Module 3:
The Teacher as
Implementer of the
Curriculum
Lesson 1 :
Curriculum
Implementation
Lesson overview
Definition of Terms
Curriculum Workers
Problem in Curriculum
Implementation
definition of terms
Curriculum
the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college
IMPLEMENT
the carrying out of planned, intentional activities that
aim to turn evidence and ideas into policies and
practices that work for people in the real world
Curriculum Implementation
focuses on the actual implementation of the curriculum from the national level
to the local school context
describes the dynamics of how various curriculum workers strive to do their
functions in order to attain educational goals, programs, and policies set by the
country, region, division, district, and down to the local school level.
the implementation of the curriculum is influenced by the educational goals set
by the government or schools.
Who are the
workers of
the
curriculum?
The success or failure of any
curriculum depends on the people
working for its implementation.
Curriculum
Oliva (2005) identified these
people as curriculum workers. At
Workers any level of curriculum
implementation, curriculum
workers, through their expertise,
creativity, and dedication, make
sure that the curriculum is
implemented as planned.
Teachers
Their roles as implementers of the
curriculum are very crucial. It is
through their expertise, creativity,
and commitment that any
curriculum success is attributed.
Principals
The chief academic and administrative
officer of the school. They provide
curricular and instructional leadership and
supervision to the teachers and other
school personnel in the local school
context. It is they who lead teachers in
planning different school activities and
make sure that all educational goals set by
the Department of Education are met.
Curriculum
Consultants
Individuals with a rich
experience on doing curriculum
projects related to curriculum
planning, curriculum
development, and curriculum
evaluation.
District Supervisors
Responsible for for supervising the
implementation of the curriculum in the
district level. They help public school
principals in ensuring that the programs
of the Department of Education are
implemented in their respective schools.
They also implement policies and
programs of the Department of Education
in private schools.
Educational
Supervisors
Assigned to specific subject areas in basic
education. They help the district office of
the Department of Education in
supervising the implementation of the
projects and programs specific for each
subject area.
Division
Superintendents
The chief academic officer of each
division. They supervise the
implementation of the DepEd
curriculum, programs, and projects in
the division level for both public and
private schools. Usually, each province
or a city is considered a division a
division for DepEd.
Regional
Directors
Manage the programs
and projects of the
Department of Education
in the regional level.
Education Program
Specialists
Work at the national level or at the
central offices of the Commission
on Higher Education and the
Department of Education. They
assist the two government agencies
in the development of curriculum
policies that will help teachers and
other curriculum leaders in the
implementation of the curriculum.
Technical Panels
and
Technical Committees
Professors and individual experts from
different disciplines and fields assist
the Commission on Higher Education in
developing curriculum, formulating that
curriculum policies, and evaluating the
compliance of higher education
institutions to CHED program
standards.
Problem in
Curriculum
Implementati0n
The problem, however, is that many individuals
and groups establish schools for business
purposes. With limited or no background at all in
education, they establish schools and employ
teachers and other experts to manage the
implementation of the curriculum. The problem in
this situation comes when these schools compete
with each other to increase the rate of enrolment.
They implement curricular innovations usually
adopted from abroad and duplicate good
programs of other schools. At times, the
competition is not healthy at all as there schools
that do not give emphasis on quality.
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you for
listening!