BENLAC LESSON 1 MODULE 3

• Curriculum


  Guides the instructional lessons that teachers use, defines what the learner will learn and can possibly guide when the learner learns the information from the lesson, offers teachers the ideas and strategies for assessing student progress
• A student must meet certain academic requirements in order to go to the next level
• Without the guidance of a curriculum, teachers cannot be certain that they have supplied the necessary knowledge or opportunity for student success at the next level, whether the levels involve, college or career
• Curriculum


  Can help students to achieve some personal control over their learning, to plan their semester, and to manage their time effectively, and describes Active Learning
• Students often conceive of learning as the acquisition of correct information, but they may not know what it means to take an active role in the process, beyond rote memorization and recall
• Students should be given some idea about what they should already know and what skills they should already have before taking the course so they can realistically asses their readiness
• Curriculum sets the course in a Broader Context for Learning, describes Available Learning Resources
• A WIFI and a Psyfi teacher constructivistly and pragmatistly engage the curriculum into a more realistic teaching learning plan into employability
• A teacher does not make a strategy within the realm of the RRLS but into the marketability of the curriculum for placement
• Outcomes-Based Teaching Learning curriculum-driven


  Directed towards employability
• Planning and writing the curriculum are primary roles of the teacher
• A teacher is a curriculum maker, he/she writes a curriculum daily through a lesson plan, a unit plan or yearly plan
• The teacher prepares activities for the students to do, addresses the goals, needs, interests of the learners by creating experiences from where the students can learn
• The teachers, enriches, and modifies the curriculum to suit the learner's characteristics
• As a curriculum developer, teachers are part of textbooks committees, faculty selection boards, school evaluation committee or textbooks writers themselves
• Teachers are empowered to develop their own school curricula taking into consideration their own expertise, the context of the school and the abilities of the learners
• Teachers become architects of the school curriculum
• In school organization, there is always a curriculum manager or school administrator
• For school principals, one of their functions is being a curriculum manager. They supervise curriculum implementation, select and recruit new teachers, admit students, procure equipment and materials needed for effective learning. They also plan for the improvement of school facilities and physical plants.
• The final decision making in terms of the school's purpose rests on the shoulder of school administrators
• The Controller


  The teacher is in complete charge of the class, what students do, what they say and how they say it. In the classroom, the teacher is mostly the center focus.
• The Prompter


  The teacher encourages the students to participate and makes suggestions about how students may proceed in an activity. When learners are literally 'lost words', the prompter can encourage by discreetly nudging students.
• The Resource


  The teacher is a kind of walking resource center ready to offer help if needed, or provide learners with whatever language they lack when performing communicative activities. Teachers, as a resource can guide learners to use available resources for learning. Teachers must make her available for consultation of the students.
• The Assessor


  The teacher assumes this role to see how well students are performing or how well they performed. Feedback and correction are organized and carried out.
• The Organizer


  Giving instructions is vital in this role as well as setting up activities. The organizer can also serve as a demonstrator, this role allows a teacher to get involved and engaged with learners.
• The Participant


  This role improves the atmosphere in the classroom in the class when the teacher takes part in an activity. However, the teacher takes a risk of dominating the activity when performing it. Here the teacher can enliven a class.
• The Tutor


  The acts as a coach when students are involved in project work or self-study. The teacher provides advice and guidance and helps students clarify ideas and limit tasks