EPISODE 1

THE SCHOOL’S LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

 MY MAP

1. Visit a school’s Learning Resource Center. Look around and see what resources and facilities are
available inside.
2. Ask the Learning Resource Center in – charge about how some equipment or facilities are used.
3. Make an inventory of its available resources and classify them according to their characteristics
and functions.
 MY TOOLS

An Observation Guide for a

LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.

1. Go around the Learning Resource Center.
2. See what learning resources are present.
3. Examine and describe how the materials are arranged and how they are classified. Are
they free from dust and moisture ? Are they arranged for easy access?
4. Read the guidelines /procedures for borrowing of materials. Are these
guidelines/procedures posted or available for the use to refer to?
5. Familiarize yourself with the guidelines and procedures. You may choose to take photos
of the center (if allowed).
Name of the Center Observed:
Date of Observation:
Name of Observer:
Course/Year/School:

LIST OF AVAILABLE LEARNING RESOURCES

Available Learning Characteristics and Teaching Approaches where

Resources Unique Capabilities the Resource is Most Useful
( Enumerate in bullet form)

1. Print Resources
.
.
.
2. Audio Resources
.
.
.
3. Non- electric
Visual Resources
.
.
.
4. ICT Resources
.
.
.
Impression:

Name and Signature of Observer:

Name and Signature of the Learning Resource Center In-charge:

 MY ANALYSIS

Were the learning resources/materials arranged properly according to their functions and
characteristics?

Do the guidelines and procedures facilitate easy access to the materials by the teachers? Why?
Why not?

What are the strengths of this Learning Resource Center?

What are its weaknesses?

What suggestions can you make?

 MY REFLECTIONS

1. Which of thematerials in the Learning Resource Center caught your interest the most?
Why?
2. Which gadgets/materials are you confident to use/operate?
3. Which ones do you feel you need to learn more about?
MY PORTFOLIO
 EPISODE 2

BULLETIN BOARD DISPLAYS

 MY MAP

Propose
Look around a school
Pick one and evaluate enhancements to
for bulletin board
the display. make the display
displays.
more effective
 MY TOOLS

An Observation Guide for Board DISPLAYS

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.

1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays do you see?
2. Where are the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can see them?
3. What are the displays about? What images and colors do you see? How are the pieces of
information arranged?
4. What materials were used in making the displays? Are borders used?
5. Do you notice some errors? ( misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the like)
6. Are the messages clear and easily understood?
7. You may choose to take a photo of the display board ( if allowed)

OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School

Observed:
Location of the School:
Date of Visit:
 An Evaluation Report of a Bulletin Board
(Option 2)

Bulletin Board Evaluated by:

Location:

Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:

EVALUATION
Strengths Weaknesses

Description of
The Bulletin
Board lay-out

Evaluation of
Educational content
And other aspects

Recommendations or
Suggestions for
Improvement

Signature of Evaluator over Printed Name:

 MY ANALYSIS

Did the board display design reflect the likes/interest of its target audience?
Why? Why not?

Was the language used clear and simple for the target audience to understand?
Why? Why not?

What do you think was the purpose of the board display? Was it effective?
Why? Why not?

What suggestions can you make?

 My Proposed Board Display

Theme:

Board Title:

Rationale:
(Purpose)

Objectives:

Best features of my proposed bulletin enhancement:

Content Resources (Name each needed resources and give each a brief description):

Materials for aesthetic enhancement:

 My Portfolio

My Board Display Lay-out

 My Reflections

1. Name at least 5 skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with effective board
displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
2. Which of the skills you named in # 1 do you already have? Recall your past experiences in
making board displays. How do you practice these skills?
3. Which skills do you still need to develop? What concrete steps will you take on how you can
improve on or acquire these skills.
 EPISODE 3

SEE AND SAY

(Utilization of Teaching Aids)
 My Map

Step 1. Observe a class on its regular schedule.

Step 2. Note down the various teaching aids that were utilized in the teaching
Learning process.

Step 3. Comment on the appropriateness of the teaching aids to the learning asks.

Step 4. Reflect on your learnings.

My Tools

Class Observation Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.

1. What is the lesson about?

2. What visual aids/materials/learning resources is the teacher using?
3. Observe and take notes on how the teacher presents/uses the learning resources.
4. Closely observe the learners’ response to the teacher’s use of learning resources. Listen to their
verbal responces . What do their responces show attentiveness, eagerness and understanding?
5. Focus on their non-verbal responces. Are they learning forward showing their interest on the
lesson and the materials? Are they looking towards the direction of the teacher and the
materials? Do their actions show attentiveness, eagerness and understanding?
My Analysis

UTIZATION OF TEACHING AIDS FORM

Class or Year Level

of Class Observed:

Date of
Observation:
Subject Matter:

Brief Description
of Teaching
Approach Used by
the Teacher:

Teaching Aids Strengths Weaknesses Comments on

used Appropriateness of the Teaching
(enumerate in Aids used
bullet form)
 My Analysis

What do you think prompted the teacher to choose the materials/learning resources that she/he used?

What difficulties, if any, did the teacher experience? How can this be managed?

Over- all, were the learning resources /materials used effectively? Why? Why not?
 My Reflections

1. Put yourself in the place of the teacher. What would you do similarly and what you do
differently if you would teach the same lesson to the same group of students? Why?
 My Portfolio

Include pictures/illustrations of the materials used by the teacher. Put your comments/annotations
about what you observed.
 EPISODE 4

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

 My Map

Step 1: Decide on a specific content area

Step 2: Find out the learning resources relevant to your topic

that are available from your school/university’s learning
resource center.

Step 3: Develop a pile of teaching aids (flash cards, pictures,

cut-outs transparencies).

Step 4: Organize them in a box.

 My Tools

An Observation / Survey Guide

1. Are there learning resources useful for your topic in the resource center you visited?
2. Are the available materials appropriate for your target grade/year level?
3. List down those that can be useful for your topic.
4. What other materials can you make? (like flash cards, posters, cut-outs, transparencies, etc)?

OBSERVATION NOTES

Name of the School

Observed
Location of the School
Date of Visit
 My Analysis

Give at least three benefits of doing a survey of available materials before making your own materials?
Explain each.

1.
2.
3.
 My Reflections

1. Which of the materials did you like making the most ? Why?
2. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the materials? How did you overcome
them?
3. What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of teaching materials?
My Portfolio

Learning Resources on a Specific Content Area

Use this graphic organizer to present the learning resources relevant to the topic chosen.
On the line inside the box, indicate if the resource is already AVAILABLE, MAY BE PURCHASED, OR WILL
BE MADE ( by you, of course!)

TOPIC: Grade/year level:

Specific Content

Area

EPISODE 5
 PAPER WORKS!
(Preparing Hand-outs)

My Map
 . Prepare handouts for a selected topic (i..e., flowcards, schema, graphic organizer).

. Describe your handouts.

. Present it to your FS teacher before reproducing it.

Hand-out Planning Guide

1. What topic do I like to work on?
2. For what grade or year level is my handout?
3. What components do I include in my outline?
4. What type of graphic organizers/flow –charts/schemas do I need to use?
5. What references do I use?

HAND-OUT PLAN
Subject Matter:
Grade/Year Level:
Outline:

Hand-out Plan (con’t)

 Type of Graphic Organizer/s flow-chart/schema to use:

References:

MY ANALYSIS
After working on your handout, answer the following questions:
What are the good features of a handout?

Which of these features are present in the handout I made?

Which features are not present in the handout I made?

My Reflections
1. What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the handouts? How did you overcome
them?

2. What tips can you give teachers regarding preparation of handouts?

My Porfolio
( Paste a copy of your hand-out here.)

EPISODE 6
SLIDESHOW BIZ ( Slide Presentations)

My Map
 Develop a slide
presentation Try out your
Select a topic
to support a presentation
or subject
learning to a group of
matter
activity on the learners
topic.

Write a
narrative
Let the pointing out
learners the strengths
evaluate your and
presentation weaknesses
of your
presentation

My Tools
Title of my Presentation:
Objectives:
Subject Matter/Topic:
Enhancements ( Check appropriate Use)

Graphics Music Hyperlink

Animation Voice Narration others

Please specify

Sound effects Stylish fonts _____________

Description of Appropriate Use:

Presentation Storyboard:
Slide 1 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4

Slide 5 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8

Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11 Slide 12

My Analysis
What arethe good features of a slide presentation?

Which of these features are present in the slide presentation you made?

Which features are not present in the slide presentation you made?

My Reflection
What difficulties, if any, did you encounter in making the slide presentation? How did you overcome
them?

My Porfolio
Attached a CD containing the following:
1. An electronic copy of your presentation here.
2. A collection of down-loaded slide presentation, slide templates, clip arts.fonts that may be useful
for you in the future. ( Be sure to paste a listing of the contents of the CD on this page, too.)

EPISODE 7
MY E-WORLD
My Map
1. Observe a class and take note of the topic being presented.
2. Surf the net to find sites that provide support materials and/or interactive programs ( web
quests/games) on the topic.
3. List and describe at least 5 sites/interactive programs.
4. Evaluate the materials or programs.
5. Reflect on your FS experience.

My Tool
 Class Observation Guide

Read the following statements carefully before you observe.

1. What is the lesson about? What are the teacher’s objectives?

2. Note the important concepts that the teacher is emphasizing.

3. Note the skills that the teacher is developing in the learners.

My Analysis
Grade/Year Level
Of the Class
Topic ( of the class
You observed)
Objectives of
The lesson
Name of Description of the How it can be used in
Electronic Resource Electronic Resource The class you observed

Website:

Website:

CD ROM

CD ROM

Games (on-line)

Games

Webquest:

Webquest:

Others

My Reflections
1. Describe your experience in surfing the internet for appropriate electronic resources for the
class? Did you find it easy or difficult?

2. How did you choose which electronic resources to include here? What did you consider?
Explain.

3. Reflect on your technology skills. What skills do you already have and what skills would you
Continue to work on the to be better at utilizing electronic resources?

My Portfolio
 Visit www.teachnology .com or other teacher resource websites. Print useful
instructional materials ( worksheets, visual aids, flash cards, rubrics, etc.) and include them here.
Indicate how they might be useful considering your major or area of specialization.