FS 3 Technology in the Learning Environment School of Education, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan First Semester, School Year 2010-2011 Name

of FS Student: Kent Brylle R. Aligato Course:BSED Major: Mathematics Cooperating School: Puntod National High School Cooperating Teacher: Edna G. Galinada Date of Visit: July FS 3 (Section):EDD

Important Reminders: 1) Extend due courtesy to the Administrators, Teachers, and Staff Members of the school. 2) Follow the rules and regulations of the school and the centers you are visiting. 3) Always ask permission from the cooperating teacher if you can conduct this interview. 4) After you have completed your interview, express your gratitude for the time and assistance they gave you for this FS episode.

Aim of this activity: The aim of this activity is for you to have an interview with a teacher handling your area of concentration/major. In the interview, you will ask about his/her experience of utilizing instructional materials in the learning tasks. After the interview, you will answer accomplish the task found in Part 2 of this sheet.
Instructions: 1) Look for a teacher who is currently teaching your major/area of concentration. (Ex. A SPED teacher, pre-school teacher, high school Mathematics teacher, and the like) 2) When s/he agrees to have this interview with you, please indicate the needed information in the template below.
Form A: UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Grade/Year Level Taught: 7 Subject: Mathematics Best teaching practices used in the subject: (You can ask what strategies and methods s/he uses) The teacher uses discovery based method and traditional strategy in teaching depending on the learners ability and learning level. She uses discovery based to FL (fast learning) classes while traditional way of teaching to the low learners class. Reasons for using these teaching practices: There is no best teaching practice. Instead, its effectiveness will depend on the learner. Basically the teacher uses the above mentioned 2 approaches for she sees that these best suits to her students learning capacity.

Reference: Trinidad (2010) Learning Episode 2: TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING 1 from elearn.xu.edu.ph

FS 3 Technology in the Learning Environment School of Education, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan First Semester, School Year 2010-2011

Instructional Materials that are used in the teaching of the subject Xxxx Sign tiles

Strengths

Weaknesses

The learners can easily understand in adding and subtracting integers The student can easily visualize the number line in which the student may able to identify the negative and positive numbers by the colors assigned and for the center as well. The student can boast their interest for that particular subject and many of them will participate. Same as the puzzle game the students are willing to participate. The students can easily determined the value in measuring using the said tools or IMs The students are focusing to describe an object not to define it.

Marbles

This is only applicable for those students who are really interested to learn for those who are fast learners. There are parts which are confusing and also the attention spans are not fully focus. There are some distracters in their surroundings.

Geometry puzzle games

Probability deck of cards

We know that this is group work so there are students who are not doing their best and always depend for their classmate. The availability of the materials

Measurements ruler meter stick protractor Sets

real object pictures

The availability of the materials

Others drawings on cartolina

What instructional materials are not currently used by the teacher but are being explored and are expected to be of great help in the teaching and learning of the subject?

Reference: Trinidad (2010) Learning Episode 2: TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING 2 from elearn.xu.edu.ph

FS 3 Technology in the Learning Environment School of Education, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan First Semester, School Year 2010-2011
The teacher stresses out the lack of instructional materials to be used in class. She mentioned actual object representing shapes and solids, media technology such as laptop, LCD, and video clips as the instructional materials not currently used by the teacher but are being explored and are expected to be of great help in the teaching and learning of the subject.

TIPS (Please ask the teacher of any recommendation/advise s/he can give on how you can best maximize the use of instructional materials in teaching a subject.) 1. To best maximize the use of instructional materials in teaching subject, students learning capability and lesson to be tackled will be considered in selecting IM. *******c,*******

Part 2. Using MS Word, make a creative interpretation of the things you have learned from this interview.

Student and Teacher Relationships

Reference: Trinidad (2010) Learning Episode 2: TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING 3 from elearn.xu.edu.ph