Episode 5: "Collect and Critique"

Name: Metze P. Delos Reyes

Course: BSE (General Science)                                              Year and Section: IV/H7

Resource teacher: Jeremias M. Omelig Jr.                                                  

School: Iligan City East National High School

Your Target

          At the end of this episode, you should be able to explain the importance of the curriculum through reflections from the observations made about it as used by the teacher.

Your Map

In your observation, please do the following steps:

     1. Revisit the school and request the teacher to show you a syllabus of a particular subject.

     2. Analyze the syllabus in terms of the following:

• Topic 
• Learning activity 
• Assessment of learning

     3. Interview a teacher on the process of preparing the syllabus, giving attention to the following:

• Challenges Resources needed 
• Planning strategies

     4. Examine the assessment tools used by critiquing whether or not it is a product-based or performance – based.

                                                           My Analysis Report

The Topic	Learning Activities	Assessment Learning
Soil	- Identify a soil - Determine the importance of soil. - Classify the types of soil.	- Short Quiz - Oral Recitation - Demonstration

                                                                 

                                                            My Interview Report

Challenges	Resources Needed	Planning Strategies
Maintaining cleanliness of the classroom.	Use of cleaning materials	Group work
Instructing students to read more resources for advance learning.	Big books, Newspapers, Textbooks and Online resources	Peer Tutorial and Group Reading
Motivating students to actively participate in the class.	Colorful instructional materials and provide pictures related to the topic.	Ice breaker or Games related to the topic being discussed.

Your Analysis

• How important is it for teachers and curriculum planners to anchor their curricular plans to specific theories and principles of curriculum development?

           -It is important for the teacher to anchor their curricular plans in order for them to have guide in delivering classroom instruction. It is also because the existing theories are proven to be effective in a class of diverse students. And it is also helpful for the teachers to use theories because it can help them save time because they don’t have to experiment as to what strategy is applicable to their class.

• Aside from the teachers, who else should be involved in the curriculum planning?

               -Administrators such as the principal should be also involved in curricular planning because they have the power to control the schedule.