Field Study 1:

Learning Episode 7: Physical and Personal Aspects of Classroom Management

Activity 7.1: Identifying Personal and Physical Aspects of Classroom Management

Resource Teacher: ______________ Teacher’s signature: _______________ School: ___________

Grade/Year Level: ______________ Subject Area: _________________ Date: ______________

OBSERVE!

Observe a class and interview the resource teacher. Ask how the personal and physical aspects of
classroom management ensure proper classroom management and discipline. Check if these aspects
were observed in the classroom.

Aspects of Classroom Management

Personal Classroom Management Yes No

1.1 Is the well-groomed that he/she demands respect from the learners? √

1.2 Is the teacher’s voice modulated and can be heard by the entire class? √

1.3 Was the teacher present in class? √

1.4 Did the teacher arrive on time in class? √

1.5 Does the teacher exude a positive attitude towards teaching? √

Physical Classroom Management

2.1 Is the classroom well-ventilated? √

2.2 Is the lighting good enough? √

2.3 Is the classroom free from noise? √

Does the seating arrangement provide better interaction? √

2.5 Is the design/structure of the room inviting? √

2.6 Is the physical space/learning station clear from obstruction? √

ANALYZE!

Analyze the different elements of personal/physical classroom management and answer the following
questions.

1. How does the voice of the teacher affect classroom instruction?

•The teacher's tone of voice is a powerful instrument. It sets the tone and environment for the entire
classroom in terms of engagement, behavior, and rapport with students.

2. How does the punctuality of the teacher affect the classroom discipline?

•The punctuality and the behavior of the teacher reflects to the learners because if the learners could
see that their teacher is punctual then they will also try their best to follow the behavior of the teacher.

3. Why do we need to check on the physical aspects of classroom management?

•The physical arrangement of the classroom can affect both student and teacher behavior, and a well
structured classroom management plan of design has the ability to improve learning and behavior.

REFLECT!

Reflect on the aspects of personal and classroom management.

1. What does this statement mean to you as a future teacher? Explain. “No amount of good instruction
will come without effective classroom management.”
 •As a teacher in a certain classroom doesn't know how to effectively manage a classroom, then he/she
will also not be able to formulate and give any good instruction that sometimes leads to the failure of
the students to learn.

2. What are your plans in ensuring effective classroom management?

•Establish a Positive Relationship with Your Students.

Activity 7.2: Demonstrating Knowledge of positive and non-violent discipline in the management of
learner behavior.

Resource Teacher: ______________ Teacher’s signature: _______________ School: ___________

Grade/Year Level: ______________ Subject Area: _________________ Date: ______________

OBSERVE!

Observe the classroom management strategies that your resource teacher employs in the classroom.
You may also conduct an interview to substantiate your observation.

Check the management strategies employed by the Resource Teacher.

Check (√) observed, put an (X) if not observed and (O) for no opportunity to observe.

Effective classroom Management Strategies Observe Not No

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Observe

Model to the students how to act in different situations. √

Establish classroom guidelines. √

Document the rules. √

Refrain from punishing the entire class. √

Encourage initiative from class. √

Offer praise and rewards. √

Use non-verbal communication. √

Take time to celebrate group effort. √

Let students work in groups. √

Interview students to assess their needs. √

Address bad behavior quickly. √

Consider peer teaching. √

Continuously engage the students. √

Assign open-ended project. √

Write group contacts. √

ANALYZE!

Analyze the checklist you have accomplished and answer the given questions.

1. How many strategies were employed by the resource teacher? Did these contribute to better
classroom management? Explain your answer.

•The teacher's strategies that are not being used are praising the achievers andclassroom
punishment. Punishment can harm students' relationships, affecting all other classroom management
strategies, which is why the resource teacher didn’t include it.
2. What were not used by the resource teacher? Were these important? What should have been used
instead? Explain.

•I believe that the teaching strategies were utilized by the resource teacher and none of it are not
able to utilize- they were all utilized – as far as I am concern.

ANALYZE!

Analyze the different elements of personal/physical classroom management and answer the following
questions?

1. How does the voice of the teacher affect classroom instruction?

-The teacher has a well-modulated voice that is very catchy to the learners which attracts them to listen
very well and be participative enough to class.

2. How does the punctuality of the teacher affect classroom discipline?

-The punctuality of the teacher show consistency and perseverance that the teacher is doing her part to
be a role model to her learners.

3. Why do we need to check on the physical aspects of classroom management?

-We need to check on the physical aspects of classroom management to improve the learning of the
students and also their behavior towards academic performances.

REFLECT!

Reflect on the aspects of personal and classroom management.

1. What does this statement mean to you as a future teacher? Explain.

"No amount of good instruction will come out without effective classroom management."
-No matter how good you are as a teacher if you are not an effective teacher, then you are just wasting
your time. As a teacher, we should plan and evaluate our actions towards the learning of the students
for us also to achieve our set objectives. Effective classroom must be planned accordingly.

2. What are your plans in ensuring effective classroom management?

-For me, to ensure an effective classroom management, instead of punishing the class, I would rather
listen first before criticizing them. I would like to listen to them because I really want to build a healthy
relationship with them. With that, I might encourage them to study harder and focus on what really
matters.

ANALYZE

Analyze the checklist you have accomplished and answer the given questions:

1. How many strategies were employed by the Resource Teacher? Did these contribute to better
classroom management? Explain your answer.

-A lot of strategies were employed by the resource teacher for I believe, as a teacher, we must be
equipped with different strategies for us to be an effective teacher. And yes, those strategies contribute
to a better classroom management because it helps both the teacher and the learners to build a strong
relationship, develop the learners’ thinking skills, and as to achieve the set objectives.

2. What were not used by the Resource Teacher? Were these important? What should have been used
instead? Explain.

-I believe that the teaching strategies were utilized by the resource teacher and none of it are not able
to utilize- they were all utilized – as far as I am concern.

REFLECT

As a future teacher, reflect on the observations then answer the given question.

1. What classroom management strategies do I need to employ to respond to diverse types of learners?

-As a future teacher, the classroom management strategies that I need to employ to respond to diverse
types of learners are practicing the cultural sensitivity of learners to avoid certain circumstances in the
future and the other one is to give students a freedom and flexibility for I believe that we are all
intelligent in our own way and that I want them to find their own skills and abilities.

Activity 8.1: Curricula in the School Setting

It is time to look around. Discover what curriculum is operating in the school setting. Recall the types of
curriculum mentioned earlier. Can you spot where these are found? Let’s do a hunting game!

OBSERVE!

Resource Teacher: _____________ Teacher’s signature: _______________ School: ___________

Grade/Year Level: ______________ Subject Area: _________________ Date: ______________

Locate where you can find the following curriculum in the school setting. Secure a copy, make an
observation of the process and record your information in the matrix below. Describe your observations.

Type of Curriculum Where found Description

Recommended Curriculum (K-12 Standards and competence- It is generally and usually

guidelines) based. It is inclusive and built consisting of policy guidelines. It
around the needs of the learners actually reflects the impact of
and the community. It can be opinion shapers such as policy
found on the DepEd website. makers.

Written Curriculum (teacher’s These materials can include an It is formally put down in writing
lesson plan) educators’ instruction and documented for teaching.
documents, films, text and other
materials they need.

Taught Curriculum (teaching It refers to how teachers actually This is a less predictable and less
learning process) teach. This can include standardized type of curriculum
 experiments, demonstrations because how an educator
and other types of engagement delivers material can vary from
through work and hands-on one to the next.
activities.

Supported Curriculum (subject These include textbooks, A supported curriculum involves

textbook) fieldtrip, software and the additional tools, resources
technology, in new techniques to and learning experiences found
engage students. in and outside a classroom.

Assessed Curriculum It refers to quizzes, tests, Also known as a tested

(assessment process) presentations, a portfolio, and curriculum and other kinds of
demonstrations. methods to measure students’
success.

Learning Curriculum (achieved This includes the subject matter A learned curriculum refers to
learning process) and knowledge they learned what students walk away with
from a course. from a course but it can also
include additional changes in
attitude and emotional well
being.

Hidden Curriculum (media) For example, if students are A hidden curriculum is not
taught French as part of their planned but it has a significant
coursework, instead of Spanish impact on what students learn.
or Arabic, their takeaway may be
that French is a more valuable
language to learn.

ANALYZE!

1. Which of the seven types curriculum in the school setting is easy to find? Why?

•Among the seven types of curriculums in the school setting, the recommended curriculum is the
easiest to find of them all. Since it can be found on the DepEd website, it is easy to determine that it is
the recommended curriculum because it is already labelled and has a phrase “K-12 MELCS”.
2. Which is difficult to observe? Why?

•. The hidden curriculum is hard to observe because you don’t have an idea on what kind of expertise
does the learner have.

3. Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one another?

• Yes, all of these curriculums are referring to the learnings of the learners.

4. Draw a diagram to show the relationship of one curriculum to the other.

Learned
Recommende Written
Curriculum
d Curriculum Curriculum

Hidden Types of Taught

Curriculum Curriculum Curriculum

Assessed Supported
Curriculum Curriculum

ANALYZE

Which of the seven types curriculum in the school setting is easy to find? Why?
-Among the seven types of curriculums in the school setting, the recommended curriculum is the easiest
to find of them all. Since it can be found on the DepEd website, it is easy to determine that it is the
recommended curriculum because it is already labelled and has a phrase “K-12 MELCS”.

Which is difficult to observe? Why

-The hidden curriculum is hard to observe because you don’t have an idea on what kind of expertise
does the learner have.

Are these all found in the school setting? How do curricula relate to one another?

-Yes, all of these curriculums are referring to the learnings of the learners.

REFLECT

Make a reflection on the diagram that you have drawn.

-Among the seven curriculums, there are three that have the same main goal and targeting the same
curriculum which is the recommended curriculum. Under this curriculum where written curriculum,
taught curriculum, and assessed curriculum lies. They show relationship to one another which deals on
the higher order thinking skills of every learner.

Activity 8.2- The Miniscule School Curriculum: The Lesson, A Closer Look

Resource Teacher: ______________ Teacher’s signature: _______________ School: ___________

Grade/Year Level: ______________ Subject Area: _________________ Date: ______________

OBSERVE!

This activity requires a full lesson observation from Motivation to Assessment.

Procedure:

1. Secure permit to observe one complete lesson in a particular subject, in a particular grade year level.

2. Keep a close watch on the different components of the miniscule curriculum: the lesson.

3. Follow the three major components of a curriculum (planning, implementing, and

evaluating/assessing). Observe and record your observation.

Here’s a transcript of my observation:

A. Planning

I have made a copy of the lesson plan of my resource teacher.

a. the lesson objective is that to identify the different kind of speech.

b. The procedure or method that the teacher will use to implement the plan is through the pictogram.

c. Yes, the teacher will assess and evaluate the lesson by giving a 15-item test.

B. Implementing

a. The teacher will begin the lesson with a song exercise where students have to determine the title of
the song lines.

b. The procedures or steps followed were the 4As format.

c. The teacher engages the learners by determining the title of the given song lines with which the
modals are underlined.

d. Yes, the teacher would be very accommodating.

e. The learners are participating in the class activity.

f. The teacher manages to execute the lesson before the bell rings.

C. Evaluating

a. Yes. The learning outcomes were achieved.

b. The teacher assessed the learners if the learning outcomes were achieved by administering a 15-item
test and by asking students a sample sentence regarding the three modals.

c. Get pieces of evidence. The images show that the teacher is executing his lesson plan.

ANALYZE!

Write a paragraph based on the data you gathered using these key questions.

1. How does the teacher whom you observed compare to the ideal characteristics or competencies of
global quality teachers?

•The teacher whom I observed is very competitive. I can see and feel it because she really tried her best
to teach her students to the best of her ability. She really guides her students in order for them to cope
up.

2. Was the lesson implemented as planned? Describe.

• Yes, the teacher followed her lesson plan accordingly. It was so organized that the learners are
being actively participating to the class because it is very catchy from the start.
3. Can you describe the disposition of the teacher after the lesson was taught? Happy and eager?
Contented? No reactions at all.

• The teacher looks satisfied, happy and contented. Although, their activity is not don, but she still
looks happy because she may conclude that the students understand their lesson.

REFLECT

Based on your observations and tasks in Activity 2 how will you prepare your lesson plan? Make a short
paragraph on the topic.

-Constructing a lesson plan is really hard. If you construct, your imagination is in action also. Pretending
that you are in the class already. But reality happens in the classroom and it is a big different. You
imagine, but sadly, reality hits you. This is a fact in preparing a lesson plan. This is not just a merely
lesson plan. And so, in preparing one, I should plan on what are we going to do though the
competencies are already given. Also, on how am I going to achieve the set objectives. In planning, I
should evaluate the lesson plan I prepared to meet the goals.

Activity 8.3- Constructive Alignment of the Components of a Lesson Plan

Resource Teacher: ______________ Teacher’s signature: _______________ School: ___________

Grade/Year Level: ______________ Subject Area: _________________ Date: ______________

OBSERVE

Using the diagram below fill up the component parts of a lesson plan

I. Title of the Lesson: Different kind of speech

II. Subject Area: English

III. Grade level: 7

ANALYZE

Answer the following questions based on the diagram.

1. Are the three components constructively aligned? Explain.

-Yes, it started from what is likely easy to the difficult level. It is a way of developing one’s skills.

2. Will the outcomes be achieved with the teaching methods used? Why?

-Yes, because it is a step-by-step method not just for the high achievers but also to the low achievers.

3. What component would tell if the outcomes have been achieved?

-The learners output.

REFLECT

What lessons have you learned in developing or writing a lesson plan?

-The lesson I learned in developing or writing a lesson plan is to consider the classroom setup. It is a big
deal for it help the students to focus on the lesson – no matter how interesting your lesson and how
prepare you are if the classroom set-up is not encouraging, then there’s no reason for them to listen and
participate.

2. What value will it give to the teacher if the three components are aligned?

• The value of success will be gained by teacher if the three components are aligned together.
Success in delivering they lessons efficiently, and learning to the learners effectively.