Learning Task 4 Getting Acquainted with My Cooperating Teacher

PPST 6 Domain 2. Learning Environment

Strands Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures that provide safe and secure
learning environments
CFSAT

Desired learning outcomes

 Get acquainted with my cooperating teacher
 Listen and respond effectively to the expectations of my cooperating teacher
 Enumerate my responsibilities based on the given expectations
 Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures that provide safe and
Essential Questions

1. What is the role of the cooperating teacher?

2. What expectations of me are given by my cooperating teacher?

3. How shall I respond effectively to these expectations

4. What are the policies and procedures given by my CT on providing safe and
secure learning environments?
 Understandings

Name of Cooperating Teacher

___________________________________________________________

Degree______________________________________________

Area of Specialization___________________________________

Years of Teaching Experience_____________________________

The Cooperation Teacher plays a very vital role in the successful implementation of the Teaching
Internship Program.

The Cooperating Teacher CT is defined as teacher with a minimum of three years of teaching
experience who acts as a mentor in the teaching internship program in the area in which the teaching
intern is earning her degree. The CT serves as a model in all aspects of teaching and learning.

-He/She engages you to work collaboratively and productively to enrich your classroom activities

-He/She allows you to reflect critically and creatively on your learning experiences to ensure that you
accomplish more and do better in your future activities.

-He/She shares interactive and innovative teaching strategies and methods you have not learned and
are not familiar with to make your classroom activities highly engaging.

-He/She gives second advice about the good / best practices in teaching and learning.

-He/She gives teaching tips and how to do things in the most effective and efficient ways.

-He/She suggests instructional resources to make your classroom activities more meaningful and
rewarding.
 My Performance Task

Performance Task 1

Complete the matrix given below. Choose only 3 of the most important expectations given by
your CT.

Expectations of My Cooperating Teacher My Responsibilities

What is the impact of these expectations to me as a teaching intern?

Performance task 2

Cite the 3 important policies and procedures given by your CT to provide safe and secure learning
environments to your learners.

Policies and Procedures How do I respond to these? My plans of action…

What is the impact of these policies and procedures to student learning?

 Performance Task 3

My cooperating teacher is my role model in the following virtues. Cite and give situations on how these
virtues are applied?

Picture
Of
Your
CT

Virtue Application
Virtue Application
My Learning Artifacts

Write an appreciation letter to your cooperating teacher for accepting you as his/her teaching intern. Let
him/her read this and request him/her to sign your letter.

_____________________________
Signature of Cooperating Teacher
What is the impact of this letter to me as a teaching intern?

What was the reaction of my CT to this letter? (You may ask her/him to write on the space provided)