Teachers as

Curriculum
Leaders
in 21st Century

JOYCELEN MAE T. SANTA

Middlewood and Burton (2011)
Critical
1 3 Creativity
Thinking

Communication
2 4 Collaboration
Skills
 Law and Glover (2000)
Learning how to Learning as a
1 3
learn process

Learning as a Teacher as a
2 4
lifelong process learner
 There are developments, which have
significantly influenced curriculum
development in teaching and learning in
21st century.
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• Increasing discoveries on how the Human

brains works
• Idea of learning styles and thinking
preferences
• ICT integration in Education
• Development of Learning
 One of the challenges of the 21st century
learning to curriculum leader is to
develop HABITS OF MIND among
1
learners.
Costa and Kallick (2009)
• Be independent thinkers; think before they act
• Enjoy working through work
• Think for themselves
• Have confidence; be able to take risks
• Communicate with others
 Exercising Curriculum Leadership in
Selecting Textbooks and Other
Instructional Materials
• Aligned to K-12 Curriculum
• Contain expert system of knowledge
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• Have provision for differentiated

instruction
• Provision for reflective thinking
• Provision for parental and community
involvement.
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Thank you, for listening!