College of Education

Technology in the Learning Environment

Exploring the Curriculum

San Lorenzo National High School

Bankilingan, Tabaco City

Ian Boneo

3rd Year

BSED

A.y. 2011-2012 Second Semester

DR. ELENA C. BALCUEVA

Professor and Dean, college of education

Ian Boneo
Mabini St., Malilipot, Albay
Cell. No.: 09092684305
Email Address: iancute_boneo16@yahoo.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Age : 20
Birthday : October 16, 1992
Birthplace : Mabini St. Malilipot, Albay
Gender : Male
Religion : Roman Catholic
Status : Single
Height : 58
Weight : 47lbs.
Fathers name : Henry Boneo
Occupation : Laborer
Mothers name : Maria Boneo
Occupation : Businesswoman

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Elementary : Malilipot Elementary School

Malilipot, Albay
1999-2005

Secondary : Malilipot National High School

Malilipot, Albay
2005-2009

Tertiary : Amando Cope College

Tabaco, City
2009-present

Course : Bachelor of Secondary Education

Major : Biological Science

TEACHING INSIGHT

Teaching is the highest form of understanding and a teacher who cannot keep
students involved and excited for several hours in the classroom should not be there.
 PURPOSE OF THE PORTFOLIO

The intent of this portfolio is to provide and share experiences and

ideas to those who will undergo the same undertakings. The content of

this portfolio will help future mentors design a model of curriculum

demonstrating considerations for basic and higher education, appropriate

community linkages and stakeholders, address the monitoring of

curriculum implementation and assessment of curriculum, and prepare

an alignment of developing objectives, pedagogy and assessment. This

portfolio is intended to introduce the education pre-service students to

effective curriculum design and assessment.

This portfolio will serve as a tool for information sources.

 Acknowledgement

This portfolio will never be accomplished without the help,

support and encouragement of these people. And because of that I

would like to acknowledge these people who helped me finish this

portfolio. First, our God Almighty, for without Him I will never

have the strength to go on everyday. Second, my family, who

supported me all throughout this semester. Third, my teacher, Dr.

Elena C. Balcueva and my critic teacher, Mrs. Merlita Cardio, they

have imparted enough knowledge for me to finish this portfolio.

And lastly, my friends/classmates who never got tired of helping

me every now and then.

 Dedication

I would like to dedicate this portfolio, first to our God

Almighty. To my ever supportive and loving family, I hope they are

proud of what I have accomplished. My teacher, Dr. Elena C.

Balcueva, I hope shes satisfied with my work. Mrs. Merlita

Cardio, my critic teacher, I would also like to thank her for not

getting tired of us despite of some inconvenience. And my

friends/classmates, who never got tired of helping me.

Thank you, for all the effort you have exerted and your

support. You were my inspiration while completing this task.

Teachers Prayer

I want to teach my students how--

To live this life on earth,
To face its struggles and its strife
And to improve their worth.

Not just the lesson in a book,

Or how the rivers flow,
But to choose the proper path,
Wherever they may go.

To understand eternal truth,

And know right from wrong,
And gather all the beauty of
A flower and a song,

For if I help the world to grow

In wisdom and grace,
Then I feel that I have won
And I have filled my place.

And so I ask your guidance, God

That I may do my part,
For character and confidence
And happiness of heart.
 To educate is to become a better educated. It is circular process that improves

with time; we believe the responsibility of educators is to provide students with the necessary

knowledge and skills to succeed in academic, business and personal arenas. Our teaching

philosophy is based on the belief that education is a solution to many social problems. Education

provides the tools to make informed decisions, synthesize ideas, and critically evaluate relevant

issues and to enjoy life. Therefore pursuing knowledge and working to improve our skills as an

educator are among our highest priorities.

As an educator, we will strive to encourage excellence in our students and

ourselves. Course material should be challenging, interactive and relevant to current issues and

events. Students learn and retain more information if the material is presented in an environment

that is interesting and interactive. For this reason, we believe that using a variety of multimedia

including video, slides, and the internet, is an effective way to complement traditional course

lectures remains the foundation of the educational experience. We feel that we can encourage

students to seek new knowledge and explore their own ideas by an enthusiastic presentation of

both what is. And what is not known about subjects. When appropriate, the classroom setting

should be expanded to include experience in the field. What better way to make the necessary

connections among biological concepts than by observing how organisms interact with their

environment?

In our interaction with students, we will strive always to be respectful, especially

when dealing with differing opinions that may arise as product of scientific thinking. We want

our student to learn to think critically, not merely to accept our ideas and opinions; our drive to

pursue higher education was due in part to several teachers who inspired catalyst for other

people to pursue their dreams.

 IAN BONEO

Bachelor of Secondary Education

BSED II
 Table of Contents
Title Pagei
Table of Contents.ii
Students Resume iii
Purpose of the portfolio..iv
I. Portfolio Entries
A. Observation Report.9
B. The learners Development and Environment ...10
1.1 School as a Learning Environment 11
School Facilities Checklist ...13
Classroom Facilities Matrix .14
Illustration of an Effective School Environment.16
School Facilities Pictures.19
Narrative Report20
1.2 The Learners Characteristics and Needs..21
Learners Characteristics, Interest & Needs Matrix22
Narrative report .23
1.3 Classroom Management and Learning24
Classroom Management Matrix .26
Pictures of the Classroom Management27
Reflection Paper.28
1.4 Learners Characteristics and Learning Activities29
Characteristics of the learners in class30
1.5 Individual Differences and Learners Interaction..31
(Focusing on Different Levels of Abilities)
Learners Profile....32
Narrative report .33
1.6 Individual Differences and Learners Interaction..34
 (Focusing on differences in gender, racial, religious background)
Narrative report.35
1.7 Home-School Link .36
Home Visitation Report 37
Reflection paper.38
II. Additional entries
Class Photos39
Class Remembrances41
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

School planning, organization and management is directly related to human

and physical resources. The basic behind it, is that school should be able to
utilize all the resources in best possible way, so that they prove to be
successful in performing their duties. For performing their duties, school
employees and teachers require an effective leadership but at the same time
they require a good and conducive environment in the school for their proper
functioning.

It is essential to know what students learn and under what conditions, in

order to assess whether schools are useful and effective. Quality learning can
take place only when children and youth feel welcome in school and are in
good health, allowing the learner space and time to interact within the
learning and teaching process.

As a teacher, the library media specialists works with students and other
members of the learning community to analyze learning and information
needs, to locate and use resources that will meet those needs, and to
understand and communicate the information the resource provides. The
library media specialist is knowledgeable about current research on teaching
and learning and skilled in applying its findings to a variety of situations -
particularly those that call upon students to access, evaluate, and use
information from multiple sources in order to learn, to think, and to create
and to apply knowledge. In short, the library media specialist teaches students
to use information for critical thinking and problem solving using the
information Literacy Standards for Student Learning set.
 A Learning resources center's success depends firstly on the range of its
engagement in modern learning methods implementation, which gives more
concentration to learner role in learning process, and evaluates work
mechanism, in learning resources centers on the bases that learning
resources center is not a place supported with learning resources
accordingly, but educational action and substantial element of different
elements of classroom lesson. The Work mechanism in learning resources
centers requires following two methods and merging between them.

Learning resources centers are the correct way to activate school library and
to amalgamate it into educational procedure as well as it is a part from it,
but not among subsidiary utilities. One of the biggest problems that still face
school libraries is that school libraries still playing general cultural role lead
to isolate them away from educational process. So they became a place to
cover waiting lessons and an escape for every lazy teacher, who does not
desire to carry out lessons, whereas learning resources centers project has
put the center among educational process through its support by necessary
technical and librarian equipments needed for teachers educational tasks
performance within modem method, and supported these centers with
supporting for curriculum educational resources, suitable for age types
existing there, so center became a necessary place where teachers run to, to
help them to implement their tasks and achieve their educational aims.

The learning resources/materials are arranged properly according to

their functions and characteristics. The books, magazines, article news are
properly arranged by each place. The guidelines and procedures facilitate
easy access to the materials by the teachers because the books are free from
dust moisture, arranged by each type and easy to get by the learners. Library
serves as permanent sources of information. The books present accurate
facts and details. They are reusable. Students can control their own pace of
learning by using books at a convenient time.

The material that I already confident to use are the books because it widen
my knowledge and the one that I need to learn more is using of the new
computerized library system.
Name of Center Observed: Library/LRC
Date of Observation: September 26, 2011
Name of Observer: Hasnia O. Disocor
Course/ Year/ School: Cprt-1

List of Available Learning Resources

Available Learning Resources Characteristics and Unique Teaching Approaches where
(Enumerate in bullet form) Capabilities the resource is most useful
1. Print Resources Print materials and books are For reading purposes and
Magazines good for reading purposes and researches
Journals researches
Books
Encyclopedias
Newspapers
Almanacs
Reference materials

2. Audio Resources Can develop listening skills For listening activities

speakers

3. Non-electronic Visual Aid or tool in teaching Used as models for teaching

Resources
Maps
Globes
Philippine presidents

4. ICT Resources Multi-media resources that Interactive learning

Television could enhance teaching
OHP
Computers

Impression: The materials are free of dust and moisture and are well arranged and organized
Name and Signature of Observer: Hasnia O. Disocor
Name and Signature of the Learning Resource Center In-charge: Elaine S. Daganga

There were two learning resource center in Napocor Elementary School. One is
Library/LRC(A)- Social Studies and the other one is the Math Learning Resource Center
and the other one is the Science Learning Resource Center. The learning resources or
materials in LRC-A and the Science Learning Resource Learning Center were arranged
properly according to their functions and characterisitics. It is also free of dust and
moisture. It has a Print Section Area which includes Circulation Area, Childrens
Area, Reference Section, Reading Area, Filipiniana Section, Fiction Section, Periodicals
Area and the Faculty Section. However, the Math Learning Resource Center was topsy-
turvy. According to the Learning Center In-charge, it is not well arranged because most of
the musical instruments that are used during the practice for the drum and buggle corp
for the awaited fiesta celebration are placed inside the learning center.

On the other hand, The Non-Print Section is also found and it houses all the
educational software and hardware of the unit. It efficiently maintains and updates the
audio-visual materials and equipment which enhances and supports the teaching and
learning processes. The Section offers a wide range of educational software such as audio
tapes, video tapes, transparencies, records, compact discs, CD-ROMS, VCDs and DVDs,
and hardware like CD players/recorders, overhead projectors (OHP), and VHS players.

The guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by the
teachers because they are posted or available for the users to refer to. They are well
written and are visible to the users of the learning resources.

The LRC provides books and other print materials and multi-media resources to
meet the instructional needs of the community. These resources are properly managed
and fully utilized with the expertise of the media librarians and skilled library staff.

The Learning Resource Center/LRC-A has a little or no enough space and offers a
limited sitting capacity. It also cannot accommodate a one classroom section because of
its limited area that several chairs would not fit to it. The learning resource center can
only accommodate at about 20 students. On the other hand, even if it is equipped with
the print and non-print materials, still some of it is already outdated and some computers
are not operating. Also, other materials or equipments not related to the learning
resource center should not be pa

Suggestions to be made is to provide these learning resource centers especially in

the public schools an updated print materials and make these learning resource center
bigger to cater a bigger population of student. It also needs replacements of some ICT
resources such as computers so that it would be used by the learners and not just a mere
display of resources.

The material that I already confident to use are the books because it widen my
knowledge. Learning resources found inside the learning center are just the basic ones so
probably there is nothing I need to learn more about. Thus, I just have to be more
familiar with it.
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

As I went around the school and examined the board displays, I saw six
several board displays. The board displays were found in every year level
and so the target viewers can easily see them. The displays were about the
Science Month Celebration since the observation was done on the month
of September. The images I saw in the bulletin boards were images
concerning science and technology like simple experiments and
inventions. Several colors were put to make the bulletin board display like
red, blue, and yellow and some neon colors. The pieces of information
were arranged properly so that it could be easily understood by the pupils.
The materials that were used in making the displays were cartolina, art
papers and cut outs from magazines. There was no border used in making
the display. I have not noticed any errors like misspelled words and
grammar inconsistencies. However, some of the messages were not clear
and cannot be easily understood because some of the materials posted in
the bulletin board were not relevant to the theme.
 Every good teacher knows that the walls are prime real estate -- the
place where you reinforce rules and routines, encourage students to do
their best, and celebrate everyone's achievements.

Bulletin boards take time to make, but they add immeasurably to

student learning in your classroom when done carefully and
creatively. Visual learners in the classroom will gain much additional
knowledge from the bulletin board displays in the classroom. Connect a
bulletin board to each unit lesson taught to add peripheral learning to the
teacher instruction. Although many teachers attempt to create bulletin
board displays that do not change for the entire year, creating unit displays
that follow lesson plans enhance student learning. Visual learners take in
everything around them in the classroom and often remember specifics
from what they see later when taking tests. For example, a visual learner
may be able to remember whether the location of written information on a
single page top, bottom, left side or right. Adding bulletin board displays
that reinforce key facts and other pertinent information will be a great
benefit to visual learners. These can include related information to specific
lessons, important unit plans or basic information that is important to the
particular year of school. For example, a multiplication bulletin board for
the year students will learn their times tables.
 BOARD DISPLAYS EVALUATION FORM

Topic of the Board Display: Science Month Celebration

Location of the Board Display in School: within Grade 2 level classrooms
Check the column that indicates your rating. Write comments to back up your ratings.
4-Outstanding 3-Very Satisfactory 2-Satisfactory 1-Needs Improvement

Criteria NI S VS O Comments
Effective The message was conveyed
Communication quickly but other materials
/
Conveys the message posted are not related to the
quickly and early theme
Attractiveness The colors used in the
Colors and arrangement board display is enough to
/
catches and holds attract the viewers
interest
Balance The materials are organized
Objects are arranged so / and well-arranged
stability is perceived
Unity There is consistency in the
Repeated shapes or shapes , borders, and how
colors or use of / the materials are being cut
borders holds display
together
Interactivity The approach is not so
The style and approach appealing for a grade 2
/
entice learners to be level
involved
Legibility Letters and illustrations are
Letters and illustrations legible
/
can be seen from a
good distance
Correctness The board display was
Free from grammar outstanding because it is
/
errors, misspelled free from grammar errors
words, ambiguity and misspelled words
Durability The durability of the
Well-constructed, items materials are excellent
/
are securely attached because it was well
attached
 An Evaluation Report of a Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board Evaluated by: Hasnia O. Disocor

Location: Ma. Christina, Fuentes, Iligan City

Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:

The bulletin board was about the Science Month Celebration and certain images with various
colors regarding Science and Technology are found. They are arranged well and are made of
cartolina and art papers. There are no misspelled words and grammar inconsistencies. Thus, the
messages are clear and easily understood.

EVALUATION

Strengths Weaknesses

Observations Letters and illustrations can be Lack of appealing colors with

seen from a good distance some of the images

Judgements/ Evaluations of The board display was Inconsistency of the relevance

educational content and other satisfactory. towards the theme of some
aspects: materials posted in the bulletin
board

Recommendations or Suggestions for improvement:

The content of the bulletin board must be consistent and be related with the theme.

Signature of Evaluator over Printed Name: Hasnia O. Disocor

 The board display reflects the likes or interest of its target audience especially the grade

two levels because viewers like them would appreciate organized and good bulletin board

display. Some of the pupils will find the bulletin board attractive and will have a good

impression on it. Yet, the bulletin board still needs improvement.

The language used was clear and simple for the target audience to understand especially

the grade 2 levels since the theme was written in a way which was kept short and simple.

Bulletin boards and classroom displays make a classroom more inviting. It gives the

learners some insights on the topic.

I suggest having a good bulletin board display that would attract the pupils and make

them more inviting to the lesson.

A list of skills needed by a teacher to come up with an effective board display should

include some of the following:

1.Creativity. Instructional content can be dry and boring in a classroom setting. Creative teachers

try to present concepts and content in an interesting way.

2. Visual skills. Teachers are somewhat like interior designers; they must be able to visualize the

presentation and impact they want to create, and then apply those to the display.

3. Organizational skills. This goes along with #2, but organization includes comparing and

contrasting, grouping and arranging content in a meaningful way.

4. Communication. Teachers know that words combined with visual content can often

communicate more than words alone. As well, the teacher must be a good communicator.

5. Minimalistic views. Good teachers know they must minimize content to the basic building

blocks they want to teach. Rather than a display aimed at students who understand the most, the
best, or the easiest, the display would be geared to include students who understand the least, the

poorest, and the hardest.

The skill that I have is to be a minimalist and what I need to improve more is my

creativity and communication skills.

Nutrition Month Celebration

Theme: Eat healthy and live healthy

Eat Go, Glow and Grow Foods

My Propose Board Display

Laboratory High School Board Display

 The board display design reflects the likes/interests of its target
audience because its information. The language used was cleared and simple
for the target audience to understand because it has no corrections in
grammar.

The skills that a teacher have to be able to come with effective board
displays are creative, artistic, imaginative, have knowledge in doing board
display, well-organized in doing board displays and have a good time
management.
(Utilization of Teaching Aids)
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

The teaching profession is filled with countless opportunities to enrich

the academic lives of students. While some concepts and educational
objectives will be easy for students to grasp, others will require you to
think creatively to ensure that important learning objectives are met. Using
audio/visual aides in teaching is one way to enhance lesson plans and give
students additional ways to process subject information.

Learning and teaching is the concern of the trained teacher. But learning
is a complex process. It can however be defined as a change in disposition;
a relatively permanent change in behavior overtime and this is brought
about by experience. Learning can occur as a result of newly acquired skill,
knowledge, perception, facts, principles, new information at hand etc.
Learning aids are instructional materials and devices through which
teaching and learning are done in schools.

Examples of learning aids include visual aids, audio-visual aids, real

objects and many others. The visual aids are designed materials that may
be locally made or commercially produced. They come in form of wall-
charts illustrated pictures, pictorial materials and other two dimensional
objects. There are also audio-visual aids. These are teaching machines like
radio, television, and all sorts of projectors with sound attributes.
 It is interesting to note that a large percentage of trained teachers and
those undergoing professional training courses can teach with some of the
learning aids. They do so consciously because they know that the use have
positive effect on learning outcomes as their cognate experiences during
teaching practice supervision reveals.

The lesson of the class that I observed was all about Multiplying terms by
another term. The visual aid/material/learning resource is only chalk and
blackboard. The teacher write all the equation on the board, then discuss
the topic on the students.

The chalkboards were used effectively because it is convenient to use

both for formally prepared lessons and for spontaneous sessions. I would
do similarly the teachers strategy that I observed by establishing
discipline.

OBSERVATION REPORT

Date of Observation: September 26, 2011

School: Napocor Elementary School

Subject: Filipino Topic: Salitang kilos

Grade Level: 2

The lesson is about salitang kilos or action word. The visual

aid/material/learning resource is only chalk and blackboard. The teacher asks the

pupils regarding different action words and let them answer it on the board. Their

responses show attentive, eagerness and understanding.

 UTILIZATION OF TEACHING AIDS FORM

Grade Level Of Class Observed: 2

Date of Observation: September 26, 2011

Subject Matter: Filipino

Brief Description of Teaching Approched Used by the Teacher: The teacher uses a
chalk and a board to introduce the lesson
Teaching Aids Strengths Weaknesses Comments on
Appropriateness of
used the Teaching Aids
used
chalk One of the Lessons cannot be Lesson can easily
common and saved permanently be erased
effective method in
teaching
board One of the Lessons cannot be Lesson is not
common and saved permanently written or saved
effective method in permanently
teaching
The chalkboards were used effectively because it is convenient to use both

for formally prepared lessons and for spontaneous sessions. I would do similarly

the teachers strategy that I observed by establishing discipline and attentiveness of

pupils in the classroom discussion.

(Utilization of Teaching Aids)
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

People have different learning styles. Some students learn by best by

listening, others by seeing and reading and others by hands-on activities.
In the classroom, a combination of these techniques will make teaching
more effective. By using audio visual aids like slides and movies, recorded
music and speeches, and educational recordings, teachers are offering
reinforcement of their other teaching methods and have a better chance of
reaching more students with different learning capabilities, using demos
allows students to see scientific equipment being used - some of which
they may not have a chance to use themselves .

Demos show students exactly how certain concepts were discovered,

students who are not native speakers may have a very difficult time
understanding scientific words,
(Difference inbut if they
Ability have something visual to see,
Level)
they can understand the concept and understand the new vocabulary
faster, students who are not academically inclined automatically tune out
when a teacher is standing in the front and droning on and on about a
topic. When there's something for them to watch, they end up paying
attention and becoming engaged.

Surveying of materials have many benefits in preparing for making

lessons. One their benefit is to identify the appropriate instructional
materials and activities that I need for every topic and objective.

The material I like making the most is visual aid. I like making visual
aids because you can use it again and again. I had fun of making visual
aids; I want to express my creativity in doing this.
(Preparing Hand-outs)
 OBSERVATION
Name of the School REPORT
Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

The posting of handouts utilizing course management systems has become, in

many cases, a standard expectation by students. Perhaps this has been motivated
by the intent to provide more information than can be written on a board or to
make life easier for our students. I would suspect many of us have probably
commented or heard from students how disappointing it was that we did not get
the handout for class or asked if the handout would be available after the
class.

While technology has certainly benefited all of us by allowing the easy

dissemination and collection of information to and from others in a time when the
amount of new information continues to increase exponentially, it is important to
know whether providing handouts really facilitates students' learning. Perhaps,
one key element necessary to facilitate learning, example, active learning, is
diminished when students are provided all the information and not directly
involved in the process of identifying, collecting, and organizing the information
through the process of note taking. One could guess, given the existing use of
presentation software and handouts, that we are not providing our students with
an opportunity to further develop and enhance a critical skill that is necessary for
being a successful, specifically their ability to take, revise, and review their own
notes.

We have certainly all heard student's complaint why they did not do better on
an examination since they really knew the material in the handouts. One possible
explanation is that by providing all the notes, we encourage our students to
become passive listeners and do not provide them with the opportunity to develop
their own strategies for organizing information in their own cognitive perspective,
an important element in facilitating learning. Aspects of note taking, note
revising, note reviewing, and the use of handouts as it relates to student learning
has been an active area of research in the education.
 Word Steps in
Linear Equation
Problems Solving
Involving Linear
Equation Equation

Linear and Quadratic

Equations
By Factoring By
completing
the square
Linear Equation

By the
By the
Square root My Hand out Plan
quadratic
Method
formula

The topic of the class that I observed was Linear equation. The good features
of a hand out are have strong title, clear layout, underling connections and using of
bulletin form instead of paragraph.

In preparing the hand-outs, it should be well summarized and organized for the
pupils to understand it better.

I found difficulty in getting information about my topic in making these

hand-outs. It is also hard to make graphic organizers.
(Slide Presentation)
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

A presentation program is supposed to help both: the speaker with an

easier access to his ideas and the participants with visual information
which complements the talk. PowerPoint presentations consist of a
number of individual pages or "slides", the ease of use of presentation
software can save a lot of time for people who otherwise would have used
other types of visual aidhand-drawn or mechanically typeset slides,
blackboards or whiteboards, or overhead projections. Ease of use also
encourages those who otherwise would not have used visual aids, or would
not have given a presentation at all, to make presentations.

The topic that I make slide presentation was Operation on Rational

Expression. The good features of a slide presentation are use links in the
presentation, make the presentation not too long, keep it simple, include
transitions/effects in your slide to put emphasis on your point, and use the
same theme for the whole presentation.

I found difficulty in making the slide presentation by typing the

information of my topic because it is more on numbers.

The good features of a slide presentation are use links in the

presentation, make the presentation not too long, keep it simple, include
transitions/effects in your slide to put emphasis on your point, and use the
same theme for the whole presentation.
(Websites)
 OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed San Lorenzo National High School

Location of the School San Lorenzo, Tabaco City___________

Date of Visit February 14-16-17, 2012_

Online learning also help make learning environment interesting

and engaging, learners are being exposed to technology and digital devices
so when they come to school, they have little to no patience for lecture-
style teaching. Since not all learners learn in the same fashion, employing
the use of online-learning in the classroom and at home help teachers
reach all learning styles. Engaging all learners will facilitate the
comprehension of content and allows for consistent progression in the
teaching of material.
 On my experiences in surfing the net to find sites that provide support
materials and interactive programs on my topic, I found out that it easy to
get information about your topic because there is a website that can assist
you in your field of specialization like in mathematics, the the virtual Math
Lab. I feel comfortable in searching information about my topic that I was
observed. I saw and understand what is really the point of my topic and I
learned how easily to come up about my topic.
 Narrative Report in Field Study 3 and 4

FS 3 is about Technology in the Learning Environment. In FS 3 we

were also exposed in a classroom setting through classroom observation. In
FS 3 we were tasked to observe the different instructional materials (IMs)
and technologies used by the teacher in the classroom and how she use these
IMs to integrate learning. Unfortunately, the teacher does not often use
different IMs in her class. But she herself is a good replacement for those IMs
and her subject do not need much use of IMs so theres no problem with not
using different IMs in her class.

FS 4 is which is about Exploring the Curriculum emphasized the

importance of the curriculum of the school. In FS 4 the importance of the
stakeholders were brought in to the topic. Also, the extra-curricular activities
were mentioned and in one of the episodes that I have answered, it was
asked there how much important is the involvement of all the stakeholders
of the school in the schools programs and activities. Which means, in every
program and activity that the school is planning to make, the stakeholders
were also counseled because they are also involve with it. For FS 4 we were
again asked to observe the appropriateness of the teachers method and
strategy in delivering the lesson, which means, it is really important that the
methods of teaching and the strategy of the teacher should be appropriate
with the kind of lesson that the teacher is presenting.
PERSONAL REFLECTION OF FS PORTFOLIO

FS portfolio is designed to exhibits Fs students works, their analysis,

and their personal reflections from their observation in field study activity. It
focuses on how students acquire knowledge and understanding in the
process of learning to teach, and how they are acquired. Thus, field study is a
component of the new Pre-service Teacher Education Curriculum that aims
to explore the students to actual field experiences so that they can relate the
theories learned inside the classroom with those experiences. These off-
classroom experiences would emphasize the importance of understanding
the complex work of the teacher in this era of globalization.

Therefore, in this field study experiences we, as a pre-service

teacher arrived at our own analysis and reflection of what we have observed
from the actual setting of teaching-learning process. Our personal reflection
played in the growth and development of us pre-service teacher. Reflection
allows us explore our experiences in order to arrive at new understanding or
insights. Thus, The field study experience is geared towards exactly this, to
give pre-service teachers the opportunity to learn through meaningful and
systematic exposure in actual settings.

Moreover, by this field study subject we are given an opportunity to

experience the real setting of teaching. In which we can therefore conclude
that teaching is not an easy task. Teachers need to be patient and flexible in
dealing with the individual differences of the learners to cope up and
transform them into high competitive individual. With this experience, we
were able to come up what a teacher can be, should be, and must be.
 What was 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?

Failures are just learning experiences, the only failure is the one from

which you have learned nothing.

Our most meaningful experience in this episode and mostly in this FS4 was

when we observe a class. Its significance helps us to understand the principles and

theories of curriculum development that lead us to become more eager to be in the

field.
 The experience opened our eyes to the hardships a teacher undergoes just

to teach students effectively. We realized that to be effective teacher, we should

have an outstanding personal qualities such as passion that refers to our

dedication and love to our work and to our students, humor in such a way that

has relation to the topic so that none of the students lose interest in listening,

values and attitude that can eliminate discriminations thus we must be

unbiased and objective in judging our students work and performance, sincerity

and honesty which is exhibited in words and actions, patience refers to our

self-control and persistence, enthusiasm and full of energy, and lastly flexible

with our schedule whenever the situation demands it so.