Learning

Episode 3 My Learning Environment,

My Second Home

My Learning Episode Overview

This episode describes my second home. It showcases the different facilities and
learning resources of my cooperating school. Visiting these places in my
cooperating school will enable me to utilize these resources to make the teaching-
learning process more meaningful. Being aware of these facilities in my cooperating
school will give me a sense of belongingness – for this my second home.

My Targets (Learning Outcomes)

At the end of this activity, I will be able to:

• visit the school’s facilities and resources.
• meet the various school personnel.
• utilize these learning resources of the school when needed.
• analyze the vision and mission of the school.
 My Map (Learning Episode Directions)

These are the things I needed to do.

Identify the
importance of the
school facilities and
use these when
needed

Meet the different

school personnel

Visit the different

school facilities

Read and study the

Vision-Mission
Statement and core
values of the
school.
My Big Ideas (Learning Essentials)

Facilities / Learning Resources

My Task (Activities)

Complete the chart of the school facilities/learning resources you have

visited/utilized. Write down the importance of these in ensuring quality instruction.

School Facilities Importance of these facilities in the

Visited / Utilized teaching-learning process

This facility is there to utilize practical skills of the

students by mainly catering all the majority of all
1. Computer
Laboratory kinds of learners such as visual, auditory, and skillful
learners. Also serves as the leisure surfing room.

An important part of the school wherein all kinds of

students, specifically, visual learners can benefit
mostly for self-study of even group study. This
2. Library
facility serves as the information resource center
for the students in school.

The science laboratory is where evidentiary and

discovery learning takes place among the
3. Science students for it is the place where observations,
Laboratory experiments, and gathering of data for a specific
experiment takes place.

Most commonly referred to as the heart and soul

of the school which drives all mental, emotional,
4. Guidance and
and metacognitive aspects of learning. These
Principal’s
Office offices are the ones which are responsible for
student’s quality education and safety.

Serves as the work field/ work area of the students

who specialize in technical vocational courses or
study in the institution. As the 21st century learner’s
5. T.V.E./H.E. Room primary battle ground, all kinds of learning about
skill and expertise in technology and leisure takes
place here.
My Analysis

A. What can I say about my second home:

Sterling
Teachers
Provides
Refurbished
Quality
Facilities
Education

LCBA/
LECNHS
Conducive Engage
Classroom Academics
Environment to E.C.A.

B. Write things that you can contribute to your second home.

Characteristics of a
Sound Learning What can you do?
Environment
Foster an environment without intimidation
to the English language. Promoting English
Areas with language doesn’t necessarily mean you
designated EOPs or are throwing our national language, EOP
English Only Policies will be used to promote international
understanding through globalization and
international relationships.

Transforming an environment where safe

No smoking and Anti-
Bullying Zone
communication/interaction among
stakeholders will most likely be beneficial to
the process of teaching and learning. This
can increase the rate of conducive
learning areas in the entire campus.
 The 21st century learners are indeed the most diverse set
of learners we have all encountered. To ensure gender
sensitivity and promote diversity among all the
stakeholders, schools can provide designated
Gender Safe Facilities
washrooms or comfort rooms to the students belonging
to the third sex. This will ensure total acceptance for
them without judgement and criticisms. This will lessen
violence and discrimination among them.

VISION

LCBA strives to become

the College of first choice in the A. After reading the school’s vision, mission and
City of Calamba, Laguna—the goals, I realized that:
leading higher education
institution that engenders a
transformative impact on its Producing a globally competent and
students and the society through productive individual are key in the
outcomes-based education, country’s development because they
policy-relevant research, and
community-empowering focus on the three important values that
extension. the students must know – life-long learning,
policy relevant research, and community
MISSION
empowering extension.
To create a transformative
outcomes-based educational
experience for students focused
on strong leadership, problem -
D. I need to internalize and integrate these in
solving, communication, my lessons by:
intrapersonal, and interpersonal
skills anchored on Making my objectives and assessments
multidisciplinary knowledge. congruent to the mission-vision statement of
the school and incorporating the quality
QUALITY POLICY
objectives and goals of the school in the
LCBA is committed to practical applications in my subject matter or
delivering superior quality service study. By doing so, I take part on sharing the
to its stakeholders through corporate goals of the school to their actual
continual improvement of
processes and systems in all
goals for the institution.
strategic areas, namely, faculty,
curriculum and instruction,
research, library, laboratory,
physical plant and facilities,
student personnel services,
organization and administration.
 My Reflections / My Insights
Answer the question below:

How do you feel about your second home?

It’s a home where you can walk on to without prejudice and

pretention. It’s a home where individual differences are being accepted. It’s a
kind of home where you will always feel safe and important. It is also a home
where you can find shelter even among the strongest and wildest storms in your
life. A school is a place to nurture and not to corrupt minds. Students are
individuals who have life and is capable of discovering and exploring by
themselves. They’re not robots of the old age but the warriors with their own
intellect for the future of our nation.

My Application (From Theory to Practice)

Read the situations and encircle the letter of the correct

answer.
1. How can I promote fairness in my learning environment?
A. Respect individual differences.
B. Separate girls from boys.
C. Place all children with special needs in front.
D. Isolate the unruly children in class.

2. To improve the oral proficiency of students in class, what can you do?
A. Give them more exercises on grammar.
B. Provide individual work rather than group work.
C. Schedule more practice sessions in speech laboratory
D. Invite a resource speaker.

3. Make your classroom environment safe and secure by ____.

A. Asking security guard to stay near your room.
B. Removing some fixtures and using less appliances and devices.
C. Ensuring that the unsafe devices are secured.
D. Checking the physical environment at all times.
 My Portfolio (Compilation of Learning Documents,
Evidence, Records, etc.)

Some of the learning areas, facilities,

and leisure areas/common areas in
Lecheria National High School.
My Assessment (How did I perform in this learning episode?)

5 4 3 2 1
Outstanding Exceed/s Meet/s Needs Unacceptable
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