Curriculum Landscape for the

21st Century Teaching and

Learning
The curriculum has to be dynamic not static.
It should suit the needs of the changing world.
There is globalization not only in business but also
in education.
• confronting everyone.
• Curriculum is needed for globalization and the country’s economy.
• Curriculum should prepare the students not only for the present but
the future.

• Characteristics of Curriculum

• should provide appropriate knowledge, skills, understanding and

capabilities to face the future with confidence
• (interdisciplinary, connected to the community both local and
international)
• based on research, strong evidence
• product of highly consultative and collaborative development process
• supports excellence and equity for all learners
• Accessible and ready for schools, community, teachers and students
• The curriculum should be relevant to the students’ lives, bring the
world to the students and vice versa.
• Curriculum should develop skills needed for the 21st century. It should
focus on multiple intelligence, critical thinking skills, technology and
assessment.
• D.E.P. Ed. aims not only development of skills and literacy but all the
aspects of personality. It wants the students not only to have
competence but possess certain values such as nationalism and
environmentalism.
• To have a good curriculum, we should know the goals of our
curriculum, ways to achieve and evaluate their effectiveness,
efficiency and relevance.
• Students- heart of curriculum
• Who- teachers
• What- lessons and activities
• When- implementation and revision
• Where- conducive learning environment
• How- approach, methodology
• Curriculum should develop the potentials 21st century skills of the
students.
• Learning- not memorization but through inquiry and investigation
• The teaching of humanities should be intensified to make the
students see better perspectives.
20th Century Classroom 21st Century Classroom

Teacher- Centered Student Centered

Time based Outcome based

Memorization Discovery, Investigation

Lower level of Thinking Higher Order Thinking Skills

Textbook Driven Research based

Passive Learning Active Learning

Students learned in isolation. Students learn through

collaboration.

Discipline problems Respect for each other

No academic freedom With academic freedom

Fragmented curriculum Interdisciplinary curriculum

Low expectations High expectations

Teacher is the sole judge. Self, peer assessment

Irrelevant to learners Connected to students’ lives

and interests

More on pen and paper More on performance, media

and other products
No diversity of learners Diversity of learners
considered

Focused on 3 r’s only Focused on the development

of 21st century skills

Based on the needs of Focused on globalization and

employers only needs of the international
market
Focused on standard testing Multiple ways of assessment