Directions for Change: The K-12 Program

Josefina M. Tabudlong, Ph.D.College of Education, MSU-IIT

What is K-12 Program?K-12 Program covers:

K-6-4-2 Model1 year Kindergarten6 years of elementary education4 years of Junior High School2 years of Senior High School

Source: DepEd www.gov.ph/k-12/

Why implement K-12 Program?

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

Source: DepEd www.gov.ph/k-12/

Goal of K-12 ProgramThe goal of the Enhanced K+12 Basic

Education Program is to create a functional basic education system that will produce productive and responsible citizens equipped with the essential competencies and skills both life-long learning and employment.

Phased Implementation

School Year Elementary Secondary2011-2012 Kinder2012-2013 Grade 1 Junior High School

Grade 72013-2014 Grade 2 Grade 82014-2015 Grade 3 Grade 92015-2016 Grade 4 Grade 102016-2017 Grade 5 Senior HS -

112017-2018 Grade 6 Senior HS -

12

Salient FeaturesStrengthening Early Childhood Education (Universal

Kindergarten)Making the Curriculum Relevant to the Learners

(Contextualization and Enhancement)Ensuring Integrated and Seamless learning (Spiral

Progression)Building Proficiency through Language (Mother-Tongue

Based Multilingual Education)Gearing Up for the Future (Senior High School)Nurturing the Holistically Filipino (College and

Livelihood Readiness, 21st Century Skills)Source: DepEd

www.gov.ph/k-12/

Career Pathways for the Secondary Students in K-12 ProgramCareer track based on aptitude, interests and school

capacityCore Curriculum: Humanities, Languages

(English/Filipino), Math, Philosophy, Science, Social Sciences

Career Tracks: Business and Entrepreneurship, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science, Technology and Engineering, Sports, Technical-Vocational

Can include On-the Job Training, Exposure, Earn-While-You Learn, etc.

Source: DepEd www.gov.ph/k-12/

National CertificationAfter Grade 10 (TVET Track)

obtain Certificate of Competency (COC) or National Certification (NC) I

After Grade 12 (TVET Track)obtain National Certification (NC) II after competency assessment by TESDA

Certification ensures employability of graduates.

Source: DepEd www.gov.ph/k-12/

Graduates of K-12 ProgramHolistically developed Filipinos equipped

with 21st Century Skills:1. Information, media and technology skills2. Learning and innovation skills3. Effective communication skills4. Life and career skills

Source: DepEd www.gov.ph/k-12/

Outcomes-Based Teaching and Learning

Quality of teaching determines the learning outcomes of learners.

To enhance teaching and learning there must be alignment of:

learning outcomesteaching strategies and learning activitiesassessment methods

Quality of teaching is evaluated by the quality of learning that takes place among the learners.

Secondary Curriculum PlanningSpiral Progression- seamless learningPrinciples of Organizing Content

articulation of subject matter (avoid gaps, but no overlaps)

balance (fair distribution of content to the allotted time)

integration (relatedness of content, horizontal connections of content)

sequence ( logical arrangement of contents)continuity (learners will apply concepts to

continually learn)

Thank You!