FS 3 Technology in the Learning Environment School of Education, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan First Semester, School Year 2010-2011 Name

of FS Student: ______Keren Onda_______ Date of Visit: __July 26, 2013______ Course: __BEED-III__ Major: ___Pre-School Education____ FS 3 (Section):___ EDE___ Cooperating School: ________Sacred Heart Village Elementary School________ Cooperating Teacher: _______JOY ACUT_________ Important Reminders: 1) Extend due courtesy to the Administrators, Teachers, and Staff Members of the school. 2) Follow the rules and regulations of the school and the centers you are visiting. 3) Always ask permission from the cooperating teacher if you can conduct this interview. 4) After you have completed your interview, express your gratitude for the time and assistance they gave you for this FS episode.

Aim of this activity: The aim of this activity is for you to have an interview with a teacher handling your area of concentration/major. In the interview, you will ask about his/her experience of utilizing instructional materials in the learning tasks. After the interview, you will answer accomplish the task found in Part 2 of this sheet.
Instructions: 1) Look for a teacher who is currently teaching your major/area of concentration. (Ex. A SPED teacher, pre-school teacher, high school Mathematics teacher, and the like) 2) When s/he agrees to have this interview with you, please indicate the needed information in the template below.
Form A: UTILIZATION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
Grade/Year Level Taught: Grade II Subject: General Best teaching practices used in the subject: (You can ask what strategies and methods s/he uses) There are a lot of strategies depending on the mood of the children. Like cooperative learning where pupils will be the one to discover things. Just as John Dewey said Learning by Doing. Reasons for using these teaching practices: Pupils understand best and faster. They become more creative

Instructional Materials that are used in the teaching of the subject Concrete objects Pictures Chalk board Flip charts Educational television -

Strengths Pupils understand better They dont need to imagine because they see the objects -

Weaknesses It was so tiring to make It takes time It needs financial support for the materials needed

Reference: Trinidad (2010) Learning Episode 2: TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING 1 from elearn.xu.edu.ph

FS 3 Technology in the Learning Environment School of Education, Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan First Semester, School Year 2010-2011

What instructional materials are not currently used by the teacher but are being explored and are expected to be of great help in the teaching and learning of the subject? -the use of computers and the panaboard. This will give clear idea for the pupils to learn the lessons. But it needs time for the teacher to learn the use of it. Another problem is the number of pupils will affect the use of the computer room.

TIPS (Please ask the teacher of any recommendation/advise s/he can give on how you can best maximize the use of instructional materials in teaching a subject.) 1. __you must be creative and sensitive in handling the children. 2. _________Be resourceful at all times.___________________ *******c, *******

Part 2 . Using MS Word, make a creative interpretation of the things you have learned from this interview.

This interviews I conducted give me an idea on what instructional materials I will be going to use in the future. It gives me idea on its advantages and disadvantages. I also learned the expectations of the students inside the class that they really want that their interest will be tackled in class. It is also very important to use technology in the teaching and learning process especially that we are in the 21 st century and all most of the students are technology savvy. Teachers must know each of their pupils/students so that they will know where to target them or what strategies they will use as they teach. I learned that instructional materials play a big role in the teaching and learning process. This will serve as the visual representation of what the teacher teaches and what the students or the learners are learning. I also learned that it is really important to consider first the child. Especially that they are the one who is learning. As future educator, I really need to know what are their needs, strengths and weaknesses, personality, learning style and their hidden talents and skills so that I will not have a hard time discussing the lessons I prepared.

Reference: Trinidad (2010) Learning Episode 2: TECHNOLOGY FOR INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING 2 from elearn.xu.edu.ph