FS100: Observation of Teaching-Learning in Actual School Environment

Name of teacher observed: Niel M. Bajao

Grade level of students observed: Grade 7
YouTube channel: Tser Niel

Areas Things Observed Comments/Reaction Reflection

Observed Positive Negative
CURRICULUM 1. The objectives  This adheres to NCBTS Domain 4. My definition of curriculum before
DEVELOPMENT are measurable Curriculum, under strand 4.1 stating, the the start of this observations is limited.
and clearly stated teacher communicates clear learning goals However, as I began observing and
at the beginning for the lessons that are appropriate for researching, i get to learn more and
of both in the learners. These learning goals can be realize many things about curriculum
lesson plan and found within the teacher’s lesson plan. development. I have learned that
actual class According to Tyler (n.d), objectives is the curriculum is the heart of the school
discussions. first step to curriculum planning because because it serves as a blueprint of
they are the most critical criteria for guiding everything that is supposed to happen
all the activities of the curriculum maker. inside the school. I once thought that the
The objective of the lesson is to calculate lesson plan is the same as the
the measure of central tendency of curriculum because lesson plan is also
ungrouped data. I can say that the learning an outline or a plan to be accomplished
objective is SMART (Specific, measurable, but, I have realized that curriculum is
achievable, relevant, and time bound). The more than just a lesson plan. Curriculum
 verb calculate belongs to application level will tell me the topics that I will be
of blooms taxonomy which is measurable studying and the skills that I will develop
since it requires students to solve or apply in a course over a semester or a year
their knowledge into the tasks. Of course, while the lesson plan will tell me on how
this learning goals are communicated to the a particular lesson will be delivered,
students so students are aware of what what activities to be done, minutes to be
skills to be expected from them. spent on each day, etc. As a future
educator, it is necessary that I must
 According to Teachmath (2018), there are know the difference and similarities of
The lesson plan many important benefits of having a clear these two interrelated terms to avoid
well detailed and organized set of lesson plans because confusion for effective planning.
organized and good planning allows for more effective I also realize that lesson planning
neat. teaching and learning. This adhere to, as part of curriculum development is
domain 4 of NCBTS under strand 4.4 probably one of the toughest task that I
which states, selects, prepare and utilizes as future educator will undergo,
technology and other instructional because the success or failure of my
Materials, Appropriate to the Learners and lesson will depend on the effectiveness
Learning Styles. Based on my observation of the lesson plan that I constructed and
of the lesson plan used as part of how will I, as teacher deliver the lesson
curriculum, the teacher’s lesson plan is well plan. I remember the time when I first
detailed and organized following all the constructed my lesson plan but it was a
elements of good lesson planning. The failure. The grade I received was really
 objectives to be achieved are clearly stated poor. It actually made me sad because
in the beginning, the lesson is linked to lesson planning is integral in teaching
previous knowledge, techniques of teaching profession. So, I wish not to do the
were shown like questions to be asked by same mistakes again. Now that I'm
the teacher, the kind of instructional acquainted to the guidelines of effective
materials to be used and how will the lesson planning, the feedback I get from
teacher utilize it in class, the types of my teachers for development and these
activities to be administered, how to assess observations will greatly help and guide
students' understanding and among other me to do better and prove that I'm
essentials of a good lesson plan was worthy as educator.
clearly observed. So, I can clearly feel the In making a lesson plan, I must
confidence and preparedness of the see to it, that I followed the correct and
teacher throughout the entire period during proper format in planning. The objective
my observation. Of course, if the teacher is should be measurable and I must not
well prepared, then it will have a positive focus only on the cognitive domain of a
impact on student’s behavior and interest, learner because as I have learned every
all thanks to good lesson planning. child has their own kind of intelligence.
So, the affective and psychomotor
 This also adhere to domain 4 of NCBTS domain must be considered as well. In
The activities and under strand 4.4. According to Kurt (2020), selecting instructional materials, I should
assessment are alignment is when there is consistency adhere to the principles that instructional
aligned with across the program with precise materials should be appropriate to the
instructional connections between evaluations, course level of my students, it should catch
objectives. goals and learning tasks. It is important to their interest, etc. But no matter how
align instructional strategies and good the educational technology
assessments to learning objectives to selected, it’s still no match to a teacher.
ensure that everyone involved is aware of Because I believe that the best
expectations and to have a consistent instructional material is myself. I should
understanding of what is to be taught and also ensure that the objectives,
how it will be evaluated. The objective of instructional materials and assessment
the lesson is to calculate the measure of are aligned because this will give
central tendency of ungrouped data and so awareness to the students of what is to
both the activities and assessment required be taught and how will I evaluate them. .
the students to calculate or apply their
knowledge through solving or calculating
the mean, median and mode as observed.
In this way students are able to the focus
on the learning objective and demonstrate
the specific skill required during
evaluations.

Variety of
activities are  This adheres so to Howard Gardner's

incorporated to Multiple Intelligence Theory who suggested

that human intelligence can be
support the differentiated into eight modalities. This
learning theory describes the different ways
objectives and students learn and acquire information. So,
keep students it is essential that a teacher uses variety of
engaged activities and types of instructional
materials in order to cater students learning
needs and learning styles. There are
individual tasks administered and there are
also group activities that the teacher utilizes
in the class. For the instructional materials,
teacher uses PowerPoint presentation and
pictures to catch students’ attention.

The objective
focuses on cognitive  According to the blog of LSME (2019), a
domain only. holistic lesson developed by a teacher
requires the inclusion of all three domains
which include cognitive or thinking,
psychomotor or kinesthetic and affective or
emotions to be achieved. As observed, the
teacher’s lesson plan, includes the
cognitive domain only. He did not provide
objectives related to affective and
 psychomotor domain.

 Student-centered learning is based on the

constructivist theory of a psychologist Jean
Piaget. He observed that children

Curriculum is cognitively construct knowledge and

student centered. meaning through new experiences and

interactions, as opposed to passive
learning. The teacher administered student-
centered learning by encouraging the
students to work collaboratively in the
group. When students are grouped
together, they will get involved, interact and
share their ideas to other classmates
gaining an appreciation for the diversity,
respect to various points of views and learn
out from it. Also, the use open ended
questions technique as part of student-
centered learning is a great practice in
enhancing students critical and creative
thinking skills of students because this will
give them the chance to think and go
 deeper in their understanding.

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