Module 1

Lesson 1: Curriculum and The Teacher

Lesson Objectives:

 Discuss the different curricula that exists in the school

 Enhance understanding of the role of the teacher as a
curricularist in the classroom and school
 Analyzethe significance of curriculum and curriculum
development in the teacher’s classroom
The Sabre-Tooth Curriculum

Questions:

1. What is the narrative all about?

2. What does the author mean of
“A curriculum should be timeless”?
3. What is the difference between
education and training?
Think-Pair-Share Activity
Instruction: Choose a partner and discuss the Sabre-Tooth Curriculum
using the guide questions. Write what you have discussed below.

 1.Does Sabre-Tooth curriculum still

exist at present? Give examples of
your evidence.

 2.What does the author mean,

when he said “A curriculum should
be timeless”. Explain.

 What is the difference between

education and training?
Philippine Educational System

Department of Education Technical Education and Skills Commission on Higher

(DepEd) Development Authority Education
(TESDA) (CHED)
Types of Curriculum:

1. Recommended Curriculum
2. Written Curriculum
3. Taught Curriculum
4. Supported Curriculum
5. Assesssed Curriculum
6. Learned Curriculum
7. Hidden/Implicit Curriculum
Let us answer:
Activity 3: SPIN A WIN: AGREE OR DISAGREE
Instruction: Read each statement and decide whether you AGREE or DISAGREE. Write your
answer before each number.

__________1. In the Saber-Tooth Curriculum, learning is experiental 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.
Let us answer:

Activity 3: SPIN A WIN: AGREE OR DISAGREE

Instruction: Read each statement and decide whether you AGREE or DISAGREE. Write your
answer before each number.

__________6. Teachers should expect that school curricula are dynamic and changing.
__________7. Evaluated curriculum makes judgement 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 types of curricula, the teacher has a major role.
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