LEARNING EPISODE 8
Close Encounter with the School Curriculum
Activity 8.1 Curricula in the School Setting
Resource Teacher: __Jay O. Ecal_____ Teacher’s Signature: _______ School: _Acal Elementary School
Grade/Year: ___Grade 6___ Subject Area: __English___Date: __10/02/2023__
OBSERVE
1. Locate where you can find the following curriculum in the school setting. Secure a copy, make
observations of the process and record your information in the matrix below. Describe your
observations.
Type of Curriculum Where Found Description
1. Recommended Curriculum (K School It identifies the skills, concepts,
to 12 Guidelines) the content that will be
emphasized throughout the
learning process. A suggested
curriculum, complete with a list
of objectives and a material
sequence that proposed
graduation criteria, is frequently
presented to school as a policy
suggestion.
2. Written Curriculum School Written by curriculum experts
(Teacher’s Lesson Plan with the help of subject
teachers. This kind of written
curriculum needs to be pilot
tested or tried out in sample
schools to determine its
effectiveness
3. Taught Curriculum (Teaching Inside the classroom Taught curriculum is anything
Learning Process that is being taught or done in
the classroom. The taught
curriculum is exhibited when
professors give a lecture,
commence group work, or urge
pupils to conduct a laboratory
experiment under their
supervision.
4. Supported Curriculum Community/ Organization Should enable each learners to
(Subject textbook) attain a more meaningful and a
lifelong learning
5. Assessed Curriculum School Series of evaluation are being
(Assessment Process) done by extent of teaching or if
the student are progressing.
6. Learned Curriculum What students learned Learning outcomes can be used
(Achieved Learning Outcomes) to determine how competent
students should be at the end of
a class. A learning result can be
defined by what students can
do or do in their cognitive,
emotional, or psychomotor
domains.
7. Hidden Curriculum (Media) School and teacher’s visit. This are the lessons "which are
learned but not openly
intended" to be taught in school
such as the norms, values, and
beliefs conveyed in both the
classroom and social
environment.
ANALYZE
Which of the seven types curriculum in the school setting is easy to find? Why?
Among the seven curriculum in the school setting, the taught curriculum, assessed
curriculum and learned curriculum are easy to find because it always happened in
everyday discussion.
Which is difficult to observe? Why?
Hidden curriculum is the difficult to observe because this is the unintended curriculum,
it defines what students learn from physical environment, the policies, and the
procedures of the school. This applied to any learning outcomes that are not expressly
designed in a lesson plan.
Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one another?
The relationship between curricula to one another is highly connected and they both
serve to enhance each other. For instance, curriculum is the foundation of education
and the curriculum is what makes the education quality stand out, from basic level to
increasingly complex topics or skills.
Draw a diagram to show the relationship of one curriculum to the other.
REFLECT
Make a reflection on the diagram that you have drawn.
Activity 8.2 The Miniscule School Curriculum: The Lesson, A Closer Look
Resource Teacher: _Jay O. Ecal__ Teacher’s Signature: _____ School: _Acal Elementary School___
Grade/Year: _Grade 3___ Subject Area: _English__Date: __Sept. 18,2023__
OBSERVE
Major Curriculum Key Guide for Observation (Carefully look for the indicators/behavior of
Components the teacher along the key points. Write your observation and description
in your notebook.)
A. Planning 1. Borrow the teacher's lesson plan for the day. What major parts do you
see? Request a copy for your use.
Answer the following questions:
a. What are the lesson objectives/learning outcomes?
Identify verb in a sentence
Appreciate verbs in using it in a sentence
Use verb in constructing sentences
b. What are included in the subject matter?
Topic, References, Materials
c. What procedure or method will the teacher use to implement
the plan?
Using a reading selection and using some pictures to clearly
integrate the lesson.
d. Will the teacher assess or evaluate the lesson? How will this
be done?
Giving short story and let the students found the hidden action
word and use it in their own sentences.
B. Implementing Now it’s time to observe how the teacher implemented the
prepared lesson plan. Observe closely the procedure.
a. How did the teacher begin the lesson?
Start with preparatory activities and next the motivation, he start
his lesson by showing some pictures of a children doing
something.
b. What procedure or steps were followed?
He starts with Activity Proper and then the Discussion and let it
sink in and the lesson proper.
c. How did the teacher engage the learners?
The teacher engaged the students by using a positive attitude to
integrate his lesson.
d. Was the teacher a guide at the side?
Yes he’s a guide to a students side, whenever learners need some
guidance or they want to ask something the teacher is always their
to look for them and help them.
e. Were the learners on task? /Or were they participating in the class
activity?
Yes the learners are both engaged with doing activities and
participating in discussion, in activities they passionately do their
tasks quietly and during discussion they actively answer and
participate.
f. Was the lesson finished within the class period?
Yes the lesson is finished.
C. Evaluating/Assessing Did learning occur in the lesson taught? Here you make observations to
find evidence of learning.
a. Were the objectives as learned outcomes achieved?
Identify verbs in a sentence
Use verb in constructing sentences
b. How did the teacher assess/evaluate it?
By using short story and let the student identify the verbs
used. He also use some questions for the mastery of a
child’s learning.
c. What evidence was shown? Get pieces of evidence.
The result of task learners did.
ANALYZE
Write a paragraph based on the data you gathered using these key questions?
1. How does the teacher whom you observed compare to the ideal characteristics or competencies
of glob quality teachers?
The teacher I observed work with the students for the easily created new learning
opportunity. He uses data to support students learning and program improvement. He
facilitated and inspired student learning and creativity so that all students achieve in the
global society.
2. Was the lesson implemented as planned? Describe.
Yes, the lesson implemented a planned before is used in the class. It also shows the
interaction and relationship of the major curriculum components in the lesson. Aside
from lesson plan, an activity checklist or lesson outline Issued.
3. Can you describe the disposition of the teacher after the lesson was taught? Happy and eager?
Satisfied and contented? Disappointed and exhausted?
After the lesson the teacher shows satisfaction and contentment because he knows to
him self that he did well, he delivered the lesson smoothly according to the plan.
4. Can you describe the majority of students’ reactions after the lesson was taught? Confused?
Happy and eager? Contented? No reactions at all.
No reactions at all. After or even during the discussion the students show happiness and
contentment because the teacher delivered the lesson properly and the students actively
participated.
REFLECT
Based on your observation and tasks in Activity 2 how will you prepare your lesson plan? Make a short
paragraph on the topic.
No matter how a lesson plan is structured, each lesson should build on the one before it
and seamlessly transition into the next. There are other rules to follow in addition to the
core curriculum components. The type or level of the students, their past knowledge,
which will allow us to continue with the flow, and the teaching methods you can use in
your lesson plan are just a few of the crucial factors that go into the building of each one.
After that, the lesson should be organized, the learning objectives should be determined,
and the students’ progress should be evaluated.
Activity 8.3 Constructive Alignment of the Components of a Lesson Plan
Resource Teacher: __Jay O Ecal_ Teacher’s Signature: ______ School: _Acal Elementary School_
Grade/Year: _Grade 3___ Subject Area: __English____Date: _September 18,2023
OBSERVE
Using the diagram below fill up the components parts of a lesson plan
I. Title of the Lesson: Verb
II. Subject area: English
III. Grade Level: Grade 3
Outcomes Teaching Method Assessment
Fill this up Fill this up Fill this up
-PENCIL AND
- IDENTIFY -INDEPENDENT PAPER TEST
VERBS IN A
LEARNING ASSESSMENT
SENTENCE
-UTILIZING -IDENTIFYING
-USE VERB IN
AUDIOVISUAL VERBS IN A
CONSTRUCTING
MATERIALS SELECTION
SENTENCES READ
ANALYZE
Answer the following questions based on the diagram.
1. Are three components constructively aligned? Explain.
Yes, those three components are being integrated in a class alligned it is because the
teacher is prepared for the lesson that he is going to tackle.
2. Will the outcomes be achieved with the teaching methods used? Why?
Yes, because the teaching methods aimed to master the learning of students about the
lesson and it worked perfectly with the tool used by the teacher to assess the students.
3. What component would tell if the outcomes have been achieved?
The evaluation if the majority of the learners passed the test it means the outcomes
have been achieved.
REFLECT
What lessons have you learned in developing or writing a lesson plan?
I learned that in developing a lesson plan from the very start of the lesson, the motivation
should perfectly aligned with the subject matter. The procedure, application, assessment,
and evaluation should developed aligned with your subject matter.
What value will it give to the teacher if the three components are aligned?
Your lesson will work smoothly, it will give you a nice, motivating and smooth transition
in every activities that you’re going to implement.
SHOW Your Learning Artifacts
Learning Artifacts for Activity 1-3
Present an artifact for Activity 1, 2, and 3.
Activity 1 Artifact
1. Present an evidence for each kind of curriculum operating in the school setting. This can be in
pictures, realia, documents or others.
Activity 2: Artifact
1. Present a sample curriculum in a form of a Lesson Plan.
Activity 3: Artifact
1. Present a matrix to show the constructive alignment of the three components of a lesson plan.
Lesson Title: Verb
Subject Area: English
Grade Level: Grade 2
Lesson Outcomes Teaching Methods Evaluation
- Cooperative
- Define what is a Learning
verb
- Appreciate the - Independent - Pencil and
used of verbs learning paper test 1-10
- Construct questions
sentences using - Media Literacy - Performance
verbs and Language task
- Oral recitation
