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Field Study 402 Compilation
Field Study 402 Compilation
Before you embark on your one-semester journey in Observation and Teaching Assistantship, it
may be good to be reminded of the personal and professional qualities which we, teachers, ought
to possess. Striving to be the best teacher, the teacher who will leave an imprint of
himself/herself on his/her students, is a never-ending journey. The journey began three years ago
when you started discussing who the professional teacher is in your course on The Teaching
Profession, etc., etc. The journey gets more focused and challenging now as you observe and
assist your Field Study Resource Teacher. Don't you worry! You have been prepared for this for
three years and you will end up stronger, happier and wiser!
Let's buckle down for work!
1. You will review the qualities of good teachers as contained in documents such as the
Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers (PPSTS) and the Southeast Asia
Teachers Competency Framework and the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.
2. You will view on YouTube 2 TEDx talks on "What makes a good teacher great" and
"The Power of a Teacher".
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Teachers embody the highest standard for teaching grounded in global best
practices. They exhibit exceptional capacity to improve their own teaching
practice and that of others. They are recognized as leaders in education,
Teachers have gained the qualifications recognized for entry into the teaching
profession. They have a strong understanding of the subjects/areas in which they
are trained in terms of content knowledge and pedagogy. They possess the
requisite knowledge, skills and values that support the teaching and learning
1 process. They manage learning programs and have strategies that promote
learning based on the learning needs of their students. They seek advice from
experienced colleagues to consolidate their teaching practice.
http://www.criced tsukubai.ac.jp/math/seamep/2019/pdf/SEA-TCF%20BOOK.pdf
You will also view in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrU6YJle6Q4. What makes a good
teacher great? | Azul Terronez | TEDxSantoDomingo and The Power of a Teacher | Adam Sanchez
| TEDxYale – YouTube www.youtube.com/watch
(Note to Student Teacher: As you participate and assist your FS Resource Teacher in her daily
task, please take note of what you are expected to give more attention to as asked in the next step
of this Learning Episode. Notice).
Participate actively by assisting your Resources Teacher in his/her daily task. Take the advantage
to offer your assistance. Don’t wait for your Resource Teacher to ask for it.
Notice
Your Resource Teacher comments, facial expression, gestures and actions in class
Student’s comment, facial expression, gestures and behavior in class
How your Resource Teacher relates to you
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Analyze
1. From the PPST’s, the Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Standards and the TEDs Videos
that you viewed, what competencies does a great teacher possess?
Competencies such as great teaching skills, good attitude and behavior, and mastery of
the topic is what a great teacher possess, for a teacher is not effective if he/she doesn’t know
anything about what he is going to teach. A teacher is an influencer that change a persons’ mind
especially when they teach logically and factually.
No. The competencies are not limited to professional teachers for the following
competencies also reflect to what a teacher would be as a person. The competencies also refer
how to act not only being a professional but as a person.
3. For a teacher to be great is it enough to possess the professional competencies to plan a lesson,
execute a lesson plan, manage a class, assess learning, compute and report grades? Explain your
answer.
For a teacher to be great does not only limit to the professional competencies such as
planning a lesson, execute a lesson plan, manage a class, assess learning, compute and report
grades, because teachers deal with students, and that students are people who undergo
development inside the classroom where the teachers are the who assist. So being a great
teacher, you are also concern with the society and the environment.
4. For a teacher to be great, which are more important – personal qualities or professional
competencies?
For a great teacher, personal qualities and professional qualities are both important. For
you won’t be a great teacher if you had the mastery but don’t have at least a sympathy to your
lesson. There are a lot of teachers that are masters of their own subject however .them who don’t
have personal qualities, as an embodiment of an ethical person is not called as professionals.
The teacher that we remember the most are those who inspire us and those we hate.
Teachers who have good personal qualities are undeniably become our friend, and for those who
we hate are person we don’t want to be. We also usually remember teachers who we label smart
and logical.
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Reflect
Which personal traits do I posses? Not possess? Where do I need improvement is?
The competency/s I need to develop more is the mastery of my work and the mastery of
the content of my work. Since, I still have doubts on my knowledge and wisdom; I need to
strengthen the skills to become more effective and to be a great teacher myself.
The teachers that are remembered most, in my opinion, are teachers who are capable of
blending in the society and easy to approach with. A teacher that we mostly remember is those
who embody the positive personal traits and is professionally competent.
OBSERVEIn assisting my Resource Teacher, I observed that personal traits such as the
ability to listen and having a good communication skills can make the students
understand the lesson. Additionally, because the resource teacher has a loud voice, the
children' attention was drawn to him. My Resource Teacher also possesses Professional
Competency such as mastery of the content that allows him to be more flexible in
teaching his class.
2. ACT
1. Which behavior does a great teacher who can empathize with his/her students
display?
A. Feels what students feel
B. Expects students to understand his/her feelings
C. Gives no assignment
D. Makes test easy
2. According to students, a great teacher is “chill”. What does this mean? Teacher is___.
I. cool
II. calm
III. doesn’t get overwhelmed
A. I,II and III
B. I and II
C. I only
D. I and II
II. Display proficiency in Mother Tongue, Filipino and English in the teaching and
learning process
III. Demonstrate skill in the use of communication strategies, teaching strategies and
technologies to promote high quality learning
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I,II and III
5. In the Southeast Asian Teachers Competency Framework, who is at the center with
whom the professional teacher relates?
A. The professional teacher
B. The school heads
C. The joyful learner
D. The parent/guardian
Work on my Artifacts
Attach your reflection here:
After working with professional teachers, I have reflected that I have more to
learn as a beginner and that to be a teacher requires more than what we learn in school.
Upon observing and working with them, professional competencies such as mastery of
topic and classroom management are visible. Being an incredible teacher doesn't simply
only cutoff to being magnificent in planning your illustration plan or content master. But
being an incredible educator likewise has a kind and caring heart. A teacher who listens
mindfully to his/her students and deal with them like their own child. Incredible teacher
additionally sees if his/her students have an issue. Instructing with enthusiasm results to
various effect on students and will have a viable educating learning process. You will
actually want to move and energize your students. Teachers should not just focused on
their professional developmentas but as well as to their students’ holistic development.
An extraordinary educator generally put their students first before their own selves.
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Every teacher is an action researcher. Everyone can do it. Teachers and students can do it
together.
This episode focuses on doing action research as one of the roles of the team Teacher
should take interest to know how students learn, wants to make innovation curriculum and
desires to improve teaching practice. In order to achieve these, do action research on the
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everyday practical problems. These problematic situations discrepancies emerge between what is
intended and what actually occurs in the classroom.
There is a general agreement among action research community that action research is
about ACTION: taking action to improve practice and RESEARCH: finding things out and
coming to a new understanding that creates new knowledge.
Action research is not new. It dates back to the time of John Dewey in 1920 when he
introduced the idea of inquiry. This was followed by Collier, 1945; Lewin, 1949; Corey, 1933
and many others who came later. Schon introduced the notion of action research as a habit of
continuing inquiry. Inquiry begins with situations that are problematic, confusing, uncertain and
conflicting, and so does Action Research
It was Stephen Corey (1953) who defined Action Research as the process through which
practitioners like teachers, study their own practice to solve their personal or professional
practical problems. Further on, John Illiot in 1993 clarified that action research is concerned with
everyday practical problems experienced by the teachers, rather than the theoretical problems
defined by pure researchers.
Action research is grounded on the reality of the school, classroom, teachers and students
Sometime it is labelled as Teacher Action Research (TAR) but is popularly known simply as
Action Research (AR).
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Action Research is a process that allows teachers to study their own classrooms, schools
and educational setting in order to understand them better and to improve their quality and
effectiveness. The processes of observation, reflection and inquiry lead to action that makes a
difference in teaching and learning. It bridges doing (practice) and learning (study) and reflection
(inquiry).
Participate and Assist
You must have experienced in your past subjects, doing some activities o tasks similar to
an action research. These are activities that required you to do Make Action or the other way
around. Schon (1987) distinguishes Reflection in action or reflection on action as two different
things.
Perhaps your mentor teacher has already done an Action Research. Now is for you to
participate and assist in ways that you are capable of doing.
Congratulations!! You have done a good job. By doing so, you have a mentor and
together you will journey towards becoming an action researcher.
Notice
Based on your activity on making a List of Completed Action Research Titles, let’s find
out what you have noticed by answering the following questions.
Questions My Answers
1. What have you noticed about the action 1. Identified problem to be solved in title
research titles? Do the action research (AR) no. 1
titles imply problems to be solved? Yes_/___
No____ To improve the performance of Grade
11 Mathematics students
If YES, identify the problems from the title 2. Identified problem to be solved in title
you have given. Answer in the space no. 2
provided. The problem to be solved was not
identified in the title.
3. Identified problem to be solved in title
no. 3
This study sought to determine the
effectiveness of remedial reading to
non-readers.
4. Identified problem to be solved in title
no. 4
Reading Difficulties of Grade One
Pupils in Macatoc Elementary School.
5. Identified problem to be solved in title
no. 5
The performance of Grade 6 C Pupils
through Arts in Math (AIM)
Analyze
Action research seems easy and familiar. Since teaching seems to be full of problematic
situations and that the teacher has a responsibility of finding solution for everyday problems in
school, hence teachers should do action research. This is an exciting part of being a teacher, a
problem solver!
Let us continue to examine and analyze what you have noticed and interpreted in the
previous activity.
Key Questions My Answer
Choose from the options given. You may check more
than one answer.
1. From what source do you Choices:
think, did the authors identify
__/_Copied from research books
the problems of their action_/__From daily observation of their teaching
research? practice.
_/__From difficulties the observed of their learners.
___From their own personal experience.
___From the told experiences of their co-teachers.
2. What do you think is the Choices:
teacher’s intention in _/__To find a solution to the problematic situations
conducting the action
research? ___To comply with the requirement of the principal
__/_To improve teaching practice
___To try something, if it works
___To prove oneself as better than the others
3. What benefits do you get as a Choices:
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Reflect
Based on the readings you made and the previous activities that you have done,
1. What significant ideas or concepts have you learned about action research?
I learned that action research is an important step towards becoming an effective teacher
who cares about her own growth and the growth of her students. Action research is an essential
element in identifying gaps in the teaching and learning process. Through action research, we
will be able to answer questions and provide solutions to the problems we face in the field.
2. Have you realized that there is a need to be an action researcher as a future teacher?
Yes_/__ No___, If yes, complete the sentence below.
I realized that to be an effective teacher who didn't stick to one teaching strategy, I had to
be an action researcher. If I am an action researcher, that means I can foresee the problems my
students face in the classroom. I have to do more work to find solutions to these problems.
Through action research, I will be able to discover techniques that are relevant and available to
all of my learners. Being an action researcher is about developing my teaching experience and
improving student learning. It is a way to address the main concerns of students and, if that is
not relevant, what is the purpose of teaching.
Write Action Research Prompts
OBSERVE
class, the teacher presents a Power Point of his lesson. However, she believes that teacher-
student interaction is necessary for an effective teaching and learning process. As a result of
moving from face-to-face learning to virtual meetings, learners shy away from participating and
collaborating on discussions. In this regard, consider that the students did not meet their
professor in person and only introduced themselves through online discussions.
REFLECT
PLAN
What strategies, activities, and innovation can I employ to improve the situation or solve
the problem?
As a future action researcher, I can plan for an appropriate intervention like If will
implement my doable plan in the future, my title would be I can plan appropriate
interventions such as fun games and activities to “get to know each other”. I will follow
an inductive teaching strategy that I will model and encourage students as I guide. My
strategy will also be to focus on students and consider the circumstances they face while
professionally fulfilling my role as a teacher by providing learners with quality
discussions.
ACT
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FS 2 3 and Models
The definition of action research evolved over time. There is no singular definition of
action research. Anchored on the idea of inquiry by John Dewey several other authors have
advanced the concept of action research. Action research is a type of inquiry that is:
Here are some questions and answer that you need to know.
1. What are the Core Characteristics of AR (Titchen, 2015)?
Systematic- Like any form of research, it follows a system.
Rigorous- It has rigor, meaning a strict adherence to the rules of empirical studies.
Reflective- It follows a continuous reflection and action.
Situational- It is more specific to the location (school) circumstances (teaching and
learning, etc).
Participative- AR can be participative where teachers and learners are co-researchers.
Future-oriented- It seeks solution to the current problem for future improvement.
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Both Action Research Processes above are supposed by the two AR Models which will be
presented next.
In a similar vein, Nelson, 2014 proposed an action research cycle that starts with
Observe, followed by Reflect, Plan and ACT which can also go through evaluation and
modification. It also follows a cyclical process.
Understanding fully the concept and the process of Action Research will enable you to learn and
provide the needed assistance to your teacher mentor in doing Action Research.
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Notice
What concepts have been emphasized in the task and infographics? Give at least four.
Since the 3 models are all for action research, what are the common elements of the three?
- The three models show the steps and cycles in doing action research. As it defines action
research as a recursive process.
Analyze
Analyze the components vis-à-vis only one model out of the 3 presented.
If you choose to compare with Model A-McNiff& Whitehead, 2006, here are the
components.
Title and Author of the Action Research:
Key Components Entry from your sample AR
OBSERVE The Problem
REFLECT Reflection
PALN Plan of Action
ACT Implementation
EVALUATE Findings
MODIFY Recommendation
If you choose to compare with Model B-Nelson, 0.2014, here are the components.
Title and Author of the Action Research
Key Components Entry from your Sample AR
OBSERVE The Problem
REFLECT Reflection
PLAN Plan of Action
ACT Implementation
Or if you choose the DepEd Model, 2017, here are the components.
Title and Author: (the same as your entry in Model A)
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What have you understood about the concept of Action Research and how will these is
utilized in your practice?
-Yes, doing it is important since it can contribute to the development and progress in the
field of education. It finds problems and creates solutions.
How can AR be useful for every classroom teacher
OBSERVE
a.
b.
c.
REFLECT
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Thinking deeply about those problems, perhaps something must have been done to solve the
problem or answer the question, like:
a.___________________________________________________________________________
b. __________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________
PLAN
NOW THAT I AM IN FS 2, I plan to make for my solution to the problem (choose from a, b,
c) because
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
ACT
My action will come later, given enough time in FS 2 or during my Teaching Internship.
Direction: Cheek from the choices, what answer/s respond to the question correctly and put an X
if otherwise.
2. There are many ways of doing action research which follow a cyclical process. They
process include:
___X___Observe, Reflect, Plan, Act
_____X_Observe, Plan, Act, Reflect
____X__Reflect, Act, Plan, Observe
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____X__Reflective
_____X_Rigorous
_____X_Futuristic
_____X_Situational
4. On which of the following would you choose to conduct an Action Research. Why?
Changes in the classroom paractices. Why?
Because I want to become a better teacher, so I must find out my weaknesses and
strengths.
Teaching a new process to the students. Why?
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ABTSTRACT
It has been widely reported that a problem for many children who have limited consonant. And
vowel knowledge is that they have difficulty in decoding unknown words within textthat they are
exposed to in their classrooms.Few studies have targeted teaching segmenting and blending
through the identification ofsimple rime units which in turn increases the success a child has in
this area of PhonemicAwareness.In this present study three students in Year One who have
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reading difficulties wereexposed to explicit teaching of eight two letter rime units from the thirty-
sevendependable rimes. The teaching consolidated the children’s prior knowledge and
targetedtheir developing awareness of rime units and their ability to blend and segment
wordscontaining these.Word reading accuracy was tested before and after the action research
project. After theinitial testing a series of lessons was developed which were appropriate to the
group ofchildren. Students were withdrawn from their classrooms in a group for eight 30
minuteslessons over a two-week period. The eight two letter rime units were taught
intensivelyover this period and a further assessment was carried out at the conclusion of the
teachingperiod.
The findings indicated that explicit small group teaching improved the students readingof 3 letter
words with a two-letter rime unit. The number of correct responses improvedfor all children. The
time it took to decode words was also improved. Acceleratedautomaticity had an effect on the
self-efficacy of students. This aspect was not set out tobe measured however it was apparent
through facial expressions and the comments and eagerness of students to participate in lessons.
The hypothesis tested wasExplicit teaching of segmenting and blending through the
identification of simple rimeunits to children with limited consonant and vowel knowledge,
increases the success achild has in decoding unknown words within text. Implications for wider
teaching are discussed.
Identifying a problem is a tricky task. Action research begins with identifying a problem.
Oftentimes, it is one of the difficult things to begin with. When a researcher was asked: “Have
you identified a problem for your action research?” Common answer will be “My problem is
that, I do not have a problem” Ironical, isn’t it?
If you observe and notice closely the teaching-learning environment in the classroom,
you will discover of lot problematic situations. You must have also observed these problematic
situations when you did your FS 1 course.
A group of more than six hundred teachers was surveyed and asked what teaching learning
problems confront them. Here are their answers put together in a wordle.
Study the wordle below. Each word represents an issue or a problem which was reported
by teachers in the field. Which of the words do you recognize as a problem? Draw a CIRCLE
around five words that you have also identified as problems in teaching-learning.
Gadget level Financial Poverty retrieval
Don’t teachers made Difficulty technology read
Equipment connectivity management attention printed having
Because motivation proper materials bondpaper late only
Pass size more printing teach
Ink interest distribution Some among lessons student
Progress activity teacher doing answer resources
focus
Laptop time enough help face both cooperation health
Distance answers load net Poor difficult ventilation home
Lots school modules needs one most
Online attitude classrooms returning child find understand
need
Normal new using Attendance covid during being wifi
Other assessment number Deped comprehension budget
Knowledge production module all follows reaching use outputs
Each of the identified problem that you encircled has a corresponding action or solution.
Identified Action as
Problems Solution
What five problems have you identified from the words that you have encircled? Make a
statement. Write in the space below.
The problems I identified are:
1. Reading Difficulty
This problem is deficiency in a person's fluent use and comprehension of written
language and how a child performs in reading compared with peers or educational
expectations.
2. Connectivity
Connectivity is very essential we need to consider for the strengthening education systems
and it equips schools to ensure continuity in education, enriches teaching and learning, and
supports inclusion.
3. Motivation
Another problem is the motivation where it is a condition that activates and sustains
behavior toward a goal. It is critical to learning and achievement across the life span in both
informal settings and formal learning environments.
4. Comprehension
Some problems identified is comprehension where is a disability to understand the
meaning or importance of something.
5. Bullying
Bullying is one of the most common expressions of violence in the peer context that
threatens young people's well-being.
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How can you assist your mentor, after knowing that the learners have difficulty in reading?
By assisting my mentor in students having difficulty in reading can help her/him to improve
the ability by considering these should be inclusive, allow preparation of oral reading, explore
children's interests, use cloze activities., use environmental print, use shared reading.
Suppose you chose letter A. Conduct a remedial lesson. So you have identified the SOLUTION
that matches the PROBLEM which is difficulty in reading.
Can you also choose letter B. Show video lesson as a SOLUTION for the same
PROBLEM? YES
Explain
As I observe nowadays teachers constantly face the challenges of finding and applying
the most effective methods that could enhance their reading skills and showing video as a
way of teaching can be used to facilitate students to get more interested in learning and
enhance their reading skill since they can acquire rich learning experiences.
Furthermore, a widely used of technological gadgets which is used to practice of using
video elements in teaching process is a new learning style today and has become the
focus of educators in line with the concept of twenty-first century learning. This
method is one of the widely known methods of teaching to promote the effectiveness of
using video demonstration.
I've found that one of the issues is the students in ability to comprehend that they are an
interested in the topic they are reading. Yes, I've got a problem. There are multiple
solutions above to the problems mentioned above. We are all aware of the difficulties that
student face they did not understand the lecture because of issues in comprehension. We
have to do something there are numerous causes for this according to some. As a result,
students must provide assistance based on what they know must be interested and what
they have read and more importantly understand it they have learned their lesson I am
confident that there will be more than one solution to this difficulty for the student to
choose from being enthralled by the stuff they have read there are numerous options
available to teachers. Students who are confronted with this type of difficulty must apply
to the student.
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Can there be more than one solution to the problem? Yes Explain
A creative and innovative teacher can find one or more than one solution or answer to
the same problem each solution with a problem the more solutions identified from the
better for an action researcher. Reading is a skill that children develop throughout each
new grade/year. While many students master the mechanics of reading and have the
ability to process information, many children have difficulty with reading
comprehension. Students with learning disabilities typically lack basic strategies that
good readers use. Strategies play a key role in helping all children learn and perform
certain reading tasks. Through giving simple and effective ways can help students
develop reading skills.
ANALYZE
Let us try to look into the following scenarios in the daily life of a teacher. This scenario might
also be similar to the class you have observed and noticed.
Scenario A:
Miss Fely is a grade four teacher in a typical elementary school. She has forty learners in her
class. One half of them cannot classify animals into vertebrates and invertebrates. She has been
repeating the same science lesson for two weeks, yet no progress was observed. This situation
has been bothering Miss Fely.
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Miss Fely has a problem which one half of her class cannot classify animals into vertebrates
to invertebrates. She has been repeating the same science lesson for two weeks, yet no
progress was observed.
The forty learners in her class should be divided into three groups and also give the different
task to classify the vertebrate and invertebrates.
and invertebrate if she provides the different example that is easy to understand by her
students.
Scenario B:
Sir Ryan teaches in a disadvantaged urban community. Most of his learners come from families
that are disrupted, either with single parents or with their guardians who stand only as parents.
They are deprived of the necessary food, clothing and shelter.
Can you identify the most probable teaching-learning problem/s in the class of Sir Ryan?
Sir Ryan is a teacher in a low-income urban neighborhood. Most of his students come from
broken households, either with single parents or guardians who act solely as parents. They
are denied of basic necessities such as food, clothes, and shelter.
Can you propose a solution to solve one of the problems that you have identified?
Urban schools are usually larger, have a more socio-economically advantaged student
body, enjoy greater responsibility for resource allocation, are less likely to experience staff
shortages, are more likely to have a higher proportion of qualified teachers, and have
higher student-teacher ratios.
Provide one year of free preschool for all children from low-income families.
Critics ofurban public schools rarely acknowledge. If prospective students have not been
read to at home, they’re behind. If they do not know that letters represent sounds and that
numbers represent numerical values, they’re behind. If they have little experience with
drawing and coloring, they’re behind. Preschool for everyone would help level the
kindergarten playing field.
Make reading education an absolute priority.
To succeed in any academic subject (and to become knowledgeable citizens), students must
learn to read. Starting in second grade, students who are significantly behind in reading
should be put in small, intensive reading classes for half of every school day until they catch
up.
Limit standardized testing to one week each school year.
Students improve when they show up for school, stay at the same school and receive good
instruction. Students are not helped by spending a month each year on standardized tests.
Allow teachers to take ownership of their instruction.
Unfortunately, many school districts now take a top-down, “stick to the script” approach to
supporting instruction. Successful schools value teacher input and encourage teachers (and
students) to be creative, take risks and think outside the box.
Boost free education.
This is also one of the major obstructions in propelling the education. This problem can be
solved only if free education or education at very minimal fee is being offered.
Establish more Schools.
Fortunately, with the changing times, the changes are being witnessed in the urban society
as well. There is an increase in the number of parents who understand the importance of
education in their children’s lives. However, there exists a problem of lack of ample number
of schools. The solution can be found only if the government takes an initiative to establish
affordable schools which are pocket-friendly to the middle as well as lower economic
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REFLECT
After reading the two scenarios given above, how would identifying problematic situations and
finding solution to these problems help you become a better teacher?
Explain:
The teachers or professor in the scenarios given are facing a problem in teaching their
students. Inside the classroom they have many problem, as a teacher I can justify the
problem and also I need to make the solutions on the problem to apply. Also, as a teacher
you need a take risk for the student specially on learning process.
Using any one example of problems in this activity, answer the AR prompts that follow:
OBSERVE
What problematic situation prevails in the classroom?
In every classroom situation there's a problematic situations the teacher and also the
student encounter. Classroom challenges are one of the adequate problems faced by
teachers and a good teacher has the courage to overcome all these challenges bravely.
Some of the common classroom challenges faced by teachers include lack of teamwork,
minimal personal time, working towards long-term goals, arguments and student
excuses.
REFLECT
What changes do you want to achieve?
One of the challenges I've discovered is the kids' inability to grasp. There are several
answers to the challenges, and we are all aware of the difficulties that students have
when they do not grasp the lecture due to comprehension concerns. According to others,
there are several causes for this, thus we must act. As a result, students must provide
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assistance based on what they know must be interested in what they have read and, more
importantly, understand it they have learned their lesson I am confident that there will be
more than one solution to this difficulty for the student to choose from being enthralled
by what they have read there are numerous options available to teachers. Students who
are confronted with this type of difficulty must apply student.
PLAN
What strategies will you use to improve the situation?
Have them read aloud. This encourage them to go slower which gives them more time
to process what they read and in turn improves the reading comprehension. Plus they're
not only seeing the words they hearing them too you can also take turns reading aloud.
Provides books at the right level. Make sure your school-aged reader gets lot of practice
reading books that aren't too hard they should recognize at least 90% of the words
without any health. Stopping any more often than that to figure out award a word makes
it tough for kids to focus on the overall meaning of the story if your child needs help
transitioning from picture books to chapter books.
Reread to build fluency. To gain meaning from text and encourage reading
comprehensive your child needs to read quickly and smoothly — a skill known as
fluency.
4. Talk to the teacher. If your child is struggling with reading comprehension, they may
need more help with building their vocabulary or practicing phonics skills.
Supplement their class reading. If your child's class is studying a particular theme, look
for easy-to-read books or magazines on the topic. Some prior knowledge will help them
make their way through tougher classroom texts and promote reading comprehension.
Talk about what they're reading. This "verbal processing" helps them remember and
think through the themes of the book. Ask questions before, during, and after a session to
encourage reading comprehension.
ACT
What would be the title of your Action Research should you conduct the study?
WORK ON MY ARTIFACTS
III. Abstract
Reading is the basic skill that is closely related to other skills such as writing, speaking
and listening. Students are required to read lots and understand the reading material in
order to achieve better result in learning process. According to Grabe and Stoller (2002).
Reading can be taught as a way to draw information from text and to form an
interpretation of that information. It means reading is also a gateway for students to get
information and knowledge in educational process. A student who loves reading and
spends a lot of time in reading activity also has ability to write well. By reading, students
can improve their vocabulary and writing skill. On the contrary, a student who has low
reading ability will find difficulty in learning process. Moreover, the students will feel
ashamed in adapting themselves with their school environment. Conversely, a good
teacher must be more skilled in mastering grammar and vocabulary understanding. The
importance of teaching reading is to build the ability and knowledge of students to
understand the material of reading text. Such as ability to read various texts in English,
ability to adjust reading styles according to the purpose of reading (i, e skimming,
scanning), and ability to have critical perspective on the content of the texts (Hedge, 2003,
as cited in Alyousef, 2005). 2 Reading well means to understand what writer tries to
present in his/her writing. This means that a reader needs background knowledge and
competence while reading. Razali and Razali (2013) stated that some readers use their
background of knowledge and experience to compose meaning from the text in reading
process, and then the readers will connect the ideas in the text to what they already know
in order to get the comprehension of the text. Even most people can comprehend the
material what they read after reading word-by-word and they are spending a lot of time
repeating the difficult term of the text. Reading comprehension is the ability to understand
information in a text and interpret it appropriately what is meant by the text (Grabe and
Stoller, 2002). It means that reading comprehension is the ability to read text, process and
understand its meaning. An individual's ability to understand text is influenced by their
natures and skills, one of which is the ability to make inferences. Reading comprehension
also can improve vocabulary and writing skill. According to Nuttal (1982), there are five
aspects of reading comprehension which the students should understand in comprehending
a text well, such as determining main idea, finding specific information, making inference,
identifying reference, and understanding the meaning of words or detail information.
These aspects are regarded as difficulties that the students encounter in comprehending the
text. At senior high school, teaching reading intends to develop students' skill in reading
comprehension. All schools implement a curriculum which is relevant to the needs of their
specific pupils. Curriculum is more positive in nature, which 3 could achieve the objective
of motivating learning, enhancing knowledge and abilities and developing positive values
or even attitudes. Nowadays, most schools implements Curriculum 2013 as the current
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________________________________ ________________
At the end of this Learning Episode, I must be able to revisit the concept of learning
environment in the context of the current teaching and learning situation.
The classroom climate nurtures the intellectual, physical, social and emotional
development of the students.
Here are some specific strategies for developing the optimal classroom climate. You may
consider these
1. Learning environment addresses both physical and psychological needs of the studentsfor
security and order, love and belonging, personal power and competence, freedomand fun.
2. Create a sense of order. For example, teacher should teach students how to
• enter the classroom and become immediately engaged in the activity; distribute and collect
materials;
• find out about missed assignments due to absence and how to make up forthem;
4. In a healthy and conducive learning environment, everybody belongs and knows eachother.
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Both approaches, either the traditional face-to-face or online, lead to positive results but
in different ways, so usually in practice both approaches are combined.
What will you do to assist your mentor in setting up a conducive learning environment in the
following conditions?
- I will make some suggestions on creating a bulletin board. I will share some of my ideas
and creativity. I will also help her set up the bulletin board.
- I will share some of my ideas in regards with the lesson they are talking about. I will
also make some suggestions.
NOTICE
Learning Environment 1:
• What have you noticed of the display in the class bulletin board? What message or
- The bulletin board has various posts. It includes the progress chart, quote of the
day, class improvement plan, student profiles, and basic education information
system.
- The designs and the unique structure of the bulletin board make it more attractive to
the learners. And also the content contains important information.
Learning Environment 2:
• If the teacher is using a distance delivery of learning through the modules, where is
- Inside their home, their mother acts as their teacher and guides them throughout the
way.
• How can you as a teacher help to make such environment conducive for
ANALYZE
The examples above, describe two contrasting situations. The first shows that the learners
are in the same room or space while in the second, the learners maybe in different learning
spaces like homes, study hubs or in extreme cases parks or under the trees.
As a teacher, in which of the two situations would you prefer to manage for learning?
Choose between Learning Environment 1 or Learning Environment 2
- Since the health of the students is at risk nowadays, as a concerned teacher, I would
choose the learning environment 2. I would rather teach them while staying at home.
However, I will give my very best to teach them effectively.
REFLECT
a. The time today is very crucial and the students are at risk.
b. The pandemic has a big impact in our society especially in the mode of learning.
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OBSERVE
What probable problem may result from the two situations of the learning environment?
The probable problem that may occur in these two situations is the learning that the
students can get specifically the quality of the learning.
REFLECT
To adapt changes. As a teacher, you must be responsible and could easily adapt change
in every situation. Especially we are now in modernized way of learning. And by adapting
change, we must put it into practice.
PLAN
1. Learning environment is only confined to a specific place called schools. This statement is
__________.
A. true
B. false
C. doubtful
D. cannot be determined
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A. Traditional learning
B. On-line learning
C. Hybrid learning
D. Face-to-Face learning
3. In which situation can learners learn with more physical presence and intervention of the
teacher?
A. Face-to-Face
B. Virtual
C. On-line
4. Which of the two kinds of learning environment encourages independence and self-
managementof the learners? Why?
A. Face-to-Face, because there is always the presence of the teacher who will give
B. Virtual/On-line, because the learners are given time to learn on their own and
C. Both, because they can always shift from one modality to another.
the time
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5. If on-line or virtual learning environment is not applicable, the traditional face-to-face or in-
school will continue. How will you improve the physical learning environment?
D. A, B and C
WORK ON MY ARTIFACTS
In not less than 300 words, write an essay on the topic: "My Conducive Learning Environment"
By: _____________________________________________________
There are currently a variety of learning explanations available. Some people feel that rather than
outside influences, students learn from their innate or biological constitution. These individuals
believe that the environment has no bearing on their lives. Others feel that people learn based on
the environment in which they are immersed. This person recognizes that learning is influenced
by circumstances or the environment. This is demonstrated by the acceptance of new concepts
and ways of doing things after discarding a taught habit of doing something.
For example, a parent may teach a child to print his or her name, then after the child reaches a
specific level in school, the instructor may teach the child to write his or her name. Changing
one's thinking is the process through which failure leads to more learning; when a new experience
that goes against one's expectations causes one's attitude to change. (Brown et al., 2006)
A favorable learning environment has an impact on a student since it influences how and what
they learn.
The term "onducive environment" refers to a set of circumstances or surroundings that are
conducive to learning. Starting from within, one would create an environment conducive to
learning. Internally, as well as externally, students should be and are motivated. The student's
conduct is guided by built-in instructions discovered in our genome. That is, the learner should
have a solid foundation on which to construct their education. Students, particularly online
learners, must learn to regulate the environment in which they do classwork, assignments, and
study/reading time. The learner must also learn to absorb or ignore the environment in which he
or she finds himself.
In most circumstances, students want a well-lit (natural lighting is preferred) and ventilated
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Learning happened only in the four corner of Now, we can attend a virtual class via Google
the classroom. meet using technological devices.
Visual Aids are commonly used aside from We are now using Power Point Presentation
writing in the board. in delivering our lesson.
There are a lot of chairs inside the classroom
Virtual class can accommodate a large
in order to accommodate the large number of number of students even outside the
students. classroom as long as there is good internet
connection.
If you have to search for something you have We have now personal computer or laptops
to go to the library. and mobile devices to browse a particular
information or data via Google etc.
Analyze
What do you think brought the changes in the face-to-face learning environment now?
I think the main reason why there are changes in the face-to-face learning
environment now because of the integration of technology in the classroom. Thus, technology
somehow provides effective learning environments. It makes the teaching and learning
process easier and convenient most especially during the COVID 19 pandemic and even in
the New Normal. Technology imparts a big role to continue the Education even in virtual
setting.
From the changes that you identified, choose one that you can do. How will you do it?
I think the changes that I can do are to explore and learn ICT skills. With this, I can
effectively use and integrate technology in the teaching and learning process. As a result, it
will expand the learning experiences of my students.
Reflect
Do you think making the learning environment conducive for a face-to-face classroom will
enable the learners to achieve better learning outcomes? Explain your answer.
Yes, definitely because if the classroom is conducive it will lessen the distractions inside the
classroom. As the result, the lessons are continuously absorbed by the students and they will
learn how to reflect and to explore on the learning they got.
REFLECT
How would I solve the problem?
Think of the possible solutions like ice breakers, classroom rules and other tricks
to catch the attention of the students.
Will it improve my teaching? How?
Yes, indeed because it will test my flexibility and my creativity in teaching.
Moreover, it will improve my ability in teaching.
PLAN
What will I do to solve the problem? Describe briefly how you will do it.
The best way that I can do is to create a classroom rules, the dos and don’ts, try to think
about any ice breakers to get the attention of my students every time needed. Sometimes it is also
essential to let your students know the expectations in your lesson so that they are aware of it
and it will lessen boredom. Remember that don’t let the destruction bother your students let your
student engage in the learning process.
Check for Mastery
Choose the best answer from the option given
1. In the face-to-face learning environment, the most critical elements is/are the____.
A. arrangement of chairs and tables.
B. physical, psychological and social considerations
C. teacher and student interactions
D. None of the above
2. The traditional classroom spaces are still considered valid and effective for as long as these
conditions exist. What are these conditions?
I. There should be one teacher to one student ratio.
II. Chairs should be fixed in such a way that they cannot be removed.
III. The presence of the teacher is needed in a given time to guide learning.
IV. All students should be heard in class discussion.
А. 1 & 11
B. II & III
C. 1 & IV
D. III & IV
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Yes, some of these rules and procedures are Cleaners of the Day, seating arrangement and do not
tamper with the filling cabinet and it is very important for them to follow.
Are there sets of expectations that can motivate the learners to learn?
I didn’t observe this but I experienced before, yes there are sets of expectations that can motivate
the learners to learn.
Are these observable in the classroom?
- Classroom atmosphere based on trust, cooperation and empathy
- Modeling of positive attitude, respectful behavior, constructive actions
- Avoidance of ridicule, sarcasm, superiority in the classroom
- Opportunities for learners to share their experiences and learning with each other
Yes all of these are observable in the classroom.
.Social Environment
Are there opportunities for positive interaction inside the classroom?
Yes, actually they continuously practicing positive interactions inside the classroom and it’s
good.
Are there outdoor activities that foster friendship, camaraderie and cooperation?
Yes, they have different camps that also build their social skills and friendships.
How are individual needs and differences considered?
They never forget to respect each other; they also consider the boundaries and limitations of
everyone. I think that it is the best way for the students to consider the needs and differences of
each individual.
.
.PORTFOLIO ENTRY
Title: The Face-to-Face Learning Environment
Describe the Physical Environment.
The physical environment of the school reflects the importance of safety, cleanliness and
comfortable surroundings in creating positive school environment preferred for learning. It
assesses the level of maintenance, ambient noise, lighting, indoor air quality, and/or thermal
comfort of the school’s physical structure as well as its location within the community.
Describe the Psychological Environment
Teachers communicate within the psychological environment through their attitudes,
feelings of excitement, values and principles. Most of the students enter the educational process
expecting to be encouraged and assisted in their learning. The psychological environment in the
classroom sets the stage for the expression of ideas, opinions and attitudes, the asking of
questions and concerns. It is very essential the good relationship among students as well as
between students, teachers, other school personnel, and school leader and even their parents.
Describe the Social Environment
Positive social environment promotes acceptance, kindness, forgiveness. These gentle learning
environment can be incredibly important for diverse learners.
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To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS episode, be sure to read through
the whole episode before participating and assisting in your FS 2 Resource Teacher’s class. Note
all the information you will need and tasks you will need to do before working on this episode.
The on-line learning environment requires a constant access to connectivity which allows
learning to take place anytime, anyplace and anywhere. On-line or virtual learning can be
delivered synchronous or asynchronous so the teacher’s role is a moderator between the
technology and the students.
Unlike face-to-face, on-line or virtual learning does not happen in one contained physical space
but learners are in different imaginary spaces made possible by technology such as computer
network. Visual classrooms refer to digital learning environment that allows teachers and
students to connect on line in real-time.
Let us now consider an on-line or virtual classroom or learning environment. What are
some safety reminders to remember?
Provide students with resources. Share with your student’s websites and
videos so as not take them to inappropriate materials such as ads from
Youtube and other sites.
3. Encourage public chatting. Avoid texting students one-on-one, instead send a group
text, or group chat. When using technology like zoom, google meet, MOOCS allow
public chatting or group instead of chatting privately so that you can be part of their
conservation.
There are more reminders to follow in the use of the digital platform for virtual or on-line
learning environment but for the meantime let us have a few. As technology advances, so do
policies and guidelines.
If you are assisting your mentor in an on-line class, these are some reminders you should
share to your remote learners on a synchronous platform lie google-meet, zoom, MOOCS or any
other platforms you are familiar with and are using.
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With the use of any google-meet, zoom or any platform, organize a virtual class. Do this
with the guidance of your mentor.
Make sure your device is Find a quiet place free of Be on time for the class
charged distractions
Be respectful at all times Stay on mute and raise hand Stay focused and on task so
only if needed you won’t miss any
information
Turn on you camera Use kind words all the time Teacher and learners are
dressed appropriately
Notice
How did the students show their active participation in the lesson?
So far, the students make their best effort to learn despite of slow connection of internet.
They are trying to enter in our class and actively participate. They are using a lot of forms of
technology (messenger) to send their responses.
ANALYZE
Reflect
As a future teacher I feel that the on-line learning environment can be safe if _____
As a future teacher, I feel that online learning environment can be safe if learners and
teacher are technological literate they have minimum level computer knowledge so that it will
successful function online learning. Learners and facilitators should possess these skills. Also we
need to know the pros and cons about it.
I think that teaching in a virtual environment has a advantage because you can work
anywhere, anytime, learners and educators allows a dynamic instruction it is also student
entered which student can responds to the course material and comment from other students.
Disadvantage, the students and teacher must possess a minimum level of computer level
knowledge. Limited of technology to be use and of course if the facilitators are lack of essential
online qualities.
OBSERVE
Identify the problems brought about by the on-line learning environment.
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REFLECT
How would you solve this problem?
To answer the problem arise, I think the solution is within us educators and student.
Knowing exactly what kind of technology support they will need for a particular course before
enrolling in it, as well as adequately equipping oneself for the course's successful completion,
may shift this perspective and better prepare students for online classes. Students must
understand that it is necessary in order to reap the benefits of eLearning in the future. A regular
schedule planner would be of great assistance to these learners, as they could even set reminders
for their courses and assignments.
PLAN
What initial plan do you intend to do to solve problem?
Because of technological advancement now a days it is not hard for the student to easily
adopt the new system. But somehow, there are also a few student who are struggling, We need
to be approachable to cater their queries, educate them and teach them how to use the new
learning system.
Work on my Artifacts
Make a list of 10 websites where you can source references and instruction materials for this
episode. Place the list in the matrix like the one below. Share this with your mentor
Name of Website Topics/Title of Content or Instructional Materials
Establish my classroom routines and procedures before during and after classes in a face-
to-face or in remote learning.
Explain the classroom routines (what to do, how to do it, when to do it and why those
need to be done)
Reflect on the basic questions when building my classroom routines and procedures in
the classroom and in remote learning
List down some possible topics for action research on classroom routines and procedures.
Use professional reflection and learning to improve practice.
Submission of task
and requirements
Use of washroom
To ensure that i can carry out/ perform my tasks efficiently and effectively in
participating and assisting my cooperating teacher in establishing routines and procedures in the
classroom or in remote learning, I must be guided by the following questions;
1. How will I gain student attention in the classroom/ remote learning?
In remote teaching, you need to make more efforts to gain your students’
attention. This doesn’t necessarily mean over-planning and bringing extra
materials and activities into your online classes. It simply requires you to be more
dynamic, enthusiastic and showing much interest in what you’re doing. So, it’s all
about YOU, your interaction online and your attitudes with your students.
Online class does not mean you have to only stay still and keep yourself on the
same angle of the camera. During online class, to reduce boredom, you also have
to move your body or even make small movements. Stand up and interact with
your students as you did in traditional face-to-face learning. Adjust your laptop at
a higher level to make your face visible to your students. Stand back in order to
move from one side to the other and students can see your body language and
hand gestures. Even if you can’t stand up you can still move. Move a few feet
away from your camera while you’re providing instruction to grab more your
students’ attention. And get closer to your camera to listen to or read your
students’ questions, answers or comments.
Using non-verbal communication in online learning can help you get your
students’ attention online. Because it makes students feel more connected, seen
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and heard from a distance. It can also help you save time and promote their
participation online. There are various signs you can share with and explain to
your students. For instance, to praise students’ effort and work you can do
thumbs up. Also, get close to the screen and do high fives or a fist bump with the
student while smiling and showing that you’re proud of him/her.
To capture students’ attention in your online classes, it’s so important to
incorporate different interactions: teacher-students interaction, students-content
interactions, students-students interactions, etc. So, vary the way you interact with
your students. Don’t focus only on sharing the screen during your video sessions,
but do also a split-screen, engage directly with your students, use the whiteboard
feature if you’re using Zoom and switch between these within the same lesson.
Many studies have found that pausing for a moment to relax is essential for
resetting students’ energy level, retaining and staying on task. To do so, use brain
breaks in your online classes (during 3 to 5 minutes) when you feel your students’
energy and attention are waning.
2. What are the routines and procedures that I need to establish before, during and after my
classes wether on face-to-face or remote learning?
Teachers should provide students with classroom or meeting codes,
usernames, and passwords as early as possible, and should use the same
usernames for as many applications as possible. I keep a spreadsheet of
each student’s login credentials. I share this with students via email and
an index card that I send home. I encourage students to keep this
information in a safe, accessible place.
Teachers should be strategic in recommending supplementary learning
materials for students. Don’t provide a laundry list of 50 math websites
and learning games. Rather, select two or three that best support your
curriculum. Otherwise, you risk overwhelming families.
Students learning online should know how to turn microphones and
cameras on or off as directed. Teach students how they should make
their presence known. If you want them to enter quietly, show them how.
There are many options for signing in, including chat boxes, Google
Sheets, or saying “Hi.” Once signed in, students can talk quietly with
their friends until class begins.
Teachers need to set expectations for both synchronous and
asynchronous participation. It’s important to set rules about being kind
and respectful, especially in an online setting. During synchronous
learning, direct students to minimize distractions. They should close
other windows and resist using other devices. Students can post emojis
or keywords in the chat box to help them stay engaged.
Teachers should discourage students from leaving early. You don’t want
students to miss important information. Before dismissal, everyone
should know where to find assignments, raise questions, and connect
with other learners.
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4. How must students get/ secure the needed work material and books and others in the
classroom/ remote learning?
When schools started closing because of corona virus, we knew that teachers
would need resources to facilitate distance learning with their students. Effective
distance learning starts with connectivity. Students in households that don't have
Wi-Fi won't be able to download work, view online materials, or attend virtual
classes. For a list of free and low-cost internet offers, check out the National
Digital Inclusion Alliance. Families can also find out about service offerings in
their areas with the ZIP code search tool from Everyone On. Most households
have mobile devices, but it’s hard to get work done on a phone. PCs for
People and Human IT are programs that can link students up with free or low-
cost computers, tablets, and laptops. These programs also provide resources on
how to navigate new digital tools.
5. How will students transition to group work and other' cooperative activities in the
classroom/ remote learning?
Transition means change. Many students can have difficulty moving from one
activity to the next. For older students, moving from recess back to the classroom
can be disruptive and hard to manage.
FOLLOW A ROUTINE – Establish a consistent schedule or routine for the
student to follow. Provide visual picture symbols if necessary for the student to
follow.
MAKE SURE THERE IS ENOUGH TIME – Allow the student enough time to
experience the activity before moving on to the next activity. Many children can
exhibit negative behaviors if they never had any time to participate in the activity
to begin with.
PROVIDE CLEAR AND CONCISE DIRECTIONS – Make sure the student
understands what the directions are or what is expected of him/her. Some
students will need to be taught how to follow the routine. This takes practice and
time. One or two step motor commands should be effective and concise.
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6. What procedures must be followed by students who need to attend to personal necessities
in the classroom/ online classes?
Create a weekly schedule.
Create a regular study space and stay organized.
Eliminate distractions.
Actively participate.
Practice time management.
When it comes to online classes, you need to have the discipline to sit down and
listen.
7. What rules must be set for students who finish task early/ and for those who cannot
complete work on time?
Have a book in your desk that you pick out ahead of time. ...
Work on a Suduko puzzles. ...
Make a card for a family member or friend (I keep a card materials basket handy).
Color a picture. ...
Go to the back of the room and play quietly with playdough.
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9. What procedures must be done when submitting homework/ performance test in the
classroom/ remote learning?
Quizzes are a traditional assessment tool. Plus, when paired with technology,
they are an excellent way to engage student learning. Quiz questions can take a
number of forms, such as multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blanks, and hotspots. One
benefit of quizzes is that they are short and easy to assess. Another is that
question order and options can be randomized, so each student’s quiz is unique.
Open-ended or essay-type questions are one of the most popular qualitative
assessment methods. They prompt learners to explore their thoughts, feelings,
and opinions, while testing their overall comprehension of a topic. This type of
question encourages critical thinking and is best suited for evaluating higher-
level learning. Essay questions require a longer time for students to think,
organize, and compose their answers.
10. What procedures must be employed in movement into and out of the classroom/ remote
learning?
A teacher must incorporate rules when to go in and go out of the classroom. There
should be specific time given unless there will be an emergency going on.
Based on the activities students along with the teacher; Start the day strong and
wake up student brains with a little movement. For example, you might have a
movement of the week, say jumping jacks. When students first enter the room in
the morning they get ready for their day, but right before sitting down they do ten
jumping jacks. This wakes up their brains and gets the blood flowing. Even I, who
am NOT a morning person, feel a bit better after ten jumping jacks.
Having this guideline question in mind, consult your Resource Teacher on the possible
assistants are participation that you can do to help her/ him in doing the classroom routines.
Complete the matrix for the routines that you can employ before, during and after classes in the
classroom/ remote learning to ensure order and discipline in your classes. List down the
problems which you have encountered while implementing these routines.
According to my critique teacher, the assistance and participation I can offer to her is to
clean the classroom and help her with the paper works, especially with the checking of modules
and learning activity sheets. On the other hand, for the classes and lectures, she cannot
guarantee a complete attendance of her students because some of her students do not have
internet connectivity and students cannot be forced to join the class if that’s the case.
Notice
After doing your classroom routines and formulating your procedures, state what you noticed by
answering the following questions:
How did you feel after employing your classroom routines and establishing your
procedures in the classroom/ remote learning?
How did your students respond to your classroom routines and procedures?
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The students responded well, it wasn’t as perfect as planned because of the internet
connectivity issues but it all went well.
What was the feedback of your Resource Teacher on your classroom routines and
procedures?
Based on the comments she gave and the way she approached me after, I was positive
she’s proud of me. She gave me some pieces of advice and congratulates me.
Were there some changes in the classroom environment/ teaching-learning process after
you have implemented your classroom routines and procedures?
There were true changes on the classroom environment after the implementation of
my classroom routines and procedures. Since it is online, students are organized on
participating during the session.
What was the feedback of your Resource Teacher on your classroom routines and
procedures?
Congratulations! Keep up the good work. You handled the students well and the
active participation was there.
Analyze
1. What factors/ condition promoted you to establish those classroom routines and procedures?
The factor that promoted me to establish those classroom routines and procedures is the
number of students. There were 77 students on the section and without a plan or new routine,
they cannot be handled easily. It should be organized and everyone should have a chance to
participate in class. Everyone should take turns.
2. Was there a marked improvement in classroom management after employing your classroom
routines?
Yes. There were improvements in the classroom management after employing my
classroom routines.
3. Did the teaching-learning process improved? Justify your answer.
Yes. Because student had the chance to participate in class and the learning are coming
in both ways which is from the student to teacher and teacher to student. There was a good
exchange of information with one another. Students also learn from their fellow students.
Reflect
What insight have you gained while doing this learning episode?
I got to reflect of what I have done which are good and it motivated me to become more
productive to education and to myself.
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OBSERVE
1. The problem/ challenges encountered in establishing the classroom routines.
The problem/challenges I encountered in establishing the classroom routines is the poor internet
connection. There were so much time wasted in the establishing the routines because information
are not relayed well.
REFLECT
2. I hope to achieve to address these problems and challenges by setting the perfect time
when to start an online class where all students can participate well and without thinking
the slowing internet.
PLAN
3. Some strategies/ ways which i can employ to improve my classroom routines are searching for
more information and planning well. When everything’s ready, you can then follow with a
execution or a real-time practice with the students along with the resource teacher.
ACT
4. (Based on my answer in nos. 1_3), the possible title of my action research on this episode is
“Organized Remote Learning to Increase Effective Learning during Pandemic.”
To further enrich my knowledge on establishing classroom routines and procedures,
whether in the classroom or in remote learning, these are some of the online resources which will
help me in this activities. (Include books, websites, YouTube video and the like and share these
to your peers.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss4rsGId0VI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMm26JFFvWs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2AlLG1iBBE
Check for Mastery
Direction: Read the question and choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Miss Asuncion teaches English in grade Six, She finds difficulty in getting her class settled
and ready for the daily lesson. Which of the following would be the best advice for her?
A. She should have a sitting arrangement/ plan.
B. She should assign a group leader to monitor student's discipline.
C. She should not let them in until they are ready.
D. She should have an entry pass before they get in.
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2. The students of Ms. Dionisio were instructed to use the washroom gate pass whenever they
need to attend to personal necessities. This is an example of which of the following classroom
management techniques?
A. The use of cards.
B. The use of gate pass
C. The use of transition
D. The use of clear schedule
3. Mrs. Esplana assigned daily prayer leaders and attendance monitor checkers in her class. What
is the benefit of having this practice?
A. Ensure discipline and responsibility in class.
B. Make her students busy at all times.
C. Develop camaraderie in class.
D. Ease her of small stuff.
4. During inclement weather one of the routines established by Ms. Returan is for her class to fall
in line along the corridors and not in the school yard. What must be the reason why she
implemented this?
A. To have another area for line formation
B. To enable them to stay outside
C. To protect them from harm
D. To give more time for them to socialize outside the classroom
5. Why is it best to establish routines at the beginning of the class?
A. To eliminate stress of teachers at the beginning of the class
B. To control unruly students
C. To know all the students in class
D. To ensure order and discipline in all times
Work on my Artifacts
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Take some snapshots of your routines in the classroom or in remote learning and tell something
about them. You may also write down the procedures you have formulated and explain the
reason for these.
Teaching students what to do during daily routines will help them be successful and can
minimize disruptions in the classroom. The beginning of class, in between lessons, and the end
of the school day are all critical times when having clear routines can help maximize instruction
time. Teaching classroom routines as early in the school year as possible will allow students to
learn expectations and the flow of the classroom. Once routines are learned, students should be
able to transition throughout the day with minimal lost time.
The purpose of defining and teaching classroom routines is to reduce disruptive behavior,
therefore maximizing the time spent on instruction. When students know what to expect, daily
transitions from one activity to another will be smoother and you won’t need to correct students
as often, which will improve your interactions with them.
1. Define behavioral expectations for each routine so that they are developmentally
appropriate, culturally responsive, positively stated, specific, and observable.
2. Explicitly teach and review the routines.
3. Practice the routines.
4. Provide positive attention to students when they effectively demonstrate the routines
using praise or rewards.
5. Provide visual prompts of the classroom routines, keeping each routine to the fewest
steps possible.
Some reminders:
Next, identify an area of the classroom to post the routines. Ensure that the area can be easily
viewed by the entire class without causing disruption. Placing it in proximity to where the
routine happens can be a helpful reminder to students.
A classroom management plan is a plan that a teacher designs that sets the expectations
for every student. The purpose of a classroom management plan is to make the students
accountable for their actions, Effective classroom management increases students' success,
enhances students" academic skills and competencies and promotes social and emotional
development.
A good learning environment produces highly engaged students who learn more do more,
and work more. Teachers likewise become more creative and productive in their work.
4. Scheduling: This includes time allotment given to each period and activity in class. This
will make the students to stay on time and on task.
5. Organization: This refers to the systematic arrangement of files and records and keeping
them organized always and ready for use.
6. Instructional Techniques: These are ways by which you implement your learning
content. Tailoring your techniques to the subject, grade levels and nature of the learner is
really important.
7. Communication: Consistent open lines of communication to all the stakeholders of the
school community will lead to better teacher-student teacher relationship.
Source: https://education.gov.gy/web/index.php/teachers/tips-for-teaching/item/1735-seven-key-
elements for-effective-classroom-management
Schedules and Timeframes How will you organize your class schedule?
How will you keep your Students to stay
focused and on task?
Classroom Structure, Design and How will you design your Classroom to
Arrangement create an appropriate learning environment?
Classroom Safety and Procedures How will you ensure the safety and security
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These are the steps in creating your Classroom /Remote Learning Management Plan.
After realizing the different elements and steps of a classroom/remote management plan,
you are now ready to make your own plan which you can implement in your classroom/remote
learning. You may request a copy of the classroom/Remote Learning Management Plan of your
Resource Teacher or you may surf the internet for more samples" exemplars to guide you in
creating you plan.
Be guided with the guide questions for each of the elements. Follow these reminders in
writing your plan.
Philosophical Statement
Create a safe, fun and collaborative learning environment. Discipline is applied as quickly
as possible and as needed. All students in my class start clean every day. Each student
draws the personal attention needed to succeed.
Teacher-Student Relationship
To maintain a good relationship with my students, I treat them fairly and respectfully.
Iteach them to be morally upright and respectful of others. I think it's more effective to use
positive words when interacting. I teach them how to speak and listen. I am their teacher
and remind them that they are my students. So they have to keep informing me of the
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progress.
Notice
After reading and reviewing the classroom/remote learning management plan from
different sources and creating your own plan, answer the following questions.
2. Why is there a need to utilize the information to create your classroom management plan?
Use this information to use this information because you have different options as to which
rules are available and which rules will help you develop an effective classroom
management plan for different student procedures that are more effective for your students
as a teacher.
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3. What were the significant things that you noticed when you were implementing your
plan?
I think you need to create a management plan. The most important thing I have discovered
during the implementation of the plan is that the plan is the key to a properly operated and
organized classroom. Classroom management plans help students focus on learning and
understand what is expected of them. One of the main goals of this plan is to create a healthy
and effective learning environment while eliminating school distractions.
4. Were there items in your classroom/remote learning management plan which were not
tailored to the needs of your students? How will you improve on these?
No, in order to improve, I think we should focus on what we use, not what is only exhibited in
the classroom.
Analyze
2. What elements in your plan were the most difficult to implement? Why?
Having multiple choirs in my house and some students often being late for class made it the
most difficult aspect of my plan to do it on time.
Reflect
What were your realizations after creating and implementing your classroom /remote
learning management plan?
OBSERVE
REFLECT
2. I hope to achieve to address these problems and challenges bythese issues and challenges by
proposing an action research project on this topic. It would be helpful to discuss your plans with
other teachers and ask for feedback and suggestions.
PLAN
Several strategies / solutions / means that can be used to improve these situations / problems
receive feedback from other teachers on these problems and do actions research on how to solve
them. In addition, research students on this topic and invite them to share their thoughts and
opinions. If necessary, try to readjust and modify the strategy.
ACT
4. Based on my answers in nos. 1-3, the possible title of my action research on this episode is the
Development of anEfficientClassroom Management Strategy for Diverse Students.
Direction: Read the questions then choose the letter of the correct answer.
2. Why is there a need to make the classroom management plan clear and simple?
A. For students to understand and follow easily
B. To make it doable for the teacher
C. To prevent chaos in class
D. To ensure compliance of superiors
4. When is the best time to make the classroom management/ remote plan?
A. At the beginning of the school year
B. At the beginning of each class
C. At the middle of the year
D. At the end of the year
5. Which of the elements in the classroom management/ remote plan must be given more
emphasis?
A. Classroom Rules and Procedures
B. Schedule and Time Frame
C. Strategies for Rewards and Consequences
D. Classroom Design, Structure and Arrangement
LEARNIN
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STUDY 1
EPISODE Writing My Learning / Lesson Plans
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Lesson Plan / Learning Plan - This refers to the blueprint of the daily teaching and
learning activities. It is a step-by-step guide which helps teachers in maintaining the quality of
instruction. Lesson plans consist of essential components such as learning outcomes, learning
content resources and procedures. An effective lesson plan has a great impact on the teaching
learning process. It is a must that teachers plan their lessons effectively to ensure a successful
instructional experience. There are three types of lesson plans: detailed, semi detailed and brief.
Some schools design their own lesson plan template which includes their vision mission goals
and core values.
The Department of Education has provided templates for Detailed Lesson Plan (DLE
Daily Lesson. Log (DLL). This was done to institutionalize instructional planning which is the
teaching-learning process. Guidelines were formulated to assist teachers in planning organizing
and managing their lessons to meet the needs of the diverse learners.
Teachers must also keep in mind that stating the learning Outcomes, the three domain
must be considered (Cognitive, Affective and Psychomotor). Outcomes that are specific,
measurable, attainable realistic and time-bound (SMART). The cognitive domain includes
remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating and creating.
When writing lesson plans, the learning outcomes, activities and assessment must be
constructively aligned. The instructional strategies use must help in the attainment of the learning
outcomes. The modes of assessment must determine if the outcomes were attained at the end of
the lesson.
Revisit the Infographic/s
ESSENTIAL PARTS OF
LESSON/LEARNING PLAN
With all these information in mind, you are all set in writing your lesson plan. Based on
the instructions given by your Cooperating Teacher, prepare your lesson plan (s) based on the
learning competencies of the lesson. Consider the age appropriateness and level of
communication of your students.
Request lesson plan exemplars / lesson plan templates from your Resource Teacher. If
not available, you can make use of the basic components of a lesson plan.
(Subject)
Grade Level 7
Learning Outcomes
Learning Content
Learning Resources
Learning Procedures
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The Department of Education has issued Department Order 42s 2016, Policies Guidelines on
Daily Lesson Preparation for the K to 12 Basic Education Program.
These are the templates for the detailed lesson Plan (DLP) and Daily Lesson Log (DLL)
Instructional Planning
(The process of systematically planning developing, evaluating and managing the instructional
process by using principles of teaching and learning – D. O, 42, s. 2016)
Detailed Lesson Plan (DLP) Format
School Tacurong, National High School Grade Level 7
Teacher Learning Areas
Time & Dates Quarter
I. OJECTIVES
A. Content standards
B. Performance standards
C. Learning
Competencies/Objectives Write the
LC code for each
II. CONTENT
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Teacher’s Materials pages
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials from
Learning
Resource (LR) portal
V. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson or
presenting the new lesson
B. Establishing a purpose for the
lesson
C. Presenting examples/instances of
the new lesson
D. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #1
E. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #2
F. Developing mastery (Leads to
Formative Assessment 3)
G. Finding practical applications of
concepts and skills in daily living
H. Making generalizations and
abstractions about the lesson
I. Evaluating learning
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D. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson or
presenting the new lesson
B. Establishing a purpose for the
lesson
C. Presenting examples/instances of
the new lesson
D. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #1
E. Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #2
F. Developing mastery (Leads to
Formative Assessment 3)
G. Finding practical applications of
concepts and skills in daily living
H. Making generalizations and
abstractions about the lesson
I. Evaluating learning
J. Additional activities for application
or remediation
E. REMARKS
F. REFLECTION
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NOTICE
2. What difficulties did you meet in writing your lesson / learning plans?
- The difficulties I have experienced in doing my lesson plan is how the flow of the
topic can be consistent.
3. What feedbackwas/were given by your Resource Teacher in your first draft/ succeeding
lesson / learning plans?
- Comments:
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- Recommendations:
Be mindful of the grammar and spelling.
- Things to be considered:
Always follow the format.
4. What were the best features/areas for improvement of your/lesson learning plans?
- The best feature for improvement is to follow instructions carefully.
ANALYZE
Analyze the various components of your lesson plans by answering the given matrix.
Take note that you must have provisions to do this lesson on a face-to-face, modular or through
online learning.
Questions Answers
1. How did you arouse students’ interest? I gave them a logic activity. It was more like a
What motivational techniques did you riddle in their mind and solve it.
indicate in your plan?
2. How did you respond to the diverse types I responded by knowing the leaners. I also did
Learners? some innovation and creativity to suite their
2.1 gender, needs, strengths, interests and taste and relevance.
Experiences
2.2 linguistic, cultural, socio-economic and
religious backgrounds
2.3 with disabilities, giftedness and talents
2.4 in difficult circumstances
2.5 from indigenous groups
4. Was the language used appropriate to the It is appropriate to the students. However, it
level of the students? Explain your answer would be much great to use target language in
briefly. class.
6. What instructional resources will you They are common instructional resources
use? such as laptop, wifi, and different sites.
Why? Cite the possible online resources that
you can utilize whether done in the classroom
or in remote learning!
7. Are your modes of assessment aligned a. Yes of course. For example the
with your learning outcomes and activities? Description of the visible light, which
Cite a specific example. has the same with the activity “spot
the odd”.
9. In a scale of 1-10. How will you rate your It is 10/10 because I did my best even though
learning plan(s)? Justify your answer. it’s not that perfect.
10. If this lesson is not implemented face-to- I will use alternative materials just to ensure it
face, how are you going to do it remotely? is applicable.
Reflect
Teachers who plan lessons ahead of time arrive in the classroom each day fully prepared to
explain new concepts and conduct important conversations, rather than winging it. Without a
lesson plan, children may lose concentration rapidly, and teachers may find themselves trying to
figure out what to do next.
OBSERVE
1. The problems / challenges I encountered in writing my learning / lesson plans is how the
flow of the topic can consistent and think strategy of activities that is related with my
topic.
REFLECT
ACT
6. Based on my answers in nos. 1-3, the possible title of my action research on this episode
is
Realizing the various skills that you need to master in preparing the learning/lesson plans,
which are the most difficult? The easiest to write? Conduct a simple survey from among your
peers by requesting them to answer this simple questionnaire.
Instruction: these are the basic skills in lesson plan writing. Rate yourself on the level of
difficulty of doing the following based on your experience.
4 - very difficult
3 – difficult
2 - moderate in difficulty
1 - not difficult
4– 3– 2 - moderate 1–
very difficult difficult in difficulty not difficult
1. Stating learning outcomes /
13. Others
(please specify)
Paste one (1) lesson plan and write your simple reflections.