Apuya Searching for Instructional Materials

Educational resources are very important tools used by every teacher to

improve the teaching-learning process. Effective use of instructional materials can
assure a teacher for an active and productive learning assessment.
Your intended Learning OutcomeYour task as a student teacher is vital in assisting
your Cooperating Teacher (CT) to search appropriate instructional materials. This activity
will build your competency in choosing instructional materials that meet the needs ofdividual
learners.
Prepares FS 2 Students for PPST: Your intended Learning
Outcome:
Domain:Curriculum and Planning Search for appropriate and
Strand: Teaching and learning resources including effective instructional materials
ICT
Your Experiential Tasks, Your Reflection Trigger,
1.1 Exposure "Why should a teacher spend time in
Selecting Instructional,materials?"
Examining Instructional Materials from the
School's Resources or through Technology or
Digital Resources.
A teacher should spend time in
1.2 Participation searching for appropriate instructional
materials in order to meet the needs and
Identifying the Purposes of
interests of each students with varying
Instructional,Materials.
ability levels. It is significant to
3 Identification promote teacher’s efficiency and
improves the intellectual knowledge
Considering the Different Principles in and higher order thinking abilities of the
Selecting,Instructional Materials students as well as their academic
4 Internalization, performance.

Applying Guidelines in Selecting

Instructional materials
5 Dissemination
Presenting Appropriate Instructional
Materials,“Better This Time".
1.1 EXPOSURE
Examining instructional materials from the School’s resources or through Technology
or Digital resources.
One of the things that your Cooperating Teacher (CT) needs assistance from you is
your skill in searching for instructional materials. Your CT will give you a list of instructional
materials generated from the internet.
Request a copy of your CT’s learning plans of his/her subject and look at the learning
objectives as your guide in searching for his/her needed instructional materials.
Make a checklist of the sources where you can get the appropriate instructional
materials for your assigned subject/s.
Subject School List of Technology or Website and short
Resource materials and digital description of the
Short resources Instructional Materials
Description
 1.2 PARTTICIPATION
Identifying the Purpose of the Instructional Materials

The importance of producing instructional materials is to facilitate the teaching-

learning process. The essence is not to use the instructional materials as objects of decoration
but instructional materials must be utilized for an effective, meaningful, and interactive
teaching - learning engagements.
As you assist your CT in searching for needed instructional materials, consider the
following purposes why teachers use instructional materials on teaching.
Purposes of the Utilization of the Instructional Materials
 The instructional materials capture the learners' interest.
 The instructional materials contribute in the realization of the learning objectives.
 The instructional materials motivate the learners to be engaged in the teaching learning
process.
 The instructional materials contribute in making difficult concepts easy to understand.
 The instructional materials concretize abstract ideas or make concepts realistic to the
learners.
 The instructional materials afford degree of retention of concepts or ideas.
 The instructional materials make learning more real and meaningful.
 The instructional materials stimulate self - activity in the part of the learners.
 The instructional materials address different learning style and needs of the learners.
 1.3 IDENTIFICATION
Considering the different principle in selecting constructional materials.
While searching for your CT's instructional materials, make yourself guided by the
following principles in selecting instructional materials (Buno, 2024). Check whether what
you have searched adhere to the given principles.

Yes No
A. Principle of appropriateness ( appropriate to the intended learning
object and level of the learners)
B. Principle of authenticity ( present, accurate, up to date and
dependable information)
C. Principle of cost ( economical and easy to manipulate)

D. Principle of interest ( power to encourage creativity and imaginative

response among the learners)
E. Principle of organization and balance ( clarity and in accordance
with the principle of learning such as reinforcement or transfer)

REEXAMINING YOUR ASSITING TASK:

In assisting your CT to search for appropriate instructional materials, what
problems have you encountered as regards the principles to applyy in the selection of
instructional materials?
1.4 INTERNATIZATION
Applying guidelines in selecting instructional materials

Ass you search for your cooperating Teacher's needed intranational materials, fill out
the table below to serve as your guide in searching and preparing instructional resources.
Year Learning Subject Purpose for the Possible Instructional
level Objectives Matter Instructional Resources
Materials
1.5 DISSEMINATION
Presenting Appropriate Instructional Materials - "Better this Time"
1. Guided by the learning objective subject matter given to you, provided your cooperating
teacher with the list of resources that you have searched.

Subject matter Learning Objective List of Resources

2. White your short reflection on how teaching a certain lesson can be better because the
teacher uses appropriate instructional materials.

Growth Portfolio entry No. 1

Teaching _________________________________ is better this time
(Subject/Lesson)
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ASSESSMMENT:

For Use of the FS Program Coordinator

Criterion: Depth off Understanding

Rubric

Score Description
91-100 Reflection shows evidence of exemplary understanding of the principles
and guidelines in searching for appropriate instructional materials.
81-90 Reflection shows evidence of adequate understanding of the principles
and guidelines in searching for appropriate instructional materials.
71-80 Reflection shows minimal understanding of the principles and guidelines
in searching for appropriate instructional materials.
61-70 Reflection shows difficulty in understanding of the principles and
guidelines in searching for appropriate instructional materials.
51-60 Reflection shows a need for substantial guidelines in understanding of
the principles and guidelines in searching for appropriate instructional
materials.

Rating for LE 1: ________________

___________________________
Signature of FS Program Coordinator
 Preparing instructional Materials
Students of the 21st century are considered to be highly visual and
manipulative learners. They learn best if they have direct learning experience of the
teaching- learning process. They fine the learning experience meaningful if they are
supplemental with instructional materials for their reading, listening, viewing and
creating activities.
Your Cooperating Teacher needs your assistance in preparing instructional materials.

Prepares FS 2 students for PPTS: Your Intended Learning Outcome

Domain : Curriculum and Planning Preparing Instructional Materials
Stand : teaching and learning resources including to support teaching and learning
ICT engage,ment.

Your experiential Task Your Reflection Trigger

2.1 Exposure
Defining Instructional Materials for "How can the teacher's use for instructional
Various Purpose in the Classroom materials stimulate meaningful and lasting
learning?"
2.2 Participation
Gathering Instruction Materials from
Various Resources Use of instructional materials can appeal to
the individual attention by creating interest
2.3 Identification goal that will help the learner achieve direct
Planning for Utilization of Materials for effort. Teacher's problem of motivation is
Actual Use essentially one of arranging situation with
instructional materials in which the learner
2.4 Internalization will see goals he want to attain.
Preparing Instructional Materials for
Actual Teaching and Learning
2.5 Dissemination
Utilizing Instructional Materials for
Specific Objective/Activities
 2.2 Participation
Gathering Instructional Materials from Various Resources

Start gathering from various resources the needed instructional materials by your
Cooperating Teacher. Have a checklist of the inventory of resources that you will use
assisting your CT.
From the Library

From the Media Center

From the Laboratories

1. Science

2. Speech
From the Informational technology Center

From the Audio-Visual Center

From Other sources

2.3 Identification
Planning for Instructional Materials for Actual Use

Submit to your Cooperating Teacher your tentative layout of instructional materials

that you will prepare.

Reexamining Your Assisting Task

2.4 Internalization
Preparing Instructional Materials for Actual Teaching and Learning.

Get from your CT all the suggestion and the forms of assistance he/she needs from you
during the actual use of instructional materials.

Checklist for using Instructional Materials

1. Reserve necessary materials and equipment from the AV room
2. Practice operating the equipment
3. Preview PowerPoint presentation
4.
 2.5 Dissemination
Utilizing Instructional Materials for Specific Objectives/Activities

Make sure that your materials for instruction are all ready. Assist your Cooperation Teacher
according to his/her instruction. List other activities that your CT need assistance in utilizing
instructional materials.

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