KEYSTONE COLLEGE

#13, Marcos Highway, Bakakeng Central, Baguio City, Philippines

Tel. No. : (074) 442- 1890,
e- mail Address: [email protected]

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BACHELOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
(CMO No. 74, s.2017)

A. EDUCATION COURSES (CMO No. 74, s.2017)

Courses COURSE DESCRIPTION

The course deals with the nature of identity, as well as the factors and
forces that affects the development and maintenance of personal
identity. The directive to know oneself has inspired countless and varied
ways to comply. Among the questions that everyone has had to grapple
with at one time or other is “Who am I?” At no other period is this
question asked more urgently than in adolescence-traditionally believed
it to be time vulnerability and great possibilities. Issues of self and
identity are among the most critical for the young. This course is
intended to facilitate the exploration of the issues and concerns
regarding self and identity to arrive at a better understanding of one ’s
self. It strives it strives to meet this goal by stressing the integration of
the personal with the academic contextualizing matters discussed in the
Understanding the classroom and in everyday experiences of students-making for better
Self learning, generating a new appreciation for the learning process, and
developing a more critical and reflective attitude while enabling them to
manage and improve their selves to attain a better quality of life. This
course is divided into three major parts: The first part seeks to
understand the construct of the self from various disciplinal
perspectives: Philosophy, sociological, anthropology, and psychology-
as well as more traditional between the East and West –each seeking
to provide answers to the difficult essential questions of “What is the
Self?” The second part explores some of the various aspects that make
up the self, such as the biological and material up to and including the
more recent Digital Self. The third identifies three areas of concern for
young students: learning, goal setting, and managing stress. It also
provides for the more practical application of the concepts discussed in
this course and enables them the hands-on experience of developing
self-help plans for regulated learning, goal setting, and self-care

This course introduces the students to the contemporary world by

examining the multifaceted phenomenon of globalization. Using the
various disciplines of the social sciences, it examines the economic,
The Contemporary social, political, technological, and other transformations that have
World creating an increasing awareness of interconnectedness of people and
places around the globe. To this end the course provides an overview
of the various debates in global governance, development, and
sustainability. Beyond exposing the student to the world outside the
Philippines, it seeks to inculcate a sense of global citizenship and global
ethical responsibility.

This course deals with the interactions between science and technology
and social, cultural, political and economic contexts which shape and
are shaped by them. This interdisciplinary course engages students to
confront the realities brought about by science and technology in
Science, society. Such realities pervade the personal, public, and global aspects
Technology, and of our living and are integral to human development. Scientific
Society knowledge and technological development happen in the context of
society with all its socio-political, cultural, economic, and philosophical
underpinnings at play. This course seeks to instill reflective knowledge
in the students that they are able to live the good life and display ethical
decision making in the face of scientific and technological
advancement. This course includes mandatory topic on climate change
and environment awareness.
 Purposive communication is a three-unit course that develops students’
communicative competence and enhances their cultural and
intercultural may awareness through multi-modal tasks that provide
them opportunities for communicating effectively and appropriately to a
Purposive multicultural audience in a local or global context. It equips students
Communication with tools to critical evaluation of a variety of texts and focuses on the
power of language and the impact of images to emphasize the
importance of conveying messages responsibility. The knowledge,
skills, and insights that students gain from this course, maybe used in
their other academic endeavors, their chosen discipline and their
careers as they compose and produce relevant oral, written, audio-
visual and/or web-based output for various purposes.

Ethics deals with principle of ethical behaviour in modern society at the

level of the person, society, and in interaction with the environment and
other shared resources. (CMO 20 s. 2013)

Morality pertains to the standard of right and wrong that an individual

originally picks up from the community. This course discusses the
context and principles of ethical behaviour in modern society at the
level of the individual, society, and in interaction with the environment
Ethics and other shared resources. The course also teaches students to make
moral decisions by using dominant moral frameworks and by applying a
seven step moral reasoning model to analyze and solve moral
dilemmas.

The course is organized according to the three (3) nmain elements of

the moral experience: (a) agent, including context-cultural, communal,
and environmental; (b) the act; and (c) reason of framework (for the
act).

This course includes the mandatory topic on taxation.

Art Appreciation Art appreciation is a three-unit course that develops students’ ability to
appreciate, analyse and critique works of art. Through interdisciplinary
and multimodal approaches, this course equips the students with a
broad knowledge of the practical, historical, philosophical, and social
relevance of the arts in order to hone the students’ ability to articulate
their understanding of the arts. The course also develops students’
competency in researching and curating as well as conceptualizing,
mounting, and evaluating art productions. The course aims to
develop students’ general appreciation for Philippine arts by
providing them opportunities to explore the diversity and richness and
their rootedness in Filipino culture.

This course analyses Philippine History from multiple perspectives

through the lens of selected primary and secondary sources coming
from various disciplines and different genres. Students are given
opportunities to analyse the author’s background and main arguments,
Readings in the compare different points of view, identify biases and examine evidences
Philippine History presented in the document. The discussion will tackle traditional topics
in history and other interdisciplinary themes that will deepen and
broaden their understanding of Philippine political, economic, cultural,
social and religious history. Priority is to develop the historical and
critical consciousness of the students so that they will become versatile,
articulate, broadminded, morally upright and socially responsible
citizens. This course has mandatory topics on the Philippine
Constitution, agrarian reform and taxation.

As mandated by Republic Act 142, this course covers the life and works
The Life and Works of the country’s national hero, Jose Rizal. Among the topics covered
of Jose Rizal are Rizal’s bibliography and his writing, particularly the novels ,Noli Me
Tangere and El Filibusterismo, some of his essays and
correspondence.

This course will survey the historical, cultural, geographical background

Bible Introduction and setting of the Old and New Testaments, as well as the major types
 of literature, and some leading aspects of the Bible teaching.
Basic Christian This course is a survey of the basic Christian Doctrines of the Bible. It
Doctrine focuses on the proof of God’s existence and the necessity of theology
in defining, defending, and propagating Christianity.

This course is the study of life and ministry of Christ. It is a foundational

Life and Ministry of course for understanding the setting and message of the new
Jesus Christ testament. This course will introduce some of the New Testament’s
biblical literature, and the environment of the Early Church. It will also
give attention on the literary genre, and the meaning of the text in its
original culture, history, and literary context for discovering the priciples
of truth to be applied to our contemporary setting.

Sumasaklaw ang kurso sa pag-aaral ng mga batayan para sa malikhain

at mabisang pagpapahayag na pasulat at pasalita. Magkakaroon ng
mga gawaing pasalita at pasulat na nagsasangalang- alang sa mga
Retorica/ Masining pangunahing teorya sa proseso ng pagsulat at pagsasalita. Pag-
na Pagpapahayag aaralan din ang apat na pangunahing anyo ng diskurso; paglalarawan,
pagsasalaysay, paglalahad at pangangatwiran, na tutuon sa malayang
pagtuklas sa sariling kakayahan sa pagsulat sa pagsasalitang
pagpapahayag ng mag-aaral ukol sa paksang pangkomunidad,
pambansa, at pandaigdigan.

Kontekstwalisadong Ang kursong ito ay sumasaklaw sa pag aaral ng Kontekstwalisasyon at

Komunikasyon sa lokalisasyon sa kurikulum at paggamit ng mga kagamitan sa pagtuturo
Filipino upang ganap na maintindihan ang pagkakaiba ng kultura, kahalagahan
ng heograpiya, at pagkakabuklod-buklod ng mga tao.

Ang kursong ito ay sumasaklaw sa pagaaral ng mga prinsipyo at

proseso ng masining na pagpapahayag sa Filipino. Nakatuon ito sa
Intro sa Pag-aaral malayang pagtuklas at pagpapakita ng sariling kakayahan at talino sa
ng Wika pagsulat at pasalitang pagpapahayag at pagbabahagi ng mga ito sa
komunidad, bansa at daigdig.

B. PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COURSE

Courses COURSE DESCRIPTION

Foundation/Theories and Concepts
This course focuses on child and adolescent development with
The Child and emphasis on current research and theory on biological, linguistic,
Adolescent cognitive, social and emotional dimensions of development of the
Learners and learners and shall include appropriate pedagogical principles applicable
Learning Principles for each developmental level.

This course deals with the teacher as a person and as a professional

within the context of national and global teachers’ standards and
The Teaching educational philosophies. It will include professional ethics, core values,
Profession and awareness of professional rights, privileges and responsibilities as
well as the teachers’ roles in the society as transformative agent of
change.

This course focuses on society as a contest upon which the schools

The Teacher, and have been established. Educational philosophies that are related to the
Community, School, society as a foundation or schools and schooling shall be emphasized.
Culture and Further, principles and theories on school culture, organizational
Organizational leadership shall be included to prepare prospective teachers to become
Leadership school leaders and managers.

This course shall deal with philosophies, theories, and legal bases of
special needs and inclusive education typical and atypical development
of children, learning characteristics of students with special education
Foundation of and needs (gifted and talented, learners with difficulty hearing, learners with
Inclusive Education difficulty communicating, learners with difficulty walking/moving,
learners with difficulty remembering and focusing, learners with
difficulty on self-care) and strategies in teaching and managing these
 learners in the regular class.
Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK)
This course explores the fundamental principles, processes and
Facilitating Learner- practices anchored on learner-centeredness and other educational
Centered Teaching psychologies as these apply to facilitate various teaching-learning
delivery modes to enhancing learning.

This course explores to fundamental principles, development and

utilization of conventional assessment tools to improve the teaching-
learning process. It emphasizes on the use of assessment of, as, and
Assessment of for in measuring knowledge, comprehension, and other thinking skills in
Student Learning 1 the cognitive, psychomotor, or affective domains. It allows students to
go through the standards steps in test construction and development
and the application in grading systems.

This course is focuses on the principles, development and utilization of

alternative forms of assessment in measuring authentic learning. It
Assessment of emphasizes on how to assess process-and-product-oriented learning
Student Learning 2 outcomes as well as effective learning. Students will experience how to
develop rubrics and other assessment tools for performance-based and
product-based assessment.

This is an introductory course that explores basic knowledge, skills and

values in the use of technology for teaching and learning. It includes
Technology for ICT policies and safety issues, media and technology in various content
Teaching and areas, learning theories and principles in the use and design of learning
Learning lessons, teaching-learning experiences and assessment tasks that
utilize appropriate traditional and innovative technologies with social,
ethical, and legal responsibility in the use of technology tools and
resources.

This course includes the fundamental concepts and principles in

curriculum and curriculum development as a foundation to engage
The Teacher and the prospective teachers and curricularists. The more active role of the
School Curriculum teacher in planning, implementing and evaluating school-curriculum as
well as in managing school curriculum change vis-à-vis various context
of teaching-learning and curricular reforms shall be given emphasis.

This course introduces the concepts of new literacies in the 21st century
as an evolving social phenomena and shared cultural practices across
Building and learning areas. The 21st century literacies shall include (a) globalization
Enhancing New and multi-cultural literacy, (b) social literacy, (c) media literacy, (d)
Literacies Across financial literacy, (e) cyber literacy/digital literacy, (f) eco-literacy, and
the Curriculum (g) arts and creativity literacy. Field-based interdisciplinary explorations
and other teaching strategies shall be used in this course.

Experiential Learning
This is the first experiential course, which will immerse a future teacher
Field Study 1- to actual classroom situation and learning environment where direct
Observation of observation of teaching learning episodes that focuses on the
Teaching Learning application of educational theories learned in content and pedagogy,
in Actual School courses will be made. Observations on learner’s behaviour, motivation,
Environment and teacher’s strategies of teaching, classroom management, and
assessment in learning among others shall be given emphasis. A
portfolio shall be required in this course.

This course is a continuation of Field Study 1. It is a school based and

allows a pre-service student to participate and assist in limited actual
teaching-learning activities that relate to assessment of learning,
Field Study 2 preparation of the bulletin boards, and other routines in the classroom.
A portfolio which will contain sample lesson or learning plans and
demonstration teaching of at least one subject content area will be
required. An action research shall be encouraged to start in this course
and conclude during the internship.

This course is a one semester full time teaching internship in a basic

education school using a clinical approach under the mentorship of a
Teaching Internship cooperating teacher. Teaching internship shall be done both in the in-
campus or off-campus if possible. No academic courses shall be taken
together with Teaching Internship. A teaching portfolio shall be required
and the completion of the Action research.

C. MAJOR COURSE

Courses DESCRIPTION
Pagtuturo ng Pagsanay ng paggamit ng estruktura at gamit ng Wikang Filipino sa
Filipino sa pagtuturo sa elementarya. Sumasaklaw sa deskriptibong pag-aaral ng
Elementarya I wikang Filipino sa lebel ng ponolohiya, morpolohiya, semantics at
sintaks.

Pagtuturo ng Ang kursong ito ay naglalaman ng paksa tungkol sa panitikan ng

Filipino sa Pilipinas mula sa panahon bago dumating ang mga kastila hanggang
Elementarya II sa kasalukuyang panahon. Maihahambing ang mga panitikan sa bawat
panahon at mabibigyang halaga ang mga kulturang nakapaloob sa
bawat akda. Matututunan din ang mga panitikan ng mga bawat pangkat
etniko na kinabibilangan at suriin batay sa mga tuntunin sa pagsusuri.

Teaching Science in This course is designed as a presentation of current teaching methods

the Elementary as well as relevant approaches for teaching science in the elementary
Grades (BIOLOGY & school. Materials, methods, and strategies for teaching life, physical,
CHEMISTRY) and earth sciences will be presented. The course will seek to help
preservice teachers to develop an understanding and appreciation of
science that hopefully will make an impression to help children acquire
knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential to science literacy.

Teaching Science in This course is designed as a presentation of current teaching methods

the Elementary as well as relevant approaches for teaching science in the elementary
Grades (PHYSICS, school. Materials, methods, and strategies for teaching life, physical,
EARTH, AND and earth sciences will be presented. The course will seek to help
SPACE SCIENCES) preservice teachers to develop an understanding and appreciation of
science that hopefully will make an impression to help children acquire
knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential to science literacy.

Teaching Social The course emphasizes the contents of Philippine History and
Studies in the Government that are necessary in teaching at the elementary level.
Elementary Grades Further, appropriate teaching strategies and assessment methods shall
(PHILIPPINE be included to prepare students to become elementary grades
HISTORY AND teachers.
GOVERNMENT)
Teaching Social A three-credit topical introductory overview of geographic concepts,
Studies in the themes, and elements designed to help pre-service Education students
Elementary Grades better understand and analyze the world from a geographic
(CULTURE AND perspective. It provides a background to Earth’s physical and human
BASIC elements and systems. It also emphasizes the unique qualities of world
GEOGRAPHY) regions, and the spatial interaction of people, elements, and regions, as
well as major regional and global problems and prospects.

Teaching Math in This course equips prospective teachers with pedagogical content
the Primary Grades knowledge for the teaching of basic contents in mathematics in the
primary level. Understanding of key concepts and skills of whole
numbers up to 10,000, fractions, measurement, simple geometric
figures, pre-algebra concepts and data representation and analysis are
applied using appropriate technology. Teaching strategies include
problem solving, critical thinking, differentiated instruction, inquiry-
based learning with the use of manipulative based on cultural context
will be emphasized.

Teaching Math in As preparation for teaching in the intermediate grades, this course
the Intermediate emphasizes the integration of technological pedagogical content
Grades knowledge that includes topics on rational numbers, measurement,
geometric figures, pre-algebra concepts, application of simple
probability and data analysis. This course is capped with microteaching
 that utilizes appropriate teaching strategies for the development of
critical and problem solving, reasoning, communicating, making
corrections, representations and decisions in real life situations.

Edukasyong This course shall include pedagogical content, knowledge and skills in
Pantahanan at technology and livelihood education necessary in teaching and learning
Pangkabuhatyan in the elementary level. Selected topics in agricultural arts, fisheries and
aquaculture, industrial arts and livelihood education and
entrepreneurship shall form a major part of the course. Experiential
learning approach shall be the focus of the course.

Edukasyong This course encompasses the field of Home Economics , Industrial

Pantahanan at Arts, Agri-Fishery Arts, and Information ,Communication, and
Pangkabuhatyan Technology. EPP is geared toward the development of technological
with proficiency and is anchored on knowledge and information,
Entrepreneurship entrepreneurial concepts, process and delivery, work values, and life
skills.

Teaching Music in This course is developed on the premise that all children are musical
the Elementary and have the ability to listen, sing, dance, play, and express themselves
Grades musically. When learning experiences are tailored to develop children’s
musical abilities, the complete musician inside them begin to emerge.
In addition, music has the potential to develop extra-musical skills,
including critical thinking skills, psychomotor skills, social awareness,
and moral and cultural values, all of which contribute to the holistic
development of a child.

Teaching Arts in the This course deals with the educational foundation of arts as these apply
Elementary Grades to the teaching and learning in the elementary grades. Various teaching
strategies and assessment appropriate for each area shall be given
emphasis in the course.

Teaching P.E and The central knowledge is about children’s motor skills development
Health in the along with the emotional and social aspects related to physical activity.
Elementary Grades The course also addresses classroom management techniques, safety
and liability, kinesiology, and instructional techniques. It incorporates
discussions of multicultural aspects and special needs populations, and
concludes with ideas for integrating physical education with academic
subjects such as mathematics, language, and natural and social
science.

Teaching English in This course will emphasize English as a second language with main
the Elementary focus on language teaching methodologies to improve knowledge on
Grades structure and fluency in the English language through listening, reading,
(LANGUAGE ARTS) writing, speaking, and viewing.

Teaching Literacy in This course is about the nature, theories, and cope of reading and other
the Elementary literary skills in the 21st century as tools for learning. Application of the
Grades through 21st century literary skills shall be enhances for teaching in the
Literature elementary grades.

Principles and This is an introductory course designed to help you begin teaching
Strategies in mathematics. Our focus in this course will be on helping you use a
Teaching number of instructional activities that are central to the content in
Mathematics elementary/middle school mathematics that are deeply embedded in
the curriculum. Teachers’ mathematical knowledge is important for
students’ achievement. The preparation of elementary and middle
school teachers in mathematics should be strengthened. Teachers
cannot be expected to teach what they do not know. Therefore, you will
have an opportunity to demonstrate a variety of the mathematics
activities that are supported and anchored in commitments to high-
quality mathematics instruction expressed by mathematics education
policy documents such as the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics Principles and Standards of Teaching Mathematics
(2000), the National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008) and the
Common Core State Standards Initiative for Mathematics (2010). By
learning to “do” these instructional activities well, you will learn a good
 deal of the mathematical content that matters for teaching elementary
mathematics, but you will also learn how to listen to your colleagues
ideas, and how to adjust your teaching in response. Your knowledge of
mathematics, your ability to represent ideas and hear others’
understandings of them, your skill in using mathematical tools like
drawings, symbols, number lines, and your facility with language all
matter greatly in teaching mathematics, and they will be practiced in the
context of this course.

Technology for TLL 2 is a 3unit course which will focus on the application, design,
Teaching and production, utilization, and evaluation of Information and
Learning in Communication Technology (ICT) materials for teaching and learning in
Elementary Grades the elementary grade. The major requirement for this course is an ICT-
Integrates and Project-based Learning plan aligned to the K to 12
curriculum. All the learning activities and course requirement for these
course requirements will revolve around the student-teacher developed
learning plan.

Research in This is a practicum research course that will provide prospective

Teaching elementary teachers avenue to conduct applied or action research that
will provide empirical bases to improve teaching and learning. This
course maybe taken together simultaneously with Field Study 1 and
Field Study 2.

Teaching Multi- This is a course in implementation of multi-age course that deals with
grade Classes the theories, principles and concepts of multi-age learners. It includes
pedagogical approaches and contextualized learning environments for
the different age levels for instructions in different school situations.

Fundamentals of This course is designed to teach the basic fundamentals of music and
Music with Song develop usable skills for the classroom teacher. Topics include rhythmic
Leading notation, simple and compound meters, pitch notation, correct singing
techniques, phrases, keyboard awareness, key signatures, scales,
intervals and harmony using I, IV, and V with a chordal instrument.
Upon completion, students should be able to sing a song, harmonize a
simple tume, demonstrate rhythmic patterns and identify musical
concepts through written documentation.

D. MANDATED COURSES

Courses COURSE DESCRIPTION

In this course, the learner will demonstrate the ability to plan and
implement different types of personal fitness programs, demonstrate
competency in two or more lifetime activities( outdoor pursuits,
individual performance activities, net/wall games, ect.),descried key
SELF- TESTING
concepts associated with successful participation in physical activity,
ACTIVITIES
describe key concepts model responsible behavior while engaged in
physical activities that meet the meet the need for self-expression,
challenge, social interaction and enjoyment.

This course is designed to provide asthenic and kinesthetic movement

experience which will prepare the student as a teacher of basic
RHYTHMIC movement in variety of situations. The dance section will include.
ACTIVITIES

This course will help students develop their skill competencies,

participate in individual/dual sports and work toward achievement of
INDIVIDUAL AND personal fitness levels. Students within the class we performing at
DUAL SPORTS varying levels of competency. Sports include: badminton, table tennis,
chess, game of generals and track and fields.
 This is physical activity class that focuses on participants as it relates
to cultural, ethnic, gender, and physical diversity in such sports as
TEAMS SPORT basketball, baseball, football, soccer, speedball, volleyball, or any
game that incorporates team sport.

Pursuant to section 12 of Republic Act no. 9136, otherwise known as

the National Training Service Program (NSTP) act of 2001, the CHED
TESDA , DND, and other concerned government agency hereby jointly
issue, adopt, and promulgate the following implementing rules and
CIVIC WELFARE
regulations to implement the provisions of the Act. Thus, this course
TRAINING SERVICE
focused primarily on self- awareness and values development, health
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education, environment, entrepreneurship, safety, recreation, disaster
preparedness, morals of the citizenry and other social welfare concerns.

This course is an effective tool utilized by higher education institutions

to become familiarized with and responsive to the problems facing their
CIVIC WELFARE constituencies. NSTP or CWTS is performed for the benefit of the public
TRAINING SERVICE and the community itself. It should be part of the learning process and
2 development of individuals for the love of their country.