week 7

Rated Demo

( Week 6: 22-26)

My accomplishments

It’s a blessing for me that I’m done in my rated demonstration. I taught three lessons this week about wedding dance, direct and indirect object and verb complements. I finished checking the travelogue of my students. I also finished checking the essays of my students.

My experience

I am a little bit nervous when I executed my rated demonstration lesson. I thought my students will not participate but I was shocked because they did their best even though some of their answers were not exact. I really appreciate them because they listen to me attentively. I really feel good when I used the strategy called transfer and apply in which the students will write the concepts that they’ve learned after that they are going to write the application of that concepts in their daily life experience. I feel good because they were able to share their unique ideas.

My insight

For my students to participate in my discussion I used them as my examples. I also used scenario’s for example what I you go home and your parent asked you “ Anak what did you learned in your English class? How are you going to use it here?

My problem

I got a problem in preparing my lesson on the topic The Wedding Dance. My problem is that 3 of my sections doesn’t have tv in their classrooms. I also had a problem while preparing the lesson that I am going to execute in my rated demonstration.

Solution

My critic teacher helped me, she borrowed projector in order for my students to watch the video clip on wedding dance. I asked the help of my critic teacher because I’m a little bit confused in my lesson.  

      

Goal for next week

I will prepare my lesson well.

week 6

Week 6 (16-19)

Learning styles of my students

My accomplishments

I taught two lessons this week about analogy and primary & secondary sources. It’s an accomplishment that my students learned I facilitated three sections in taking their summative test. I also helped my critic teacher in facilitating the final task our students on their travelogue.

My experiences

Having the experience of teaching 3 sections with one strategy helps me a lot. I therefore conclude that in every section I must vary my strategy based on their learning styles. I’m happy that in one of my class they are son active and excited because of the game I prepared. They had a debate on the material that they are going to identify. It’s not my plan to have a debate in my class but there are lot of ideas came out form them that’s why I let them express their unique ideas. I am so happy that some of them understand my lesson. In my 2^nd and 3^rd class the strategy did not work well because I need to explain more and give more examples for them to understand the lesson well.

My insight

Knowing the learning styles of my students gives me ideas on how to prepare activities that is suited to them. I will prepare the enrichment activities in a form of games. I will give more examples that is related to their daily life experience.

My problem

I had a problem in settling my students some of them are standing, chatting with their friends, and doing something that’s not related on our subject matter.

Solution

In order for my students to settle down what I did was I waited for some students to keep quiet. After getting their attention, I instructed them on their summative test.

Goal for next week

My goal is to vary my strategy based on their ability and capability.

week 5

Week 5

(September 8-12)

Unending learning’s

My accomplishment          

Joining the training program about Boy Scout of the Philippines is an accomplishment for me because I learned a lot about scouting such as: history of scouting, ideals of scouting (scout oath, scout law, scout motto, scout sign, scout salute), leadership in scouting, activities in scouting, and organization for scouting. Executing one lesson on analogy and its type is also a fulfillment on my part. I also had done checking the papers of my students.

My significant experience

This week is meaningful to me because of the training on scouting. I feel excited during the activities because it’s my first time to join scouting. The activities were the following: knot tying, flag code, first aid/ bandaging, measurement, and compass. We were taught on how to use the flag of the Philippines, how to fold it and how to bury if it is already damage. We were taught on how to put bandages in different injuries. We were taught how to find locations using compass. We were taught on how to measure the height of a tree without using any materials. We were also taught on how to tie a knot/ rope. Being a loser during our activity makes us feels good because the important is we enjoyed very much. 

My insight

While listening to the discussion on scouting there are many insights I learned such as how to use scout sign, how to recite the scout oath and law. We were asked to think of sea animal on our patrol name so we shared our ideas and we come up with alimango/crab group. We were tasked to make our own yell per group so we brainstorm. While making my lesson on analogy and its type I come up with an activity called using senses.

My problems

During my lesson on analogy, I had a problem on my instructional materials because it keeps on falling. Because of nervousness, I failed during my activity in forming the jumbled letters to form a word and reveal the topic. My problem is that I state first my objective that’s why they easily formed the word. In one of my class, there are group of boys and two girls who were not listening during my discussion they keep on laughing. I always get their attention but they are hard headed that’s why out my anger I asked one student to stand and answer my question. I asked him in an appropriate manner but after that, I feel sorry to him.

Solutions

In order for my materials not to fall, I asked the help of my friend by borrowing illustration board because my board is not that hard. In one of my class, I let the two girls who were not listening to transfer their chairs in front in order not to join those boys at the back.

Goals for next week

I’ll see to it that my students will get higher scores during activities. I’ll make sure to give different activities for them to participate actively and I’ll see to it that all of them will listen to by making rules.  

week 4

Tiring yet feel blessed
Week 4
( September 2-5)

My accomplishment

This week was so tiring yet I feel blessed because I executed two lessons about How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife and Enrichment activities of the story. I helped my critic teacher in facilitating our students. It was an accomplishment for me to discipline well my students. It was also an accomplishment for me to search about biblical and educational quotes to be posted in the classroom.

My significant experience

I’m happy that I was able to execute my lesson without anxiety. I’m glad that my students participated well during my discussion they were able to give answers and help other students who cannot answer the question I asked.  

My insights

While doing my lesson plan about How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife I think of an activity that my students can really relate with by using local colors, relating their experiences on how they treat people who’s from provinces and city. I planned to use video clips on my lesson but if there is no current, my plan B is to let them arrange the events from the story. For the enrichment activity about How My Brother Leon Brought Home a Wife I use different activities for them to understand well the discussion

My problem

My critic teacher gave me the lesson How my brother leon brought home a wife my problem is how am I going to teach that long story. My students might not understand and they might not read it as a reading assignment. I did not check my materials before going in my second class that’s why they were not able to use whiteboard markers. I feel bad because of my stupidity some of my students were not able to participate well. Another problem is that I expected too much with my students in one of my class I thought they’ve read the reading assignment that I gave but only few read it. Using laptop for watching the video clips that I prepared served as a problem to me because some of my students can’t watch it well because of the light and the screen is not enough for them to see it.

Solution

Luckily, I ask the help of my critic teacher and she was very kind because she think of a strategy that my students will really read that story. She list questions and ask my students to answer it that’s why during my discussion they were able to participate though there are some students who did not read. It’s good that I prepared a video clips about the story that I am going to discuss for the students who did not read for them to understand what I’m talking about. Instead of using marker and white boards, as a solution I instructed my students to bring out one whole sheet of paper and their pen to use it in the activity. As a solution about the video clips, I instructed my students to listen attentively to the dialogues that the characters are talking about.  

Goals for nextweek

My goals:

-is to listen and participate actively for the Boy scout training of the Philippines

-to execute my lesson about analogy using new strategy

-I’ll make sure that my materials are complete before going to the classroom