OLIVER CERVANTESPhD-EPM Student

Definitions of Curriculum

1. Curriculum is all of the experiences children have under the guidance of teachers.

2. Curriculum encompasses all learning opportunities provided by school.

3. Curriculum is a plan for all experiences which the learner encounters in school.

4. Bodies of knowledge and skills.

3 Versions in Curriculum

• Subject Centered• Teacher Centered• Student Centered

What is the nature of curriculum?

• Curriculum is something determined by experts and authorities.

• There is no right curriculum.• Curriculum should reflect the real world, be

practical, of use.• There are many curricula we can learn and

negotiate

2 MAJOR ISSUES AS TO WHO PLANS THE CURRICULUM1. National or State and Local

curriculum control.2. Relationship of laymen, academic

scholars, and elementary school and secondary school and collegiate educators in curriculum planning, parents and etc.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A CURRICULUM PLANNER• Open-minded •Willing to listen • Ready to Adapt

ACTORS!

State, Government, School Administrators, Teachers, Students,Community, members and supervisors

ROLE OF STAKEHOLDERS IN CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION•Stakeholders are individuals or institutions that are interested in school curriculum.

• These stakeholders shape the school curriculum implementation.

Some of the considerations teachers should have in curricular implementation

Who owns the curriculum?• A teacher in a public school is an employee of

the district, which is an educational entity of the state.

• It is the state, the governor, the legislature (the state dept. of education or state board of education) which has ultimate responsibility over the curriculum.

From a designer or technician to a decision maker.• At this point, teachers’ role shift from a

developer to an implementer. • Which of the plans should be put in to

action and how should it be done are decisions which the teachers should make.

• Curriculum implementation is now giving life to the written material. To do this, there is the need of another actor, the learners. No curriculum will succeed without the learners

“CURRICULUM MANAGERS AND ADMINISTRATORS”

• In a school organization, there is always a curriculum manager or school administrator. In fact, for school principals, one of their functions is being a curriculum manager.

• They supervise curriculum implementation, select and recruit new teachers, admit students, procure equipment and materials needed for effective learning. They also plan for the improvement of school facilities and physical plants.

CURRICULUM PLANNING

in the PHILIPPINES

CURRICULUM POLICIES AND LEGISLATION

Department of Education through various orders, circulars, memoranda and bulletins. They are aligned with national priorities and contribute to the achievement of development goals.

These functions are exercised in consultation with other agencies and sectors of society (e.g. industry, socio-civic groups, teacher-training institutions, professional organizations, school administrators, parents, students, etc.)

However, while curriculum implementation guidelines:

National level- the actual implementation- school-teachers.

Determine the resources to be used; teaching and assessment strategies and other processes.

Schools-modify the national curriculum (e.g. content, sequence and teaching strategies)

in order to ensure that the curriculum responds to local concerns.

EVALUATIONNational Educational Testing and Research Centre (NETRC) • National achievement tests to students leaving the education

sector. • For grade VI & 9-NAT, The tests cover five subject areas.And are administered annually, towards the end of the school

year. • The results provide the bases for policy formulation and

educational reforms. • At the regional and division levels, diagnostic and

achievement tests are administered to a sample group depending on the availability of funds.

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• Dora, D (Democracy and Education: Who owns the curriculum? http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el_197610_della-dora.pdf

• • Evangelista, C & Evangelista, M (2013). Curriculum Planning in the Philippines. Retrieved June 28, 2016

from http://www.slideshare.net/martianne21/curriculum-planning-in-the-philippines