FS 1 Observations of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment

EPISODE 1
THE SCHOOL AS THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Name of the FS Student_____________________
Course_________________________
Resource Teacher________________ Signature__________ Date___________
My Target
At the end of the activity, I will be competent in determining a school that provides
social, psychological, and physical environment supportive to learning.

SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLIST

Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the
column to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are Available on the
last column.
Facilities Available Not Description
Available
Office of the
Principal

Library

Counseling Room

Canteen/Cafeteria

Medical Clinic

Audio Visual

Reading Center

Speech Laboratory

Science Laboratory

Gymnasium

Auditorium
Home Economics
Room

Industrial Workshop
Room

PTA Office

Comfort Room
(Boys/Girls)

Others(pls.specify)

1. Describe the school campus

2. Pass by the offices, what impression do you have these offices?
3. Walk through the school halls, look around, what other facilities that the school has?

An observation guide to classroom visit

1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted?
2. Examine the furniture, how it is arranged?
3. What learning materials are present?
4. Observe the students/pupils.
5. Is the room well lighted and ventilated?
CLASSROMM FACILITIES MATRIX
Classroom Facilities Description ( Location, number, arrangement, condition)
1. Wall displays
2. Teacher’s Table
3. Learners’ Desks
4. Blackboard
5. Learning materials

1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why?

2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?

3. Write your additional insights here.

MY PERSONAL ILLUSTRATION OF AN EFFECTIVE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
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EPISODE 2
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING
Name of the FS Student_____________________
Course_________________________
Resource Teacher________________ Signature__________ Date___________
My Target
At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in managing time space and resources
to provide environment which is appropriate to the learners and conducive to learning.
Read the following statements carefully. Write your observation report on the space provided.
1. As you observe the class, look into the characteristics of the learners. Note their ages.
2. How many boys are there? Girls?
3. Focus on their behavior. Are they already able to manage their own behavior?
4. Can the learners already work independently?
5. Describe their span of attention.
6. Look into their listening skills and ability to concentrate.

Write your observation report here:

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My Analysis:
1. How did the classroom organization and routines affect the learner’s behavior?
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2. What should the teacher have in mind when she/he designs the classroom organization
and routines? What theories and principles should you have in mind?
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3. Which behavior strategies were effective in managing the behavior of the learners? In
motivating? Why were they effective?
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My Portfolio
Include here pictures of the classroom you observed. Write descriptions about
what you observed in each photo.
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EPISODE 3

INDIVIDUAL DIFFRENCES
Name of the FS Student_____________________
Course_________________________
Resource Teacher________________ Signature__________ Date___________
My Target
At the end of the activity, I will gain competence in determining, understanding and
accepting the learner’s diverse backgrounds.
An Observation Guide for the Learner’s Characteristics.
Read the following carefully before you begin to observe. Then write your observation report on
the space provided next page.
1. Find out the number of students. Gather data as to their ages, racial groups, religious and
ethnic backgrounds.

During Class
1. How much interaction is there in the classroom? Describe how the students interact
with one another and with the teacher. Are there groups that interact more with the
teacher than others?
2. Observe the learners seated at the back and the front part of the room. Do they behave
and interact differently?
3. Describe the relationships among the learners. Do the learners cooperate with or
compete with others?
4. Which student participate actively? Which student ask for most help?
5. When a student is called and cannot answer the teacher’s question, do the classmate
try to help him? Or do they raise their hands so that the teacher will call them instead?
Outside Class
1. How do the students group themselves outside the class? Homogeneously, by age? By
gender? By racial or ethnic? Or are the students in mixed social groupings? If so, describe
the groupings.
2. Describe how the learners interact with each other. What do they talk about?
OBSERVATION REPORT
My Analysis:
1. Identify the persons who play key roles in the relationships and interactions in the
classroom. What roles do they play? Is there somebody who appears to be the leader,
mascot, an attention seeker, a little teacher, a doubter/pessimist?
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2. Are students coming from the minority group accepted or rejected by others? How is this
shown?
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3. How does the teacher influence the class interaction considering the individual
differences of the students?
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4. What factors influence the grouping of the learners outside the classroom?
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My Reflections
1. How did you feel being in the classroom?
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2. In the future, how would you like your learners in the classroom to interact?
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