The School and The Curriculum (MW 8:00AM – 9:30AM)

 AUGUST 30 - Andrea, marica, dave, russ, colet, jerico, diana, cherry, jovill, gio, jeneth,
dhave, corolla, Quiana, jc, joseph,

 TYPES OF SCHOOL CURRICULUM – the totality of student experiences that occur

in the educational process.
 The curriculum is at the heart of the teaching profession
 Higher/Tertiary Education Curriculum – our curriculum as college (baccalaureate
degrees – 4-year course) taken care by CHED.
 K-3 – primary level
 G4-g6 – intermediate
 G7-g10 – secondary
 G11-g12 – senior high school
 Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum – present curriculum in elementary and junior
high school taken care by the DepEd. RA. 10533
 Technical Vocational School Curriculum – practical skills and trainings taken care by
the TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority). National
Certificate – 5 points
 Overview: it is all about school curricula and the teacher. It identifies the different types
of curricula that exist in the teacher’s classroom and school. It also describes the different
roles of the teacher as a curricularist who engages in the different facets of curriculum
development in any educational level.
 Curriculum: it is what is taught in the school, a set of subjects, a content, a program of
studies, a set of materials, a sequence of courses, a set of performance objectives,
everything that goes within the school. It is what is taught inside and outside of school
directed by the teacher, everything planned by school, a series of experiences undergone
by learners in school or what individual learner experiences as a result of the school. In
short, it is the total learning experiences of learner under the guidance of the teacher.
 The Saber Tooth Curriculum by Harold Benjamin: the story was written in 1939.
Curriculum then, was seen as a tradition of organized knowledge taught in schools of the
19th Century. Two centuries later, the concept of a curriculum has broadened to include
several modes of thoughts and experiences.
 No Formal, Non - Formal or Informal Education exists without a curriculum.
Classrooms will be empty with no curriculum. Teachers will have nothing
 In our current Philippine Educational System, different schools are established in
different educational levels which have corresponding recommended curricula. The
educational levels are:
1. Basic Education – includes Kindergarten, Grade 1 to Grade 6 for elementary, and
for G7 to G10 for Junior High School ad G11 to G12 for the Senior High School.
Each level has its specific recommended curriculum. The new basic education
levels are provided in the K to 12 Enhanced Curriculum of 2013 of the
Department of Education.

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The School and The Curriculum (MW 8:00AM – 9:30AM)

2. Technical Vocational Education – this is post-secondary technical vocational

educational and training taken care by Technical Education and Skill
Development Authority (TESDA). For the TechVoc Track is SHS of DepEd,
DepEd and TESDA work in close coordination.
3. Higher Education – Baccalaureate or Bachelor’s Degrees and the Graduate
Degrees (Master’s and Doctorate) which are under the regulation of the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
 In whatever levels of schooling and in various types of learning environment, several
curricula exist.

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