The Teacher as a

Curricularist
 Curricularist

• A professional who is curriculum specialist

•A person who is involved in curriculum knowing, writing, planning,
implementing, evaluating, innovating, and initiati-ng.
• A teacher’s role is broader and inclusive of other functions and so
teacher is a curricularist.

 Describing teacher as Curricularist

KNOWER
1. Knows the curriculum Learning begins with knowing. The teacher
as a learner starts with knowing about the curriculum, the subject
matter or the content. As a teacher, one has to master what are
included in the curriculum. It is the acquiring academic knowledge
about formal (disciplines, logic) or informal (derived from
experiences). It is mastery of the subject matter.
Writes the curriculum
• A classroom teacher takes
record of knowledge concepts,
subject matter or content. These
need to be written or preserved.
The teacher writes books,
modules, laboratory manuals,
instructional guides, and WRITER
reference materials in paper or
electronic media.
Plans the curriculum
• A good curriculum has to be planned. It is
the role of the teacher to make a yearly,
monthly or daily plan of the curriculum.
• The teacher takes into consideration several
factors in planning a curriculum.
PLANNER
These are: learners, support material, time,
subject matter or content, desired outcomes ,
context of the learners among others
Thank You
So Much!