CURRICULUM INNOVATIONS

Definition of Innovation:

Innovation in its modern meaning is "a new idea, creative thoughts, new
imaginations in form of device or method". Innovation is often also viewed as
the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated
needs, or existing market needs. (Wikipedia)

Curriculum Innovations:

With the demand brought about by the fast changing society, it is most
likely that changes will occur. In curriculum, changes and modifications are
being introduced to keep pace with the changing world. There is no stopping to
innovations. In local or national setting, there are innovations that have been
introduced.

Curriculum Innovations in the Philippines

1. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC)

2. Third Elementary Education Program (TEEP)

3. Secondary Education Improvement and Development Program (SEDIP)

4. K-12 Basic Education Curriculum

1. 2002 Basic Education Curriculum (BEC)

VISION

The Department of Education, envisions every learner to be functionally

literate, equipped with life skills, appreciative of arts and sports and imbued
with the desirable values of a person who is makabayan, makatao,
makakalikasan and maka-Diyos.
MISSION

To provide quality basic education that is equitably accessible to all and

lays the foundation for lifelong learning and service for the common good.

PARAMETERS OF THE BASIC EDUCATION CURRICULUM

1. Objectives
2. Content
3. Materials
4. Teaching-Learning Process
5. Evaluation

OBJECTIVES are expressed in terms of competencies in:

KNOWLEDGE - Cognitive Domain

SKILLS - Psychomotor Domain
ATTITUDE - Affective Domain

These determine the content which focuses on the processes and skills of
learning how to learn (Soft Skills) rather than on the content coverage of facts
and information (Hard Skills).

CONTENT is delivered using a variety of media and resources.

Traditional Books ICT and Community Resources

Content is contextualized so that the curriculum is adjusted to the situation

and local culture.

MATERIALS

The use of multi-sensory materials is encouraged in teaching. The use of

local or community resources as well as technology driven support materials
are utilized in the learning environment.

TEACHING-LEARNING PROCESS considers the learners as active partners

rather than objects of teaching. The learners are constructors of meaning,
while teachers act as facilitators, enablers, and managers of learning.

EVALUATION is encouraged to schools. This will allow schools to make

adjustments with regard to: Objective Content Materials
Teaching learning process, in order to achieve learning outcomes.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CURRICULUM

Five Learning Areas: ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS, MAKABAYAN,

SCIENCE, FILIPINO

MAKABAYAN - it is considered as “Laboratory of Life”

- composed of Philippine History. Politico-economic System,
Local Cultures. Crafts. Arts. Music. and Games
MAKABAYAN in Elementary Schools
GRADES 1-3
Sibika at Kultura w/ MSEP
GRADES 4-6
Heograpiya, Kasaysayan at Sibika (HeKaSi)
Edukasyong Pantahan at Pangkabuhayan (EPP)
Musika, Sining at Edukasyong Pangkatawan (MSEP)
GMRC (Good Manners and Right Conduct) is Integrated in all subjects.
MAKABAYAN in High Schools
Social Studies or Araling Panlipunan (AP)
1st Year: Philippine History and Governance
2nd Year: Asian Studies
3rd Year: World History
4th Year: Economics
Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE)
Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health (MAPEH)
Values Education (VE) or Edukasyong Pagpapahalaga (EP)

INTEGRATIVE TEACHING AS MODE OF INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY

Thematic Teaching
CONTENT-BASEINSTRUCTION (CBI) is the integration of content of learning
with language teaching. The language curriculum is centered on the academic
needs and interests of the learners, thus CBI crosses the barriers between
language and subject matter content.

FOCUSING INQUIRY is an interdisciplinary approach that uses questions to

organize learning. Contents and concepts are given less importance than the
process of conducting an investigation and communicating what was learned to
others. Instructional process is built around inquiry, where teachers guide the
students to discover answer to questions.

GENERIC COMPETENCY MODEL - Learners are enrolled in three to four

linked or related courses or subject areas. In Makabayan for instance,
competencies can be clustered into: 1. Personal Development 2. Social
Competencies 3. Work and Special Skills

2. Third Elementary Education Program (TEEP)

 This was the flagship project of the Department of Education on response

to the Social Reform Agenda initiatives of the government.
 TEEP aimed to build institutional capacity of the Department of
Education to manage change and actively involve parents, teachers,
community leaders for quality education.
 Funded by World Bank (WB) and Japan Bank for International
Cooperation (JBIC).
 TEEP began in 1996 and concluded in 2005.
 Initial findings: – Improved learning achievement – Rise in completions
rates of the students – Access to quality education had been achieved

MAJOR EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS OF TEEP

1. Advocacy

2. In-service training for Teachers (INSET)

3. School Improvement and Innovation Facility (SIIF)

4. Students Assessment (SA)

5. Educational Management Information System (EMIS)

 6. Procurement Monitoring and Evaluation

“TEEP advocate principal empowerment in all the educational component.”

3. Secondary Education Improvement and Development Program (SEDIP)

 SEDIP is a curricular innovation which dovetailed the TEEP.

 Its purpose was to improve equitable access to secondary education in
poverty affected areas.
– Improving Teaching and Learning
– Improving access to secondary education
– Facilitating Decentralized Secondary Education Management
 The SEDIP innovations started in 2000 and ended in 2006.
 Initial Results:
– Showed gains
– Best practices have been replicated in other divisions which were
not participants in the project.

4. K-12 Basic Education Curriculum

The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten and 12 years of basic

education (six years of primary education, four years of Junior High School,
and two years of Senior High School [SHS]) to provide sufficient time for
mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates
for tertiary education, middle-level skills development, employment, and
entrepreneurship.

SALIENT FEATURES

1. Strengthening Early Childhood Education ( Universal Kindergarten)

2. Making the Curriculum Relevant to Learners (Contextualization and

Enhancement)

3. Ensuring integrated and seamless learning (Spiral Progression)

4. Building Proficiency Through Language (Mother Tongue-Based

Multilingual Education)
 5. Gearing up for the Future (Senior High School)

6. Nurturing Holistically Developed Filipino (College and Livelihood

Readiness, 21st Century Skills)

The Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, or Republic Act No. 10533, was
signed on May 15, 2013.