Learning Plans in the

MODULE 1

Context of the 21 st

Century
The K-12 curriculum
One of the features of the K to 12
curriculum is the requirement to
equip every graduate with the
following skills:
• information, media, and
technology skills;
• Iearning and innovation skills;
• effective communication skills;
and
• life and career skills.
 LESSON 1

The K to12
Curriculum
Framework
The use of technologies is done in the
different levels of learning and in
teaching the various fields of
specialization.

1. Strengthening Early Childhood

Education (Universal
Kindergarten)

-With the Universal Kindergarten

program of the Department, every
Filipino child is expected to have
access to carly childhood education.
2. Making the Curriculum
Relevant to Learners
(Contextualization and
Enhancement)

- Research shows that learners will

value a curriculum that is
relevant to their world.

Briggs (2014) shared some few

tips for making learning engaging
and personally relevant as cited by
• Use suspense and keep it
fresh - Drop hints about a new
Iearning unit before you reveal
what it might be, leave gaping
pauses in your speech, change
seating arrangements and put up
new and relevant posters or
displays; all these can activate
emotional signals and keep
student interest piqued.
• Make it student-directed -
Give students a choice of
assignments on a particular topic
or ask them to design one of their
own.

• Connecting lesson to their

lives and what they already
know – Taking time to brainstorm
about what students already know
and would like to learn about a
topic helps them to create goals.
• Provide utility value – utility
values provides relevance first by
telling students that content is
important to their future goals by
showing or explaining how the
content fits into their plans for the
future or to their future work.

• Build relatedness – It is an
inherint need that students have
to feel close to the significant
people in their lives including
3. Building Proficiency
( Mother-tongue Based
Multilingual Education )

- To be able to promote the child’s

dominant language and to use it
as a language of instruction,
technological tools should be
maximized.
4. Ensuring Integrated and Seamless
Learning (Spiral Progression)

- Learning basic concepts that lead to more

complex and sophisticated version of the general
concepts entail TPACK: technological knowledge,
content knowledge, and pedagogical knowledge.
Rediscovering concepts as students progress inf
their grade level will be fully supported if all the
areas of specialization will be aided by
technologies for teaching and learning. This will
further strengthen retention and will enhance
mastery of topics and skills as they are revisited
and consolidated time and again. This also allows
learners to learn topics and skills appropriate to
their developmental and cognitive skills.
5. Gearing Up for the Future

- The K to 12 Curriculum ensures college

readiness by aligning the core and
applied courses to the College Readiness
Standards (CRS) and new General
Education (GE) Curriculum. Hence, the K
to 12 Curriculum focused on developing
appropriate Specialization Subjects for
the Academic, Sports, Arts and Design,
and Technical Vocational Livelihood
Tracks. All of these specializations have
to be supported by education for better
learning.
6. Nurturing the Holistically Developed
Filipino (College and Livelihood Readiness,
21" Century Skills)

- To nurture holistically developed Filipino, every

K to 12 graduate is expected to be ready to go
into different paths be it further education,
employment, or entrepreneurship. Every
graduate is expected to be equipped with
information, media and technology skills, learning
and innovation skills, effective communication
skills, and life and career skills. This may happen
with the proper implementation of the curriculum
and with the facilitation of excellent teachers. For
teachers to maintain excellent performance, they
need full support one of which is technological
support.
Teachers play a very important role
not only inside the classroom as
classroom teachers but also as
facilitators of student learning,
designing. implementing and
evaluating the curriculum. In the
Philippines, the teachers are
expected to actively engage
themselves in curriculum design to
ensure that the K to 12 Curriculum
will be delivered at its best for
students to realize fully the
intended learning outcomes.
Teachers' decisions have an impact on
students' learning experiences in class. The
following are points to consider in identifying
and understanding teachers' roles as
curriculum designers:

• Without doubt, the most important person

in the curriculum implementation process is
the teacher. With their knowledge,
experiences and competencies, teachers are
central to any curriculum development effort.
Better teachers support better learning
because they are most knowledgeable about
the practice of teaching and are responsible
for introducing the curriculum in the
classroom (Alsubaic, 2016).
• Curriculum is the planned interaction of
pupils with instructional content,
materials, resources, and processes for
evaluating the attainment of educational
objectives-Jadhav and Patankar (2013).

• Curriculum is content, but when

contextualized, it comes alive for students.
The role of teachers in the curriculum
process is to help students develop an
engaged relationship with the content.
Active learning will increase the focus and
retention of the curriculum, resulting in an
exciting learning environment.
• Teachers, on their part, have
practical knowledge based on their
daily work with students. This
practical knowledge is useful to
curriculum committees because
teachers can assess whether the
ideas being developed will work in
the classroom (Young, 1988).
Step 1: Considering my Role
as Curriculum Designer
With the points of reference provided about
curriculum, participate in a face-to-fee discussion
with the whole group about how your field of
specialization (Ex. Physical Education, English,
Filipino, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and
so on) Was designed. In the discussion, you are
asked to thoughtfully consider your role as a
curriculum designer. Go over the Curriculum
Guide and discuss together the essential features,
focus and the general content and performance
standards of your field of specialization or major
per grade or level.
Step 2: Integrating
Technologies for Teaching
and Learning

After having an in-depth understanding of

the general nature, focus, and non-negotiable
standards set for your field of specialization,
share within the group some technological
resources and tools that can help you deliver it
to facilitate learning. Brainstorm on how these
technologies can be integrated properly and
how they will meet the important learning
objectives and the 21" Century Skills. Share the
results of your group discussion in the class.
THANKYOU
&
GODBLESS