Eastern Mindoro College

BONGABONG, ORIENTAL MINDORO

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COLLEGE DEPARTMENT

Subject : THE TEACHING PROFESSION

Professor : MR. ANTHONY C. VISTA
Chapter : 1
Topic :
Name : RODEL A. SAÑO, RM, RN, MAN
Date : JULY 03, 2016/JULY 10, 2016

Take Action

Activity 1- Think-Pair-Share

1. Get a partner (A and B).

2. Discuss the Sabre - tooth Curriculum and answer the following:

a, Does the sabre-tooth curriculum still exist at present? Give examples of your evidence.

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b. Describe the kind of curriculum that exists as described in the article.

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c. What does the author mean, when he said "A curriculum should be timeless?" Explain.

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d. What is the difference between education and training?

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Activity 2- Observing a Curriculum in a Classroom

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Visit a classroom other than your own with permission from the teacher. (Elem, High School, College).

Do the two activities:

1. Observe the classroom situation.
2. Interview the teacher.

Focus your observation and interview on the presence or absence of the seven types of curricula and their
descriptions.

3. Record your observation and interview on the matrix provided.

Guide questions for Observation and Interview

1. What curricula are present in the classroom from my observation?

2. What curricula are present in the classroom from my interview?

3. How do I describe what I observed? interviewed?

4. Is there a type of curricula not present in the classroom? Identify.

Type of Curriculum What observation / information did I get? or What answers did I get from
my interview?

Recommended

Written

Taught

Supported

Assessed

Learned

Hidden

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Self-Check

I. Spin a Win: Agree or Disagree

Read each statement and decide whether you Agree or Disagree.

Write your answer before each number.

1. In the Saber Tooth Curriculum, learning is experiential

and authentic.

2. It is a reality that there exist more than one curricula in the

teacher's classroom.

3. A teacher can say with confidence that learning has

occurred, if the curriculum has been assessed.

4. Some curricula in the schools/classrooms are unwritten.

5. To establish national standards, teachers should be guided

by recommended curriculum in basic and higher
education.

6. Teachers should expect that school curricula are dynamic

and changing.

7. Evaluated curriculum makes judgment about learning.

8. Textbooks and modules are written curricula that

represent the recommended curricula.

9. Only the Department of Education can recommend a

curriculum.

10. In the heart of all the types of curricula, the teacher has a
major role.

Self-Check

1. Is it necessary for teachers to learn about school curriculum? Why? Write your answer on the space provided
below.

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Prepared by:

MR. JAYMAR B. MAGTIBAY

Instructor