FIELD STUDY 6:

ON BECOMING THE 21 ST CENTURY TEACHER

A Field Study Presented to

PROF. NIEL A. DE ASIS
North Davao Colleges
New Visayas, Panabo City

Presented by:
MARK JHON C. OXILLO
Education Earner - Group A

October 2018
 EPISODE 1 THE TEACHER AS A PERSON IN SOCIETY
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My FS Learning Task Overview:

“You are born a teacher” somebody would tell you. Is this TRUE? What
attributes or qualities should you have that would tell that you would be a good teacher
in the future? Like leaners, teachers molded by nature and nurture. Nature means, how
you were trained or taught to become a teacher. You are born with qualities and
attributes that would fit you to become teaches. Let us find out in this episode.

My Desired Learning Outcomes:

 Describe own personal qualities that will make one a good teacher
 Identify the personal qualities of an experienced teacher that you have
interviewed and observed
 Compare own personal qualities with those of the observed teacher

My Learning Essentials:

What Are Some Personal Qualities of Good Teachers?

1. Intelligence – ability to make sound decision, analyze, make judgement, make
solutions, possess higher order thinking skills, and other types of intelligence.
The teacher is intelligent.
2. Compassion – natural quality to empathize, to feel what others feel, to be
tolerant of others. The teacher is compassionate.
3. Emotional Stability – ability to be calm under pressure, cheerful and optimistic,
level headed. The teacher is emotionally stable.
4. Innovativeness – natural tendency to create new things, modify existing ones,
imaginative, finds solutions to problems quickly, and makes use of available
materials. The teacher is innovative.
5. Fairness – natural attribute to look at both sides of the issue before making
judgement, gives equal chances for both sides to be heard, removes personal
biases. The teacher is fair.
6. Self-confidence – natural tendency to feel “I can do it”, works alone, determined
to succeed. The teacher is self-confident.
7. Cooperativeness – natural action to work together with others, willing to share.
The teacher is cooperative.
8. Buoyancy – ability to survive in difficult situation, balances life, optimistic and
cheerful. The teacher is buoyant.
9. Reliability – attribute demonstrated by dependability, sincerity and honesty. The
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My Learning Map:
In order to accomplish my desired learning outcomes, these are steps I have to
follow:
Step 1: Stop for a while and reflect. Ask myself: What are my qualities that will
make me a good teacher?

Step 2: Do activity 1 based on the instruction given.

Step 3: Secure permission to interview and observe a professional teacher.

Step 4: Use the checklist in my interview. Write an essay about the teacher from
my interview and observation results. This essay will be part of my
portfolio entry. Title: Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher:
A Personal Encounter

Step 5: Based on my interview, add to my list of qualities previously identified in

this episode other qualities not included.

Step 6: Make a personal reflection and include this in my pieces of evidence for a
portfolio.

My Learning Activities:
Activity 1: Am I This Person?
Who am I as a person? Do I have personal qualities that will make me a better
teacher someday? The qualities listed are some of the many attributes but you will add
to this later.
Look into yourself very well and answer each item very honestly. All your
answers are correct, so you do need to worry.

Mark Jhon C. Oxillo

Name: ________________________________________________________________
North Davao Colleges
School: _______________________________________________________________
1st Semester
Semester: _____________________________________________________________

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 AM I THIS PERSON?
Bilbao, 2010 (Shortened version, 2014)
Below are indicators of personal qualities which may describe YOU. Place a _/_
mark in Box B if the indicator fits you most of the time or an X mark if the description
does not fit you most of the time. Identify your quality by choosing the appropriate label
in Box C. Write the letter in Box B. You may use the letter more than once for your
answer Just leave the item that you marked X.

Box B
Match the
Box A checked mark Box C
Personal Attribute Indicator with appropriate Personal Quality Label
Label in Box C.
(Write letter only)
1. I am mentally alert. ̷ B.
A. BUOYANCY / Buoyant
2. I’m very imaginative for
new ideas. ̷ H.

3. I like to try out new things. ̷ H. B. INTELLIGENCE / Intelligent

4. I appreciate other people. ̷ D.
5. I am tolerant of other
person. ̷ D. C. SELF-CONFIDENCE / Self-
6. I adjust to other different
situations. ̷ A.
confident

7. I look at the brighter side

of life. ̷ A. D. COMPASSION /
8. I don’t consider myself as
better than others. ̷ G.
Compassionate

9. I share privileges with

others. ̷ E. E. COOPERATIVENESS /
10. I give personal time for the
group. ̷ E.
Cooperative

11. I make it a point to do the

job well. ̷ C.
12. I make quick solutions to
problems. ̷ B. F. FAIRNESS / Fair
13. I volunteer to do task for
others. ̷ E.
14. I work for the group even
without affirmation in
return.
̷ E.
G.EMOTIONAL STABILITY /
Emotionally stable

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15. I am calm in the midst of
chaos. ̷ G.
16. I am dependable on a
given task. ̷ I.
17. I give equal chance for
others to be heard. ̷ F.
H. INNOVATIVENESS /
Innovative
18. I am sure of what I do. ̷ C.
19. I hold my anger even when
provoked. ̷ G.
I. RELIABILITY / Reliable
20. I am punctual in
attendance. ̷ I.

Activity 2: Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher Checklist

With the use of the interview checklist attached, get information about the
teacher. Ask permission to observe the teacher in his/her classroom and add other
personal qualities that you have observed which are not included in the checklist.
Request for a picture of the teacher as part of your portfolio entry. Use the picture
as part of your Photo Essay.
Identify and label the characteristics / attributes of checked indicators like
Compassion, Intelligence, Fairness, and others as shown in Activity 1. List other
observed attributes in the box to the right. With other attributes that you have added,
make a Photo Essay about the Teacher. Place the picture of the teacher on top of the
photo essay.
Personal Qualities of an Experienced Teacher Checklist

Check those
Personal Qualities Put Labels of Qualities
observed

The experienced teacher:

1. Is mentally alert ̷ Intelligence

2. Is very imaginative for new ideas ̷ Innovativeness

3. Tries out new things ̷ Innovativeness

4. Appreciates other people ̷ Fairness

5. Tolerates other person.

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6. Adjusts to other different
situations. ̷ Buoyancy

7. Looks at the brighter side of life. ̷ Buoyancy

8. Does not consider self as better

than others. ̷ Emotional Stability

9. Shares privileges with others. ̷ Cooperativeness

10. Gives up personal time for the
group. ̷ Cooperativeness

11. Sees to it that he / she does job

well. ̷ Self-Confidence

12. Makes quick solutions to

problems. ̷ Intelligence

13. Volunteers to do task for others. ̷ Cooperativeness

14. Works for the group even without

being affirmed return.

15. Is calm in the midst of chaos. ̷ Emotional Stability

16. Is dependable on a given task. ̷ Reliability

17. Gives equal chance for others to
be heard. ̷ Fairness

18. Is sure of what he / she does ̷ Self-Confidence

19. Holds anger even when
provoked. ̷ Emotional Stability

20. Is punctual in attendance. ̷ Reliability

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Portfolio Entry:

MIA KRIS ZHEL PASAGUI, LPT

This is Ma’am Mia Kris Zhel Pasagui, a Licensed Professional Teacher. She is
teaching Physical Education to Grade 11 students at ACES Polytechnic College –
Senior High School Department. She is an intelligent, innovative, cooperative, buoyant
and a reliable teacher to her students as well as to her co-teachers.

My Reflections / Insights:

A. How do I use my personal qualities to become a good teacher? Write in at least two
(2) paragraphs.

Answer:

I will use my personal qualities to become a good teacher by doing my very best
as an individual in my community. I will always make myself buoyant to any situation
and challenges that may come in my life. Optimism will always be in mind and in my
heart.

As an individual, I will make sure that people can depend and rely on me. I am
always determined to succeed in everything that I do. I would love to share my
knowledge and support to everyone to needs it. It would be a fulfilment to help and
cooperate with my fellow members in the community.

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B. How does the experienced teacher utilized his / her personal qualities to make him /
her a good teacher? Write in at least two (2) paragraphs.

Answer:

The experienced teacher utilizes her personal qualities through imparting and
integrating experiences which have a great impact to her life and can serve as good
example or model to her learners. The quality of being honest, committed, with
integrity and deep concern to the learners can make her performance ensure great
impact to the lives of the learners.

Becoming sincere in performing the noble task of teaching requires patience and
perseverance in imparting knowledge, values and skills to all learners under his/her
care and love. Intelligence is not a guarantee that your can be the best educator. It
requires deeper sense of accountability and responsibility in making a big difference
to the lives of our young children in school.

Integrating Theory and Practice:

A. What have I learned from my experience?

Let’s find out!
Direction: Label the personal qualities that are described in the box.

1. Are you a person, someone can lean on? Are you honest and sincere in words
and actions? Are you consistent in your actions and responses to different
situations?
What personal quality do you possess?
A. Innovativeness C. Buoyancy
B. Intelligence D. Reliability
2. Do you easily give up? Are you moody, a loner? Does pressure in work make
you surrender? Is it difficult for you to succeed after you fail? Do you have poor
intrapersonal relationship?
What quality do you lack?
A. Buoyancy C. Reliability
B. Cooperativeness D. Fairness

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 3. Do you believe in yourself and in what you can do? Can you work alone without
asking help from others? Do you believe in the saying: “No guts, no glory”?
What quality do you have?
A. Self-confidence C. Compassionate
B. Innovativeness D. Emotional Stability

4. Are you easily upset by petty things? Do you worry a lot? Do you panic when
pressured? Do you feel that you are to be blamed?
What personal quality do you lack?
A. Innovativeness C. Cooperativeness
B. Emotional Stability D. Reliability

5. Do you have higher order thinking abilities? Do you excel in your abilities in any
of Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences? Do you act quickly on problems of
immediate concern?
What personal quality do you possess?
A. Innovativeness C. Self-confidence
B. Compassion D. Intelligence

B. How will I use what I have learned in the future as a teacher?

Direction: Read carefully, and answer Yes if you can do it or No if you cannot do it.
Identify the personal quality being described. Write on the blank
provided.

1. Will you use your intelligence to plan and implement appropriate lesson for your
learners? Yes______ No______

2. Will you adjust to whatever situation you will be assigned as a teacher in the
future? Yes______ No______

3. Will you be capable of doing your blog as a teacher alone with less assistance
from your peers and superiors for? Yes______ No______

4. Will you share your skills and talents to help others so that the result will add to
learning outcomes? Yes______ No______

5. Will you be able to confront difficult problems as a teacher by using your capacity
to sink and swim under difficult times? Yes______ No______

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My Learning Portfolio:

Pieces of Evidence:

1. Picture of self and descriptions of personal qualities in a Photo-essay and

reflections.

I am Mark Jhon C. Oxillo, a Civil Service Professional Eligible. I am smart

(as proven by my academic awards from elementary up to college). I am very a
considerate and approachable person. I love working with peers with same
mentality. I make a point that I do my job very well. I am dependable on a given
task and I am very proud to say that I am punctual in attendance.

2. Photo essay of the experienced teacher personal attributes or characteristics and

reflections.

This is Ma’am Mia Kris Zhel Pasagui, a Licensed Professional Teacher. She
is teaching Physical Education to Grade 11 students at ACES Polytechnic
College – Senior High School Department. She is an intelligent, innovative,
cooperative, buoyant and a reliable teacher to her students as well as to her co-
teachers.

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My Learning Rubric:
Mark Jhon C. Oxillo
Name: ________________________________________ Date Submitted: 10/21/2018
________
Year & Section: _________________________________ Course: ______________
BSEd Earner

Learning Exemplary Superior Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Episodes 4 3 2 1

All task were done All or nearly all Nearly all tasks Fewer than half of tasks
Learning with outstanding task were done were done with were done; or most
Activities quality; work exceed with high quality acceptable objectives were met but
expectations quality need improvement
All questions were Analysis Analysis Analysis questions were
answered questions were questions were not answered.
completely; in depth answered not answered
Analysis of the answers; thoroughly completely. completely. Grammar and spelling
Learning grounded on Clear connection Vaguely related unsatisfactory
Episodes theories. Exemplary with theories to the theories
grammar and Grammar and Grammar and
spelling spelling are spelling
superior acceptable.
Reflection Reflection Reflection Reflection statements are
statements are statements are statements are unclear and shallow and
profound and clear; clear, but not shallow; are not supported by
Reflections /
supported by clearly supported supported by experiences from the
Insights
experiences from the by experiences experiences from learning episodes
learning episodes from the learning the learning
episodes episodes
Portfolio is complete, Portfolio is Portfolio is Analysis questions were
clear, well-organized complete, clear, incomplete; not answered.
and all supporting well-organized; supporting
documentations are most supporting documentations Grammar and spelling
Learning
located in sections documentations are organized but unsatisfactory
Portfolio
clearly designated are available and are lacking
logical and
clearly marked
locations
Submission of Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day Submitted two days or
Learning deadline deadline after the deadline more after the deadline
Episode
Over-all Score Rating (Based on
Comments
 Transmutation 

TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/RATING

Score 20 19-18 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7-below
Grade 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5 5.00
99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-below

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Signature of FS Teacher above Printed Name Date

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