MODULE FOR

EDUC 306 FIELD STUDY 1

PREFACE
This module guides students on their activities on EDUC 306 FIELD STUDY 1
OBSERVATIONS OF TEACHING-LEARNING IN ACTUAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT the
implementation of proper guidelines and policies on deploying Pre-service teachers. Each unit
starts with the introduction followed by objectives, and varied exercises for the students to
analyze and inculcate lessons included. Policies and guidelines were also discussed and
explained to understand the legal basis of deployment for Pre-service teachers. Attributes of
school officials, their authority, and leadership are also included. Different activities on the
cooperating teacher’s classroom management, how they handle student’s differences, and
administration of learning. In addition, are activities on observing learner’s behavior inside the
classroom, how motivated they are too learned despite of their differences. And lastly,
discussions on the qualities of a professional teachers which is one of the aims of the college,
to produce a competitive future educator.
 UNIT II
Cooperating School and Its Components
⮚ Cooperating Teachers - Qualifications and Responsibilities

⮚ Key Person and their Roles in Experiential Learning Course

- School Head, Cooperating Teacher, TEI Supervisor
⮚ Career Stages of Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers
-Beginning, Proficient, Highly Proficient, Distinguished

⮚ Expectations from the Beginning Teacher

-Qualifications Must Possess by the Future Educator

⮚ Suggested Timeline of Activities for the PST Experiential Learning

-Proposed Activities Before, During, After the Deployment

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Lesson 6: Key Persons and the Role in Experiential Learning

Duration: 3 hours

Introduction

The lesson will give a piece of background knowledge on the key person and their tasks
in Cooperating schools to the students in the experiential learning course or the beginning
teachers. This will help the field study students to know the person-in-charge in the structural
organization of the school.

Objectives:

● Acquire knowledge on the key person in cooperating school;

● Identify the roles of the key person in experiential learning and also in the cooperating
school; and
● Analyze the specific tasks of key persons in experiential learning.

Lesson Proper

A. Activity 

Identify the following:

____Cooperating principal /school head____ 1. S/he assigns the qualified cooperating teacher
to pre-service teachers in DepEd.

TEI Coordinator /supervisor 2. Coordinates with DepEd Coordinator (regional/division) on the

conduct of the internship activities.

____Cooperating Teachers 3. Guides the pre-service teachers in the tasks of the teachers like
making lesson plans, making instructional materials, teaching strategies

______Pre-service teacher____ 4. Refer to the students taking the field study courses.

____Cooperating Teachers ______ 5. Common name to a person that has the specific task in
helping the Pre-service teacher inside the cooperating school

B. Analysis

Present a video about the key persons doing their tasks for the pre-service teacher in
experiential learning. 

Key persons in cooperating schools give their best to provide the expectations from
their partners or associate to assure if they met the competencies needed by the learner. This
lesson adapted the module from the Department of Education, Sec. 1 Coaching and Mentoring
Module, pp. 12-13.  The table below explained the particular tasks of a key person.

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 Key Roles of Personnel In-Charge of the Experiential Learning Courses

Personnel Key Roles

Cooperating Principal/ Leads 
School Head • the planning and designing of the pre-service teachers’ training in the school 
• in setting standards in the conduct of the activities 

Coordinates 
• with assigned Cooperating Teachers on the conduct of activities 

Assigns 
• the qualified Cooperating Teacher to pre-service teachers in DepEd.

Cooperating Teacher (CT) Coordinates

 • with fellow cooperating teachers regarding the conduct of activities 
• with Cooperating Principal/Master Teacher/Department Head on the
implementation of the internship program 
• with TEI Coordinator regarding the conduct of the internship activities 

Guides
 • the pre-service teachers in the tasks of the teachers (making lesson plans,
making instructional materials, teaching strategies) 

Evaluates 
• the implementation of the internship program and reports to the Cooperating
Principal/Master Teacher/Department head
 • the pre-service teacher using the tools

TEI Coordinator/ Coordinates 

Supervisor •with other personnel within the TEI on the implementation of the activities 
•with DepEd coordinator (Regional/Division or school level) on the conduct of
the internship activities 

Conducts 
•constant conference with pre-service teachers 
•evaluation conference, with other implementers, to assess pre-service teachers’
performance
Source: Table lifted from Supporting Beginning Teachers: A Coaching and Mentoring Module for DepEd Supervisors of Experiential Learning Students

C. Abstraction

1. Students will enlighten on:

     1.1. Tasks of key persons in cooperating schools
     1.2. A deeper knowledge of key person-in-charge in cooperating schools.

D. Application 
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 Based on the lecture and discussion, differentiate the task of the key person in
cooperating school, and explain its role to experiential learning students.
Key person is the one who will guide you the one who will facilitate and coach the
pre-service teachers. And the key person should show a keen interest in the teacher intern
and always give
praise for a job well done so the pre-service teacher will be encouraged to be more
active.

Reflection

To assess student’s learning on the lesson, recite the key person and their role to field
study students.

Final Requirement

What are your expectations when you meet the key person in your assigned
Cooperating school?
At first, I think I will be nervous, but my expectations are she / he will be easy to
approach and will help me to cope up my task, and it will be the one who will be my side all the
time in the school who will give s support and encouragement to me.

Suggested Readings and Websites

● Teachers play a key role in helpingstudents feel they ‘belong’at school by Megan Pedler
(2013). Accessed from https://theconversation.com/teachers-play-a-key-role-in-helping-
students-feel-they-belong-at-school-99641; 24-Aug-2020.
● Supporting Beginning Teachers: A Coaching and Mentoring Module for DepEd
Supervisors of Experiential Learning Students 

Glossary
● Role
● Key Personnel
● Cooperating Principal/School head
● Cooperating Teacher
● TEI Coordinator/Supervisor

Answer Key 
● School Head/Cooperating Principal
● TEI Coordinator/Supervisor
● Cooperating Teacher
● Field Study students
● Key person

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References

● https://sites.temple.edu/edresources/ofp/student-teaching/cooperating-teachers/ct-roles-
responsibilities/, retrieved 21-Aug.2020

● https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/DO_s2007_003.pdf

● Supporting Beginning Teachers: A Coaching and Mentoring Module for DepEd

Supervisors of Experiential Learning Students