LESSON 1

STUDENT TEACHING:
DEFINITION, RATIONALE,
READINESS & IMPORTANCE

Student Teaching
This is the culminating phase of the
teacher education program, wherein you
as a student teachers experience dual
roles; that of the students and the teachers
as well. You can now apply the principles
and strategies of teaching and evaluation
and use of appropriate techniques and

Instructional devices that will further

develop your teaching competencies, you
will be exposed to the varied activities in
school and to the actual work of the
teacher.
Student teaching is the last phase of
pre-service training which provides
student-teachers the chance to try and test
their educational know-how and
teaching skills in schools.

Program Objectives
1. Develop professional educators who are

competent in the different areas of

teaching and learning;
2. Establish and promote a Christian
environment by providing a broad
program of activities which is designed
to foster respect for individual
differences, the rights of others, and
accountability for ones decision and
action;

3. Instill in every students consciousness

his rights, duties and responsibilities as a
Filipino citizen and complexities and
challenges of an increasingly and
constantly changing world through the
different approaches in teaching.
4. Pursue the vision of quality and
excellence by providing a supportive
atmosphere facilitated by qualified faculty
members who teach courses in their line
of specialization;

5. Foster a research culture by developing

awareness
of
developments
and
discoveries that are useful in addressing
issues and concerns in the context of
education;
6. Develop professional educators who
keep abreast with and are responsive to
the needs of globally competitive nation
and

7. Instill in every student deep respect for

learning, which is the teachers wellspring
knowledge.

Objectives of Student Teaching

Teaching as a profession needs much
preparation. Its objectives are :
1. Apply the theories, principles and
techniques learned in the professional
education courses whenever needs arise,
especially in actual classroom situation.

2. Acquire varied teaching classroom

situations
3. Develop ones personality
4. Develop insights on the teachinglearning situations and ways of evaluating
them
5. Orient oneself to the school environment
6. Promote school-community relationship

7. Acquire first-hand experiences in dealing

with the children
8. Develop a teaching philosophy
9. Acquire a unified perspective of
teachers role
10. Experiment working with the new
principles and information.

The Supervisor of Student Teaching

He is a faculty member from the
college where the student teachers are
enrolled. He is supervises and evaluates
the students teachers in their off-campus
activities in order to prepare them in their
future work as teachers.

Duties and Responsibilities of the

Supervisor of Student Teaching :
1. Prepares the program of activities for

Student Teaching every semester;

2. Coordinates with the dean and the Chair
in identifying cooperation schools for the
student teacher;
3. Prepares and implement the
Memorandum of Agreement between the
cooperating school/s and college;

4. Conducts regular orientation meetings,

conferences, lectures and workshops etc.
with the student teachers;
5. Coordinates with the head of cooperating
school regarding the activities and the
needs of the student teachers related to
their practice teaching;
6. Visits classes handled by the student
teachers,

7. Observes and evaluates the performance

of student teachers in their practice
teaching activities and confers with them
results of the observation;
8. Attends meetings regarding student
teaching called by the college and the
cooperating school;
9. Conducts exit interview of students
teachers;

10. Submits written reports about Student

Teaching at least twice a semester; and
11.
Performs
other
duties
and
responsibilities analogous, germane, or
related to/or implied from the function
listed herein.

The Cooperating School

It is the school where the student teacher
is assigned. This school; selected on the
basis of the type of quality of programs,
administrators, and teachers available to
provide the best experiences for the
student teacher.

The Cooperating Teacher

He is the teacher from the cooperating
school; who guides the student-teacher in
making use of the knowledge previously
learned. He is assigned by the immediate
head or the supervisor. He also practices
the skills obtained in specialized subjects.
The student teacher will at first listen
and observe his cooperating teacher and

later will assist in the different activities

and soon teach his own classes.

Duties and Responsibilities of a

Cooperating Teacher
1. Prepares the children for the students

teachers arrival;
2. Provides opportunities for the student
teachers to meet the principal and other
school personnel;
3. Learns about the student teachers
background and legal status;
4. Reads the student teaching book;

5. Becomes aware of policies concerning

student teaching and student teacher
responsibilities;
6. Secures materials in evaluating student
teachers;
7. Develops a plan for the student teachers
entry into teaching and
8. Makes necessary arrangements for the
student teachers in the different activities.

The Student Teacher

Before becoming a student teacher, one
needs to pass all general and professional
education subjects of the college. These
education courses are designed to give
insights
into
the
sociological,
philosophical,
psychological,
and
anthropological materials, techniques and
evaluation and

The professional responsibilities of the

student teacher (Arabit, 1993)

Duties and Resposibilites of the student

Teacher
1. Sets clear purpose/ objectives of teaching;
2. Studies

individual class and the

community needs;
3. Makes effective plans and provides for
balanced program;
4. Makes content meaningful by using
appropriate methods of teaching

and instructional materials;

5. Provides for individual and group works;
6. Evaluates learning from the beginning to
the end;
7. Provides a good environment for
learning; and
8. Maintains professional relationship.

Observation
Experiments, risk-taking, autonomy, and

flexibility.
Translation : TRY, TEST, INNOVATE,
CREATE.
The different teaching-learning theories
will help the student teacher make heads
and tails of what she observes.

Classroom teaching begins and end with

the getting to know the students

weaknesses and strengths with the end in
view of minimizing barriers to learning.
Learning experiences are planned to
eliminate all barriers to learning. Barriers
come in form of theories or
misconception.
Watch how your cooperating teacher
dissolves these barriers.

Off-Campus Tour
Dja vu! There is that feeling that
youre been here, although not quite.
Youre here as a student, but not quite. As
you walk around, you are going to look at
everything and see it through the eyes of
the teacher. What a difference that makes!

Pre-Teaching Experiences
There are two activities that you
will undergo before actual classroom
teaching. These are the orientation
activities and classroom activities.

Observation of Classes
These are the first few days wherein
you will gain your first experiences in
student teaching in cooperating school
where you are assigned. Here, you will be
oriented to various activities like actual
classroom observations and gradual
participation in some activities directed
by the cooperating teacher.

You will be oriented to your cooperating

school, its objectives, policies,
and
philosophy.
after the first two weeks of orientation,
you will be formally observing and
participating in the classroom, you have
the systematic and manifest a positive
outlook in your observations to get the
most from these experiences. You will not
act as a critic but as a student teacher who
wants to learn and improve oneself.

Observing the Students

Make

observation of students for

guidance in actual teaching;
The type and quality of human
relationship between the teacher and the
students contribute greatly to effective
teaching.

 While most observation activities take

place in the classroom, the student teacher

should observe the students on other
places such as the playground, the library
and the mess hall.
Effective observation follows a regular
schedule;

Classroom Management
Observe the behavior of the students at
work and a play. Prepare notes regarding
the following:
1. Physical arrangement of the Classroom
This includes the seating arrangements,
location of the instructional materials,
use of bulletin boards, use of learning
areas, kinds of facilities, and ways to

Make room appealing and stimulating.

2. Routing Activities
Observe the children at the beginning of the
day, upon arrival, their attendance, in the
sharing time, in the distribution and
collection of materials, at dismissal, and
in all other student activities and
responsibilities.

3. Transitions
Observe them at the start of the first
lesson, from one lesson to another, from
an active experiences to a quiet one, from
a large to small group interaction, from
classroom to recess and back to the
classroom, to and from special subjects
such as physical education, and
movements of groups within a class.

Learning to Teach
Would be teachers tend to lack
confidence in their teaching skills. On the
top of that, they worry about being liked
by the peers and students and making
good impression. Life is lived in terms of
surviving from day to day which could
extend to weeks. Major problems include
applying technical skills in ordinary

classroom situations. Take heart! A

journey of a thousand miles begins with a
single step. A beginning teacher can
learn from experienced ones and patience
can save them from unnecessary growing
pains.
Key:
A-Always
B-Often
C-Occasionally
D-Seldom E-Never

Participation
One of the first tasks in participation is
to know the children. Preparation of seat
plans will help to remember their names.
As a student teacher, you will participate
in management of routine matters, assist
in directing and guiding students
activities, and help in co-teaching
situations until confidence and desires to
teach are developed.

These experiences will made complete by

helping your cooperating teacher
accomplish the different class forms and
records such as the School Register (Form
1). Teachers Class Records, DTR(Form
40), Form 137, etc.

Lesson Planning
Lesson planning can be thought of as
similar to drawing a road map. A teacher
plans in order to provide him with a
sequence of steps to follow as he teaches
the material. There really is no best way
to organize a lesson. An effective lesson
plan results from through research.
Practice makes lesson planning almost

as natural as breathing to a teacher.

Actual Teaching
This is the time to prepare for factual
teaching and for other activities with the
children. Your lesson plan serves as guide
to carry out the objectives to be achieved.

Lesson Plan
A teachers success depends upon the
effective planning and preparation off his
subject. He must have mastered the
subject matter because he cannot teach
knowledge and skills that he doesnt
possess. You may be required by your
cooperating teacher to write three types of
daily lesson plan, the detailed lesson plan,

semi-detailed lesson plan, and the brief

lesson plan.
In detailed lesson plan, both teachers
and students activities are presented.
questions and expected answers are
written. You will be asked to prepare the
detailed lesson plan for the first few
weeks but later may be allowed to write a
semi-detailed ones. A semi-detailed lesson
plan has only the teachers activity under
Procedure.

You will also be allowed to write a brief

lesson plan, especially when you have to
teach successive subjects or when you are
to have a straight teaching. This lesson
plan shows only the main parts without
the questions you are going to ask in the
discussion.

Education
Your First Teaching Day
Its you first teaching day. A real
school, a real class, real students. Lets do
your checklist.
Do your lesson plan at heart
Are your teaching devices synchronized
with he steps you have mapped out?
Is your plan updated?

 Are you wits with you? Keep your sense

of humor?
Look at you. Are you well groomed?
Full in your stomach?
Remember: Step by step
In your daily teaching you will be
observed by your cooperating teacher. A
sample observation form follows :

STUDENT TEACHING PROGRAMS

Student Teacher : ______________
Cooperating Teacher : _______________
Supervisor of Student
Teaching : _____________
Subject/Date/Time : __________________
Room : ____________

Directions : Write the numerical rating

SKILLS OBSERVED

RATING

Lesson Plan
Teaching Techniques and
strategies
Classroom Management
Use of Teaching Aids
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