Learning Episode 1

The Teacher We Remember

Participate and Assist

Notice
1. Take note of the following:
 Your Resources Teacher comments, facial expressions, gestures and actions in
class
 Student’s comments, facial expressions, gestures and behavior in class
 How your Resources Teacher relates to you
 The classroom proceedings
 The classroom atmosphere – relaxed or threatening?
Analysis
1. From the PPTs, the Southern Asia Teachers Competencies Standards and the TEDx
videos that you viewed, what competencies does a great teacher possess?
2. Are these competencies limited only to professional competencies?
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.
4. For a teacher to be great, which is more important- personal qualities or professional
competencies?
5. Who are the teacher that we have most?

Reflect
 Which personal traits do I possess? Where di u need improvement in?
 Which professional competencies am I strongly capable of demonstrating?
 In which competencies do I need to develop more?
 Who are the teacher that we remember more?

Write Action Research Prompts

1. OBSERVE In assisting my Resources Teacher, I observed that personal traits such as
__________________________________ and professional competencies like
 ______________________________ were least / not displayed and as result, student
were/ class was
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________
2. REFLECT The lack pf these personal traits and professional competencies (mentioned in
# 1) may be caused by
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________

3. PLAN I would like to do address this problem (mentioned in # 2 ) by concluding an

action research on
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

4. ACT
a) The main objectives of my action research is
___________________________________________________________

b) My specific research questions are:

___________________________________________________________

c) To answer my specific research questions, I

___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________

Check my Mastery
1. Which behavior does a great teacher who can empathize with his/her students display?
A. Feels what students feel
B. Expect students to understand his/her feelings
C. Gives no assignment
D. Makes test essay

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

3. Which professional competency refers to content knowledge and pedagogy?

I. Apply developmentally appropriate and meaningful pedagogy grounded on content
knowledge and current research
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
D. I, II and III

4. To address the diversity of learners, which professional competency must teacher display?
A. Apply interactive teaching
B. Do differentiated teaching
C. Use Problem-Based learning
D. Employ Project-based learning

5. In the Southeast Asia 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.

Learning Episode 2
Embedding Action Research for Reflective Teaching

Inventory of Sample Action Conducted by Teachers

Participate and Assist
List of Completed Action Research Titles Author/ Authors
Ex. Differentiated Instruction in Teaching Mary Joy Olicia
English for Grade Four Classes
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Notice
Question My Answer
1. What have you noticed about the action 1. Identified problem to be solved in title no.
research titles? Do the action research (AR) 1
titles imply to be solved? Yes ___ No ___
2. Identified problem to be solved in title no.
If YES, identify the problems from the title 2
you have given. Answer in the space
provided. 3. Identified problem to be solved in title no.
3

4. Identified problem to be solved in title no.

4

5. Identified problem to be solved in title no.

5

2. What interpretation about action research Title of the Action Research:

can you make out of your answer in Question
No. 1? ________________________
________________________
3. Write Title and your interpretation of the ________________________
study from the title.
From the title, I think, the study
_____________________…
4. What do you think did the author/s do with I think the author/s …..
the identified problem as presented in their
titles?

Analyze
 Key Questions
From what source do you think, did the
authors identify the problems of their action
research?
What you think is the teacher’s intentions in
conducting the action research?
What benefit do you get as a students in FS 2
in understanding and doing action research?
In what way, can you assist your mentor in
his/her Action Research Activity?
Reflect
Based on the reading 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 ___________________________________________
My Answer
Choose from the questions given. You may
check more than one answer
Choices:
___ Copied from research books
___ From daily observation of their teaching
practice.
___ From difficulties they observed of their
learners.
___ From their own personal experiences.
___ From the told experiences of their co-
teachers.
Choices:
___ To find a solution to the problematic
situation
___ To comply with the requirement of the
principal
___ To improve teaching practices
___ To try out something, if it works
___ To prove oneself as better than the other
Choices:
___ Prepare me for my future job
___ Get good grades in the course
___ Learn and practice being an action
researcher
___ Improve my teaching practices
___ Exposure to the realities in the teaching
profession
___ Become a better teacher everyday
___ By co-researching with my mentor
___ By assisting in the design of the
intervention
___ By assisting in the implementation of the
AR
___ By just watching what is being done
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 ____________________________________________

Write Action Research Prompts

OBSERVE
What have I realized? What do I hope to achieved?

I realized that for every teaching learning problem, there is a solution.

Write a probable solution to the problematic situation above
________________________________________________________

PLAN
What strategies, activities, innovations can I employ to improve the
situation or solve the problem?

 As a future action researcher, I can plan for an appropriate intervention like

_____________________________________________________

ACT
If conduct or implement my plan, what can be its title?

 If will implement my doable plan in the future, my title would be

_____________________________________________________

Check for Mastery

1. Every future teacher should do action research because __.
A. It is a requirement for teachers in the field
B. It will improve teaching practices
C. It will add points to teacher’s performance
D. It is part of the teacher’s standard

2. Spotting a problematic situation in teaching and learning will ____.

A. Spark an idea of doing Teacher Action Research
B. Give more confusion to the teacher
C. Create complexity in everyday teaching
D. Add burden to teacher’s daily routine

3. Which of the following statements motivates a teacher to do action research?

A. Any problem that occurs in my class will soon pass.
B. For every teaching-learning problem, there is a solution.
C. Leave the problematic situation for other teachers to solve
D. There are more important classroom routines than finding solutions.

4. “Every teacher, should be an action researcher.” This statement is ____.

A. Applicable only for teachers in big schools.
B. Not doable and very idealistic.
C. The call for teachers in the current times.
D. Appropriate for honor graduates.

5. Which of the following statement is TRUE?

A. Action research problem is created by the teacher.
B. Noticing helps a teacher spot problematic situation.
C. Much of the teaching time should be spent in action research.
D. Action research is an optional teacher activity.

Work on my Artifacts
Your artifacts will be an Abstract of a completed action research.