Week # 16

Week # 16

November 24-28, 2014

“Take a DEEP breath!.. hold it!. .and Let the Stress out”

My Accomplishments

I was able to complete 1 rated demo which made my current over-all total of my rated lesson plans 9. I was also able to facilitated 5 sections in making their logo. On Friday, I processed the Official Business (OB) forms of the fourth year students in the Principal’s office.

My Significant Experiences

I absolutely say that my most significant experience this week was when me and my fellow practicumer (Elvie), facilitated the 5 sections in logo making. It was difficult for us to facilitate the 5 sections because of our shoes having high hills; we were standing until the end of the period to facilitate our students work.

          In addition, On Friday, we were tasked by our CT to process the Official Business (OB) forms of fourth year students in the Principal’s office. As we process the OB forms, we did not expect that the processing of OB forms was very difficult and very demanding. Yes, I said difficult and demanding because we must look for the Principal, Assistant Principal, and the Coordinator of English teachers to sign the OB form. We were so tired to go to the senior high building and return to the junior high building (10 times).

The processing of the OB form was supposed to be on Thursday but my CT did not process it.

My Insights

When you are stressed, you feel overwhelmed and you may not be capable of thinking as clearly as you should. If you feel yourself jumping from task to task, take a deep breath, hold it, and let that stress out. You can accomplish everything if you take one thing at a time

Problems

The problem that I encountered during this week was when we facilitated in G8-MApayapa, our advisory class. There’s this student who transferred a seat, she is supposed to be seated in front but she kept on standing and transferring seat.  When we instruct that student to go back to her proper seat, she answers back “K FINE!”. We were so insulted and disrespected as if we were not her teacher.

Moreover, me and my fellow practicumer Elvie, is somewhat complaining because my CT is always giving us a task to do. We all check the papers of 5sections and record it as well. Yes, we are complaining because our CT has 6 observers and it’s unfair in our part that we are always the ones to check. We also need time to do our lesson plan, IM and to practice our lesson for the day’s lesson.

Solution

As a teacher, we have the right to discipline our students’. But, sometimes students are hard headed to abide their teachers so they tend to disrespect them.

I was hurt when that student of G8-Mapayapa answers us back. What we did was to tell her to my CT. My CT told her that she must also respect us not because we are only a practice teacher but we are also their teacher.

Goals for Next Week

My goal for next week is to be able to complete the required number of rated lesson plans which is 10 in Private school.

“Watch your thoughts they become your words

Watch your words they become your actions

Watch your actions they become your habits

Watch your habits they become your character

Watch your character it becomes your destiny”

Unanimous

Week # 15

Week # 15

November 17-21, 2014

“ADD an Affix to a Word”

My Accomplishment

This week, I was able to execute 2 lesson plans. All in all I have a total of 8 lesson plans. We also made Instructional Materials about Song of the flowers and Affixes together with my fellow practicumer Elvie. I was also facilitated in the tongue twister contest, spelling bee contest, the essay writing contest, declamation contest, and the poem writing contest. During my vacant, I also checked activity papers on affixes spelling words and record them.

My Significant Experiences

My most significant experience during this week was when we taught as a team teaching (Me and my fellow practicumer Elvie) in our class. Our cooperating teacher (Ma’am Tenaza) was not around because it was the recollection of her advisory class. At first, we are nervous because we don’t know yet the substitute teacher who will be observing us at 7:40- 8:40 in G8- Makatarungan but, we just imbibe positivity from that moment. After the morning rights, we already met the substitute teacher. She is the Coordinator of Math teachers in Grade 8. When we enter the classroom, she told us that she will be the one to give the rules and expectations in the class before we start discussing. We were nervous because she’s too strict and I observed that the classroom was full of silence.

          Moreover, as we started our lesson we are happy because the students are very cooperative and participative. They enjoy our lesson especially the activity " Add an Affix to Word". We have this student; he is a silent type person and smart. I asked a question, “Kindly give me an example of suffix ending with or”? Then suddenly, this student recited and answers “EMPERADOR”. I was shocked by his answer. His classmates were laughing because of his answer but I instruct them listen for the explanation. Though it was hard to process that kind of answer, I tried my best to process it. I asked them to bring out their dictionary and look for the word “Emperador” and its root word. And they told me that there is none. I explained to them that the word Emperador is just a brand name of liquor so there is no root word and it’s not even a suffix. So, the student who answers that word was also agreeing to my explanation.

After the class, the substitute teacher told us that we delivered well our lesson and we have a very good Instructional Materials. We felt happy because we overnight/ don’t have sleep just because of our IM and lesson.

My Insights

An assertive teacher is the one who clearly and firmly communicates her expectations to her students, and is prepared to reinforce her words with appropriate actions. She responds to students in a manner that maximizes his/her potential to get her own needs to teach met, but in no way violated the best interest of the students.

Problems

The problem that I encountered during this week was the behavior of one of my student in G8-Matatag.She talked to us as if we are not her teacher. I know that she is just testing our patience.

Solutions  
        During dismissal, I talked to that student to be conscious of his attitude. I told her that we are also their teacher and we deserve respect. I’m happy because she asked forgiveness to her action.

Goals for Next Week                                                             

Herewith, I planned to accomplish my rated lessons in private school to meet the 10 number of the required executed lesson plans. I will be facilitating my students in making their logo for next week.

“If we believe in active student learning, we must consider the variety of ways in which students are encouraged to participate.”

Barrie Bennett and Peter Smilanich