MODULE 3:

The Teacher as a
Curriculum Designer

curriculum as a planned sequence of

learning experiences should be at the
heart and mind of every teacher.
Every teacher as a curricularist should
be involved in a curriculum .
As a curriculum designer this task was
not given s much attention in the past.
Every single day, a teacher a teacher
designs a lesson or utilizes a curriculum
that has been made was previously
written.

LESSON 1:

Fundamentals
of Curriculum
Designing

Building on Peter Olivas 10

Axioms for Curriculum Designers

Curriculum

change is
inevitable, necessary,
and desirable.

Curriculum

reflects as
a product of its time.

Curriculum

changes made
earlier can exist concurrently
with newer curriculum
changes.

Curriculum

change depends
on people who will
implement the change.

Curriculum

development is
a cooperative group activity.

Curriculum

development is
a decision-making process
made from choices of
alternatives.

Curriculum

development is an
ongoing process.
Curriculum

development is more
effective if it is a

Curriculum

development is more
effective when it follows
a systematic process.
Curriculum

development starts from

Intended Outcomes
(Objectives)

Content/Subject
Matter
(with references)

Components of a
Course Design

Methods/Strategies
(with needed
resources)

Evaluation
(means of assessment)