Field Study 4Exploring

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EPISODE 6

Tell Me YourFeatures

We conducted our field study at Aplaya Elementary School. It is located at Zone 3, Aplaya Jasaan, Misamis Oriental with the school ID 127699 and phone 088-925-3409. The school was founded during the Magsaysay’s regime on the year 1950’s it started with a few rooms paired with a teachers. As the years gone by, through the help of different stakeholders, the school blooms at its unique pace.

A. INTRODUCTION

Aplaya Elementary School is made up of 6 buildings including they newly built 2-storey one. It has 19 instructional rooms compromising the Kindergarten classroom and the School’s Computer Laboratory. Of the instructional rooms, majority are standard rooms, meaning they met the DepEd’s guidelines for safety and usability. The schools also contain 9 non-instructional rooms consisted by Principal’s office, School Clinic, Learner’s Resources Center (Library), Canteen, a Stockroom and 4 empty rooms. The educational establishment is also enclosed with concrete fence.

The school is catering from Kindergarten through Grade sixth as it applied the newly implemented K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum. Of this academic year, 2016-2017, the school

gathered more or less 80 competitive pupils ratio with 18 accommodating and supportive teachers headed by the school principal Reynaldo Magan.

B. PROCESS OF DATAGATHERINGIn gathering the data in

our field study, we first gave the letter to Dr. Magan, the school principal of Aplaya Elementary School. Second, we came back to the AES to settle the schedule in conducting our field study. Dr. Magan with our active leader decided to conduct the FS4 on the 21st of August –Monday.

Before we conduct our field study our leader distributed the copies and divided us into three (3) groups. He also give us some information regarding in our assigned task .

21st of August came, but we haven’t conducted our FS since we thought that they have their examination day and decided that we should not disturb the school/class/pupils. So we decided

to moved it on 24th of August, Wednesday. When the day came, our group went to AES as early as 7:00 am to join the flag ceremony but when we asked some pupils if they will have their flag ceremony the pupils told us “taga lunes ra ma’am”. And while waiting of Dr. Magan we went in front the principal’s office. Teachers of AES welcomed us very much. But one teacher

approached and asked why we don’t came last Monday and they told us that they are expecting us in their school. We asked sorry for the mistake that we’ve made for them and asked permission again to conduct our FS on that day. The teacher told us that its okay but we need to see Dr. Magan for the approval. After the conversation with Mrs. Suello we saw Dr. Magan in the new built

To Gbuilding, our leader and acting assistant leader went to Dr. Magan to say sorry and asked permission again to conduct our field study. We were thankful that he accepted our apology and explanation. The principal distributed us into three classes, two classes on Grade I and one class to Grade III then we proceed to our respected assigned rooms. When we are near in the classrooms

To Gteachers went outside wearing their beautiful smiles and welcome us, and they introduce us and they gave the purpose why we came in and reminding the pupils to give some respect. Then the class proper follows, pupils participated the class it shows the teacher – learner interaction.

To GAfter the discussion we interviewed the teachers, questions are based on what was written on the episode.

We took pictures in every classroom and said goodbyes and thanks for the principal, teachers and pupils for the warmed and come and accommodation in our field study.

Who teaches?a. Mrs. Kenneth

Pahuyob. Mrs. Michellan

Daa-Sullerac. Mrs. Restituta

OculamWho do teachers teach?

a. Grade I pupils

b. Grade I pupils

c. Grade 3 pupils

C. FINDINGS’

What do teachers teach?a.b. Letter B (MTB-MLE)c. Maikling Kwento

How do teachers teach?a. b. Inductive Methodc. Integrated teaching

Approach

How much of the teachers lessons were learned?

Majority of the pupils have learnedWith whom do we teach?

Parents, Community, Curriculum Managers and Administrators and other stakeholders

How do you utilized

parents as school

partners?

Interview question

Teacher #1 Mrs. Kenneth Pahuy,

Grade l teacher.

As we go along the conversation, she said that by giving the assignments and projects, parents and guardians serves as partners in the learning process of the pupils. In terms of monitoring poor performer pupil; she will send letters to the parents thrice and during evaluation if she found out that the poor performer still have no improvement that would be the time that she will go to the pupil’s house and talk to his/her guardian.

Teacher #2 Mrs. Michellan Sullera

Grade I teacherAs we interviewed her, she said that by having meeting to their parents they can be a partner in education because through this they can discuss to the parents the performance of the children. And if she found out that the child have many absences, she will go to the house where the child leave so that she can have a follow-up to that certain child and lastly, she sends letter to the parents for the purpose of monitoring the child’s performance especially to those slow performing one.

Teacher #3 Mrs Kestetuta Oculam

Grade III teacher

She said that through meetings she can discuss to the parents the performance of their children whether they are advance and slow performer pupils.

The responsibility of educators is to provide students the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed. Our teaching philosophy is based on the belief that education is a solution to many problems.

D. Reflections and Insights

As an educator, to provide the learners a better education, we must know the curriculum that would be implemented in the school. Curriculum is dynamic and we have different curriculum in the past and in the present.

We are now in the 21st century and in a globally competitive world; a world in need of competitive teachers and students. A 21st century educator uses

modern technologies as an effective way of promoting the best education to the learners and a partner in delivering lesson so that students will not get bored. In addition, some of this 21st century educator still uses the traditional way of teaching and delivering lessons especially those who are assigned in the lower grade levels.

In our Field Study, during our interaction with the teachers and the students, we encountered the learner in the 1st grade using the traditional way but with a touch of modernization. She used organizers and flashcards as her partner in delivering the lesson.

Striving to provide students the necessary knowledge and skills to succeed in different educational aspect is a crucial task of a teacher. In spite of several ways of delivering such lessons, one important thing that we should put in mind, we must provide the students quality education to complete the curriculum. .

As a future teacher I need to know and understand the six features of the curriculum because…….

E. Application

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It is the teacher who brings the curriculum to "life”. Curriculum is the larger blueprint, the broad guidelines & areas/topics of study, the broad objectives, longer time-span. A teacher 'interprets', plans, & 'executes' the curriculum on a day-to-day basis. The 'theory' is put into 'practice'.

Objectives & goals become 'actionable', achievable, objectified & assessable. Lesson plans are drawn up for the purpose. Time lines are 'fixed' - from annual to term/semester to daily. Resources are generated or sourced or created.

Teaching & learning aids, activities, and projects are identified. Instructional strategies are determined Assessment & evaluation to, techniques & methods are determined & implemented.

• Teacher Quality Education

requires quality teachers. Good teachers bring a shining light into the learning environment. They are ideal companions of the learners. These teachers should be given support with their continuing development in order to keep abreast with the changing demands of a learning society.

• Learners

his multiple intelligences at his own pace. Their needs should be addressed and be met that’s why teachers are to provide learning opportunities and varied experiences.

The learners are at the center stage in the educative process. They are the most important factors in the learning environment. There is no teaching without those Teachers should understand and accept the learner’s diverse background. Considering the domain of diversity of learners will allow the individual to develop

• Knowledge, Skills and Values It should be remembered that what students learn will be obsolete in ten years, and half of what they need to know to succeed in work and in life has not yet been fully developed and will have to be learned as they go along in the future. Calculators and typewriters are made obsolete by computers and the next generation will see these being replaced. And so, the value of the educational process lies not just in what they learn, but how they learn, and how good they will be in

continuing to learn after they leave school.

• Strategies and Methods

There is no best strategy that could work in a million of different student background and characteristics. However, for teachers to

teach effectively they must use appropriate methodologies, approaches and strategies.

Teachers should select teaching methods, learning activities and instructional materials or resources appropriate to learners and aligned to objectives of the lesson. Good teachers utilize

information derived from assessment to improve teaching and learning and adopt a culture of excellence.

At the end of the teaching act, it is necessary to find out if they objectives set were accomplished. In curriculum we call this the learning outcomes. These learning outcomes indicate the performance

• Performance

of both the teachers and the learners.

Learning outcomes are the product performance of the learners as a result of teaching. Performance is a feature of a curriculum that should be given emphasis. The curriculum is deemed to be successful if the performance of the learners is higher than the target set.

Teaching is a collaborative undertaking. While teachers are the focal point in the learning process, they must draw upon the resources of their environment and of their partners to be effective.

• Community Partners

Partnership is a means and not an end to be pursued in it. An absence of partnership often means a poor definition of education ends.