexandria, Virginia: ASCD.
Tariman, M. (2007).The magus of progressive education: The writings of Florentino Cayco.
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Electronic References:
http://www.academia.edu

Journal References:

 Educational Leadership
 International Journal of Education and Research
 Journal of Education
 Journal of Teacher Education

Requirements:

Regular class attendance

Active class participation
E - Portfolio (Modular worksheets, Written reports, Reflection paper, PDFs)
Projects
Video Oral Presentations
Examinations