Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Teaching
Portfolio
of
Jennelyn I. Tabut
Bachelor in Business Teachers Education
SY 2010-2011
Republic of the Philippines
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Assigned at:
Sauyo High School
2nd Laguna St. NIA Village Sauyo, Q.C
Submitted to:
March 2011
Table of Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Teachers Prayer
Introduction
Course Description
PUP
Philosophy
Mission
Vision
Narrative Report
Lesson Plan
Current Issues
-Local
-Foreign
Attachment
A. Photos
B. Lesson Plan
C. Certificate/ Daily Time Record
D. Evidence of Outreach Program
E. Reflection
DEDICATION
This manual is dedicated to my family, who taught me that the best kind of
knowledge to have is that which is learned for its own sake. It is also
dedicated to my mentors, who taught me that even the largest task can be
Without their patience, understanding, support, and most of all love, the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I am heartily thankful to my Alma Mater, Polytechnic University of the
guidance and support from initial to the final level enabled me to develop
Teachers Prayer
God grant me wisdom, creativity and love.
INTRODUCTION
Mission
The mission of PUP in the 21st Century is to provide the highest
quality of comprehensive and global education and community services
accessible to all students, Filipinos and foreigners alike.
It shall offer high quality undergraduate and graduate programs that are
responsive to the changing needs of the students to enable them to lead
productive and meaningful lives.
Goals
Philosophy
generosity and benevolence of Mr. Walter Rothlehner, a German church leader and an
owner of a certain square building situated at the Sikhay Compound, Don Fabian Street,
Brgy. Commonwealth, 1119 National Government Center, Quezon City. Mr. Rothlehner
Securities and Exchange Commission represented by its President, Rev. Fr. Joel T.
of the Philippines with the National Government Center in order to bring quality
Quezon City.
buildings were donated by its owner to the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
purposively used as classrooms, library and offices for students and faculty members.
Hence, the PUP through its Open University committed to administer and maintain the
described buildings and portion of land in the interest of its students in the locality and in
exist through its formal launching held at the Misereor Hall, last July 29, 1997. It was
attended by the former PUP President, Dr. Zenaida A. Olonan, who presented the
Rothlehner The said activity was graced by former Congressman of the 2nd District of
Quezon City, Hon. Dante V. Liban and other special guests from the local government
At present, the PUP-Commonwealth Campus has still four (4) existing buildings
namely , the Rothlehner Hall, Miseor Hall, New building through the courtesy of Cong.
Magsaysay , Susano and Villar and the Student Multi-Purpose Hall, library, two rooms
administration offices and classroom serving almost 1600 students in the campus.
education and nurturing her constituents toward a rich and meaningful life by providing
Gatan.
SAUYO HIGH SCHOOL
The school exists to provide quality education through competent teachers with
supportive community in a conductive learning environment.
Vision
The Sauyo High School envision to produce quality students who are
Maka-Diyos,Maka-tao,Maka-kalikasan at Makabayan.
History looking back at the history of Sauyo High School, one could not imagine that it
would metamorphose into a beautiful school as it is now, far from the Pasong Tamo
High School (its former name) which was regarded then as a “deprived, depressed, and
under served” school in the Division of Quezon City.
Sauyo High School formerly Pasong Tamo High School started as an Annex of
Novaliches High School in 1969, with one section of thirty students in the first year level
on a pre-fab building at the back of Pasong Tamo Elementary School. This was in
answer to a felt need in Barangay Pasong Tamo (where it got its name) through
representations by barangay leaders led by Mr. Conrado Panlaque, Sr., to the City
Mayor and City Superintendent of Schools. In 1972 to August 1978, it was made an
Annex of Culiat High School. It became independent on September 1, 1978. Yet it had
to live with a small campus that got muddy during rainy season inadequate classrooms
and school facilities and a number of squatters that dwelt in the vicinity.
After twenty-one years at the back of Pasong Tamo Elementary School, the school
moved to its new campus On October 26, 1989. This is on a 4,747 sq. meters lot
donated by the National Irrigation Administration at the NIA Village, a middle-class
subdivision in Sauyo , Novaliches. At present, the school has two sites. Site 1 situates
the two-storey 12 classroom Gavaldon building built in school year 1988 – 1989 which
was funded by the City Government, the two storey 4-classroom NCR building
constructed in 1989 and rehabilitated last school year, and the two-room DPWH
building. This site houses the Principal’s and Administrative Office, the school clinic, the
Reading Center, a computer room and a mini-library.
Site 2 situates the three-storey 12 room Mathay Building, the two-storey 9 room SEDP
building which houses the Technology & Livelihood building, the school library, the
Registrar’s Office, and two-storey Liban building.
Both sites have guidance offices, airconditioned faculty rooms, and school canteens
operated by the Sauyo High School Multi-Purpose Cooperative.
Classes are held in morning and afternoon shifts. The third year and fourth year
students hold classes in Site 1; the first year and second year students in site 2. The
school caters to students from its catchment areas – Bagbag and Sauyo – as well as
those coming from adjoining subdivisions.Since its establishment, the school had been
headed by the following administrators, namely: Mr. Jose Aguilar (1969 – 1971); Mr.
Ricardo Reyes (1971 – 1972, one month); Mrs. Basilia Jimenez (1972 – one month);
Mrs. Elizabeth Olbina (Oct. 1972 – 1975); Mrs. Virginia Cerrudo (1975 – 1976); Mrs.
Perla Verso (1976 – 1978); Mrs. Purificacion Cruz (1978 – August 14, 1984); Mrs. Elisa
Lorenzana (August 15, 1984 – August 30 1989); Ms. Flor Sandoval (September 1, 1989
– June 18, 1990); Mr. Exequiel Calixtro (June 19, 1990 – January 1993); Mrs. Sheridan
Evangelista (January 1993 – May 1993); Mr. Stevenson Damo (June 1993 – April
1994); Mr. Alfredo Dela Cruz (may 1994 – 1998); and Ms. Ofelia Millete (November
1998 – October 16, 2002); Dr. Josefina M. Pamplina (October 17, 2002 – August 10,
2004); Mrs. Erlinda M. Barreras (August 11, 2004 – October 28, 2005); Mrs. ANGELITA
G. REGIS (November 8, 2005 – December 11, 2006); Dr. MODESTO G. VILLARIN
(December 12, 2006 to 2008) . The present school head is Dr. Corazon Lomibao 9
(2008 – present)
The new principal is much concerned on the improvement of the school buildings and
its facilities to make the school conducive to learning. She also zeroes in on
instructional competence among teachers and academic achievement among students.
She hopes that with the concerted efforts of the school, the teachers and the students.
Sauyo High School will become a better performing school in the Division of Quezon
City. Her vision is to make Sauyo High School become the most improved school in
terms of school achievement mean and special program for the arts, such as creative
writing, choral group, dance troupe, theater arts, visual arts and drums and lyre.
SAUYO HIGH SCHOOL
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
FINAL DEMONSTRATION PLAN
I.TARGET:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Identify different kinds of retail stores and merchandising practices
2. Describe the characteristics of different retail stores
3. Differentiate each kind of retail store
4. Appreciate the Importance of Retail Stores
II. CONCEPT:
A. Topic: Kinds of Retail Stores
B. Materials: Visual Aids, Pictures of Different Kinds of Retail
Stores
C. Reference: Module in Entrepreneurial Retail Operation
by Lorenzo Carriedo et.al. pp. 29-36
III.PROCEDURE:
A.PREPARATION
1. Daily Routine
* Greetings
2. Review of the Past Lesson
B. PRESENTATION
1. Show with the class pictures of Different Kinds of Retail Store
General Merchandise Store Grocery Stores Specialty Stores
2. Grocery Store
4. Department Store
5. Supermarkets
6. Kadiwa Centers
7. Superstores
IV. EVALUATION:
• Group Activity:
V. AGREEMENT:
Topic: The Importance of Retailing
1. What is the importance of Retailing?
Checked By:
Mrs. Elizabeth Lascoña
Prepared By:
Ms. Jennelyn Tabut
Articles
Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education in the Philippines
By Fabian C. Pontiveros, Jr. (Philippine Normal University)
Dep Ed Memo
Guidelines on the deployment of student teachers
The role of the TEI shall determine the readiness and ability of the student teacher to
go on off-campus. It shall also request the Division Office to designate cooperating
schools in the province/ city.
Role of the Schools Division Superintendent
The SDS, in collaboration with the TEI and school principals, shall review and
approve requests for cooperating schools; and. conduct orientation on student -
teaching with the TEIs inclusive of the Dean, College Student Teaching Supervisors,
and the school principals / head teachers.
Selection of Cooperating Schools
Cooperating schools provide the real-life setting for the student teacher to
develop his/ her professional competence that is necessary to assume the role of an
effective teacher.
To ensure that the student teachers will derive maximum benefits from student
teaching experience, only the most capable teachers, preferably master teachers,
should be chosen as mentors/ cooperating teachers. Cooperating teachers are
selected by the cooperating school principal in collaboration with the University/College
Student Teaching Supervisor/ Director
Cooperating teachers, because of their experience, have the skills and the
perspective necessary to help students study the art and science of teaching in a
classroom setting. The mentor teachers serve as role models and advocates and
stimulate the mentees to develop an individual teaching style and personal talents in
regard to educational training.
Well I’m back for more teaching practice. So far everything’s going smoothly but the
challenge starts next week when I will start to teach. This week I will be doing some
preparation for my teaching . I’m glad that I have here my co- student teacher. I’ve met
a few new colleagues and there are also a couple of familiar faces. For now I only have
one textbook that I would use for teaching. I have met my students and figured out the
classrooms. I would be teaching five classes. I’d be teaching Entrepreneurship, which is
a big relief because I know a lot in this subjects. I still need to do a few more things
including giving my supervisor a copy of my timetable and the classrooms’ locations.
Yep, this time there will be supervisor to well.. supervise my teaching.
I would like to first express my gratitude and excitement at the opportunity to perform
my student teaching at your school in Mrs. Lascoña’s classroom. I am excited to begin
gaining the experience and lessons of becoming a better teacher for the students
of today by teaching your classes. Much like your school is prepared to offer an
education to all and stress the points of responsibly, goal driven schoolwork, planning
and time management, and positive attitudes; I too offer those same ideals. I feel all
who wish to gain an education are welcome to it and I am honored to have the chance
to be your teacher. n my previous pre-student teaching observations, where I had the
chance to watch experienced teachers conduct their classes and learn firsthand
teaching strategies, I feel I have seen a small taste of the education world. I find myself
excited and eager to be in front of the classroom where I have always wanted to be.
While I have seen various forms of teaching I am feeling ready to begin my own. In my
personal forms of teaching I value the student’s opinion and values on the topic of
instruction. If a student is engaged in a lesson they are learning, and from this I formed
various philosophies on the education process. While I am eager to teach many lessons
and provide an education, I am also prepared and excited for lessons I will learn from
the students, the school, and my cooperating teacher.
CURRENT ISSUES
IN
PHILIPPINE
EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM
LOCAL
Literacy rate in the Philippines has improved a lot over the last few years-
from 72 percent in 1960 to 94 percent in 1990. This is attributed to the
increase in both the number of schools built and the level of enrollment in
these schools.
Aside from the numbers presented above, which are impressive, there is
also a need to look closely and resolve the following important issues: 1)
quality of education 2) affordability of education 3) goverment budget for
education; and 4) education mismatch.
1. Upgrade the teachers' salary scale. Teachers have been underpaid; thus
there is very little incentive for most of them to take up advanced trainings.
4. Get all the leaders in business and industry to become actively involved
in higher education; this is aimed at addressing the mismatch problem. In
addition, carry out a selective admission policy, i.e., installing mechanisms
to reduce enrollment in oversubscribed courses and promoting enrollment
in undersubscribed ones.
5. Develop a rationalized apprenticeship program with heavy inputs from
the private sector. Furthermore, transfer the control of technical training to
industry groups which are more attuned to the needs of business and
industry.
Woes of a FIlipino Teacher
Imagine yourself a Filipino teacher. Imagine yourself a teacher in a public
school. Imagine yourself handling a class of 60 to 70 students. Imagine
yourself handling two shifts of classes with 60 to 70 students.
Yes, it is a nightmare. And yes it happens in real life within the public
school system. It is a manifestation of the two most prevalent problems in
the educational system: lack of classrooms and lack of teachers.
The ideal ratio of teacher to student is 1:25. The less number of children
handled by one mentor, the more attention can be given to each individual,
especially if their learning competencies are not equal. With 25 students in
a class, the teacher is likely to know each of her students, not only by face
but by name and how they are actually performing in class.
Yes, students are still divided into sections and they are grouped into the
level of their academic skills. Which leaves those who are academically
challenged lumped together and their teacher to stretch her skills, patience,
resources and dedication to addressing the need of her students.
It used to be that rolls of Manila paper were adequate to write down the
lesson for the day. But this can get to be very expensive, especially if the
lessons are long. And with a class so huge, children are barely able to see
small handwriting from the back, so you need to write bigger, and use more
paper. Children always welcome additional and unique visual aids, and
woe to the teacher who has to create them if she wants her subject or
lesson to be more interesting.
It's a never-ending cycle, because the government has yet to come up with
a plan that will finally address these problems.
In the meantime, Ma'm or Sir will have to suffer through their public school
experience.
I say great! To my mind, armed with these skills, you can fend for yourself
even at a young age because you'd understand simple written instructions,
you can jot down important things, and you'd be a little savvy about simple
trade.
Back then, they had simple books -- ones that really honed a student's skill
by familiarizing him with the alphabet, phonetics and simple definitions.
Unless you've mastered the addition table, you were nowhere near
progressing to multiplication. And even if teachers ended up "terrorizing"
their students or resorting to punishment, the bottomline was to inculcate in
them the necessary skills to make them competent individuals in the future.
Sure they had books and notebooks but not enough to break a child's back
or dislocate the shoulders. They were the essentials. A pencil, some writing
paper and a notebook or two were all they needed to come to class.
Boys were not exempt from home economics classes, which included
learning to cook, sew, and keep house. Neither were girls excluded from
practical arts classes which had them gardening, doing basic carpentry or
even learning handyman skills.
It's been quite some time since I, too, was in school. But I do recall that
things weren't as complicated as they are now -- especially in the public
school system here in the Philippines. Yet, the graduates that were
produced could go toe-to-toe with children who were products of private
schools. In fact, public school educated children were often better than their
private school counterparts. The only difference is their economic status
and the opportunities available to them.
So what went wrong? When had things become different? Why did they
suddenly change a system that was working?
The 3 Rs
How come the 3 Rs (Reading, wRiting and aRithmetic) were good enough
in the old days to ensure that kids learned in school?
An Insider's View
The problems according to a public school teacher
The problems besetting the Philippine educational system are not lost
among those who are in the system themselves. Mr. Gilbert M. Forbes is a
Head Teacher in elementary based in the Pitogo District Division of
Quezon province. I don't know the man, but I think he is truly an educator
because he is willing to face the problems, and even better, help find ways
to address them.
Based from his experience, he lists the most pressing concerns in the
public school system that must be addressed if people are serious about
putting things in order:
I'm not a school teacher, but I do know the difficulties faced by mentors just
to prepare lesson plans, visual aids and examinations for their students.
More often than not, they are forced to use their own resources (money
and otherwise) just to have these available to better teach their classes.
How can we actually expect them to come up with instructional materials
that will truly be of help to students if they are not properly equipped to
develop them, and worse, not have the necessary resources to create
these?
The backlog in books has been reduced tremendously but textbooks still
don't contain enough exercises and testing materials that teachers can use
for their daily instruction. As a result, most of the time, the teacher is
required to write all the exercises on the board that eat up class hours.
Otherwise, they opt not to give exercises at all.
If the teacher isn't going to provide exercises, how can students practice
what is taught them? The education department continues to receive an
increase in the yearly allocation. Unfortunately, the ratio of books to
students remains insufficient to this day. Many pupils have to share books,
how can they be expected to do exercises and hone their skills?
Generally, this refers to a system where what matters are the people you
know, especially the powers-that-be, the people who owe you favors, and
the clique you belong to. If you meet any one of these criteria, you are
almost assured of getting a promotion, never mind if you are not qualified
for it.
Many are just after the salary increase and most of all of the prestige that
goes with being a school manager! The worst is, these mentors are not
really concerned and dedicated enough to initiate reforms to improve the
system.
It has been said time and again that teaching is a noble profession, and it
certainly is. But this nobility is lost if there is no commitment and dedication
to go with the job. There is great responsibility in being a teacher because
in their hands lie the future of young people.
And this results in overworking some mentors who are well-trained and
educated because they are forced to take up the shortcomings of their
peers.
They say that education is the best social leveler. They say that it is the very answer to
poverty, corruption, hate, and ignorance. If it really is like many people believe it is, then
the study of the key educational, ergo curricular, issues in the Philippines is a significant
endeavor that needs serious pair of eyes, ears and hands.
According to the IBON Facts and Figures, the literacy rate in the Philippines has
regressed a lot over the last ten years. This is attributed to the dwindling quality,
relevance and accessibility of education—the very basic rights of the Filipino youth as
etched vividly in the Constitution.
Despite the good things that Department of Education has reported such as the
increased number of classrooms and students, the fact remains that the crowding 1:70
classroom ratio, the decreasing aptitude of students and the decadence of the values
of the young, among hundreds others, hamper the progress of the state of education of
the country.
From http://www.ph.net/htdocs/education/issue.htm, education in the Philippines may
be summarized into the following four issues: 1. Quality of education, 2. Affordability of
Education, 3. Government budget for education, and 4. Education mismatch.
1. Quality–There was a decline in the quality of the Philippine education, especially
at the elementary and secondary levels. For example, the results of standard
tests conducted among elementary and high school students, as well as in the
NCAE and Board Exams for college students, were way below the target mean
score.
2. Affordability–There is also a big disparity in educational achievements across
social groups. For example, the socioeconomically disadvantaged students have
higher dropout rates, especially in the elementary level. And most of the
freshmen students at the tertiary level come from relatively well-off families.
3. Budget–The Philippine Constitution has mandated the government to allocate the
highest proportion of its budget to education. However, the Philippines still has
one of the lowest budget allocations among the ASEAN countries. This, not to
mention the corruption component in the same institution that must abhor such
act.
4. Mismatch–There is a large proportion of “mismatch” between training and actual
jobs. This is the major problem at the tertiary level and it is also the cause of the
existence of a large group of educated unemployed or underemployed. Here,
also to consider is the degenerating educational mindset of working abroad or of
working for employment no matter what it takes, with no regard to other more
valuable intentions like social work, inventiveness and entrepreneurship leading
to public service and better self-actualization.
The following are some of the reforms proposed:
1. Upgrade the teachers’ salary scale. Teachers have been underpaid; thus there is
very little incentive for most of them to take up advanced trainings.
2. Amend the current system of budgeting for education across regions, which is
based on participation rates and units costs. This clearly favors the more
developed regions. There is a need to provide more allocation to lagging regions
to narrow the disparity across regions.
3. Stop the current practice of subsidizing state universities and colleges to
enhance access. This may not be the best way to promote equity. An expanded
scholarship program, giving more focus and priority to the poor but deserving,
maybe more equitable.
4. Get all the leaders in business and industry to become actively involved in higher
education; this is aimed at addressing the mismatch problem. In addition, carry
out a selective admission policy, i.e., installing mechanisms to reduce enrollment
in oversubscribed courses and promoting enrollment in undersubscribed ones.
5. Develop a rationalized apprenticeship program with heavy inputs from the private
sector. Furthermore, transfer the control of technical training to industry groups
which are more attuned to the needs of business and industry.
The macro-level educational issues and concerns above can be better understood
when the micro-level concerns—mainly curriculum issues—are put into the equation.
This way, people can understand the state of education more and eventually face and
nip the problems in the bud.
Curriculum managers and educational experts are always looking for better ways to
achieve better learning through teaching. However, since curriculum innovations
seemed to be difficult for many, issues and concerns have been raised about curricular
innovations. The newness of the idea to the users raises issues which need to be
addressed. Certain aspects need to be clarified in order to overcome the attitude and
feelings that create some concerns.
Perter Oliva’s Developing the Curriculum (Seventh Edition) reveals 12 curriculum
issues. These are 1. Academic Area Initiatives, 2. Alternative Schools, 3.
Bilingual/Bicultural Education, 4. Censorship, 5. Gender, 6. Health Education, 7.
Diversity, 8. Privatization, 9. Provision for Exceptionalities, 10. Religion in Public
Education, 11. Scheduling Arrangements, and 12. Standards and Assessment
Clearly, there is no discrete separation in these twelve categories. On one sense, they
are all interrelated and bear close relationship with each other. Some items
enumerated, however may not be fit for the Filipino audience.
In the Curriculum Development book of Purita Bilbao et al., it enumerates a number of
fitter and more relevant Curricular Issues and Concerns.
1. Poor Academic Performance of Learners. How does he performance of learners
relate to the curriculum? Our basic education curriculum was prepared by
experts in the field of curriculum making and the subject specialization. The
written or intended curriculum is well crafted and all elements of the curriculum
are considered. But why are Filipino learners lagging behind from their
counterparts the southeast in the TIMMS? Why can’t our schools significantly
raise the level of performance of the learners’ vis-à-vis national standards?
Issues on the varied implementation of the curriculum among schools and
teachers seem to be one of the reasons for the prevailing low performance of
schools all over the country. There is perennial complaint about books and other
instructional materials. Overcrowded classrooms do not provide a good learning
environment. In addition, the teacher has been identified as one of the
influencing factors in the varied implementation of the curriculum. Issues like ill
prepared teachers, poor attitude towards change and low morale have been
thrown to teachers. Leadership support to an effective implementation of the
curriculum. Perhaps if these are not addressed, then the outcome of the
curriculum which is academic performance if schools will be low.
2. No Sense of Ownership. Most of the curricular innovations are handed down
from the top management. Those who are going to implement simply tow the line
or follow blindly. Sometimes the implementers lack full understanding of the
change or modifications that they are doing. The goal is unclear, thus there are a
lot of questions in the implementation as well as evaluation from the concerned
persons. Because of this concern, there is little support that comes from the
stakeholders. They just leave the school to do it on their own, thus giving the
classroom teacher a burden.
3. Curricular Bandwagons Only. In the desire of some schools to be part of the
global educational scenario, changes and innovations are drastically
implemented even if the school is not ready. Some schools for example
implement a curriculum that is technology-dependent when there is not enough
computers in the classroom. There are no internet connections either. How can
correct and apt scientific experimentations happen if there are no laboratory
tools, equipment or chemicals in the first place? But they have to show that they
are also keeping abreast of the development even if their equipment are
insufficient.
Manila (23 February) — The Department of Education (DepEd), in Order No. 13,
ordered all public and private schools to keep graduation rites for Batch 2010 politics-
free.
It also ordered the schools to keep their graduation rites solemn yet simple and austere
especially due to difficulties brought about by recent natural calamities.
DepEd Secretary Jesli Lapus said in the order that the graduating rites should be
conducted in an appropriate solemn ceremony befitting the graduating students and
their parents and shall not in any way be used as a venue for political forum.
Lapus reiterated the department’s policy on the conduct and collection of fees for
graduation rites, where public schools are not allowed to collect graduation fees or any
contribution for graduation rites.
While the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), however, may solicit minimal voluntary
contributions from members for graduation ceremonies and celebration, teachers and
principals should not be involved in it.
On the other hand, Lapus said there should be no extravagance in graduation rites,
adding holding the graduation in school premises is encouraged.
Also, Lapus said there should be no special attire for the ceremonies. While wearing
togas are allowed, only the actual cost of rental of togas (will be shouldered) by the
graduating class.
Lapus also stressed contributions for the annual yearbook will be on a voluntary basis
only.
Source: Philippine Information Agency
After 30 years of fiddling with the education system, whoever gets into power should
now focus on the big issues
Assessment should be restored to its vital role in teaching and learning, and league
tables outlawed. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The general election is dominating our news. From nurseries to lifelong learning, the
three main parties' education policies have been thoroughly scrutinised and commented
upon.
Each manifesto has a few progressive ideas: Labour's trial of free school lunches for all
primary children; the Conservatives' support for the provision of free nursery care for
preschool children – although Michael Gove's equivocation about top-up fees is
worrying; and the Liberal Democrats' plans to phase out university tuition fees.
The three manifestos also have some silly ideas. Labour wants to teach Mandarin in
primary schools even though we have patently failed to teach any foreign language to
more than a minority. Is anyone in the Department for Children, Schools and Families
aware of the negative findings of the 1975 National Foundation for Educational
Research's study, French in the Primary School?
The Conservatives will encourage new schools to be opened and run by parents – at
least until their children leave. The overprovision that will be created is bound to deplete
the resources of existing schools, and the potential for the sharp-elbowed to benefit at
the cost of everyone else will add to the fragmentation of the system.
The Liberal Democrats have promised priority funding for small classes, despite
research showing that schools need flexibility in how they make the most of teachers
and that small groups benefit the youngest but not necessarily other older pupils.
After 30 years of endless fiddling with our education system, oh that a new government
– whether a single party or a coalition – would turn its attention to regulating big
business and the banks, providing an up-to-date infrastructure and protecting the
liberties and welfare of its citizens.
It would be excellent if whoever grasps power after Thursday's election drops all
gimmicks and focuses on the big issues that only government can change. Here are the
top 10 points from my personal wishlist.
1 Accept that the country needs a high-quality education "system" rather than a pecking
order of schools and colleges. Local authorities have a vital role. Links and transitions
between the phases are crucially important. Competition works for sports and some
cultural events, but learners are often better served by collaboration.
2 Realise that, if the desire to reduce the achievement gap between the advantaged
and the disadvantaged is genuine, those who currently gain the least from education
need to receive the most resources and have the best teachers.
3 Learn from Sure Start and from the excellent longitudinal research on preschooling
that universal, high-quality, free nursery provision makes sound educational, social and
economic sense.
4 Grasp that teachers are the solution not the problem. This means the profession
attracting, and keeping, the most talented and the best-motivated people (Teach First
has gone some way towards this). It also means the government allowing teachers
reasonable autonomy in how they teach.
5 Limit the national curriculum to core subjects and those topics deemed essential to
preserving our heritage, maintaining our national culture, and extending our
international understanding.
6 Restore assessment to its vital role in teaching and learning, and outlaw the
disastrous and divisive league tables.
7 Restrict inspection to ensuring that failing institutions are identified and improved
rather than attempting the impossible task of sorting all schools and colleges into finely
graded categories.
8 Extend pedagogical expertise by encouraging well-planned pilot experiments in
teaching and learning, monitoring and professionally evaluating their outcomes, and
disseminating emerging innovatory good practice.
9 Ensure that further education emerges from its Cinderella role and that part-time
university students are given the support they deserve.
10 Establish a democratically elected standing commission – accessible to all citizens
online – to consider and recommend future changes to the education system, thereby
easing the strangulation of educational thinking by party politics.
Such changes will not be easy to make, as successive governments have created
groups with vested interests in controlling schools, making money from servicing them
or enjoying privileged access to the best provision. These 10 points cannot, by
themselves, ensure a high-quality system in a fairer, less greedy society – that would
require lots more pressure from us citizens – but they should make such an outcome
more likely.
Peter Mortimore is former director of the Institute of Education
Student teachers are often placed into an awkward and stressful situation, not
really sure of their authority and sometimes not even placed with veteran teachers who
are much help. These tips can aid student teachers as they begin their first teaching
assignments. Please note: these are not suggestions for how to approach the students
but instead for how to most effectively succeed in your new teaching environment.
1. Be On Time
Punctuality is very important in the 'real world'. If you are late, you will definitely NOT
start out on the right foot with your cooperating teacher. Even worse, if you arrive after a
class has begun which you are supposed to be teaching, you are placing that teacher
and yourself in an awkward situation.
2. Dress Appropriately
As a teacher, you are a professional and you are supposed to dress accordingly. There
is nothing wrong with over dressing during your student teaching assignments. The
clothes do help lend you an air of authority, especially if you look awfully young. Further,
your dress lets the coordinating teacher know of your professionalism and dedication to
your assignment.
3. Be Flexible
Remember that the coordinating teacher has pressures placed upon them just as you
have your own pressures to deal with. If you normally teach only 3 classes and the
coordinating teacher asks that you take on extra classes one day because he has an
important meeting to attend, look at this as your chance to get even further experience
while impressing your dedication to your coordinating teacher.
Flexibility is the one the top six keys to being a successful teacher.
4. Follow the School Rules
This might seem obvious to some but it is important that you do not break school rules.
For example, if it is against the rules to chew gum in class, then do not chew it yourself.
If the campus is 'smoke-free', do not light up during your lunch period. This is definitely
not professional and would be a mark against you when it comes time for your
coordinating teacher and school to report on your abilities and actions.
In addition, follow your own classroom rules.
5. Plan Ahead
If you know you will need copies for a lesson, do not wait until the morning of the lesson
to get them completed. Many schools have procedures that MUST be followed for
copying to occur. If you fail to follow these procedures you will be stuck without copies
and will probably look unprofessional at the same time.
6. Befriend the Office Staff
This is especially important if you believe that you will be staying in the area and
possibly trying for a job at the school where you are teaching. These people's opinions
of you will have an impact on whether or not you are hired. They can also make your
time during student teaching much easier to handle. Don't underestimate their worth.
• Coworkers and Teaching
7. Maintain Confidentiality
Remember that if you are taking notes about students or classroom experiences to turn
in for grades, you should either not use their names or change them to protect their
identities. You never know who you are teaching or what their relationship might be to
your instructors and coordinators.
8. Don't Gossip
It might be tempting to hang out in the teacher lounge and indulge in gossip about fellow
teachers. However, as a student teacher this would be a very risky choice. You might
say something you could regret later. You might find out information that is untrue and
clouds your judgement. You might even offend someone without realizing it.
Remember, these are teachers you could be working with again some day in the future.
9. Be Professional With Fellow Teachers
Do not interrupt other teachers' classes without an absolutely good reason. When you
are speaking with your coordinating teacher or other teachers on campus, treat them
with respect. You can learn a lot from these teachers, and they will be much more likely
to share with you if they feel that you are genuinely interested in them and their
experiences.
10. Don't Wait to the Last Minute to Call in Sick
You will probably get sick at some point during your student teaching and will need stay
home for the day. You must remember that the regular teacher will have to take over
the class during your absence. If you wait until the last minute to call in, this could leave
them in an awkward bind making them look bad to the students. Call as soon as you
believe you will not be able to make it to class.
How to Be a Good Student Teacher
Introduction: On Being
a Student Teacher
TOPICS
• Some keys to success
• The student teacher as apprentice
• Concentrating on your needs
• How this book can help you
• Journals: Former student teachers share their experiences
• The contents of this book
• Critical issues
Our aim in this book is to help you make the student-teaching experience a rich and
successful one. When deciding what to include from the vast literature on education,
teaching, and learning, we examined studies in which student teachers reported
their concerns. We also reviewed journal entries of our own student teachers, and
we drew on our own experiences as student teachers, teachers, cooperating teachers,
and university supervisors.
TOPICS
• Expectations about your class
• Self-expectations
• Preparing for your assignment
• Becoming part of the school community
• Common concerns of student teachers
• The CONTROL-C method of problem solving
• Four stages to student-teaching success
Stage 1: The early days
Stage 2: Becoming a member of the teaching team
Stage 3: Soloing as a teacher
Stage 4: Feeling like a teacher
• Critical issues
"When I think about teaching my own classes, I'm excited, anxious, and a little scared.
Especially I wonder if I can be a real teacher to them, someone they will accept as the
equal of their own teacher. I also wonder if the teachers at the school will respect me."
Those were James' feelings a few days before beginning his student teaching.
His feelings were normal. It is normal to feel some anxiety in anticipation of a
new experience, especially when you are going to be observed and evaluated and
when your career hinges on success. Do you remember other first experiences--the
first date, the first time you drove a car, or, earlier yet, the first time you gave an
oral report in class? Chances are you showed the normal human reaction of anxiety
of one kind or another: "butterflies" in the stomach, a bit of sleeplessness, a lowered
appetite or its opposite, overeating and some digestive problems, or a combination
of these. And chances are, moments after the new experience got under way, your
anxiety level dropped considerably.
That is what you can expect about the "firsts" that are coming up: when you first
report as a student teacher, when you first lunch in the teachers' room, when you
first take over the class for a lesson, when you first teach a whole day.
Building a Good Relationship
With Your Cooperating Teacher
TOPICS
• The first meeting
• The first day
• Stages in your relationship with your cooperating teacher
Stage 1: The early days
Stage 2: Becoming a member of the teaching team
Stage 3: Soloing as a teacher
Stage 4: Feeling like a teacher
• How you and your cooperating teacher may differ in assessing your per-
formance
• Relating to substitute teachers
• Your student-teaching assignment and the realities of school life
• Critical issues
Success in student teaching begins with a good relationship with your cooperating
teacher. With that, you will put yourself in a strong position to learn and to become
an effective teacher. It will also lay the groundwork for a supportive letter of
reference that will aid you in securing your first position.
We start with a step-by-step discussion on building an effective bond, followed by
discussion of how to avoid potential relationship problems and how to deal with such
problems when they arise. The last section in the chapter deals briefly with substitute
teachers, whom you may encounter during your student-teaching assignment.
TOPICS
•Learning about the students in your class
•Recognizing the diversity in your class
•Dealing with troubling and troubled students
•Preventing problems
•How students and student teachers feel about each other
bull;How friendly should you be?
bull;Analyzing your classroom work
•Critical issues
The first day. Ms. V. introduced me to the class. I looked them over . . . like a sea of
faces. I smiled and they did too. I just hoped I'd be able to be a good teacher and that
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WORK EXPERIENCES
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December 2009- June 2010
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•Messenger work
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Tertiary:
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Quezon City Campus
Don Fabian St., Brgy. Commonwealth, Quezon City
Bachelor in Business Teacher Education2007-present
Secondary:
Sta. Lucia High School
J.P Rizal S. Brgy. Sta. Lucia Novaliches, Quezon City
2002-2006
Primary:
Fairview Elementary School
Fairlane St. Fairview, Quezon City
1997-2002
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Female
90 lbs
5’1
Christian (Methodist)
October 20, 1989
Quezon City
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“Enhancing Teaching Skills toward Professionalism”
October 20, 2010