Realizing What

Teaching Internship is
All About

Learning Task 1 Realizing What Teaching Internship is All About

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the learning task, the pre-service teachers must have
 Defined teaching internship
 Described the different phases of teaching internship
 Exhibited awareness of
 existing laws and regulations that apply to the teaching profession
 the responsibilities specified in the Code of Ethics for Professional
Teachers

Readings

What is teaching internship?

 Internship is the placement of an aspiring teacher in a work environment

 It is an opportunity to integrate career related experience into an
undergraduate education by participating in planned, supervised work.

Why is teaching internship important?

 Teaching internship plays a vital role to your success as a professional teacher.

 The whole essence of the internship program is to prepare you for the world of
work. This program will prepare you to teach.
 It gives you the opportunities to apply what you have learned in actual classroom
practice.
 It provides you roles and functions to perform effectively in various settings.
 It empowers you to perform your rules in your respective level, subject area and
discipline as well as to prepare you for personal and professional advancement.
 It gives you the chance to work under a second teacher who shall iserve as your
mentor.
  It allows you to interact with professionals which shall give you more insights in
the field of teaching.

Goals of the Internship Program

 It aims to help you develop a better appreciation of the teaching vocation
 To practice your teaching skills and acquire competencies that will enable you to
teach confidently and effectively.
 Enable you to acquire a sense of professionalism as you assume the roles and
responsibilities of a teacher.
 Phases of Internship program
Orientation session
With practicum supervisor
With cooperating principal
With cooperating teacher

 Observation and Building Relationship

Observation of classes
Building relationships with cooperating teacher, learner and other teaching
support personnel

 On Site Tasks
Writing learning plans
Creating instructional materials
Constructing assessment tools
Participating in school activities/program
Doing daily teaching tasks

 Final Demonstration and Accomplishing Exit Forms

Executing Final Demonstration lessons
Accomplish Evaluation Forms and Exit Clearance

Legal Documents that apply to the teaching profession

 Resolution No. 435 1997 Code of Ethics
 RA 10627 Anti bullying Act of 2013
 RA 7877 Anti Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
 RA 4670 The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
 DepEd 40 s.2012 Child Protection Policy

Virtual Internship
A virtual internship is a work experience placement that students can do from home.
During the internship, students communicate with their mentor through a range of
resources, including Skype, Microsoft Teams, email, webinars, and Slack. 

Holroyd Pearce said: “The intern will meet virtually with their supervisor to discuss
projects and progress. There might also be key times that are made available for online
coffee breaks or catch-ups with colleagues”.

Virtual internships (sometimes called remote internships) will look great on your resume
and will give you some valuable work experience, which you can draw from when
applying and interviewing for graduate roles.

“Virtual internships are for anyone and everyone,” commented Holroyd Pearce.
They offer students who are unable to complete a traditional internship “the
opportunity to gain valuable employability skills
Challenge 1 Realizing What Teaching Internship is All About
1. Write a paragraph starting with;

I need to do a teaching internship because it gives students the opportunity to put their
study into practice. It allows me to combine career-related experience by participating
in organized, supervised work, and it aids in the development of leadership abilities. It
also gives me a competitive advantage while I seek a permanent position.

2. Which of the four phases of internship seems difficult? Why?

Based on my experience, the phase that appears to be the most difficult is the
final demonstration and completing school forms because my final demo was done
virtually, making it difficult to access students because not all students are capable of
attending online classes, which is why I need to think about it. Furthermore, there are
numerous disruptions during online classes, such as power outages and students having
connection issues, which make online classes more difficult than intended.

3. Evaluate the five legal documents that apply to the teaching profession and complete
the table below

Laws in the Teaching What is the Law How will you apply this in
Profession your profession?
1. Resolution No. 435 1997 Code of ethics for teachers As instructors, we must
Code of Ethics practice and follow what is
contained in the code of
ethics for teachers since it
will serve as our guidance
and basis for how we act
in various situations as
future teachers.
2. RA 10627 Anti-bullying The law is all about anti- As a teacher, we must be
Act of 2013 bullying acts inside the aware of what is
school. happening to our children.
We must always observe if
there is bullying between
students in our classroom.
We must teach them that
bullying is a crime, and
that it is not the correct
thing to do. Allow students
to treat one another with
respect rather than
injuring one another.
3. RA 7877 Anti Sexual Anti-sexual harassment As a teacher, I've seen
Harassment Act of 1995 act. sexual harassment in the
classroom for years, but
it's only recently received
the attention it deserves.
Although some have
criticized such attention as
an exaggeration of normal
adolescent behavior,
sexual harassment can
cause serious psychological
harm to young people.
Two recent occurrences
have convinced me that
we, as educators, must do
something to stop it.
4. RA 4670 The Magna An act of strengthening As teachers, we should be
Carta for Public School and expanding the aware of our rights, the
Teachers professional rights and benefits we will receive in
work incentives of public our jobs, and what we
teachers. must do to obtain those
benefits and receive a
promotion, because we
must establish a goal; we
must not stay in one
position until we retire; we
must continue to advance.
5. DepEd 40 s.2012 Child Child protection policy We need to establish a
Protection Policy zero-tolerance policy for
any act of child abuse
inside our school or
classroom as a teacher
who teaches every child in
our community. Because
their parents entrusted
their children to us, we
must prioritize the safety
of each kid.

Hannah Janina G. Beldua

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