CURRICULUM AND THE TEACHER

CURRICULUM IN SCHOOLS
 SABRE-TOOTH CURRICULUM

• During the 19th Century,

curriculum was seen as a tradition
of organized knowledge taught in
schools.
IF THERE IS NO SALT …

“As Precious as Salt”

 IF THERE IS NO CURRICULUM …

• No formal, non-formal or informal

education will exist
• Classrooms will be empty
• Teachers will have nothing to do
 CURRICULUM

•It is at the heart of the teaching

profession.
 EDUCATIONAL LEVELS IN THE
PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM

1. BASIC EDUCATION – K to 12 Enhanced Curriculum of 2013

of DepEd
2. TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL EDUCATION – post-secondary
(TESDA)
*TVL Track of SHS of DepEd is in coordination with TESDA
3. HIGHER EDUCATION – Baccalaureate Degrees and Graduate
Degrees under CHED
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1. Recommended Curriculum
Recommendations come in the form of
memoranda or policies, standards and guidelines.
2. Written Curriculum
This includes documents based on the
Recommended Curriculum.
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3. Taught Curriculum - Implemented curriculum

*teaching styles and learning styles
4. Supported Curriculum
Support materials that the teacher needs to
make the TLP meaningful.
*instructional materials and facilities
 CURRICULA IN SCHOOLS

5. Assessed Curriculum – Evaluated Curriculum

Taught and supported curricula have to be
evaluated.
*assessment for learning – progress of learning
*assessment as learning – self-assessment
*assessment of learning – how much has been
learned or mastered
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6. Learned Curriculum
*changed behavior
The positive outcome of teaching is an indicator
of learning (cognitive, psychomotor and affective
outcomes).
It demonstrates HO and Critical Thinking and
Lifelong Skills.
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7. Hidden/Implicit Curriculum
Not deliberately planned but has a great
impact on the behavior of the learner.
 In every classroom, not all these
curricula may be present at one time.
All types of curricula have significant
role in the life of the teacher as
facilitator of learning and have direct
implication to the life of the learners.
 ACTIVITY 2.B

Agree or Disagree
 QUESTION # 1

In the Sabre-Tooth
Curriculum, learning is
experiential and authentic.
 QUESTION # 2

It is a reality that there

exists more than one
curricula in the teacher’s
classroom.
 QUESTION # 3

A teacher can say with

confidence that learning has
occurred, if the curriculum
has been assessed.
 QUESTION # 4

Some curricula in the

schools are unwritten.
 QUESTION # 5

To establish national standards,

teachers should be guided by
recommended curriculum in
basic and higher education.
 QUESTION # 6

Teachers should expect

that school curricula are
dynamic and changing.
 QUESTION # 7

Evaluated curriculum
makes judgment about
learning.
 QUESTION # 8

Textbooks and modules

are written curricula that
represent the
recommended curriculum.
 QUESTION # 9

Only the Department of

Education can recommend
a curriculum.
 QUESTION # 10

In the heart of all the types

of curricula, the teacher
has a major role.
 GENERALIZATION

What are the 7 types of

curricula in schools?
 GENERALIZATION

Is it necessary for teachers

to learn about school
curriculum? Why?
 ASSESSMENT

To be accomplished on
field together with FS 4.
 AGREEMENT

Read about
THE TEACHER AS A
CURRICULARIST.