1. Day 2, Session 1 Grades 3&9
Session Topic : LOCALIZATION AND CONTEXTUALIZATION OF THE GRADE 9
Episode Title : Doing What the Romans Do
Duration : 2 hours
Resources Needed:
• LCD
• Curriculum Guides
• Learner Materials and Teacher’s Guides
• PowerPoint Presentation
Objectives:
In this learning session, the participants should be able to:
1. gain functional and operational understanding of localization and
contextualization in the BEP;
2. identify ways on how the curriculum and/or subject could be
localized/contextualized;
3. express appreciation of the need to adapt to the learners’ diversity through
contextualization.
Overview/Introduction
All of us come from different regions with diverse culture and a good number of
spoken languages which pose a challenge to the K to 12 Basic Education Program. How
prepared are we to face the challenge?
This session will introduce us to some very important features of the curriculum.
Session Proper
Activity 1 (Group Work)
1. Group the participants into regional grouping.
2. Sing a local song that is popular in your place. Then, by group, sing to the
class.
3. After all the groups have sung, they will do a concert of their regional songs.
Analysis
1. How did you find the activity?
2. What helped you appreciate the songs?
3. How did you react to the presentation of the group?
4. What difficulties would you find if you were asked to sing the song with
them?
5. How would you treat those difficulties?
6. What is this telling us about the way lessons should be taught?
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2. 7. How is this similar to teaching in the classroom?
8. What have you realized in this activity as a teacher/trainer?
Abstraction
Using the published data, discuss the conceptual framework of the subject area
highlighting/emphasizing the following points:
Discuss contextualization and localization highlighting the following:
o Localization and contextualization can be done in all subject areas
o Localization maximizes materials that are locally available
o To contextualize, teachers use authentic materials, activities, interests,
issues, and needs from learners’ lives
o We should create rooms for students to pose problems and issues and
develop strategies together to address them
o The localized or contextualized curriculum is based on local needs and
relevance for the learners where there is flexibility and creativity in the
lessons.
o Tailor-fit the lesson
o Build on what they already have
o Accommodate and respect cultural, linguistic, and racial diversity
Application
In designing activities in the classroom using authentic materials, it is important
to set the purpose first.
• Helpful questions
o How will students interact with the material?
o What will students learn?
o Why will they learn it?
Focusing on your subject area, continue the following sentence prompts:
How? Students will __________________________________
What? In order to ___________________________________
Why? So they can ___________________________________
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