Week # 05

Week # 05

September 8-12

“A Work under Pressure”

MY ACCOMPLISHMENT

During this week (August 8-10), it was our training on Boys Scout of the Philippines (BSP). I’m very thankful because I attended such kind of training that was full of learning’s and insights. Yes, I enjoyed every activity that was given to us; the Senior Scouters who trained us was very approachable and friendly; we also had the chance to know each other through that training.  Moreover, on Thursday and Friday, we were back to Baguio City National High School, and I can proudly say that I accomplished executing my lesson plan in 4 sections.

MY SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES

Before the week of our training on Boys Scout of the Philippines, I told my Cooperating teacher that we will be having training about Boys Scout of the Philippines and we will not be reporting on Monday until Wednesday since that was the schedule date for our training. So, I asked her “ Ma’am, may lesson po ba ako ng Thursday at Friday para magawan ko na po ng lesson plan?”Then, she told me that she will be the one to teach next week. After our training on BSP, we went back to BCNHS and that was on Thursday. I went to the faculty room of my Cooperating Teacher and I asked her if she needs help but she told me “wala”. Furthermore, when I was about to live the faculty room, she told me that I will be teaching “diphthongs” on Friday and she told me to make my lesson plan within that day. I did my lesson plan and I executed it on Friday in 4 sections. Though my voice was become husky because of continuous teaching, I felt happy because my students were very active in participating in my class discussion.

MY INSIGHT

Being a student teacher is not really easy; there are a lot of challenges that we have to face in order to succeed. But then there’s this question that keeps on lingering on my mind “Are we a burden to our Cooperating Teacher? Or are we a big help to them? I don’t know what would I think but I believed in myself that I always do my best to do my duty as a practice teacher. But then, I'm not sure if the problem is with me or my teaching, or if my critique teacher is really determined to train me to be a teacher.

PROBLEMS

During this week, I encountered problems because after my last teaching (3-4:00pm), my cooperating teacher asked me to make a lesson plan before 5pm. She told me that “without lesson plan, no execution”. Though I’m very tired because of continuous teaching, I said to myself that “this is a blessing”. Though, I became nervous because what if the flow of my lesson plan is not organized? But then I started making my lesson plan at the back of my IM (cartolina) since I just finished teaching my last period that time. By that time, I was in a hurry in making my lesson plan I did not think of the flow of the lesson anymore. Suddenly, my Cooperating teacher told me to supervise the students in her home room class. So I got confused, how about my lesson plan? How can I finish it? I still have a class at 5:00- 6:00 pm in Navy Base? However, I just thought that this day is a “blessing”.

SOLUTIONS

I felt that I was under pressured this week but I just thought that maybe this is how my Cooperating Teacher trained me. Though I like her training to me however, I’m thinking about my students what if they will not be able to understand my lesson because the flow is vague and it is a rush work?

Nevertheless, I must accept it because every Cooperating Teacher knows the best for their practice teacher.

GOALS FOR NEXT WEEK

I will be preparing my lesson plan on drill method. I will be employing listening, speaking and writing skills on my student’s activity.

Week # 04

Week # 4

September 5-9, 2014

"This is It"

MY ACCOMPLISHMENT

     The more you are exposed to the teaching-learning process, the more you would know the challenges of being a teacher.

     This week was my first rated demonstration teaching. I felt excited at the same time nervous because it was the first time that I executed my lesson to 4 sections (Grade 9- Eloquence, G9-Friendship, G9-Honor, and G9-Love). Yes, this is it! I can say that I did my best to executed my 3 rated demonstration teaching for this week and I felt happy to at least some of my students were very active in terms of class discussion.

MY SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES

     My significant experiences during this week was very challenging. 

As I entered my first class which is Grade 9-Eloquence, I felt nervous and fear because i thought that what if they will not participate in my discussion? But then, I'm very thankful that  they were very active and they enjoyed the activities that I employed in my lesson. However, when I taught in my second class which is Grade 9-Honor, I felt nervous because only few were reciting and whenever I call them to recite they will just stared at me and say " sorry Ma'am I don't know the answer". I tried my best to rephrase or restate my questions to them but still only few students were participating. As I went out in that classroom I cried. I questioned myself, did I executed my lesson well? My Cooperating teacher told me that only few students in Grade 9-Honor were really participating in class discussion.

   Thus, I decided that I should plan strategies for my students to get engaged in the learning process especially in that section.

MY INSIGHT

     In dealing with diverse students, we must know their strengths and weaknesses so that we can employ or executed our lessons well. Like for instance, I taught 4 sections during Mondays. I used Socratic Method or question and answer technique in my lesson since it is all about “Sonnet”. Some sections that I handled were very active in reciting however; I observed that when I taught in one of the section, they were not reciting even though I restated the questions for them. I felt disappointed but after my lesson, I realized that maybe they don’t like Socratic Method and they prefer some strategies in teaching.

PROBLEMS

       Still on the first day of this week, my third demonstration teaching, this time, I knew a part of my behavior when exposed in a class. I realized that I easily get angry. When my students get noisy, I get mad at them. I even shouted at one of my classes due to their noise. Good thing, my cooperating teacher was not there since she just went out so I did not have any worries. After that day, I got a husky voice. I then also had a realization that I am much more sensitive to noise than my cooperating teacher. On the other hand, in terms of participation, some are always reciting and some are talkative and not listening to the discussion.

SOLUTIONS

   We had a pre-con with my Cooperating teacher after my demonstration teaching. She gave her comments about my demonstration teaching and at the same time the things to be improved. She told me that I should think of a strategy that would capture my student’s attention and participation. She also told me to be firm and authoritarian because some students are really hard headed and not listening to class discussion.  After my pre-con with my CT, I thought of an activity that would let my students participated in my next lesson. I grouped them into 6 and I gave a situation for them to brainstorm and they will perform it through a role playing. I observed that they were able to participate well and they were helping each other in their performance so at least the noise of the class was lessen.

GOALS FOR NEXT WEEK

     We, practicumers will be having an activity on September 8-9, 2014 about Boys Scout of the Philippines (BSP). We planned to engage with the said activity because it is required by our school and it would surely a big help for us especially in applying a job in the future. Also, I will ask my Cooperating Teacher about my next lessons.