Republic of the Philippines
Biliran Province State University
                           Naval, Biliran
                           School of Teacher Education
Activity 1: K to 12: Can we make a curriculum change?
The K to 12 is the current reform in our National Basic Education Curriculum.
There are driving forces as well as restraining forces that affect its
implementation. In other words, there are factors that will make K to 12
succeed but there are also factors that will make to K to 12 to fail.
1. What factors make the K to 12 succeed? Write these on the left column A.
you may not fill up all the boxes.
2. What factors make the K to 12 difficult to suceed? Write these on the right
coulmn B. You may not fill up all the boxes.
3. You see that the middle portion is the word equilibrium or the balance.
     A. Driving force/Factors                       E             B. Driving force/Factors
1. If A is more than B, there will be a successful curriculum change.
2. If B is more than A, there will be unsuccessful curriculum change.
3. If And B are equal, then there will be a status quo.
                    Republic of the Philippines
                    Biliran Province State University
                    Naval, Biliran
                    School of Teacher Education
Activity#
1. Observe a class where the teacher is actually teaching.
2. Describe what the teacher is doing for at least the whole period.
3. Write down your observation based on the following questions:
3.1 What were the different learners’ activities?
3.2 What did the teacher do, to make the learners engage in the
    activities?
3.3 Were majority of the children actively participating? Why?
3.4 Did the teacher control most of the activities?
3.5 Did the learners and teacher together achieve the desired learning
    outcomes? Explain.