3 THE TEACHER AS A CURRICULARIST

MY FS LEARNING EPISODE OVERVIEW

The episode is concerned with enumerating the characteristics of

a teacher as a Curricularist. It clearly spells out the various functions of a teacher
as curriculum specialists.

MY DESIRED LEARNING OUTCOMES

 Define roles of teachers as Curricularist

 Discuss the roles of teachers as Curricularist
 Reflect on how those roles affect the teaching-learning process

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 MY PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

I will be rated along the following:

 quality of my observations and documentation,

 completeness and depth of my analysis,
 Depth and clarity of my classroom observation-based reflections,
 Completeness, organization, clarify of my portfolio and
 Time of submission of my portfolio.

MY LEARNING ESSENTIALS

A Curricularist is a professional who is a curriculum specialist. A

teacher’s role is broader and inclusive of other functions and so a teacher is a
Curricularist. What does it take to be a Curricularist?
Initiates the curriculum (Initiator)
Implementation of a new
curriculum requires the open Innovates the curriculum
mindedness of the teacher, and (Innovator)
the full belief that the curriculumA teacher makes
will enhance learning. innovations in the
Plans the curriculum (Planner) curriculum. Creativity and
A teacher’s role is to make yearly, innovation are hallmarks of
monthly, or daily plan for the
an excellent teacher.
curriculum which serves as a guide in Implements the curriculum
the implementation of the curriculum. (Implementer)
An implementor gives life
Writes the curriculum (Writer)
to the curriculum plan. It is
A classroom teacher takes record of
where the teaching,
knowledge concepts, subject matter
guiding, facilitating skills
or content.
of the teacher are expected.
Knows the curriculum (Knower) Evaluatesthe curriculum
As a teacher, one has to aster what are (Evaluator) Determines
included in the curriculum. The Teacher as Curricularist if the desired learning
outcomes have been
 My Map

To ensure that I will be able

to do this activity, I must
follow the footprints.

1. Get samples/
pieces of
evidence that
the teacher is a
Curricularist.
5. Go to the
designated
person for
interview.

3. Get research
findings on the 2. Prepare a
4. Present the roles of portfolio
letter to Curricularist.
The school
Principal.
 MY LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Interview a teacher on the specific roles he/she plays as a

curricularist. Your interview must include a teacher in basic
Activity 1 education and in the tertiary level. Complete the matrix given
below.

Levels Roles as a Curricularist

Early Childhood

Name of Teacher: Marites T. You can’t teach them character and you
Mendevel can’t motivate them internally. All you
can do is model character and
enthusiasm and caring specially on this
early age of the students.

School: Lanigay Elem. School

Signature:

Elementary
Name of Teacher: Exsalle B. Salceda There is substantial stream of research
dating back for decades to support the
assertion that the single most
significant school- based factor is a

School: Lanigay Elem. School child learning is the quality of the

classroom teacher.

Signature:

Secondary Level

Name of Teacher: Rachel B. Binagyang As a Curricularist it is, mandatory to

show full submission to the curriculum
being indorse, because this was really
based to the learning needs of

School: Lanigay High School children/students on a given time

setting

Signature:

Tertiary Level

Name of Teacher

School: Signature:

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 After the interview, get samples/pieces of evidence to show
Activity 2 that the teacher is a curricularist.

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 Research in the library and look for a topic about the role of a teacher
as a curricularist.Complete the template below:
Activity 3

Research Title:

Researcher (s):

Findings: (Write the salient forms in bulleted form).

 Curriculum
 Evaluation
 Creative
 Artistic
 Implementer

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My Reflections / Insights

Aware of the roles of teachers as a

Curricularist,

How do you perceive your role as?

Curricularist

The students are free to generate their own ideas and

apply in their activities. I will let my students to have an
experiential learning. I will let them discover things in
their own to make lesson more learners centered and I
will share to them my knowledge.

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Pieces of
Evidence
Learning Documents

Records Portfolio Pictures

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 MY LEARNING RUBRIC

Name of FS Student:Eva M. Penaflor Date Submitted: March 18, 2017

Year & Sec.: III-B Course: BSED
FIELD STUDY 4, Episode 3- THE TEACHER AS A CURRICULARIST
FOCUSED On:
Defining roles of teachers as Curricularist
Discussing the roles of teachers as Curricularist
Reflecting on how those roles affect the teaching-learning process
Learning Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Needs
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