EDUC 302- Field Study 2 Participation and Assistantship

Learning Episode 1 The Teacher We Remember

Date:
School:
Grade/Year Level:
Subject Area:
Resource Teacher:
Teacher’s Signature:

1. Take note of the following:

 your Resource Teacher comments, facial expressions, gestures, and actions in class
 student’s comments, facial expressions, gestures, and behavior in class
 how your Resource Teacher relates to you
 the classroom proceedings
 the classroom atmosphere- relaxed or threatening?
2. Record your findings below
  Review the qualities of good teachers as contained in documents such as the PPST and
SEATCF and the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.
 View on YouTube two TEDx talks on “What Makes a Good Teacher Great?”-Azul
Terronez and “The Power of a Teacher”-Adam Saenz.

From the PPST and SEATCF that you read; what competencies does a great teacher
possess?

From the TEDx videos that you viewed; what competencies does a great teacher possess?

Are these competencies limited only to professional competencies?

For a teacher to be great, which is more important-personal qualities or professional

competencies?

Who are the teachers that we remember most?

Which personal traits do I possess? Not possess? Where do I need improvement in?

Traits I Possess Traits I Do Not yet Possess Traits I Need Improvement

Which professional competencies am I strongly capable of demonstrating?

In which competencies do I need to develop more?

 OBSERVE

In assisting my Resource Teacher, I observed that personal traits such as

and professional competencies like
were least/ not displayed. Thus, as a result, students
were

REFLECT

The lack of these personal traits and professional competencies may be caused
by

PLAN

I would like to address this problem by conducting an action research on

ACT

The main objective of my action research

is
My specific research questions are:

To answer my specific research questions, I will