Ateneo de Naga University

College of Education
Curriculum Development Class

Training-Workshop on the Contextualization of

Mathematics in Classroom Instruction
(Training Curriculum)

Alcanar, Mishel P.
Antioquia, John Paul C.
Augusto, Ella May C.
Barbosa, Christine SJ.
Belmonte, Charleymaine Venus A.
Lanting, Jocelyn C.
Llamado, Ivy Joyce S.
Rey, Ryan Garry K.
Developers

I.

RATIONALE
Mathematics is defined as the language of patterns and relationships, and is
used to describe anything that can be quantified. Being an applied science, it can be
seen anywhere and used anywhere. Moreover, Mathematics is one of the subjects
being taught in school that is considered by many as a difficult one. Thus, most
students dislike Mathematics because of its nature, and sometimes, because of their
teachers. In turn, students find it useless and unrelated to their lives. In this regard,
the training-workshop will provide teachers the necessary skills on how to make
Mathematics be relevant to the lives of their students.

II.

TITLE
Training-Workshop on the Contextualization of Mathematics in Classroom
Instruction

III. TARGETED PARTICIPANTS

This training-workshop will cater the following participants in Naga City,
consisting of five (5) participants, including the Mathematics Coordinator of the
school:
Elementary Mathematics Teachers
Secondary Mathematics Teachers
Graduating Education Mathematics Majors
IV.

DATE
The expected date for the training-workshop is set to the 3rd Week of April.
The idea is that participants will be given enough time to prepare for the upcoming
school year and to share their learning to their co-teachers. In addition, this is a liveout training-workshop.

V.

VENUES
Considering the number of the participants and the quality of facilities
needed, Ateneo de Naga University is the chosen venue, particularly:
Richie Fernando Hall
Instructional Media Center
Arrupe Convention Hall
University Gymnasium

VI.

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

The following materials and equipment are necessary all throughout the
event:
Projectors
Laptops
Manila Papers
Markers
Bond Papers
Masking Tapes
Envelopes/Kits

VII. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the five-day training workshop, each participant must have
acquired the following competencies:
a. Discuss the know-hows of contextualizing Mathematics in classroom
instruction,
b. Create contextualized activities in Mathematics, and
c. Develop appreciation towards the importance of contextualizing
Mathematics in classroom instruction promoting honesty in the
classroom learning environment.
VIII. METHODS AND APPROACHES
The training-workshop will use the following approaches and methods in
order to achieve the objectives:
a. Progressive Approach
Progressive approach emphasizes learning by doing. Participants are
expected to be active in the activities that speakers will give in accordance
to the topic being discussed. Also, it highlights problem solving and critical
thinking by immersing the participants to the environment they have. With
this, participants will be made into groups to facilitate learning even more.
Lastly, the discussion of the topics is interconnected that learning is
considered as a step-by-step approach.
b. Lecture-Discussion
Concepts, theories and the like will be presented in a lecturediscussion approach. This encapsulates that participants should acquire
organized bodies of knowledge, taking piece by piece the necessary inputs
needed by the participants that will be used in the later days.

c. Experiential Learning
Since the major approach is progressive approach, learning through
experience will play a vital role in the learning of the participants. Activities
will equip the participants a first-hand experience and learning of what they
are crafting and of what they are planning for the contextualization of
Mathematics.
d. Situational Analyses
In order to craft a well-thought curriculum for the contextualization of
Mathematics, participants, through immersion, will discuss situations that
are related and connected to them and solve arising problems that will
contribute the objective of the training-workshop.

Training Curriculum (Matrix)

TIME

TOPIC

OUTPUT/S

MATERIALS/
EQUIPMENTS

Day 1
AM

PM

Arrival/Registration/Opening Program
Session 1: Contextualization and Theories
Objectives:
Discuss theories concerning contextualization
Create a concept map on contextualization
Share insights gained/learned through reflection

Journal Logs
Concept Maps

Projector
Laptop
Manila Paper
Marker

Day 2

AM

PM

Session 2: Community Literacy

Objectives:
Determine the culture, the demography and
sociological aspects of ones community
Analyze situations and community aspects that
can be integrated in Mathematics classroom
instruction
Relate ones experience in identifying situations
to be integrated
Session 3: Content Matching
Objectives:
Identify mathematical concepts and content to
match community aspects integration
Create an advance organizer of situations in the
community and mathematical content and
concepts
Express thoughts and concerns in creating the
advance organizers

Gallery Notes of
Community Aspects
Journal Logs

Advance Organizers
Journal Logs

Projector
Laptop
Manila Paper
Marker

Projector
Laptop
Manila Paper
Marker
Gallery Notes

Day 3
AM

Session 4: Approaches, Methods and Strategies

Brief Lesson Log

Projector

PM

Objectives:
Discuss the different strategies and methods of
teaching mathematics
Delineate specific strategies and methods to be
used in accordance to the advance organizer
made
Identify difficulties and ways to address such
difficulties
Session 5: Pseudo-Simulation
Objectives:
Identify areas to be considered in performing a
strategy
Perform/simulate a strategy
Give feedbacks on the simulation

Journal Logs

Brief Lesson Log

Journal Log

Laptop
Bond Papers
Advance Organizers

Projector
Laptop
Bond Papers
Brief Lesson Log

Day 4

AM/PM

Session 6: Contextualizing Activities

Objectives:
Determine elements to be considered in
formulating a contextualized activity
Formulate contextualized activities in the form of
a Lesson Module
Share insights and difficulties experienced

Activity/Lesson
Module
Journal Log

Projector
Laptop
Bond papers
Brief Lesson Log
Advance Organizer

Day 5
AM

Session 7: Simulation and Demonstration

Objectives:
Pinpoint areas to be considered and improved
Demonstrate the lesson module
Give feedbacks on the demonstration

Projector
Laptop
Lesson Module
Feed backing Forms

IX.

EVALUATION
After the training-workshop, the participants will be asked to evaluate the
following areas and give necessary feed backs, comments and suggestions:
1. Quality of Discussion
2. Participation
3. Program Flow
4. Resource Speakers
5. Technicalities
a. Food
b. Schedule
c. Venue

Training-Workshop on the Contextualization

of Mathematics in Classroom Instruction
Evaluation Form
Part I: Please rate the following areas using the scales indicated. Put a check on the box.
5 Excellent
2 Needs Improvement
4 Very Satisfactory
1 - Poor
3 - Satisfactory

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3.
4.
5.

Factors/Areas
Quality of Discussion
Participation
Program Flow
Resource Speakers
Technicalities
a. Food
b. Schedule
c. Venue

Part II: Please answer the following questions.

1. What I like most about the activity:
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2. What I like least about the activity:
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3. What I found helpful about the activity:
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4. What I found not helpful about the activity:
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5. Comments and Suggestions:
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