Field Study 1

FOCUS 1: SCHOOL AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

School Facilities

Gymnasium A building equipped for indoor sports, exercise or physical education.

School Canteen
This place is where the pupils buy their food if its recess and lunch break.

Garden
There garden has many plants and flowers, you can see that this school is environment friendly.

PTA Office
This is the PTA Office where the teachers and parents meet for the updates about the Childs’ school progress and school activities.

Comfort Room
Their comfort room is clean.

Playground
Play area is a place with a specific design for children to be able to play.

Hallway
It serves as shelter for the pupils to avoid the heat of the sun.

Home economics
A laboratory designed to provide students with practical cooking space, room to prepare foods and many more.

Medical Clinic
It serves as a primarily facility devoted to the care of outpatients.

Administration Building
As you can see this building is colorful and a convenient place for teachers.

Computer Room
By using a computer the child can research about their assignments and projects.

Be not afraid of greatness some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
-William Shakespeare
School Facilities Checklist

Facilities | Available | Not Available | Description | Office of thePrincipal | | | The office is convenient and clean. | Library | | | There is a lack of books but there are some that may help the pupils. | Counseling Room | | | | Canteen/Cafeteria | | | The food is affordable and clean. | Medical Clinic | | | Lack of facilities. | Audio Visual | | | | Reading Center | | | | Speech Laboratory | | | | Science Laboratory | | | | Gymnasium | | | Their gymnasium is a bit dusty. | Auditorium | | | | Home Economics | | | | Industrial Workshop | | | | PTA Office | | | Their PTA office is a bit small. | Comfort Room for Boys | | | The comfort rooms are clean. | Comfort Room for Girls | | | The comfort rooms are clean. |

Descriptive Report

A fundamental goal of a school community is to help pupils to learn and strive to the best of their abilities. Safety and a sense of security are necessary components of good learning environment. As I observed the neighborhood where the school is found it was surrounded by different houses, stores and many more. The school campus is wide and clean but it’s a bit dusty and hot. There are different plants and trees, their buildings are in good condition. My impression about the offices in the campus is great, the teachers are very approachable and the pupils are respectful. As I walk to the hallways, I can see different kinds of flowers they are maintaining the cleanliness inside and outside of the rooms. The library has available books and educational materials. Their canteen is clean and provides some foods that every child can afford.

“Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise. Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.”
-Claude Bissell

MISSION

Fatima Central Elementary School shall provide quality education to learners who are responsible, self-reliant, nationalistic, virtuous, computer literate and academically equipped; develop and ensure teachers to be committed, competent and service oriented and child-friendly environment; with the assistance and full support of the stakeholders.

VISION

Fatima Central Elementary School Envision to produce god-fearing and highly competitive pupils previously harnessed with effective and efficient teachers in conducive learning environment with the cooperation and supportive stakeholders.

“In an effective classroom students should not only know what they are doing, they should also know why and how”.
-Harry Wong

History of the School

“Things were not as easy as we thought they would be when we started the school”, said Mr. Alexander O. Mari, principal of Fatima Elementary School with barely nothing to start with, Mr. Alexander O. Mari, together with the Barangay officials of Upper Tambler, community leaders and residents of Labus, opened a new school.

The residents of the community were very poor, most of them were unemployed and others were underemployed. They relied on manual labor for their daily subsistence - accepting whatever jobs were available during the day. They served as “kargadors” in the wharfs of the city; labaseros and laborers of the Chinese traders.

There was no way for them to send their children to private or public schools which were kilometers away. Upper Tambler Elementary School, being the nearest school denied for their children. With the school problem of overpopulation, lack of classrooms, teachers, books and school facilities, the school principal had all the reasons not to accept their children.

THE BIRTH OF FATIMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The need to open a school was seen by Dr. Constancia Q. Hintay, then City Division Schools Superintendent. The superintendent, through a memorandum, advised Mr. Mari who was assigned Teacher In-Charge at Batomelong Elementary School, to coordinate with the community leaders and parents for the prospect of opening a new school. The proposal was welcomed by the residents with enthusiasm. To determine the number of children of school age, residents volunteered to conduct a census which served as tentative enrollment. It turned out that the number exceeded what was required to qualify to open a school. There was so much excitement. On the first day of enrolment alone, almost all of the residents of the community and nearby communities flocked to enroll their children. The atmosphere was likened to a barrio fiesta.
On April 30, 1991, Resolution No. 60 series of 1991 was approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod allocating twelve hectares of land out of the Annex Relocation area at Barangay Fatima for the use of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports. Community leaders were assisted by teachers from Upper Tambler Elementary School during the enrolment period for the school year 1991-1992. Official enrolment for Grades I-VI was 360 pupils.
On June 9, 1991, Fatima Elementary School began to function as a learning institution for primary and intermediate pupils.

THE PROBLEM OF CLASSROOMS AND TEACHERS

Though the Sangguniang Panlungsod allocated a four hectare school site, school buildings were not included in the resolution. The problems, then, were temporary school classrooms, teachers, textbooks, reference materials and other facilities for the new-born school’s use (chairs, blackboards, teachers’ chairs, tables, etc.) A PTCA meeting was called to decide where to hold classes and who would serve as temporary teachers. In the absence of new teachers on the first week of classes, Mr. Mari, the new principal, sought the services of a group of parents to serve as teachers. Classes were held at the proposed Beta house at Purok 5, the Roman Catholic Chapel, unoccupied makeshift houses and houses of Mr. & Mrs. Macabane and Mrs. Doris Mari.

FATIMA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL today after 20 years of existence, Fatima Central Elementary School has 47 unit concrete classrooms National Fund building, PTA building, nipa hut, school clinic, canteen and 5 JICA buildings.

The school population at present is 3096 pupils with 67 strong, competitive and diligent teachers

REFLECTION

The Fatima Central Elementary School is located far away from the city, if I would to teach in this school it will be a great opportunity for me. The pupils in this school are active but there are shortcomings in terms of knowledge in technology. The campus is conducive to learning because of its wide and its free from distractions like noise and pollution. The school campus is very clean and well-ventilated and provides adequate spaces for the pupils and teachers it helps them to spread interact and to cope up in every tests and even making lesson plans.

As I entered the classroom of Grade four I was amazed because of the colorful decorations on the wall and artistic mural paintings. Inside the room you will see the INITIATIVE UPDATES which contains the reading progress chart, height and weight chart, classroom officers, verses, heroes, birthdays and etc. The classroom is well-ventilated and seating arrangement and organized rules and procedures to be accepted.

Schools and classrooms impact children’s learning by providing a learning environment by structuring an intellectual, psychological and physical one that enables all pupils to act and react productively; letting the child interacting with others which can provide more knowledge and prepare the child to the world that is full of challenges, by implementing a curriculum; and by holding pupils accountable for their learning and the teachers for their effectiveness.

To deduce, a high performance school seeks opportunities for both teachers and pupils and by their environment it can really affect learning. The school is designed to reduce stress and to strive for student-friendly conditions.

The challenge in education is not simply to get children into school, but also to improve the overall quality of schooling and address threats to participation. If both quality and access are tackled, children who are enrolled in primary school are likely to continue, complete the full cycle, and achieve expected learning outcomes and successfully transition to secondary school.

FOCUS 2: LEARNER’S CHARACTERISTICS AND NEEDS

Learners Development Matrix Development Domain | Preschooler 4-5 yrs. old | Elementary 8-10 yrs.old | PhysicalGross-motor skillsFine motor skillsSelf-help skills | Mostly are noisy especially the boys.They can write and read letters.They can dress their selves without the help of others but it is not proper. | Mostly are noisy especially the boys.They can write and read words.They can dress themselves well and goes with the fashion nowadays. | Social Interaction with TeachersInteraction with classmatesInterest | They are always approaching their teacher and asked politely.They love to talk with their classmates and sometimes they are quarrelling.They love to play, draw and listen to stories. | They interact with the teacher without hesitation.They are noisy especially when their teacher is not around and some are fighting.They are very active in physical activities and love to chat and play around. | EmotionalMoods and temperament, expression and feelings.Emotional Independence | They are nimble, lively, joyful but sensitive.They are glad to play with their friends. | They are loud and shifting of moods, sometimes active and then weak.Most of them are already conscious and obtain their self-confidence. | CognitiveCommunication on skillsThinking skillsProblem Solving | They are using mother tongue in the classroom.They can think but they need their teacher.It is hard for them to solve problems. | They are using vernacular at the same time English.They can figure out small things.They can easily solve some of the problems. |

Analysis

Level | Salient Characteristic Observed | Implication to the teaching learning process | PreschoolAge range of learners observed 4-5. | They like to move a lot and play around.They love to draw and write. | Therefore, the teacher should not expect that her pupil will stay in his/her seat, she must caught the attention of the students to behave.Therefore, the teacher should let the child practice and instead you assist him/her. | ElementaryAge range of learners observed 8-10. | They are keen observers.The pupils love to chat with their seatmates while the classes are going on. | Therefore the teacher should practice his/her lessons before presenting to the class. She/he should have the mastery of every topic that will be conducting in the next class.The teacher should organize the pupils and has a strategy to catch their attention. |

REFLECTION

When I was observing the learners, I remember my own experiences when I was in Elementary. Before, I’m so quite in our classroom but I participated in extracurricular activities such as Band. I listen carefully to our teacher discussing about the lessons but sometimes, because of tardiness I prefer to chat with my seatmates. The teacher that I will never forget when I was in Elementary is Mrs. Candelaria Loquinario she was our adviser when I was in Grade 5, she is a disciplinarian, a second mother to us and an intelligent teacher. I idolized her because of her ability to teach different things that may inspire us to struggle in the future and developed us not only in cognitive domain but also in emotional domain.
The theory of development that will set as a guide for me in the future is the socio-cultural cultural perspective and language which provides the cognitive tools that will be able to help the children to excel in different subjects which is needed for their development. Through this it can help the teacher to unify his/her lessons. Every learner is an individual and "general" learner characteristics should only be used as a guide, by this it could help a teacher accomplishing the behavior and knowledge of the learner; she/he can easily control the emotion that might be expected to show by the child. Every teacher should understand pupils in terms of their gender and age, it’s because this is time where their minds are developing. FOCUS 3: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING

Classroom Faculties

Wall Displays
Good wall displays should support the process of learning. Pupils should refer to the display to support them in acquiring new conceptual knowledge, carrying out learning tasks or consolidating prior learning.

Table and desks
There are two teachers table in the classroom, one at the front and one at the back. There are four rows in each classroom and there are 3 pupils in each desk.

Blackboard and Learning Materials
In front of the pupil’s desks, good arrangement, artistic and it is in a good condition. You can see different learning materials such as story books and charts.

Restroom
There is one comfort room in every classroom; it is clean and in good condition.

Classroom Facilities Matrix

Classroom Facilities | Description(location, arrangement, condition, number) | Wall Displays | Located in every corner of the classroom. It is well-organized. | Teacher’s Table | There are two teachers table in the classroom, one at the front and one at the back. | Learner’s Desk | There are four rows in each classroom and there are 3 pupils in each desk. | Blackboard | In front of the pupil’s desks, good arrangement, artistic and it is in a good condition. | Learning Materials/ Visual Aid | You can see different learning materials such as story books and charts. | Restroom | There is one comfort room in every classroom; it is clean and in good condition. | Bulletin Board | There are two bulletin boards and more, which contains different information about the class officers, birthdays, verses, quotes, national heroes, cleaners and the list of pupils. |
Observational Report

As what I have observed in the facilities of the classroom Grade 4-4 there are standard strategies, procedures, educational facilities and a clean classroom that can help the pupils to have a good ambiance for learning processes. The desks & table of the teacher are facing at the west. Teacher’s table located at the back of the room near at the door. Desks & chairs are arrange by 10- 14 columns & 4 rows, where it occupied by 3 pupils in 1 desk. The equipments that are present are the table, blackboard, chairs, desks and many more. In grade VI – 4 of Fatima Central Elementary School their classroom was occupied only about 68 pupils. The classroom is well- lighted and well- ventilated.

"It's ok to try things out, to ask questions, to feel unsure, to let your mind wander, to daydream, to ask for help, to experiment, to take time out, not to know, to practice, to ask for help again - and again, to make mistakes, to check your understanding"
- Jane Revell & Susan Norman

Classroom Management Matrix

Aspects of Classroom Management | Description | Effect on the Learners | Specific areas in the classroom | Cabinets and storage drawer that serves as storage for their formal theme and etc. | They will be responsible and learn how to make their thing organize. | Classroom Goals | Good and appropriate for the learners. | They will learn to train themselves in accordance with the rules. | Classroom Procedures | Good and follow proper procedure. | The learners will be already aware in their part inside the classroom. | Daily Routines | Checking assignments. | To monitor if the students study and remember their past lessons. | Seating Arrangement | Their seating arrangement is mixed. | This will help them to interact with their classmates at the same time they are comfortable studying in their respective seats. | Handling misbehavior | Effective | They will be able to realize their mistakes and instead of making naughty doings they will be behave. | Reinforcement on positive behavior | Effective | The pupils will be motivated. |

Observational Report

As I entered the classroom of Grade 4 advisory class of Mrs. Divinagracia, I observed that they are very noisy. Their first subject was Filipino and I noticed that they are active and they are well-concentrated with their lessons. The classroom organization and routine affects the learner’s observation by following the procedures and rules of the classroom. Some of the pupils are just seating and I think they are physically present but mentally absent but some of them are attentively responds when asked by the teacher.

The routines and procedures that must be implemented is to maintain the cleanliness of the classroom are daily attendance, praying, cleaners, cleaning the blackboard after using, making sure that the seats are aligned by row, picking piece of garbage or papers and the cleanliness of the comfort room.

”There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.”
-Albert Einstein

REFLECTION

I can see myself organizing classroom in different grade level. As an adviser of Grade four classes, it requires effort and patience because this is where the learners develop themselves. If I were to implement different rules it would be, avoiding violence action inside or outside the classroom, the learners should listen if the teacher is talking in front, learners should respect and greet the visitors, learners should use proper words while communicating with their classmates, teachers and visitors, the learners should participate in the classroom, there must be a letter or excuse slip if they are late or absent and if they will go out or even going to the comfort room they must ask permission.

A structured classroom affects learning by making a routine that develop their personality like the spiritual aspect in prayer, physical aspect in exercise, three mental aspects in the form of recitation and others. In managing the behavior of the pupils, the teacher should be knowledgeable in psychological aspects of guiding behavior. The students are very happy whenever they hear positive feedback from the teacher. The teacher must give positive feedback to the learners. In handling misbehaviors, the teacher should always communicate with that child to monitor his behavior.

FOCUS 4: LEARNERS’ CHARACTERISTICS AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Observational Report

Last September 12, 2012 we observed Fatima Central Elementary School and the pupil’s development physically and emotionally, one of the focuses is he learners’ characteristics and learning activities. There is an interaction between the teacher and the learners especially in terms of different activities in the classroom. Between each pupil there is also an interaction but it’s annoying because of their voices, they are very noisy. The learners that seated in the back are not active while and the front some of them are always active and participated well.

The learners compete with one another but the same time maintaining their bonding. In terms of group activity they are cooperating with each other. I remember when I observe the class of Grade 4 their teacher provided the materials and the pupils are group into four groups, there task is to complete the answer provided in the blanks. It was fun and “brainstorming” was one of the techniques to answer the following questions.

The learners that participate actively are at the front, they are always aware and attentive. Some pupils who are seated at the middle and back are always asking for instructions repeatedly. As I observed most of the children in the front of the class are always curious and asking many questions while some pupils at the back are bored, noisy and instead of listening they are sleeping. You will really see the difference between the pupils at the back and front.

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“Believe in yourself, be strong, and never give up no matter what the circumstances are. You are a champion and will overcome the dreaded obstacles. Champions take failure as a learning opportunity, so take in all you can, and run with it. Be your best and don't ever give up."

-Brad Gerrard

REFLECTION

I really enjoy being in the classroom because I feel the oneness of the teacher and the pupils, the interaction between them inspired me to be a future teacher in the near future. I would like my learners to treat me as their second mother and implementing positive roles to make them responsible. In terms of religious, ethnic and racial background I will conduct activities that are interesting and suitable for them. In different subjects that the learners are taking, there must be uniqueness in every activity so that the child could enjoy it.

I remember when the teacher of FCES was teaching a Science subject, she required her pupils to bring a gumamela, and this is an example of learning activities. By giving a real example that children could learn and this is a strategy to let them know not just in illustration but also demonstration. Good learning outcomes focus on the application and integration of the knowledge and skills acquired in a particular unit of instruction and emerge from a process of reflection, you must be realistic in what you teach so that the outcome will be knowledgeable.

“In a world as empirical as ours, a youngster who does not know what he is good at will not be sure what he is good for”
Fridenberg, 1959
FOCUS 5: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AND THE LEARNING PROCESS

Observational Report

September 12, 2012 marks the day of our observation in Fatima Central Elementary School. I observed the class of Madam Divinagracia. She discussed about the communicative skills in Filipino. In their scenery I’ve seen that there is an individual differences of the learner in terms of age, religion, setting, social and cultural diversity.

During the class I was impressed because of some pupil that expressed their answers attentively that is being asked by the teacher. Even though some of them have a wrong answer the teacher will call another pupil to helped his/her classmate. This is only shows oneness towards the learners’ and the teachers wherein the pupils participate actively. Furthermore, the pupils who seated at the back and front has its own differences, those pupils who are seating at the front are almost active and attentive while at the back side they are bored.

"The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle."
- Pierre de Coubertin

Learner’s Development Profile (1)

Name: Jonathan K. Made Age: 10 years old
School: Fatima Central Elementary School Gender: Male
Date of Birth: Sept 12, 2002 Skills: Singing
Grade Level: Grade 4 Hobby: Reading

Family Profile
Parents

Mother: Samba Made
Age: 32 years old Occupation: Vendor
Father: Missouri Made
Age: 34 years old Occupation: Driver
Learner’s Development Profile (2)
Learner’s Development Profile (2)

Name: Tricia Octavo Age: 9 years old
School: Fatima Central Elementary School Gender: Male
Date of Birth: February 3, 2003 Skills: Dancing
Grade Level: Grade 4 Hobby: Cleaning

Family Profile

Parents

Mother: Rita Octavo
Age: 32 years old Occupation: Cooker
Father: Guillermo Apinardo
Age: 33 years old Occupation: Fisherman
Observation

As I observed the class of Madam Divinagracia, I noticed these two learners which catch up my attention. I introduced myself to them and give them an activity which is the spelling as I checked their paper I recognized the highest and the lowest score that’s why I choose them to become two of my learners in this focus. Learner (1) is an active pupil and approachable and he loves reading books, while learner (2) is a shy type that’s why I think she don’t want to participate in some activities that I conducted.

“Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit.
”–Aristotle

Reflection

There is only one unequivocal law of human behavior—the law of individual differences. People are more different than they are alike, and there is probably no environment that elicits individual differences sooner in life than formal education. In Elementary days we can really see that there is a wide gap between the fast learners and slow ones. A fast learner has its long span of attention and patience, they are always asking question to the teacher to make up their mind while the slow ones have a short span of attention and patience it is also because of their tardiness and some of them are seating at the back. The teacher should know first the weaknesses and strengths of each student, their family background and their interests. In a classroom setting, no learner is the same with the others. The students who performed well in the class that I was observed are those who are present in the class. Some of the students come from average family and above average family in terms of socio- economic status.

“There two types of people; the can do and they can't. Which are you?" - GeorgeR. Cabrera

Shadow of Two Learners’

. Every individual is unique and has different ways to learn. It is advisable for a teacher to provide groupings and let them socialize with others and it may lead to brainstorming which the student can share his/her ideas. As I observed these two students of Grade 4 you will see who excel the most in different subject matters. It really depends in his/her environment on how he/she can maintain learning. I do believe that if the parents of the child are both college graduate there is a great possibility that the child has a brighter future and can be guided by his/her mother and father.
These two learners have different skills and talents that may help them in the future, the first learner may consider as a fast learner while the second one is slow learner. It’s because of their environment and how they cope up eith the pressure around them.
The methods and strategies that I will remember in the future to ensure that I will be able to meet the needs of both the high and low achievers in my class are encourage learners to share their personal history and experiences, communicate high expectations to students from all sub-groups, adopt to the students’ diverse backgrounds and learning styles by allowing them personal choice and decision making opportunities concerning what they will learn and how they will learn it.

FOCUS 6: HOME-SCHOOL LINK

Home Visitation Report

The student that I had interviewed in this episode was a Grade IV, 9 years old, male, and has two siblings. The style of parenting experienced by the learner that I was interviewed was authoritative, because his parent achieves a good blend. The student is socially competent, self reliant and has greater ability to show self-control. He has higher self-esteem and better adjusted.

As a future teacher, I will make a meeting for the parents every grading period of the school year. I will discuss the attitudes of their daughter/son and telling the purpose of the meeting. I will help them by guiding their children and by understanding and talking with them. They will help me by doing what the right thing to do with their children.

“Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
–Calvin Coolidge
Learner’s Development Profile

Name: Archie Arsenas Age: 9 years old
School: Fatima Central Elementary Scho Gender: Male
Date of Birth: October 17, 2004 Skills: Dancing
Grade Level: Grade 4 Hobby: Playing

Family Profile
Parents

Mother: Maricel Vascer Arsenas
Educational Attainment: College Graduate Age: 32 years old Occupation: Canning
Father: Richie Arsenas
Educational attainment: High school Graduate Age: 35 years old
Occupation: Driver

Aspects of Development

The learner is physically fit. I asked his Grandmother about the food that he eats and she said that Archie loves to eat vegetables and fruits. As I observed Archie in the classroom and in their home, he has a good relationship with his parents, brother, sister, relatives, friends, classmates and also to the teachers.
He loves to play around. He is helpful, studious and respectful to his parents. He has a develop mind and he is attentive in the class but he needs to be more focus in his studies so that he can excel in the different subjects that he take.

"Learning is never done without errors and defeat."
- Vladimir Lenin
REFLECTION

When I was in Elementary and High school days my parents used to ask me what time will our class end and what did I do that day. We are only two siblings and both girls, that’s why our curfew back then is 6pm because of that we learn to be responsible enough and manages our time. As a future teacher, I could establish good home-school collaboration by conducting meeting once a month among the parents regarding the performance of their child. I should give the learners performance in their negative and positive behavior to their parents.

This will also serves as a help to me by keeping in touch with the parents and knows the interests and chances to develop and mold the child. The school and home contribute a great impact in developing the cognitive, affective, psychomotor and so as to the total personality of the students. Hence the learning of the child begins at home. At home the child learns values, works and his cognitive slowly developed. However, school plays a vital role in molding the child. Since school is made for the purpose of developing physical, social, emotional-moral and cognitive aspect of the learner. So, the total development of the child depends in school as well as the teacher which is the most important person in school that bears knowledge and values to share with the learner.

FOCUS 7: PERCEIVED ROLES OF A TEACHER

Teachers Role

My resource teacher is Madam Rosalina B. Divinagracia adviser of Grade 4-4 in Fatima Central Elementary School. I asked about her own strategies in teaching. The roles of perceived teacher support, motivational climate, and psychological need satisfaction in students' physical education motivation. As a teacher you must commit to your pupils and their learning’s, Teacher Rosalina Divinagracia is an approachable and good teacher. She adjusts to the behavior through more patience and threatens them to keep quite. She facilitates the class by giving activities, lessons, assignments and participation. There is also a proficiency level stated that in every seatwork 75% of the pupils must passed if not there will a re-teach of the topic that has tackled. Teacher Rosalina is responsible in managing and monitoring pupils learning and as one of the subject teacher she knows the subject she teaches.

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind."
- Kahlil Gibran

Observation

Schools are one of the first places where kid’s behavior and future educational success is shape. Teachers are carriers of either positive or negative behavior toward students. As I observed Madam Divinagracia and other cooperating teachers in Fatima Central Elementary School they are an evaluator, a person qualified by education, training, and experience to provide appraisals and a model which has a leadership standard. A teacher is an assessor, manager and a psychologist.

Madam Divinagracia create a warm and protective environment but at the same time professional. The pupils feel secure in the classroom the result will be shown in the academic progress. She knows her pupils very well. Each day, Madam Divinagracia show one of her attitudes that the students are unaware. Also, the pupils do the same in order for the teacher to get to know them, too.

“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”
–Winston Churchill

Reflection

As what I have observed the teacher must be a good facilitator to his/her pupils. She must provide the opportunity for students to examine the task from different perspectives using a variety of resources, and separate relevant from irrelevant information. A teacher should recognize the talents of potentialities of each learner and maintains harmonious and pleasant personal and relations not just with the learners but also with peers and others people around the community.

Images and beliefs about the roles they see themselves fulfilling in the teaching profession. The aim of this research was to uncover, firstly, beginning student teachers’ initial perceptions of the roles that they see themselves performing, and secondly, to understand how, after authentic school-based experiences, the student teachers have subsequently (re)arranged their perceptions of teacher roles.

“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal — a commitment to excellence — that will enable you to attain the success you seek.”
–Mario Andretti

Personal Reflection

This study serves as a guide to us future mentors to perceived the roles of becoming a teacher, how to interact with the learners and to become a public servant that preaches a lifelong learning. By this field we are given opportunity to sight the real setting of teaching. I conclude that teaching is not an easy task; a teacher must be patient and flexible to cope up the different individual differences of the pupils. This experience is one of the things that I will never forget in my whole life this gives us understanding and knowledge in teaching.

“Knowledge of subject matter is not synonymous with knowledge of how to reveal content to students so they might build it into their systems of thinking.”

SUGGESTED RUBRIC for FS PORTFOLIO (PRODUCT)

Criteria | Description | | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1. Contents of the Portfolio | Has 90-100% of the needed content | Has 75-89% of the needed content | Has 60-74% of the needed content | Has less than 59% of the needed content | Has less than 40% of the needed content | 2. Objectives of the Portfolio | Objectives are SMART and cover the whole course | Objectives are SMART but cover only a minimum of 75% of the course | Objectives are SMART but cover only less than 75% of the course | Some objectives are not SMART and do not cover the whole course | Most objectives are not SMART and cover only a minimum of the course | 3. Quality of Entries | Entries are of best quality, well selected and very substantial | Entries are of better quality, many are well selected and substantial. | Entries are acceptable quality; some are well selected and substantial. | Some entries are of acceptable quality, limited selection and substantial. | Few entries are of acceptable quality, not well selected, and very minimal substantial. | 4. Presentation of Entries | Creative, neat and has a very strong impact/ appeal. | Creative, neat and has a strong impact/ appeal. | Creative, neat and an average impact/ appeal. | Minimal creativity, neat with minimal impact/ appeal. | No creativity, in disarray, no impact/ appeal. | 5. Promptness in the submission | Submitted ahead of schedule | Submitted on schedule | Submitted 10 days after schedule | Submitted from 11-30 days after schedule | Submitted 31 or more days after schedule |

SELF-RATING COMPETENCY CHECKLIST FOR FS 1

Name: Carmine Tao Pineda Course: BEED Year & Section: 2nd year WEL COMPETENCY | I cannot do this yet. | I am learning how to do this. | I can do this but I need to learn more and improve. | I can do this very well. | 1. Determines an environment that provides social, psychological and physical environment supportive of learning. | | | | | 2. Differentiates learners of varied learning characteristics and needs. | | | | | 3. Manages time, space and environment conducive to learning. | | | | | 4. Recognizes multi-cultural background of learners when providing learning opportunities. | | | | | 5. Determines teaching approaches and techniques appropriate to the learners. | | | | | 6. Determines, understands and accepts the learners’ diverse background. | | | | | 7. Relate the learners’ background to their performance in the classroom. | | | | | 8. Reflects on the impact of home and family life to learning. | | | | | 9. Expounds on one’s understanding of the learning processes and the role of the teacher in facilitating these processes in their students. | | | | | 10. Accepts personal accountability to leaner’s’ achievement and performance. | | | | |
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

When the sun raises its arms to cover up the Earth and starting to show the beauty of God’s own hand, a baby girl was born. Her name is Carmine Taoy Pineda (that’s me). I was born on March 07, 1995 in the “land of promise” Mindanao at the province of South Cotabato, General Santos City.

It is a gratitude for me to be nurtured by my parents. Now I will tell you some information about myself and my dream to become a modified teacher.

My parents are my first teachers. They taught me to become satisfied with just what they can give. My parents enrolled me in a public school at Jose C. Catolico Sr. Elementary School. When I finished the Elementary days I entered secondary in General Santos City SPED Integrated School. My hobbies in high school are singing, drawing and Chat with my friends.

Now at my tertiary life, I am here at Mindanao State University taking up Bachelor of Elementary Education at the 2nd year level. As an education student I do believe that in the future I will be able to cope up the attitudes of my future pupils.

Education is the mother of leadership. * Wendell L. Willkie

-Once a teacher forever a student-