Form 29: Establishment of Learning Environment That Are Responsive to Community Contexts

Name of the Teacher:

Year Level and Section:
Date and Time of Observation:
Subject being taught:

A. Conduct a survey in school. Gather the following information.

Name of the School:

Address:

Date:

 Provide a brief historical background and demographic profile of the school. Complete the
following information.

Date Established:

Total Number of Students:

Total Number of Teachers:

Race/Ethnicity of Students and Teachers:

Religion:

 Describe the physical and psychological environment of the school:

 Provide a brief historical background and demographic profile of the school. Complete the
following information.

Date Established:

Estimated total Population:

Race/Ethnicity:

Major Source of Income:

Religions:
  Describe the physical and psychological environment of the community:

 Identify cultural and traditional practices/beliefs within the community.

B. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask the following questions:

1. Does the school have active school-community partnership?

2. Who are involved in the school-community partnership?

3. Does the school engage members of community in school activities?

4. What are the school programs/projects supported by the community?

5. What are the activities conducted by the school to raise cultural sensitivity and awareness?

6. Does the school have community extension programs?

7. What are the programs/projects extended by the school to the community?

8. Are the teachers aware of the background of the community where the school is located?

9. How does the school promote contextualization and localization to its teachers?

10. Are the lesson contextualized?

Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.

1. How does community affect the learning environment?

2. How important is curriculum contextualization and localization of lessons and learning

materials?
 3. What strategies are you going to use in order create a culturally-responsive learning
environment?

4. How will you use the data you have gathered from the preliminary activity?

Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that

2. I believe that

3. I feel that

4. When I become a teacher, I will