EPISODE 3:

The teacher in a school setting

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My Learning Activity

Activity 1 Teacher in the School Setting: Encounter of the First Kind

1. Copy the Class Program of the Teacher

Name of the Teacher: Mrs. Renelyn B. Barretto LPT
Name of the School: Paglat, National High School
District of: Paglat
Division of: Maguindanao

CLASS PROGRAM
(Grade 10)

   
 Morning Class
Session:

8:00 am – 10:00 am
English Literature
 10:00 am – 10:15am Break
 10:15 am – 11:30 am T.L.E.

Noon Break: 11:30 am to 1:00 pm 

 Afternoon Class
Session:

 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
General Biology
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Recess/Break
3:15 pm – 4:30pm Mathematics

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2. Record Observations
 At the time you are in school, what significant observations have you made?
Areas of Focus for observation in the school
setting
1. Classroom Arrangement
 2. Bulletin Board Display
 3. School Playground
 4 Center Learning Resources
 Socio-Psychological Setting
 1. Class schedules
 2. Teachers' Activities
 3. Learners' Activities
 4. Co-curricular Activities
 5. Extracurricular Activities
My Observations
(Describe as clearly as you can)
The chairs and tables were properly arranged
and organized.
The displays on the bulletin board were
enough to be seen by everyone in the class.
The school playground is enough for students
to play basketball, volleyball and badminton.
The learning resource center (library) has
books enough for every program. These
books were well-kept and are managed by a
librarian.
The class schedules were enough to finish a
certain topic. The time for recess was a bit
short for students.
The Teachers activities were interactive and
motivate students to participate.
The learner activities were in accordance with
the task given by the teacher.
As per interview with the resource teacher,
there are co-curricular activities in the school
like Quiz Bee, Essay Writing and etc.
Extracurricular activities were visible in the
campus as students were practicing different
sports like basketball, volleyball, etc.
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My Reflections/insights

Based on the teacher's program and your observations, answer the following:
1. Would you consider teaching as a fulltime job? Why? Why not?
Yes, I would consider teaching as a fulltime job, it is because it requires
commitment on the job. Commitment is one of the most important factors to become a
good and effective teacher. Teaching is exciting yet a very difficult profession. A teacher
must know how to handle her student diverse behavior and characteristics. A teacher
must also flexible at all time and also must have to handle a certain situation by being
calm.

2. after the conditions in the classroom conducive to the welfare of both the learners
and teacher? How will you improve on it?
In the classroom that I have observed, the students were very attentive to their
teacher while she is delivering her lesson. They never interrupt nor being nosy, they are
just focus to their teacher. The teacher herself knows how to handle her students while
discussing the given topic for that day. Before the class ended the teacher interact with
her students by asking them to give their own idea or understanding base on the lesson
that she discussed to the. How may I improve it will a way of giving them a group
activity regarding the given topic that their teacher has been discuss.

3. After closely observing the teacher in the school setting, are you motivated to
continue on becoming a teacher? What in the teacher's practices inspire you to become
a professional teacher?
After observing on how the teacher handling her school setting, I was differently
more motivated to become a teacher. I saw how the teacher interact towards her
students and how her students love to participate in their discussion it gave me
inspiration to become a good teacher just like her. Even though she traveled from
different municipality doesn’t mean that she can’t give a proper way of teaching and
delivering her lesson to her students. She can handle her time properly.
4. How can I improve the school setting that I have observed when I become a teacher?
a. Classroom arrangement
students are given a tasked to arrange the classroom (table, chairs) before and
after every class. The attention of the students who are changing seats will be called.
Disciplinary actions will be incurred.
b. Bulletin Board display
Announcement and school updates will be placed on the bulletin board to keep
the students posted. It will be removed once it is obsolete.
c. School playground
the school playground will be maximized to cater different school and
extracurricular activities bthat encourage students to participate.

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Integrating Theory and Practice

What previous learning or concepts are affirmed by this learning episode? Let's find out.

1. A classroom teacher comes to school early in the morning and goes home late.
Officially, the number of hours spent in school should be______.
A. 6 hours (B.) 8 hours C. 4 hours D. 3 hours
2. As required, all teachers should eat lunch at exactly 12:00 noon because it's their
noon break.
(A.) This statement is true. C. This statement is doubtful
B. This statement is false D. This statement is a rule
3. as observed, all teachers in the whole school_____.
A. begin classes at the same time at 8:00 AM
B. ends classes at the same time at 5:30 PM
(C.) wear the same school uniform
D. live in the same village
4. Which of these activities is NOT required of a teacher in school?
A. Come to class on time C. Attend school activities
B. Attend the flag ceremony. (D.) Take a nap at noontime.
5. Aside from teaching and guiding the learners in the classroom, a teacher has to do
other things. This one activity should be to_____.
A. fed the children everyday
B. sees to it that the classroom is conducive for learning
(C.) provide school materials for the whole year
D. sells snacks in the classroom
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My Learning Portfolio
Portfolio Entries may include
1. Picture of the school site
2. Picture of the teacher's classroom with the teacher and the children
3. Class Program
4. Observations in Activity

Paglat National High School

Paglat, Maguindanao
Ma’am Renelyn B. Barretto during her class discussion

Class Observation with my Co-observer during Ma’am Lyn class discussion

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