tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14998118074387312132024-02-20T09:58:12.323-08:00my reflectionsshirneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395160116657968763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499811807438731213.post-76960254581066425232012-05-21T09:55:00.003-07:002012-05-21T09:55:27.592-07:00reflection on K-12<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Rage Italic"; font-size: 18.0pt;">“If nothing ever changed,
there’d be no butterflies”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Rage Italic"; font-size: 11.0pt;">-(Author unknown)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The onset of
the K to 12 Curriculum for this school year 2012-2013 has certainly rippled the
waters of our stagnant pond. People’s speculations on what would be the outcome
of the K to 12 flocks to the field of inquiries in schools. Even the teachers themselves are somewhat
apprehensive of the implementation of the Grade 1 and Grade 7 of the K to 12
Curriculum. However, our educational leaders are one with the teachers in
propagating the good news of the K to 12 Curriculum to the farthest corners of
the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Philippines</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
Our leaders are also doing their best in order to achieve the desired outcome
of this change. The people behind this big change in the educational curriculum
are optimistic that the Filipinos will support the said program. After all,
according to Charles Darwin, <i>“It is not
the strongest of the species that survive nor the most intelligent, but the
ones most responsive to change.” </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
following scholarly individuals from the Deped Central Office have enlightened
my mind on the fuzzy side of the K to 12 Curriculum: Bro. Armin V. Luistro, Dr.
Yolanda S. Quijano, Dr. Paraluman Q. Giron and Dr. Marilyn D. Dimaano and Mr.
Edison A. Fermin. They have delivered the fresh picks of the K to 12 so that
the program will be marketable to the stakeholders. Prior to the viewing of the
video clips, Dr. Olga C. Alonsabe discussed about the IPO
(Input-Process-Output) model and what it takes to produce the desired graduate,
for example, if I want to open a school. Several factors were mentioned such as
for the input- the choice of faculty, the facilities, the subjects and the
curriculum…for the process- the teaching strategies, the school practices and
culture and between process and output, there are still more processes in
between in order to produce the desired graduate. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Why do we
need to change the Curriculum? We need it most in order to be globally
competitive and functionally literate. Such a very idealistic answer but it
would not be impossible, I guess so, if Filipinos will embrace the new program
of the Deped. When the video clip was played with Bro. Armin V. Luistro on
screen, I jot down lines that struck me most. To name a few: …<i>SY 2012-2013, roll out the program for grade
1 and grade 7 curriculum; K to 12 is made by Filipinos for the Filipinos, hope
for a sustainable journey, K to 12 is a gift for the 21<sup>st</sup> century
Filipinos and lastly a challenge: “be a part of the undertaking….” </i>These
remarkable words moved me. I pondered upon the saying: “If nothing ever
changed, there’d be no butterflies…” Yes, it is, butterflies are a sight, they
lure our eyes to watch their beauty sway up in the air, they kiss a flower to
another flower in order to propagate the splendor. Why can’t we be like the
butterflies? So I thought, we have to metamorphose…from Kindergarten to grade1
to grade 12. Sounds good, 12 years of basic education makes every Filipino one
with the rest of the world. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Dr. Yolanda
S. Quijano talked about K to 12 graduates being equipped with the 21<sup>st</sup>
century skills or the life skills.
Further she said that it K to 12 curriculum is outcome-based, filled with child
and youth development principles, is learner-centered, geared towards the
holistic development of the individuals and is constructivist in nature…very
elaborate, isn’t it? But these will really enable the Filipino graduate become
a globally competitive individual employable worldwide. Inspiring,
soul-stirring, heart-throbbing! How excited I am to witness the graduation of
the pioneer K to 12 graduates. That day would be a blockbuster day, I reckon. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“The teacher should be a provocateur” – </span></i><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">that’s what
I caught when Dr. Paraluman Q. Giron was on the screen. I re-read my notes when
I got home. There was a follow up statement…”the teacher must ask thought –
provoking questions. There it is! And she also differentiated the 20<sup>th</sup>
century curriculum against the 21<sup>st</sup> century curriculum. Some of its
differences are: 20<sup>th</sup>- time-based, memorization works and fragmented
whilst 21<sup>st</sup>- outcome-based and interdisciplinary…seems different,
right? She further noted: that the k to 12 curriculum is geared towards digital
& multi-media literacy and is research-based. There is really no escape for
the k to 12 graduates to become globally employable. However, as the video
continued to play, Dr. Giron made mention about the striking 5 C’s of a K to 12
Teacher. It stands for Commitment, Competence, Creativity, Compassion and
Character. Oh, My! How intelligent of her to hit the innermost chambers of our
heart. Yes, being mentors, students are in dire need of teachers with the 5C’s.
As far as I have realized, being a teacher is indeed incomparable. CEO’s may
have the highest salary grades and the teacher may have the lowest salary
compared to other countries but the happiness and fulfillment to have made a
difference in one’s life is far beyond compare. “What On Earth Am I Here For?
That is the question. And I shyly
answered: “To touch other peoples lives…”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The K to 12
Curriculum Model was presented by Dr. Marilyn D. Dimaano. She had a
comprehensive discussion on the highlights of the new curriculum and shared her
personal feelings about the change that we are all excited commence this coming
June opening of classes. Just as ready as we teachers seem to be, the
curriculum model is on the go for the grades 1 & 7 entrants. I felt excited
too because I have seen the big difference that we will experience regarding
the K to 12 program. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">An
all-embracing discussion about CHANGE was delivered by Mr. Edison A. Fermin. He
talked about the Curriculum Change: The Concept of Change, the Typologies of
Change, Why Changes Fail and Working Towards Change. He enunciated articulately
that everything that he said was well taken. But the most noteworthy is Why
Changes Fail – reasons? Plain ignorance, rapidity of change, conformity vs.
innovation, traditions of teaching, discontinuity in professional development
and lack of forms of support. True enough, and I was struck with <i>discontinuity in professional development</i>.
Had I not finished my Masters Degree and if I did pursue my Doctoral degree, I
would have contributed to the reasons why changes fail. If I did not pursue my
professional studies, I would not be able to meet these people and I wouldn’t
have grasped the 5W’s and 1H of the K to 12 program and the advances of the
teaching-learning trends, the hottest issues, the trending innovations, and
most especially the life-changing experiences that will help build the bright
future of my students. I really want to change, because I want to be a
Butterfly!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>shirneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395160116657968763noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1499811807438731213.post-82167520896458140162012-05-21T09:53:00.001-07:002012-05-21T09:53:12.080-07:00<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">ON K-12 CURRICULUM (CONTENT &
TEACHING STRATEGIES)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The advent
of the K-12 Basic Education Program of the Department of Education has
significantly stirred the stagnant waters of our silent pond. The public’s
opinion has expressed both positive and negative feedbacks regarding the new
curriculum. Scholarly people in the Deped have prepared so much for this
program. The government has spent so much for this curricular innovation. Funds
for the dissemination, implementation and evaluation are satisfactory. Seminars
and trainings are all set. The Deped is determined and on the go for this K-12
Basic Education Curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On K-12 Implementation</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. As a teacher, I am happy for this
new curriculum because it is learner-centered, it is decongested, it is a seamless
curriculum, it is responsive to the needs of the community and is an enriched
curriculum. With all of these characteristics, it will surely yield positive
results. However, being part of the Deped organization, I am also nervous
because I know that not all mentors are open-minded with the new basic
education program. I am worried about the implementation process and its
sustainability as a new program. I am also apprehensive of the constant evaluation
and monitoring process to ensure that K-12 is well implemented.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On Curriculum Content</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. The K-12 Curriculum content follows
a spiral progression, where topics/lessons for every grade are decongested and
is performance-based in order to ensure mastery. For grades 11-12, wherein it
provides choices like academic specializations, technical vocational and sports
and arts specializations, the students who will be graduates after 12 years
will become globally competitive! With this, I feel excited for them. However,
I am saddened by the fact that there are really people who are resistant to
change. Parents feel an additional burden for their children to add two more
years in school but are not open to the possibility that this curricular
innovation is an avenue for their children to employ themselves after
graduation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">On Teaching Strategies</span></b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">. There are possible loopholes of the
K-12 program. To name one, is the teaching strategy. Mentors may feel burnout
with the advent of this K-12 BEC and have the tendency to do away with the
prescribed teaching methods that would guarantee an enduring understanding of
the topics/lessons. It would be an overreaction on my part to think that
various teaching strategies may not be employed but rather the die-hard
chalk-and-talk strategy may be most popular. Disgusting as it may seem, though
not all teachers are very hard to please, a considerable number of teaching
force may shrug their shoulders on the strategies for teaching embedded in the
learning package and curriculum guide, for it is an overwhelming reality based
on experience. I may sound subjective but in a sense, I would consider it as
true. Based on experience, I know that oftentimes, teachers like me only make
use of the different strategies in the teaching-learning process to different
kinds of students if there would be monitoring team or evaluators visit the
school. On the other side, the teaching strategies will help or assist the
teachers as implementers to carry out the plans set by the K-12 curricular
innovation. I must be an advocate to this change. Whatever will happen, I would like to think
that “All great changes are preceded by chaos.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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