1. K to 12
CurriculumCURRENT ISSUES & PROBLEMS IN
EDUCATIONCARLO JUSTINO J. LUNA
MAEd – Mathematics | 1st
Trimester, A.Y. 2019-2020
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THE MATHEMATICIAN’S
PRAYERHeavenly Father, thank You for the
blessings You gave unto us,
Add joy to the world,
Subtract evil from our lives.
Multiply the good things for us.
Divide the gifts and share them to others.
Convert badness to goodness.
Help us raise our needs to You.
Extract the roots of immoralities
and perform our different functions in life.
Tell us all that life is as easy as math.
Help us all to solve our problems.
This we ask in Jesus’ name, the greatest
mathematician who ever lived on earth,
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PRES. BENIGNO S. AQUINO,
III
“Naninindigan pa rin po tayo sa ipinangako
nating pagbabago sa edukasyon: ang gawin
itong sentral na estratehiya sa pamumuhunan
sa pinakamahalaga nating yaman: ang
mamamayang Pilipino. Sa K to 12, tiwala
tayong mabibigyang-lakas si Juan dela Cruz
upang mapaunlad—hindi lamang ang kanyang
sarili at pamilya—kundi maging ang buong
bansa.”
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The K to 12 Program covers Kindergarten
and 12 years of basic education (six years
of primary education, fouryears 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.
WHAT IS KTO12
PROGRAM?
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SALIENT FEATURES
Strengthening Early Childhood
Education
• Universal Kindergarten
• 5 years old
• means to slowly adjust to formal
education
• What Kindergarten students learn?
Students learn the alphabet,
numbers, shapes, and colors
• How do they learn?
through games, songs, and dances,
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SALIENT FEATURES
Making the Curriculum
Relevant to Learners
• Contextualization and Enhancement
• makes the lessons relevant to the learners
and easy to understand
• Discussions on issues such as Disaster
Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change
Adaptation, and Information &
Communication Technology (ICT) are
included in the enhanced curriculum.
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SALIENT FEATURES
Gearing Up for the Future
• Senior High School
• two years of specialized upper secondary
education
• Students may choose a specialization
based on aptitude, interests, and school
capacity.
• SHS subjects fall under either the Core
Curriculum or specific Tracks.
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SALIENT FEATURES
Nurturing the Holistically
Developed Filipino
• College and Livelihood Readiness, 21st
Century Skills
• ready to go into different paths
“Handa sa ko le hiyo , Handa sa trabaho ,
Handa sa m undo ”
• Every graduate will be equipped with:
Information, media and technology skills,
Learning and innovation skills,
Effective communication skills, and
Life and career skills.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSWhat has been done to get ready
forKto 12? Are we really ready
forKto 12?
•SY 2011-2012: Universal Kindergarten
implementation begins
•SY 2012-2013: Enhanced curriculum for
Grades 1-7 implemented
•2013: K to 12 enacted into Law
•2014: Curriculum for Grades 11-12
finished
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSHow will schools implementing
special curricularprograms such as
science high schools, high schools
for the arts, and technical
vocational schools be affected by
Kto 12?
Schools with special curricular programs will
implement enriched curriculums specific to
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSHow will specific learning groups
such as indigenous people, Muslim
learners, and people with special
needs be affected by Kto 12?
The K to 12 Curriculum was
designed to address diverse
learner needs, and may be
adapted to fit specific learner
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSWhich MotherTongue will be used
as the language of instruction in
multi- cultural areas?
The principle of MTB-MLE is to use the
language that learners are most
comfortable and familiar with; therefore,
the common language in the area or
ling ua franca shall be used as the
language of instruction.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSWith Kto 12, will there be an
overlap between the Day Care
programof Local Government
Units (LGUs) and DepEd
Kindergarten?
No. Day Care Centers of LGUs take care
of children aged 4 or below, while the
DepEd Kindergarten program is intended
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSWith Kto 12, should schools
prepare permanent records for
Kindergarten students?
Yes. While the assessment on readiness
skills of students in Kindergarten is not
academically driven, a good measure of
the child's ability to cope with formal
schooling is needed for future learning
interventions.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONSWho is in charge of Kindergarten
teachercompensation?
DepEd is the main agency that employs
and pays Kindergarten teachers in public
schools. However, there are LGUs that
help in the Kindergarten program and
provide honoraria for additional
Kindergarten teachers in public schools.
Every Filipino child now has access to early childhood education through Universal Kindergarten. At 5 years old, children start schooling and are given the means to slowly adjust to formal education.
Research shows that children who underwent Kindergarten have better completion rates than those who did not. Children who complete a standards-based Kindergarten program are better prepared, for primary education.
Education for children in the early years lays the foundation for lifelong learning and for the total development of a child. The early years of a human being, from 0 to 6 years, are the most critical period when the brain grows to at least 60-70 percent of adult size..[Ref: K to 12 Toolkit]
In Kindergarten, students learn the alphabet, numbers, shapes, and colors through games, songs, and dances, in their Mother Tongue.
Examples, activities, songs, poems, stories, and illustrations are based on local culture, history, and reality. This makes the lessons relevant to the learners and easy to understand.
Students acquire in-depth knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes through continuity and consistency across all levels and subjects.
Discussions on issues such as Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation, and Information & Communication Technology (ICT) are included in the enhanced curriculum.
Subjects are taught from the simplest concepts to more complicated concepts through grade levels in spiral progression. As early as elementary, students gain knowledge in areas such as Biology, Geometry, Earth Science, Chemistry, and Algebra. This ensures a mastery of knowledge and skills after each level.
For example, currently in High School, Biology is taught in 2nd Year, Chemistry in 3rd Year, and Physics in 4th Year. In K to 12, these subjects are connected and integrated from Grades 7 to 10. This same method is used in other Learning Areas like Math.
Students are able to learn best through their first language, their Mother Tongue (MT). Twelve (12) MT languages have been introduced for SY 2012-2013: Bahasa Sug, Bikol, Cebuano, Chabacano, Hiligaynon, Iloko, Kapampangan, Maguindanaoan, Meranao, Pangasinense, Tagalog, and Waray. Other local languages will be added in succeeding school years.
Aside from the Mother Tongue, English and Filipino are taught as subjects starting Grade 1, with a focus on oral fluency. From Grades 4 to 6, English and Filipino are gradually introduced as languages of instruction. Both will become primary languages of instruction in Junior High School (JHS) and Senior High School (SHS).
After Grade 1, every student can read in his or her Mother Tongue. Learning in Mother Tongue also serves as the foundation for students to learn Filipino and English easily.
Senior High School is two years of specialized upper secondary education; students may choose a specialization based on aptitude, interests, and school capacity. The choice of career track will define the content of the subjects a student will take in Grades 11 and 12. SHS subjects fall under either the Core Curriculum or specific Tracks.
CORE CURRICULUM
There are seven Learning Areas under the Core Curriculum. These are Languages, Literature, Communication, Mathematics, Philosophy, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. Current content from some General Education subjects are embedded in the SHS curriculum.
TRACKS
Each student in Senior High School can choose among three tracks: Academic; Technical-Vocational-Livelihood; and Sports and Arts. The Academic track includes three strands: Business, Accountancy, Management (BAM); Humanities, Education, Social Sciences (HESS); and Science,
Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM).
Students undergo immersion, which may include earn-while-you-learn opportunities, to provide them relevant exposure and actual experience in their chosen track.
After going through Kindergarten, the enhanced Elementary and Junior High curriculum, and a specialized Senior High program, every K to 12 graduate will be ready to go into different paths – may it be further education, employment, or entrepreneurship.
Every graduate will be equipped with:
Information, media and technology skills,
Learning and innovation skills,
Effective communication skills, and
Life and career skills.