Republic of the Philippines

BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Malvar Campus
Malvar, Batangas

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

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EPISODE 1: THE SCHOOL AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Name of FS Student: Sarah Jane B. Cabilino

Course, Year & Section: BEEd III
Resource Teacher: Mrs. Josefa S. Tenorio Signature: _________________
Cooperating School: Tanauan North Central School

My Performance
Focused on: Determining a school environment that provides social,
psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning.

Task Exemplary (4) Superior (3) Satisfactory (2) Unsatisfactory (1)

All tasks were done with
Observation/ outstanding
Documentation: quality; work exceeds
expectations
Analysis questions were
answered completely; in
depth answers;
thoroughly grounded on
My Analysis
theories/exemplary
grammar and spelling.
Reflection statements are
profound and clear,
My Reflection supported by experiences
from the episode.
Portfolio is complete,
clear, well-organized and
all supporting
My Portfolio
documentation are
located in sections clearly
designated.
Submission Before deadline
All or nearly all tasks
were done with high
quality
Analysis questions were
answered completely
Clear connection with
theories
Grammar and spelling
are superior
Reflection statements are
clear; but not clearly
supported by experiences
from the episode.
Portfolio is complete,
clear, well-organized and
most supporting
documentations are
available and/or in logical
and clearly marked
locations.
On the deadline
Fewer than half of tasks
Nearly all tasks were
were done; or most
done with acceptable
objectives met but with
quality
poor quality
Analysis questions were
not answered completely.
Analysis questions were
not answered.
Vaguely related to the
theories
Grammar and spelling
unsatisfactory
Grammar and spelling
acceptable
Reflection statements are
Reflection statements are
unclear and shallow and
shallow, supported by
are not supported by
experiences from the
experiences from the
episode.
episode.
Portfolio is incomplete;
Portfolio has many
supporting
lacking components; is
documentation is
unorganized and unclear.
organized but lacking.
Two days or more after
A day after the deadline
the deadline

Sub Totals

Mr. ANTHONY B. BALAKIT ___March 1, 2013___

FS 1 and 2 Instructor Date

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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Malvar Campus
Malvar, Batangas

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

MY TOOL
As you move around the campus, activity forms are provided for you to
document your observations. It is advised that you read the entire worksheet before
proceeding to the school site. A good understanding for the activities and tasks to
be accomplished in the activity sheets will yield better learning results.

SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLIST

Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the
column to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are
available on the last column.

Not
Facilities Available Description
Available

The principal’s office is clean

and neat. It is a room wherein
they accept visitors, most
especially, for meetings and
Office of the Principal 
special transactions. Files and
documents of the school are
arrange and placed in order at
the office.
In the library, books are
arranged according to its own
classification. Different reading
materials such as books,
dictionaries and encyclopedias
are placed properly. Electronic
and non- electronic
Library 
instructional materials such as
television, dvd player,
educational videos and globes
are also provided by the school.
The tables and chairs are also
present for providing an
effective learning environment.
Proper ventilation and lighting
are provided for the guidance
counselor and the students
Counseling Room 
involve could have an effective
environment in times that
problems may arise.
Canteen/ Cafeteria  The environment is clean and
net however it is still noticeable
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COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

that they sell junk foods that

are not good to health.
Every classroom provides a
medical corner wherein first-aid
Medical Clinic  kit is being placed. Every
teacher is always ready in any
case of emergency.
The audio visual and media are
available at the library.
Audio Visual/ Media
 However, every classroom also
Center
provides the basic materials
needed for easy access.
What’s good about rooms at
Tanauan North Central School is
that they provide reading
corners for the students to be
Reading Center  able to read different books
during their free time. Different
books are properly placed
according to its function and
characteristics.
The school makes available of
the speech laboratory wherein
Speech Laboratory  computer sets, headsets and
chairs are free from dust and
properly placed.
Science Laboratory 
A place which is not that wide
and big though it can still
Gymnasium 
accommodate different school
programs and activities.
Auditorium 
The room is good and contains
Home Economics Room  some materials needed by the
students in their activities.
Industrial Workshop Area 
PTA Office 
In every classroom, comfort
room is provided for both girls
Comfort room for Boys
 and boys. Teachers and
and Girls
students do always monitor its
cleanliness.
An Observation Guide for the Classroom Visit

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BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY
Malvar Campus
Malvar, Batangas

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Name of the School Observed: Tanauan North Central School

School Address: Tanauan City, Batangas
Date of Visit: February 19- 21, 2013

Tanauan North Central School is at the City of Tanauan wherein we can

notice that it is quite populous and crowded however, the said city is presently been
stabilizing. The school is near the street where lots of establishments are can be
found. Currently, other school facilities such as Home Economics room are used as
classroom due to the reason that the school is presently undergoing maintenance in
which they constructed new building and providing well-organized environment for
the students. Some buildings are still good and productive; however, some are
needed to have renovation. There are facilities that had been affected by the on-
going building construction such as the butterfly garden.

Offices provided by the school are useful and beneficial because it

accommodate the students and lead them to active and actual learning. The office
of the principal is very accessible and available. Other learning facilities also gave
the students the opportunities to be able to have their direct-purposeful experience.

As I walked in the school halls and try to observe other facilities, I found at
that cleanliness and neatness are always applied in every facility. Everything was
organized properly. As I perceived, materials are handy not just only for the
teachers, but for the students as well. The school tried their best to equip the
students with the environment and materials needed by them to obtain worth and
quality education.

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Conducive classroom is one of the vital factors in acquiring quality

education; so therefore, it is an essential responsibility of the teacher to
provide a favorable learning environment. I was so amazed with the
classroom of grade I Modest under Mrs. Josefa S. Tenorio because everything
is placed properly according to its function and characteristics. As I look at
the room, walls have a light pink paint which makes the room become light. A
print- rich environment is being delivered by putting different lessons and
topics at the back portion of the room, and posting the alphabet, “Lupang
Hinirang” and “Panatang Makabayan” at the front of the room. It is believed
to be a good medium of learning specially that they are still on their
emergent reading and writing stage.

The room is composed of two teacher’s tables. One is placed at the

right- back portion of the room wherein different school files and documents
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are properly arranged. The other table is positioned at the left-front side
wherein teachers set the paper works of the students and her lesson plan and
instructional needed for the day.

Students’ desk is the appropriate seats for grade one students. The
ratio is that one desk is for two or three pupils. It is arranged in three columns
by five rows in which some desks are still in its good condition. On the other
hand, proper blackboard is also provided in which it is placed where grade
one pupils can still reach it when writing at the board.

What’s really surprising in the room is that different learning materials

are being arranged properly and orderly. Varied learning packages for
different subjects, reading corner with various books and different
instructional materials such as removable hand- clock are being placed for
easy access of quality instruction. Furthermore, different visual aids, which
are written legibly, are located at the envelope according to its classification
of subject matter and grading period when not in use.

MY ANALYSIS

How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact on the
learning of the students going to school? What are your conclusions?

I therefore conclude that school campus and classrooms greatly impact

students’ learning by providing a learning environment which is conducive
and productive in acquiring learning. Students are being taught to have their
own sense of responsibility in keeping the environment clean and neat.
Moreover, manage and conducive classroom will definitely motivate students
to learn and study hard.

How does this relate to your knowledge of the child and adolescent
development? How does this relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?

As I witnessed, individual differences really exist at different aspects of

learning at the school. SSES or Special Science Elementary School is the
cream section in each grade level so their cognitive, affective and
psychomotor abilities are quite differ from those lower sections. However,
how the teachers creatively facilitate learning will express on how the
students learn. With the nature of being children, I can say that students
learn, even the top section or the last section, by appreciating a print-rich
environment and presenting an attractive visual aids for as long as they
learn.
MY REFLECTIONS

1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why?
Why not?
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Malvar Campus
Malvar, Batangas

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Yes, I would like to teach at Tanauan North Central School because

aside from being one of the best and performing schools at Tanauan Division,
the school is united and devoted in the mission of providing the students an
environment which leads them in acquiring effective learning.

2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?

In my own opinion, a school can be considered effective to learning if it

has complete equipments and facilities particularly in classrooms, offices and
any kind of school laboratories. The school campus should also be maintain
clean and neat and always be accessible and productive.

3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?

The classroom is said to be conducive if it is properly fixed in such a

way that it is well-ventilated, clean and with proper lighting. Classroom
management should always be utilized spaces should also be provided to
maximizes different learning activities. It should also have the complete
facilities and equipment needed by the students. A crowded environment
should also be avoided to lessen the effect of probability of inactive listening
of the students.
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Malvar, Batangas

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?

If I ‘am blessed by the Lord to achieve my aspiration to become

educator, I will do the best to provide an effective classroom for my students.
I will be the one who facilitate in structuring my classroom and letting my
students to have their own sense of accountability on particular task. And to
settle down everything, most probably, I will finance my own budget to
supply the necessary equipment and environment looked-for by my future
students.

5. Write your additional learning and insights here.

This course of study serves as an eye-opener for me to become aware

in the present school and classroom conditions and for me to become a
veritable classroom manager in times that I will be in the profession. Having
an effective classroom requires finance yet it should not be too expensive.
The teacher must also consider his creativity and resourcefulness to be able
to provide a classroom wherein students could learn.

MY PORTFOLIO

My Personal Illustration of an Effective School Environment

Providing an effective school environment is not just the duty of the

school administrators nor the teachers only, it is the responsibility of school
heads, teachers and of course, by the students. As a future educator, I can
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COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

foresee the things that are highly needed in enhancing one’s school
environment. Yes, financing will matter but being creative and inexpensive
should always take into consideration. The teachers must be guided to
reconstruct his/her classroom and let the students to take their own task and
duty. We are all aware that environment really affects students learning so
teachers should maximize the effort to accomplish this in his/ her room.
Sadly, some teachers are lack of trainings and seminars on how to produce
that well-useful classroom.

In the same manner, school should be clean, well- organized and

attractive. Classrooms, together with other centers, should be well- ventilated
and with sufficient light so as to minimize the factors that will effect on
children progress. As a future teacher, I know and I ‘am aware that an
effective learning lies on how the school personals, administrators, teachers
and students, will be united in maintaining an effective and conducive
environment which leads to progress of learning. There will be no right time,
but today. It should be started in oneself and serves as model to others.

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