Fs 1 Activities
Fs 1 Activities
Name of Teacher:
Educational Background:
Assigned Subject/s:
1. Is the teacher’s background and qualifications aligned with the subject/s he/she is assigned to teach?
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2. Does he/she use the K-12 curriculum guide in preparing a lesson plan?
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3. Does he/she consider the learner’s prior knowledge in designing a lesson plan?
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4. Does he/she use varied teaching strategies to deliver the subject matter?
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5. Does he/she conduct research in planning for his/her lessons?
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B. Put a check mark (/) in the box that corresponds to your class observation. Write your remarks in the
right most column.
Other comments:
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A. Based on what you have observed in class, explain the importance of the different kinds of knowledge.
1. Content knowledge
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2. Pedagogical knowledge
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3. Curriculum knowledge
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B. What do you think are the strategies used by the teachers to enrich his/her mastery of the subject matter?
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C. What do you think are the strategies used by the teacher to enrich his/her pedagogical knowledge?
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D. What do you think are the strategies used by the teacher to argument his/her curricular knowledge?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. Being a professional teacher requires:
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LESSON 2 Research-based Instruction and Principles of Teaching and Learning
Observation
A. Answer the following questions based on your class observation.
1. Does the school promote research culture among the teachers? How?
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2. Do the teachers undertake research activities to enhance their pedagogical content knowledge?
What are the activities?
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3. Are you teachers aware of the standards, principles, and pedagogical approaches behind K-12
curriculum?
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4. Do you teachers integrate research findings, empirical evidence, and theories to support validity
of content to be taught? How?
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5. Do the teachers use varied teaching approaches based on K-12 curriculum principles? How?
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B. Check (/) the box that corresponds to your class observation. You may write your comments in the
Remarks column.
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Indicators Observed Remarks
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Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
1. How do research-based instructional strategies enrich the pedagogical contents knowledge of
teachers?
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2. How do research-based instructional strategies affect the students’ learning?
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3. What are the things that the teachers need to do in order to improve their research skills?
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Reflection
Complete the following statements.
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. Being a professional teacher requires:
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LESSON 3 Positive Use of Information and Communication Technology
Observation
A. Familiarize yourself with ICT facilities and tools for teaching and learning. Check if the following items
are available. Provide a description for each of them in the rightmost column.
Audio-Visual Room
Laptop/Desktop
Printer
Scanner
LCD Projector
Audio Equipment
LCD/LED TV
Internet Access
Others:
C. Check (/) the box that corresponds to what you have observed in class. Write your remarks in the last
column.
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COMPETENCIES Observed Remarks
Observed
Domain 3: Pedagogy
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observes in class.
1. What are the problems or challenges in integrating ICT in teaching and learning?
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2. What are the challenges encountered by students in using ICT tools and other forms for digital
technologies?
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3. In what domain/s of ICT competency standards for teachers do teachers need improvement?
Why?
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4. How will you promote the positive use of ICT to your students?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. Being a professional teacher requires:
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Observation
A. For each given domain, write down the literacy strategies used by the cooperating teacher during
your class observation.
Observation Strategies
1. Oral Language
2. Phonological Awareness
4. Alphabet Knowledge
6. Fluency
7. Spelling
Subjects Strategies
1. Language(English/Filipino/Mother
Tongue)
2. Mathematics
3. Science
6. Computer/ICT
9. Others:
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Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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LESSON 5 Strategies for Developing Critical and Creative Thinking, as Well as Other
Higher-Order Thinking Skills
Observation
A. Ask the cooperative teacher to show his/her lesson plan to you. Review the objectives of each lesson
plans. Provide examples of educational objectives based on the following HOTS:
1. Creating
2. Evaluating
3. Analyzing
B. Indicate whether the following HOTS strategies are applied during your class observation by
checking the appropriate box. Write your remarks in the last column.
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
2. How can higher order thinking skills improve the students’ learning?
3. How important is creative and critical thinking in the 21st century workplace?
4. What are the things that teachers need to improve on in order to enrich the students’ HOTS?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Conduct a survey of languages used by students and teachers at home and school.
Students
Teachers
C. Conduct and observation of teachers in Mother Tongue, Filipinos and English classes. Identify the
strategies used to motivate or arouse the interest of learners in the following language literacy
domains. Write your observations in the last column.
1. Oral Language
2. Phonological Awareness
4. Alphabet knowledge
6. Fluency
7. Spelling
Processing
A. Based on what you have observed in class, identify the benefits of using Mother Tongue, Filipino,
and English as MOIs.
1. Mother Tongue
2. Filipino
3. English
B. Based on what you have observed in class, identify the strategies to improve the teacher’s ability to
help students understand Mother Tongue, Filipino, and English.
C. Explain how Mother Tongue can enrich cultural awareness of both teachers and students.
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observations
A. Identify the verbal and non-verbal forms of communication used by teachers and students in the
classroom.
Teachers
Students
B. Check (/) the box that corresponds to what you have observed in class. Write your remarks in the last
column.
Communication Strategies for Teachers Observed Not Remarks
observed
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
1. How important are the verbal and non-verbal forms of communication to the teachers?
2. How do verbal and non-verbal forms of communication affect the students’ learning?
3. What forms of communication do the teachers and the students need to improve on?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
Check (/) the box that corresponds to the learning environment of the class you have observed.
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
1. What features of the learning environment have significantly contributed to the students’ learning?
2. In your own opinion, how can the school’s learning environment be improved?
3. How does Maslow’s theory explain the importance of security and safety in ensuring that learning
will take place?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
Check (/) the box that corresponds to your class observation and answer the succeeding questions.
YES NO
The teacher extends the lesson so that all students benefit from it.
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
1. What could have contributed to the presence or absence of a fair learning environment?
2. How does a fair learning environment affect the way children learn?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. In the box below, draw the room layout of the class you have observed.
1. What can you say about the physical structure of your classroom?
2. What were the things you considered when you arranged the classroom?
3. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of physical set-up?
Processing
Based on what you have observed in the class and the teacher’s responses on the interview, answer
the following questions:
1. Do you think that the classroom structure is consistent with the teacher’s objectives?
Why? Why not?
2. How does the classroom set-up affect the students’ performance and learning?
3. If you were the teacher, what kind of classroom structure would you adopt to maximize the
students’ learning?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
Check (/) the box that corresponds to what you have observed in class.
YES NO
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in class.
1. How does the teacher encourage the students to participate actively in class?
2. What do you think is the best classroom set-up to encourage the students to engage in the
activity?
3. What strategies should the teacher use to make the students participate in class?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
Determine if the environment supports purposive learning by checking (/) the box that corresponds to
what you have observed in class.
YES NO
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have observed in teacher
support purposive learning.
1. Does the teacher support purposive learning? If yes, how? If no, how can the teacher support
purposive learning?
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
Observe the teacher. Check (/) the item that best describes the learning environment.
YES NO Not
Observed
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2. Do you think that the management style that the teacher is using in class contributes to the
students’ learning? Why? Why not?
3. If you were the teacher, what management style would best maximize students’ learning?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Interview the following internal school stakeholders on how they promote a gender-sensitive school
classroom. Write their responses on the lines provided below.
School Principal
Department head
Cooperating teacher
Guidance counselor
B. Discuss how the following steps create a progressive, student-centered classroom.
2. Integrate technology.
C. List down 10 strengths and weaknesses of the students from the class you have observed.
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Processing
1. Based on your interviews with internal school stakeholders about how to promote a gender-
sensitive school/classroom which of the answers is the best? Why?
2. How will you determine the strengths and weaknesses of your students?
3. Which among the steps on creating progressive, student-centered classroom is the best step?
Why?
4. How are you going to use the learners’ needs and interests in creating a more effective
instruction?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observations
A. Ask your cooperating teacher for a copy of his or her School Form 1 (School Register). Paste a copy of
the School Form 1 in the box below and answer the following questions.
1. What is the grade and section that you have observed?
B. List down 10 strategies your cooperating teacher can use to address the individual differences
(linguistic, cultural, socio-economic, and religious backgrounds) of the students.
Strategy 1:
Strategy 2:
Strategy 3:
Strategy 4:
Strategy 5:
Strategy 6:
Strategy 7:
Strategy 8:
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Strategy 10:
C. Ask the cooperating teacher about how he/she gives importance to differentiated instruction in his/her
classes.
Other comment and observations:
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1. Does the number of boys and girls affect the classroom instruction? How?
2. Does the religious background of the students affect the preparation of the lesson? How?
3. Is the mother tongue of most of the students affect the medium of instruction? How?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Interview the following internal school stakeholders on how they deal with students with disability
and gifted learners.
Internal Stakeholders How do you deal with learner with disability and giftedness?
B. Sit in a class with exceptional learners. Observe how the teacher uses different strategies in teaching
exceptional learners. List down five observation.
Observation 1:
Observation 2:
Observation 3:
Observation 4:
Observation 5:
C. Watch the film titled, Every Child is Special. After watching the movie, write a reflection about the
film.
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1. How do the answers of the school principal, classroom adviser, and guidance counselor on dealing
with exceptional learners differ from each other?
2. Based on your five observations on how a teacher uses a strategy in teaching learners with disability
and giftedness, which strategy is the best? Why?
3. What have you realized after watching the film Every Child is Special?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Interview the students on the difficulties they encounter while enrolled in school. List down 10
difficulties on the lines provided.
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B. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask how he/she considers the different difficult circumstances
faced by the students in preparing lessons and strategies.
2. Among the different difficult circumstances given by the students, which is the most
complicated? Why?
B. In your own opinions, what is the best strategy to use when teaching a student with chronic disorder?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Based on the class that you have observed, list down 10 students who belong to IP groups. Fill in the
information below.
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B. Evaluate the school’s program for IPs by checking (/) the box that corresponds to what you have
observed in class.
Adopts appropriate basic education pedagogy, content, and assessment through the
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integration of IKSPs in all learning areas and process.
Expands and strengthens institutional and civil society linkages to ensure proper
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coordination, knowledge-sharing, and sustainability of the IP Education Program.
C. Interview the cooperating teacher. List down five culturally-responsive teaching strategies he/she are
using for students from Indigenous Group.
Teaching Strategy 1: __________________________________________________________________
Teaching Strategy 2: __________________________________________________________________
Teaching Strategy 3: __________________________________________________________________
Teaching Strategy 4: __________________________________________________________________
Teaching Strategy 5: __________________________________________________________________
Other comments and observation:
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. When it’s my time to become a teacher, I will:
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CHAPTER IV: CURRICULUM AND PLANNING
Observation
A. Check whether the following teaching and learning tools are present in the classroom that you have
observed.
1. Lesson Plan
4. Reference Materials
5. Instructional Materials
B. Ask the cooperating teacher to show his/her lesson plan to you. Analyze the lesson plan by checking
the appropriate box.
Subject
Grade Level
Topic
Standards Yes No
A. Check (/) the box that corresponds to what you have observed in class. You may write further
remarks in the right-most column.
Processing
1. What developmentally appropriate learning principles and strategies are observed in class?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
3. Are the teachers using the K-12 curriculum guide in planning their lessons?
4. Are the teachers aware of the differences between content standards, performance standards, and
learning competencies?
B. From the lesson plans of five cooperating teachers, provide five examples of learning outcomes
based on each of the three learning domains.
Knowledge
Skills
Values
C. Check if the learning outcomes used by the cooperating teachers in their lesson plans are aligned
with the appropriate learning competency from the K-12 curriculum guide. Write down some of the
learning outcomes and learning competencies then check the appropriate box that corresponds to
your findings.
Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Lesson 3:
Lesson 4:
Lesson 5:
D. Check the alignment of the learning outcomes with the teaching and learning strategies used by
corresponding teacher in their lesson plans. Write down the learning outcomes and teaching
strategies then put a check mark in the box that corresponds to your findings.
E. Check the alignment of the learning outcomes with the assessment tolls used by the cooperating
teachers in their lesson plans. Write down the learning outcomes and assessment tools then check the
box that corresponds your findings then put a check mark in the box that corresponds to your
findings.
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1. Are the teachers aware of the function of the K-12 curriculum guide? Explain your answer.
2. Are the teachers using the curriculum guide in planning their lesson? Explain your answer.
3. What types of learning outcomes are emphasized in every lesson (knowledge, skills, and values)?
4. Are the learning outcomes of the teachers aligned with the learning competency?
5. Are the learning strategies of the teachers aligned with the learning outcomes?
6. Are the assessment tools of the teacher aligned with the learning outcomes?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Before starting your observation, it is important to read the annual plan (if private) or school
improvement plan (if public) of the school where you are assigned. Write a request letter to the
principal noted by your student teaching supervisor.
B. Based on the annual plan or the school improvement plan, what learning programs are provided for
the students?
3. Are the stakeholders involved in planning the different learning programs? If yes, how are they
involved?
4. How does each learning program contribute to the development of the curriculum goals?
5. How does the school monitor and evaluate the implementation of each learning program?
F. Identify the extra and co-curricular programs being implemented in the school.
Processing
1. How do the different learning programs support the development of the students?
2. How does each learning program support the goals and objectives of the curriculum?
3. How does the school monitor and evaluate the implementation of each learning program?
4. What are the challenges and problems in the implementation of each learning program?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Ask permission from any school to gather the following data and answer the succeeding questions.
Total Enrollment
1. Does the school implement a mentoring program for its teachers? How?
2. Does the school conduct professional meetings to discuss learning issues and problems?
3. Does the school the continuing education and development of its teachers? How?
4. How do expert teachers help other teachers in improving their teaching practices?
5. What are the different collaboration activities available or done by the teachers to improve their
teaching practices?
6. Is there an existing academic collaboration between the school/teachers and higher education
institutions? If yes, what forms of collaboration are done?
B. Ask permission to attend a faculty meeting or a professional meeting in the school. Answer the
following questions:
1. Is sharing of good teaching practices part of the meeting? What types of good teaching practices
are shared?
2. How do teachers discuss issues and problems related to teaching and learning?
3. How do teachers observe professionalism during the meeting?
4. Do the teachers include in their agenda how the result of learning assessment should be utilized
to improve instruction?
C. Identify the different continuing education and development programs offered to teachers to
understand the instructional demands of the K-12 curriculum.
Processing
1. What are the implications of the data gathered during the preliminary activity?
2. How can the school utilize the data to develop better professional collaboration among teachers to
improve their teaching practices?
3. How can the school promote stronger collaboration among its teachers?
4. How does the school support and sustain a culture of excellence among teachers and other staff?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
Categories Examples
Audio-Visual Materials
Assessment Tools
Learning Objects
Visual Materials
Audio Materials
ICT-Based Materials
Library
Internet Facilities
ICT Laboratory
Technology and Livelihood Education laboratory
Audio-Visual Room
Gymnasium
Clinic
Guidance Office
Speech Laboratory
Auditorium
Faculty Room
1. Classrooms are
conducive for
learning.
2. Classrooms have
enough lighting and
ventilation.
D. Analyze the lesson plans of the cooperating teachers. Examine how technology is used to support the
implementation of particular learning outcomes. Provide an example.
Processing
1. Are there enough teaching and learning process resources available in school?
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2. How are these teaching and learning resources utilized in teaching and learning?
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3. How do these teaching and learning resources help attain learning outcomes?
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4. How do these teaching and learning resources improve the quality of students’ learning?
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5. What teaching and learning resources are lacking in the school?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Define the meaning of assessment by completing this acronym with a word that is related to
assessment.
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B. Compare diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments by completing this Venn diagram.
Diagnostic Formative
Summative
C. Observe the assessment strategies used by your cooperating teacher in class. List down five
assessment strategies and categorize the type of each assessment strategy.
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3.
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5.
D. Interview the cooperating teacher on how he/she uses the results of diagnostic, formative, and
summative assessment.
1. Results of diagnostic assessments
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2. Results of formative assessments
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3. Results of summative assessment
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Processing
1. What will happen if the teacher uses the same assessment strategy every day?
2. Which of the three assessment strategies has been used often in class? Why do you think so?
3. In your own opinion, which of the three assessment strategies is the most important? Explain your
answer.
4. How does assessment improve students’ learning and the teacher’s performance?
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. observe how your cooperating teacher monitors the following:
1. Seatwork
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2. Students’ comprehension during discussion
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3. Examination
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4. Homework
Observation 1: ____________________________________________________________________
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B. Complete the table below by making an inventory of academic excellence awardees.
School Name: __________________________________________________________
Grading Period: __________________ School Year: _________________________
With Honors
TOTAL
C. Based on your inventory of the learners’ achievement per section, write five tips on how your
cooperating teacher can evaluate and recognize the students’ achievement.
Tip 1:
Tip 2:
Tip 3:
Tip 4:
Tip 5:
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1. Which of your observations in monitoring seatwork is the best? Why?
2. Which of your observations in monitoring students’ comprehension during class discussion is the
best? Why?
4. If you are going to handle an advisory class, how are you going to make your class awarding unique?
5. Which of the tips in evaluating and recognizing students’ achievement is the best? Why?
Reflection
Complete the following statements.
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observations
A. Discuss the importance of giving constructive feedback to improve the students’ learning. Write your
answer on the space below.
B. Paste a sample of student activity or quiz. Highlight the feedback given by the teacher.
C. Check YES if the statement for giving feedback to students is observed. Otherwise, check NO
(adapted from Reynolds 2018).
4. The teacher anticipants the four questions. (What can the students
don? What can’t the student do? How does the student’s work
compare with that of others? How can the student do better)?
5. The student feedback is a reference for a skill or specific
knowledge.
6. The teacher gives feedback to keep the students “on target” for
achievement.
7. The teacher hosts a one-on-one conference.
11. The teacher educates the students on how to give feedback to each
other.
12. The teacher asks another adult to give student feedback.
15. The teacher returns tests, papers, or comment cards at the beginning
of class.
16. The teacher uses Post-It notes in giving written feedback.
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2. How does giving feedback help in the instructional decisions of the teacher?
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observation
A. Observe how your cooperating teacher communicates the students’ needs and progress to their
parents when conducting a PTC and card distribution. Write a narrative report of the PTC on the
space provided.
Tip 1:
Tip 2:
Tip 3:
C. Of the three useful tips given by your cooperating teacher, what is the most important? Explain and
write your answer below.
D. Help in the preparation of a school-based recognition program. Write your experience and cite the
contributions you have made to make the recognition program successful.
Other comments and observation:
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2. If you will conduct a PTC, what will you include in your agenda?
3. How will you communicate the failing grade of a student to the parent?
4. What will you suggest to the parent of a student who got a failing mark twice in the same subject?
Reflection
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
4. When it is my time to become a teacher, I will:
LESSON 5 Use of Assessment Date to Enhance Teaching and Learning Practices and Programs
Observation
A. Observe how your cooperating teacher uses the data from student assessment to improve classroom
instruction. List five best practices of using the student assessment data.
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5.
B. Interview the school principal. Ask five ways by which the teachers can use assessment data to
improve school programs.
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5.
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3. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask him/her about his/her thoughts on the previous school year
and what he/she had done to improve this year.
Reflection
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Name of School :
Address :
Date:
Provide a brief historical background and demographic profile of the school. Complete
the following information.
Date Established:
Religion:
Date Established:
Race/Ethnicity:
Religions:
5. What are the activities conducted by the school to raise cultural sensitivity and awareness?
8. Are the teachers aware of the background of the community where the school is located?
9. How does the school promote contextualization and localization to its teachers?
2. How important is curriculum contextualization and localization of lessons and learning materials?
3. What strategies are you going to use in order create a culturally-responsive learning environment?
4. How will you use the data you have gathered from the preliminary activity?
Reflection
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
Observations
4. What are usual issues and concerns raised by stakeholders during PTA meetings?
5. Are the issues and concerns raised during PTS meeting/s properly addressed?
6. Does the school engage parents and member of the community in the implementation of school
programs?
7. Do parents and members of the community provide full support to school programs and activities?
8. Describe the relationship of teachers with parents and members of the community.
B. Request permission to observe a PTA meeting. Ask permission to record the proceedings. Prepare
highlights of proceedings from the meeting using the following format.
Call to Order:
C. Ask help from your cooperating teacher. Identify school programs/activities that need support from
parents and community members.
School Programs/Activities Date Venue
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What are the benefits of engaging parents and members of community in the implementation of
school programs?
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2. Identify strategies that promote positive relationship with the parents and members of the
community including mechanism to ensure their full support to school programs.
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Reflection
Complete the following statements.
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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Observation
Answer the following questions:
1. Does the school have a faculty manual?
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2. Does the faculty manual reflect the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers?
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3. Are there provisions in the manual regarding disciplinary actions or sanctions for misbehavior,
misconduct, or unethical practices of teachers?
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4. Does the school provide trainings or re-oriented for teachers regarding the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers?
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B. Request a copy of the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. Provide a summary of each article.
Write down your answer on the left column.
Articles Summary
C. Review the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers. Identify which of the ethical standards
promotes the enhancement of the teachers’ competency in terms of the following:
Knowledge
Skills
Attitude
D. Observe the teachers. Describe how they act professionally within the school premises.
Writhe down your observation below.
Processing
A. Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1. I realize that:
2. I believe that:
3. I feel that:
3. Who were involved in the crafting of the school policies and procedures?
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4. Are the provisions of these policies and procedures in accordance with DepEd policies?
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5. Does the school conduct consultation with parents prior to the approval and implementation
of the school policies and procedures?
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7. Are the teachers aware all of the school policies and procedures?
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8. Do school officials, teachers, and staff adhere to the school policies and procedures?
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10. Does the school conduct annual orientation on the school policies?
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C. Request help from your cooperating teacher. Explain the procedure on how school policies are
developed.
D. Request a copy of the school policies and procedures. Identify the important provisions specified in the
policies.
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2. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________________________
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8. _______________________________________________________________________________
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10. _______________________________________________________________________________
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Processing
1. What is the importance of school policies and procedure to teachers and students?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. Being a professional teacher requires:
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CHAPTER VII: PERSONAL GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Observation
Observe a teacher for two weeks. Please write your observations on the following:
1. Classroom Layout
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2. Teaching Methodology
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3. Assessment
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4. Materials
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Processing
1. What do you think is the teaching philosophy of the teacher that you have observed?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. When it is my time to become a teacher, I will:
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Observe a class. List down the personal and professional qualities of the cooperating teacher, which, you
think, contribute to the development of the students.
1. Personal qualities
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2. Professional qualities
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Processing
1. What do you think are the best qualities of the teacher that you have observed? Why?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. When it is my time to become a teacher, I will:
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Observation
A. Ask the cooperating teacher if you can volunteer as shadow teacher for a day. List down ways on how the
teacher collaborates with other teachers.
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3. What do you think are the advantages of collaborating with colleagues? What are the disadvantages?
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Processing
1. Do you think that linking with colleagues is important in teaching? Why? Why not?
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2. How does collaborating with other teachers impact the students?
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3. If you were the teacher, how will you collaborate with your colleagues?
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. When it is my time to become a teacher, I will:
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LESSON 4 Professional Reflection and Learning to Improve Practice
Interview
A. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask the following questions:
1. How do you evaluate your practices in the classroom?
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2. Do you think it is necessary to evaluate one’s own practices? Why? Why not?
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3. If given a choice, what do you think is the best way that you can do to help improve your own practices?
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Processing
Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. When it is my time to become a teacher, I will:
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Interview
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on the interview you conducted.
1. Do you think the teacher was able to address her learning goals? Why? Why not?
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2. Based on the Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers, what particular domain or strand should the
teacher address as her learning goal? Explain your answer.
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Reflection
1. I realize that:
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2. I believe that:
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3. I feel that:
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4. When it is my time to become a teacher, I will:
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