FS 2nd Sem : 2nd day observation experience

On my next day of observation, its Thursday afternoon, January 28, 2010. Mrs. flores and her pupils were having a review on their previous lessons.
On Mathematics, Mrs. Flores flash cards asher tool on reviewing her pupils. The flash cards shows numbers with Mathematical procedures that the pupils will answered it without the use of pens and papers. She call it Mental math.
Their next subject is Makabayan, but before they begin. Mrs. Flores asked her pupils to stand-up and do some stretching, to refreshed their minds.The pupils were now ready to have their next subject.
Mrs. Flores set an activity using cardboard written the names of famous Filipino. In this activity, the pupils tell something about the famous Filipino written on the cardboard and their contributions. The pupils were given the cardboard individually. And everybody participated on the activity.

My observation is, using instructional materials like what Mrs. Flores used. She used cardboard and flash cards, a traditional or low-tech instructional material, that helps her to deliver the knowledge to her pupils. And so the teaching is more easier and it help the teacher to explain and discuss their lesson clearly. And this instructional materials also help the pupils to understand the lesson. She also used an out of the box technique to energized her pupils. This technique helped her to maintain the the alertness and activeness of her pupils. It serve as an ice-breaker.

On my observation I see a lot of strategies and techniques that may help to be an effective teacher.The use of Educational Technology that is appropriate and relevance to my lesson and compliments my objective really help to improve the teaching and learning process. And I think with the combination of some strategies and techniques the teaching and learning process will take place.

FS 2nd Sem: 1st day observation experience

January 26, 2010, its was Tuesday afternoon when i started my observation at DESES (Don Emilio Salumbides Elementary School). I was assigned to Mrs. Carmelita B. Flores, she is handling grade two SPED. they have two subjects in the afternoon, the Mathematics and Makabayan.

Based on my observation on the subject Mathematics. Mrs. Flores serve as the source of knowledge for her pupils. She first introduce the process of division and taught her pupils how its done. She use the chalkboard as her instructional device in demonstrating the lesson. Her pupils were listening. She wrote a set of examples to the chalkboard to be answered by her pupils. After having the examples, Mrs. Flores gave an exercises about the lesson to evaluate her pupils. Mrs. Flores asked me to checked the exercises done by her pupils. And Iwas amazed, because most of the class got a perfect score. Maybe because Mrs Flores explained and demonstrated the lesson clearly with a big help from her instructional device, the chalkboard. The chalkboard serves as her tool to demonstrate her lesson clearly.

The world is a dangerous place,
not because of those who do evil.
But because of those
who do nothing.

Thank you

Thank you

for being like a tree.

That give home to a bird like me.

Keeping me safe,

on this dangerous place.

Thank you,

for serving as my sword,

weapon to this cruel world.

Thank you,

for your cuddling love

that warms my cold heart.

Love, that lights my life.

Shows me the right path ,

and wakes my sleeping heart.