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The document outlines a series of activities for observing and analyzing school curricula, focusing on different types of curricula such as recommended, written, taught, supported, assessed, learned, and hidden. It includes instructions for observing a complete lesson, evaluating teaching methods, and reflecting on the alignment of lesson plan components. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of documenting observations and presenting artifacts related to each activity.

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EPISODE-8

The document outlines a series of activities for observing and analyzing school curricula, focusing on different types of curricula such as recommended, written, taught, supported, assessed, learned, and hidden. It includes instructions for observing a complete lesson, evaluating teaching methods, and reflecting on the alignment of lesson plan components. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of documenting observations and presenting artifacts related to each activity.

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EPISODE 8

CLOSE ENCOUNTER with the SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Activity 8.1 Curricula in the School Setting

OBSERVE

Resource Teacher: Teacher’s Signature:


Grade/Year Level: Date:

I. 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 to 12
Guidelines)
2. Written Curriculum
(Teacher’s lesson Plan)
3. Taught Curriculum
(Teaching Learning
Process)
4. Supported Curriculum
(Subject textbook)
5. Assessed Curriculum
(Subject textbook)
6. Learned Curriculum
(Assessment Process)
7. Hidden Curriculum
(Media)

ANALYZE

 Which of the seven types curriculum in the school setting is easy to find? Why?

 Which is difficult to observe? Why?

 Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one another?

 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: Teacher’s Signature:


Grade/Year Level: Date:

OBSERVE

This acticity requires a full lesson observation from motivation to Assessment.

Procedure:
1. Secure permit to observe one complete lesson in particular subject, in a
particular grade/grade year level.
2. Keep a close watch on the different components of the miniscule curriculum: the
lesson
3. Follow the three major components of a curriculum (Planning, Implemnting and
Evaluating/Assessing). Observe and record your observation.

Observe and Record Observation on the Following Aspects

Major Curriculum Components Key Guide for Observation. (Carefully


look for the indicators/behavior of 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?
 Rewrite expressions with
rational exponents as radicals
and vice versa.
 Apply the laws of exponent in
simplifying with rational
exponents and radicals

b. What are included in the subject


matter?
 Demonstrate understanding of
key concepts of variation and
radicals.

c. What procedure or method will the


teacher use to implement the plan?
 Reviewing previous lesson or
presenting new lesson,
Establishing a purpose for the
lesson, Presenting
examples/Instances of the new
lesson, Discussing new
concepts and practicing new
skills

d. Will the teacher assess or evaluate the


lesson? How will this be done?
 Yes by giving activities that is
recorded.

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?

b. What procedure or steps were


followed?

c. How did the teacher engage the


learners?

d. Was the teacher a guide at the side?

e. Were the learners on task?/Or were


they participating in the class activity?
f. Was the lesson finished within the
class period?

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?

b. How did the teacher assess/evaluate it?

c. What evidence was shown? Get pieces


of evidence.

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 global quality teachers?

2. Was the lesson implemented as planned? Describe.

3. Can you describe the disposition of the teacher after the lesson was taught? Happy and
eager? Satisfied and contented? Disappointed and exhausted?
4. Can you describe the majority of student’s reactions after the lesson was taught?
Confused? Happy and eager? Contented? No reactions at all.

REFLECT
Based on your observations and tasks in activity 2 how will you prepare your lesson
plan?Make a short paragraph one the topic.
Activity 8.3 Constructive Alignment of the Components of a Lesson Plan

Resource Teacher: Teacher’s Signature:


Grade/Year Level: Date:

OBSERVE

Using the diagram below fill up the component parts of a lesson plan

I. Title of the Lesson:


II. Subject area:
III. Grade Level: I.

Outcomes Teaching Method Assessment

Fill this Up Fill this up Fill this up


ANALYZE
Answer the following questions based on the diagram.

1. Are the three components constructively aligned? Explain.

2. Will the outcomes be achieved with the teaching methods used? Why?

3. What component would tell if the outcomes have been achieved?


REFLECT
What lessons have you learned in developing or writing a lesson plan?
What value will it give to the teacher if the three components are aligned?

LEARNING ARTIFACTS
 Present an artifact for activity 1,2 and 3
 Activity 1 Artifact - Present an evidence for each kind of curriculum operating in the
school setting. This can be in pictures, realia, documents or others.
 Acticity 2 Artifacts- Present a sample curriculum in a form of lesson Plan
 Activity 3 Artifact- Present a matrix to show the constructive alignment of the three
components of a lesson plan.

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