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CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING CURRICULUM LESSON 1 – VARIOUS DEFINITIONS OF CURRICULUM ACTIVATE Read Today’s Headlines 1. “PCOO assists DepEd on blended learning materials” 2. “CHED: Colleges, universities may still add Filipino to curriculum” 3. “DepEd: Curriculum to undergo changes” 4. “Philippines needs to improve its education system” 5. “Education in the face of a pandemic: Should parents shift to homeschooling?”



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What can you say of these headlines? Do these reflect what are going on in our school? Should the public know and be involved in the schooling of the citizens? What are the implications of each headline to the classroom curriculum? Write your thoughts on the space provided. The Five headlines that is stated above shows the challenges in the educational system of the country and their ways on overcoming and putting solution for these crisis. Headlines are all about the current situation that we are facing right now in which the COVID 19 pandemic affects all sector of the society especially the Department of Education and CHED. These pandemic leads to many changes in the educational system of the country which became a great challenge for the educational sector to overcome with this pandemic and look for alternative mode of learning to continue and meet the needs in the education of the young dreamers. In the first headline it is stated



that “PCOO assists DepEd on blended learning materials” it is all about the new normal setting in the educational system of the country in which the Department of Education as well as the CHED provide multifunctional alternative learning materials to help students in their home schooling. Teachers provide blended learning materials to guide their students in their studies despite of the challenges that they may take in their learning process. Next headline is all about adding Filipino subject in the curriculum in tertiary level. For me it is needed for us to learn Filipino subject first before learning other languages. Yes, we can’t deny the fact that English is more important subject to learn because it is useful for us to find job opportunities, yet, Filipino is also important for me because it was a shameful act if we have so much knowledge of the foreign languages but illiterate in our own language itself. Next we have, Curriculum undergo changes, the department of education and the Commission on Higher Education need to have changes in their curriculum to suit for the challenges that we are facing right now in our educational system. Then we have the headline stating that Philippines needs to improve its educational system because there are many lapses in the educational system of the country we are lack of learning materials as well as teacher manual or guide in the delivery of the lesson. We are lack of school facilities such as classroom, comfort rooms, laboratories, Gymnasium and many more which is necessary for the holistic development of the students. And lastly, education in the face of a pandemic: should parents shift to homeschooling? In my own opinion for these I prefer to have face to face classes rather than home schooling. Each one of us has different multiple intelligences, some of us are fast learners some are slow learners. Not all the students have a higher thinking order skills to fully understand, analyze and apply what they have learned out of the topic. I’m not in favor for the homeschooling because there are many factor that could be a barrier in the learning process of the students. There are many factors that could affect the attention of the students in their studies at home. In the schooling of the citizen the public should know and involved because they could be one of the factors that could influenced an individual in their schooling. They have a great contribution in molding an individual. the implications of each headline to the classroom curriculum is that it shows on the changes that takes place in the educational system. Curriculum change depends on the circumstances. Curriculum has a dynamic change, it changes over time. APPLY Activity 1 – In this activity, let us find out how teachers, students, educators, define curriculum from their own points of view. Try to inquire from the following persons identified below (thru text messages, video calls, chat, etc.). Allow them to share their views/ideas on what Curriculum is. Record their answers and present the definition in a matrix like the one below. Try to note their discussions with you and you may compare them as to the similarities and differences of their ideas.



Persons Interviewed



Answer to Question: What is Curriculum to You?



Elementary Grades “A step by step program to ensure the complete learning for Teachers the students”.



School Principals



“Subject that comprises the course you are studying that needs to be passed to take the next courses. (Pre requisite subject)”



Persons Interviewed Professor



Answer to Question: What is Curriculum to You? “Curriculum is the totality of the learner’s experience in the educational process. It also refers to the numerous subjects that is being offered by the institution. It also discusses the series of instructions planned by the institution to cater the needs of the students and fulfill their academic needs. Curriculum is dynamic and it continuously change due to prevalent needs of the society. As what the saying goes “it takes the village to raise a child”, the reason why an institution needs stakeholders and other support system to create a dynamic and successful curriculum. “Set of courses/ subjects required for a chosen degree”.



School Personnel



Non-education College Student



“Set of courses and subjects that the school offers for the students.



Comments /Observations: Based on the information’s that I gather out of the interview that I’ve conducted for five persons with different Profession and position in school I come up with the idea that curriculum is something that serves as a guide of the teachers as well as the students in their class all throughout the year. Curriculum is made by the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education and are implemented in the whole educational system of the country. Curriculum change over time for it to suit for the prevalent needs of the society.



ASSESSMENT How do you view your school curriculum? My own view or perspective on the curriculum of Iloilo Science and Technology University Miagao Campus is that it molds student to be globally competitive individual, it prepares students for their role to play in the future and their role to portray in their field of profession/chosen profession. It provides adequate education and learning for the students. It enhances the skill and abilities of the students in many field like for example for the teacher education courses students are well trained. They are sent from other schools to have their practice teach to showcase and enhance their skills in teaching. Students are encouraged to join for school activities to showcase their talents in acting, dancing, singing and many more. 1.



2. Try to study and analyze the pictures below and write your personal definition of curriculum. a. Curriculum encourage students



participation on the class discussion. Performance based curriculum.



b. Enhancing the skills and the students.



abilities of