FS 4

FIELD STUDY

Exploting the
Curriculum

Episode 1

THERMOMETER CHECK
Name of FS Student Abegail A. Sarigumba
CourseBSED Mathematics

Year & Section Math 4-1

Cooperating School Bagbaguin National Highschool

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you should be able to describe through your reflection of how the school
promotes partnership and dialogue.

Your Map
For this process, go through the following steps:To reach your target, do the following tasks:
Step 1: Visit a school and study its vision, mission, and
goals in relation to the schools curriculum.
Step 2: Observe the interaction between and
among students, teachers, and other school
personnel.
Step 3: Write down your observation and
discuss with your classmates and FS Teacher.
Step 4: Generate insights from your
observation and discussion.

Your Tools

Step 5: Reflect on your

experiences.

For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided for you below.

My Observation Report on Interaction

Teacher-to-Student Interaction Patterns:

Name: Abegail A. Sarigumba
Year/Course: Math 4-1
Teacher
is
the
second
parent
of the
Name of the School Observed: Bagbaguin National Highschool
students,
so as a second parent they tried to
Grade Level: 8&10
Subject Observed:
Mathematicsbehave by reminding them
make
her students
School
Address: Sanattitude
Diego St., Sitio
Bisalao,
Bagbaguin, Valenzuela
City
the
propper
and
behaviour
students
Date of Visit: August - September 2016
should have, outside and inside the classroom or
Observations:
the
school.
Student-to-Non-Teaching Personnel Interaction
Student-to-Student Interaction Patterns:
Patterns:
The
interactions
between
student
The
interaction
between
student
andto
nonstudent that
I observed
still playful
and we
noisy
teaching
personnel
is theissame
as the way
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the fact
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still children.
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especially
they have
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according
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their gender.
when
in canteen,
and they
also give
to
them by greetings.
Student-to-Teacher Interaction Patterns:
Based on my observation, the students have a
Teacher-to-Teacher
Patterns:
high respect for Interaction
their teachers,
they always give
respect
by greetings
when the
techer is was
around
The teacher
and teacher
interaction
just
andathey
obey what
the teacher
asks.
like
students,
they were
friendly
and they also
have their chit-chat especially during break time
or in their vacant time.
Enriching Activities

Create a scenario where any of the above interactions occur in the school. Make a script of their
dialogue, bearing in mind that this partnership is built on developing a climate of respect, harmony and
cooperation.
My Script

Your
Analysis

This was a scenario between teacher and students during the

discussion about measuring angles of a triangle.
Teacher: what is this class? (raising a big protractor)

Why is a
classroom a
miniature of
a greater
society?

Students: a protractor sir.

Teacher: what is the use of this?
Students: use to measure sir.
Teacher: how to use this?
Students: (none of them raising their hands)

In a
Teacher: so, in measuring a triangle you need to place
classroom,
the whole in to the vertex of the triangle. In placing the
whole in the vertex, you need to be careful with it
teacher
because it is hard at first but when you do it every day
plays the
it is so easy now to do.
role of our
Students: (laughing while having their green minded
president,
thought)
our leader
Teacher: why are you laughing? (asking while smiling)
of the
Students: hahaha nothing sir.
society
while the
students are
the citizen of the society.Students (citizen) needs to follow the
rules or the laws given by the teacher (leader) and in every
classroom, there are different kinds of people you will
encountered. The one who work hard or "the masipag", they
do all just to get a high grade. The play hard or "the petiks",
the high class or the students who always get a high grades
evn without taking a review of the past lessons, and the lower

class, those are the students who really struggling to keep up

a good grade.

What are found in the classrooms that are similar to what can
be observed in society?
The interactions and the exchanging of thoughts among
the students and teachers, just like in the society. The unity,
cooperation, and the creativeness of the neighbourhood in
accomplishing the given tasks.

FS 4
FIELD STUDY

Exploring the
Curriculum

Episode 2
COME, LETS TALK
Name of FS Student Abegail A. Sarigumba
Course BSED Major in Mathematics

Year & Section Math 4-1

Cooperating School Bagbaguin National High school

Your Target
At the end of this activity, the students should be able to describe the interaction pattern that occurs
between the teachers and learners as provided in the curriculum.

Your Map

For this process, go through the following steps:

Step 1: Visit a school and observe how the teacher
provides the opportunity to the learners to interact with
one another in doing ones roles.
Step 2: Record how roles are performed by the
teacher and the learners.

My Observation Report on Interaction

Step 3: Make
Name: Abegail A Sarigumba
Year/Course:
Mathyour
4-1 own documentation of the
dialogue or conversation based on the
Name of the School Observed: Bagbaguin National Highschool
observed roles that each one performs which
Grade Level:
8&10
Section:
Subject Observed: Mathematics

Observations:

The dialogue between the teacher and students happened during

the last subject.

Your
Tools

Situation
This was a scenario between
teacher and students during
the discussion about
measuring angles of a
triangle.

The Dialogue
Teacher: what is this class?
(raising a big protractor)
Students: a protractor sir.
Teacher: what is the use of this?
Students: use to measure sir.
Teacher: how to use this?
Students: (none of them raising
their hands)
Teacher: so, in measuring a
triangle you need to place the
whole in to the vertex of the
triangle. In placing the whole in
the vertex, you need to be
careful with it because it is hard
at first but when you do it every
day it is so easy now to do.
Students: (laughing while having
their green minded thought)
Teacher: why are you laughing?
(asking while smiling)
Students: hahaha nothing sir.

Step 4: Highlight the aspect of the

dialogue that indicates the teacher as
a role model in developing the values

For this
episode, please
use the Activity
Forms provided
for you below.

Your
Analysis

How
important
are
dialogue
and

substantive conversation in the classroom in terms of

students learning?

Having a dialogue and substantive

conversation in the classroom in terms of
students learning is very important because they
see if the students are capable of analyzing the
lesson. Also, some of the students are not
listening, their physical appearance but their
mental or mind is absence. It is also important to
have a conversation in classroom in order the
make the class active and lively and so that
every student are aware of what the lesson is all
about and in order for the students to be not
bored.

What learning benefits could teachers and students draw

from intentional classroom dialogue?

The learning benefits that the teacher and students

could get from international dialogue is that they will
develop their thought processes and make for much
more engaging conversation and to improve the
vocabulary and speaking confidence of the two.

FS 4
FIELD STUDY

Exploring the
Curriculum

Episode 3

TELL ME
Name of FS Student Abegail A. Sarigumba
Course: BSED Mathematics

Year & Section Math 4-1

Resource Teacher
Cooperating School Bagbaguin National Higjschool

Your Target
At the end of this episode, you should be able to deliberate on the principles involved in designing
the curriculum and the learning activities provided.

Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:
Step 1: Critique the information from the curriculum theory
and practice through observation of the:
a. Learning Environment
b. Subject Matter
c. Books and Internet
Resources used
Step 2: Write your observations including the
information you gather.
Step 3: Reflect on your experience.

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided for you below.

MY INSIGHTS AND
REFLECTIONS
Subject
The Learning
Library and/or
Matter/s
Environment
Internet
Covered
Resources
The students
The students
The
were
were
subject
b l essed to
m a t t e also blessed
ha ve a
to have
r s
conducive
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are in
learning
computer
compared to current
C u r r i c u l laboratory
other
because
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schools, but
some
they are
schools do
more than
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50
h a v e .
students in
one
c l a s s r o o
m .

Your Analysis

Why should teachers know about curriculum design?

Knowing the curriculum design is very important
because it will help the teacher understand better the
importance of each unit they are teaching during the
year and how it relates to other units both past and
present. It is also good for them to understand the
reasons behind the model for the curriculum they are
teaching.
What do most principles and theories of curriculum
development have in common? How is this commonality
expressed or spelled out in the curriculum of the class you
have observed?
The principles and theories of curriculum
development that have the same in common is the
total learning experience and how the students are the
center of the learning. If the students did not
understand the lesson, the teacher provides another
task or activity for the students so that they will
understand it now.

Your Reflections

From your FS experience, keep in touch with our most meaningful learning and express it through
abstract visual representation. Please use appropriate colors to represent your feelings and significant
learning.

The teachers are our second parent in the school. The role of
them is to feed us learning and take care of us no matter what and
they seem to be a doctor to us whenever we got sick inside the room.
They never want us to path the wrong way thats why they give us
their full effort to teach us, to feed us good manners and right
conduct.

FS 4
FIELD STUDY

Exploring the
Curriculum

Episode 4

BRIDGING EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES

Name of FS Student Abegail A. Sarigumba
Course BSED Mathematics

Year & Section Math 4-1

Cooperating School Bagbaguin National Highschool

YourTarget
At the end of this activity, you should be able to identify educational programs that coonect the
school with the larger historical, social, cultural and political processes.

Your Map
For this episode, go through the following steps:
Ramp 1: Visit a school and examine their calendar of
activities. See how the students, community stakeholders
are involved.
Ramp 2: Identify the programs where the leaders
create rewards for certain practices in delivering
services to stakeholders. Record the observations
on the calendar of activities, programs and awards
and the participation of stakeholders.
Ramp 3: Reflect on how the stakeholders

Your Tools
For this episode please use the Activity Forms provided for you below.

My Observation Report
Name: Abegail A. Sarigumba
School: Bagbaguin National High school

Activities
1. Nutrition Month
2. Buwan ng Wika
3. Science Month
4. United Nation day
5. Foundation Day

Date
1. July
2. August
3. September
4. October
5. November

Subject Observed: Mathematics

Participants
1. Students and
teachers
2. Students
3. Students
4. Students
5. Students and
teachers

Your
Analysis

Activities
1. Nutrition
Month
2. Buwan ng
Wika
3. Science Month
4. United Nation
day
5. Foundation
Day

How

Awards Given:
certificates, medals
Recipients:
winners
Remarks:
The certificates and medals received by the
recipients were from the funds of the school.

important is involvement of all stakeholders of the school in

the schools program and activities?

Involvement of all stakeholders of the school in

these school programs and activities is very important
especially the parents and other school staffs. They
can help in giving brilliant ideas or how the programs
and activities can be more intellectual. Their
cooperation and support can make the school well and
because of the contribution made by the schools can
barely enough to cover core academic programs.
What specific principle of curriculum development justifies
the importance of cooperation and collaboration among all
stakeholders of the school?
Stakeholders have the power to grant or decline all
programs in school. If they do not get involved in the
activities or programs, there were no probably activities to be
implemented at all. Also, being involved in these events,
parents see how much the school is dedicated for their
childrens learning.

FS 4
FIELD STUDY

Exploring the
Curriculum

Episode 5

COLLECT AND CRITIQUE

Name of FS Student Abegail A. Sarigumba

Course BSED Mathematics

Year & Section Math 4-1

Resource Teacher
Cooperating School Bagbaguin National Highschool

Your Target
At the end of this episode, you should be able to explain the importance of the curriculum through
reflections from the observations made about it as used by the teacher.

Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:
Ramp 1: Revisit a school and request the teacher to show
you a syllabus of a particular subject.

My AnalysisRamp
Report2: Analyze the syllabus in terms of the following:
Name: Abegail A. Sarigumba
School: Bagbaguin Ntional High school

T h e To p i c

Graphing of polynomial
functions.

a. Topic
b.Subject
Learning
Activities
Observed:
Mathematics
c. Assessment of Learning
Ramp 3: Interview a teacher on the process of preparing

Learning Activities
the syllabus,
giving attention
to the following:
Assessment
of Learning

Graphing board, module and

chalk

a. Challenges
b. Resources needed
c. Planning strategies Assessment

Your

Test
such as
seatwork
Ramp 4: Examine the
assessment
tools
used
by
Tools
they
really are
critiquing whether or notIf
it is
a product-based
or
Knowledgeable
For this
Enough to graph
episode,
Polynomial equation.
please use
the Activity
Forms
provided for
you below.

Your Analysis

How important is it for teachers and curriculum planners to

anchor their curricular plans to specific theories and
principles of curriculum development?
Curriculum and theories development serve as the basis
of learning and how it should be taught. If the teachers did
not follow it, they might make a mistake and missing some
important aspect. As an educator, we need to teach our
students according the curriculum guide and if it is not based
in the curriculum, we are not allowed to ask the learners to
repeat the level to relearn everything gain.
Aside from the teachers, who else should be involved in the
curriculum planning? Explain our thoughts.
The parents and school staffs are also involved in the
curriculum planning. They should be involved so that
they can share ideas that will help the curriculum
intellectual.

Your Reflections
From your FS experience, take a look into your significant learning and personal reflection. Express
it in a simple poem. Then share it with your classmates and FS teacher.

Teachers our heroes

They serve for the good of nations.
They treat their students as their own siblings
They never wanted you to path the wrong ways.
They serve as role model in school.

They give their full effort and

Time just to make sure that you are
Knowledgeable enough for the certain topic.
They never wanted you to lose hope if there is a problem.

They might be comforter.

They might be a savior for the children who wants to learn.
Teacher, a hero, a parent, a doctor,
A nurse, a lawyer and a savior.

FS 4
FIELD STUDY
Episode 6

CHECK POINTS

Exploring the
Curriculum

Name of FS Student Abegail A. Sarigumba

Course BSED Mathematics

Year & Section Math 4-1

Cooperating School Bagbaguin National Highschool

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you should be able to give some principles involved in designing a
curriculum.

Your Map
For this process, go through the following steps:
Step 1: Visit a school and choose a class to be observed.
Then arranged with the teacher that you are going to
Step 2: Take note the different learning environment
provided in the lesson plan for the specific subject area.
Generate information on the following: Objectives,
Step 3: Find out whether or not strategies are
aligned with the objectives and assessment of
learning. Make a matrix of information from the
observations made.
Step 4: Reflect on your FS experience and
share thoughts, insights and feelings in class.

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided for you below.

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then after that he
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the aignment of
the objectives,
strategies and
assessment
are
appropriate. The

teachers objective
is to let the students
work by group
and
to cooperate and
share
knowledge/
ideas with their
co-students.

Your Analysis

Why do teachers need to align the objectives, strategies and

assessment?
When we are making objectives, it should be align
with the strategies and assessment you are using so
that you will assured that we are doing the right thing
in educating our students. And if it is not aligned, we
will not assure.

How should teachers align their objectives, strategies, and

assessment? Suggest some strategies.
In aligning objectives with strategies, you must consider
the availabikity of the instructional materials you want to use.
Next, consider the skills you want your students to develop
and the strategies you want to implement.

Your Reflections

What has been your most meaningful experience in this

episode? What makes it meaningful to you? How could such
an experience help you become a better teacher?

One of the most meaningful experiences during this

episode experienced was when observing the students
during the group work activity. They are very active
and alive during the activity.