THE TEACHER AND THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Module One: Curriculum Essentials

Activity 1

Name: Hywel Jay N. Padilla

Course: BSED – 3, 7307

PART I

Instruction: Fill the boxes with word/phrases that comes in your mind when hear/read the phrase “School Curriculum”
and give a brief explanation below the chart.

1. Academic 2. Students

3. Activities SCHOOL CURRICULUM 4. Approach

5. System 6. Lesson Plan

Explanation:

1. Academic – Academic is in line with school curriculum because academic is an extended inquiry process organized
around challenging, realistic questions and well created solutions and assignments engages students in gaining
information and skills through a methodical teaching technique.
2. Students - A good curriculum also connects teachers from across grade levels and subject areas to look at the big
picture of student learning.
3. Activities - One of the most common methods of periodically updating a curriculum guide is through grade-level
meetings designed to share materials, activities, units, assessments and even student work
4. Approach - It is a way of dealing with curriculum, a way of doing, creating, designing and thinking about the
curriculum.
5. System - Refers to an interactive system of instruction and learning with specific goals, contents, strategies,
measurement, and resources.
6. Lesson Plan - is a logical arrangement of concepts/ideas or skills to be covered during the teaching and learning
process.
Part II

Instruction: Make a clear distinction in your own words between curriculum and
a. Syllabus
b. Scheme of work
c. Course of study
d. Lesson note
Use a graphic organizer to show your answer.

Curriculum and
Syllabus

Curriculum Similarities Syllabus

Wider in scope For Education Content of the school
Leading to certification subjects
For Learning
Long term plan Sub-set
Prepared by teachers
Year or for a longer
period of schooling

Curriculum and
Scheme of Work

Curriculum Similarities Scheme of Work

Overall content Instructional units Breakdown of contents
Educational system Activities Systematic arrangement
Prepared by classroom
teachers
 Curriculum and
Course of Study

Curriculum Similarities Course of Study

Group of courses Educational program Particular set of learners
usually in a related
topic. Academic studies Certifications

Programs Core Subjects

Curriculum and
Lesson Note

Curriculum Similarities Lesson Note

General lessons Presentation of the Guide for teachers
lesson
Broad learning Breakdown of the
Planning syllabus
Daily lessons
Outline