There are varieties of methods that the teachers use in the classroom, but, questioning method and group-work method are the most common methods that are used by the teacher. Based on my observation, the reason behind this is the teachers want to make the students actively participate in the classroom, or also known as students-centered learning. In the middle of discussion, the teacher will ask questions to the students and always appreciate it by saying “very good” or “excellent” .
In triggering students participation in the class, my cooperating teacher made a participation notebook. This notebook will be handed to the secretary in the beginning of the class, and will also be filled out by the secretary. The students who can answer the questions given by my cooperating teacher will get reward in terms of points. Points given to each question are different. It is based on the level of difficulty of the question. The difficult the question, the higher the points. On the other hand, my cooperating teacher may also give minus points for students who do not behave well in the classroom. I have found this effective, because the students are willing to get points in the classroom.
Learning Materials and Innovation
Most of the learning materials come from the handout and also the online book. In discussing the materials, the teachers use power point presentation to attract students attention and to make the students easier in learning the materials. Moreover, the teachers also add pictures and video to reach the learning objectives.
In this case, I have observed my cooperating teacher (Miss Lumantas) in preparing her materials before entering the class. At the beginning of the quarter, she made all of the lesson plans and some documents for the whole quarters. Her lesson plan is based on the scope and sequence document that was made by the teachers of English before. Her materials are based on the curriculum. She searched the contents in the internet and relates it to the exercise or the reading passage that can be found in students’ textbook. She also makes power point presentation before her class. I found that power point presentation is really effective in delivering materials, because the student can easily visualise the materials given by the teacher.
Sources of Learning and Technology
In getting the source of learning, the teacher may search the materials in the internet as long as it is related to the curriculum and the textbook which the students use. In presenting the material, teachers make use of technology by presenting it with power point presentation.
Authentic Assessment
The foundation of authentic assessment revolves around evaluating a students’ ability to apply what they have learned during the lesson. Based on my observation, there are several authentic assessments used in the classroom such as question-answer, group presentation, quiz, practicum, presentation task, clustered performance task.
Students are doing performance after learning advertisement.
Students are doing speech after learning persuasive speech.
Clustered performance task
This is one of the authentic assessment, that clustered with another subjects. Based on my observation, this task is a big project done by eight graders and nine graders. This performance tasks allow the students to demonstrate how effectively they can put the pieces together in ways similar to how information is used in the larger world. Schoolwork becomes a valid preparation for life outside the classroom. In addition, the teachers allow students to do cooperative learning which is an authentic skill that is highly valued in the larger world. Furthermore, cooperative learning simulates how teamwork is used in a business environment.
There are two kinds of performance task. the first one is an one-act play that will be done by the nine graders called Nove Fiera Accademica. The goal of this cluster is to perform a play that presents different plays of William Shakespeare. The second one is called Mini Task: Junior’s Festival of Talents. The goal of this performance is as a culminating activity, the task of your group is to showcase the talents and rich cultural heritage of one’s nation through dancing.
University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC), formerly known as Immaculate Conception Academy and Immaculate Conception College, is a private educational institution founded in 1905 by the Religious of the Virgin Mary (RVM), a congregation established by Venerable Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo. It has three campuses, the Fr. Selga campus along Pichon Street houses the departments of information technology, nursing, medical technology,music, nutrition & dietetics, pharmacy, and the Graduate School. Called the Main campus, it was built in the 1960s to house the college’s growing population. The school’s original location in Downtown Davao along Bonifacio street is now called the Annex campus. This houses the colleges of Business and Governance, Engineering, Education, and Liberal Arts. Finally, the Bajada campus houses the grade school and high school facilities of the university.
The university began in 1905 as St. Peter’s Parochial School along Bonifacio Street in downtown Davao City with only primary and intermediate courses. As World War II broke out in 1941, the school closed and was re-opened five years later. The school received government recognition for the high school level in 1947. A year later, the school was re-named “Immaculate Conception College (ICC)” . In 1969, the Grade and High School Departments were moved to ICC’s new site at Fr. Selga St. Mindful of its mission to deliver quality education, the Grade School, and High School Departments became one of the PAASCU accredited schools in the 1970’s. In May 1, 1992, DECS Secretary Dr. Isidro Cariño granted ICC the University Status. It took the name “University of the Immaculate Conception (UIC).” The school was then 87 years old.
UIC Main Campus Fr. Selga
UIC Annex Campus Bonifacio Street
UIC offers a
wide array of academic programs that cater to the needs of the community.
Offerings include a K-12 basic education program as well as tertiary level
programs of various disciplines. Due to this day, UIC has several programs including “Graduate and Postgraduate
Studies”, that offers 13 courses for masters degree and 3 courses for doctorate
degree. “Undergraduate (college)” offers 10 programs, and “Basic Education” ranging
from pre-school, grade school, junior high school and senior high school.
I was assigned in the Bajada campus that houses the grade school and high school facilities of the university. The year of 2000 was the beginning of this campus, because the Grade School and High School Departments was transferred from the main campus at Fr. Selga St. to this beautiful, sprawling 7-hectare UIC Bajada campus, located in Dumanlas, Bajada, 8000 Davao City, and has several facilities that can provide the pupils with an opportunity to grow not only intellectually but also spiritually, physically, and psychologically. In 2009, the Grade School and High School Departments were granted Level III accreditation status by the Federation of Accrediting Associations in the Philippines FAAP.
Vision
A globally recognized Catholic university that nurtures faith, builds passion for excellence and develops lifelong learners with compassion for service that impacts transformation in a fast-changing society.
Mission
We
commit ourselves to:
Provide an excellent educational experience to students to help them become globally competitive and adaptive to change;
Inculcate among students the values of serving others with humility and love, working for justice, promoting peace, and preserving the integrity of creation;
Engage in research activities in collaboration with local, regional, national and international partners;
Uphold the dignity of the persons especially the poor;
Promote and strengthen our Filipino culture and values; and
Administer the university following Catholic doctrine.
Goal
The
University of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic School that is an
instrumentality of the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary that
aims to provide within its community of students and personnel Catholic values.
Its goal is to provide an educational program and environment animated by
Catholic doctrine, beliefs, teachings, traditions, and practices, the exercise
of which is protected by, among others, Article III, Section 5 of the 1987
Philippine Constitution.
In
order for us to approximate our vision and live our mission, we dedicate all
our human resources to transform the members of the UIC family to become
enlightened, empowered, pro-active and liberated Christian leaders living in a
humane and harmonious community for love of God, country, and the world.
Core Values
Faith,
Excellence, Service
Profile of an
Ignacian Marian Graduate
Ignacian Marian leader:
a responsible global citizen
imbued with profound faith in God,
inspired by the spirituality of humble service,
committed to a continuous search for excellence
To ensure the quality of UIC high school department, LEADS and SHAPES, an innovative and transformative system of instructional delivery has been introduced, cascading the school’s vision and mission and integrating Ignacian core and related values in all instructional classes and integration activities. LEADS is Learn, Excel, Achieve, Develop Character and Serve. SHAPES refers to key value points: Start where you are, Harness what you have, Acquire new knowledge and skills, Preserve your Filipino values and resources, Enrich your culture, Share your learning to others.Under this program, UIC High School aims to be the premier pre-college education provider in Region XI under the K to 12 program, forming graduates to be Leaders with Character. Towards this, the High School Department is focused on faculty development with emphasis on the teacher as curriculum leader, as keenly as it is on its student activity and development program.
1.2 Academic Support System
Facilities that are provided by UIC are very adequate and can lead the students to be convenient in studying. There are three buildings in UIC Basic Education Department that houses the levels of education starting from pre-school to senior high school level. I was assigned in the Junior high school level, especially the eight grade, located in the Immaculate Heart Building, the front building. Each classroom consists of 40 students and facilitated with three ceiling fans, LCD TV that can ease the students to learn the materials given by the teachers. Outside the faculty room in the lobby, there is a photocopy machine and printer that can make the students easier to do their assignments. Not limited to that, UIC also facilitates their students by providing some beneficial rooms like library with complete facilities (Air conditioner, computer to search the books, faculty room, and convenient tables and chairs) inside to support students learning. Here are the school facilities and services.
SCHOOL FACILITIES & SERVICES
Library
Audio-Visual Room (AVR)
Science, Biology and Chemistry Laboratories
Computer Laboratory
Speech Laboratory
Guidance Center
Auditorium
Mother Ignacia Gymnasium
Prayer Room
Clinic
School Canteen
Internet Access
School Bus
auditorium
canteen
lobby
lobby
school coridor
photocopy machine
classroom
classroom
library
library
library
library
library
computer laboratory
speech laboratory
Mother Ignacia Gymnasium
1.3 Teaching System
Just like some schools in my country, Indonesia, the learning and teaching process will be held for five days, started from Monday to Friday. The learning process for each class starts at 7.30 in the morning and ends at 4.45 in the afternoon. However, at 7.15 to 7.30 in the morning, each adviser of the class (teachers who are responsible for certain classes) have their advisory time, where they collect the students’ phones (no phones are allowed during the classroom) and check the class cleanliness. Each teacher is given an hour to deliver the material in the classroom. In a day, there are seven subjects, possibly eight subjects if one subject has 2 periods.
The subjects that are taught in this school are Science, AP (Araling Panlipunan), TLE (Technology and Livelihood Education), English, CLVED, MAPEH, Filipino, Math, and Robotics.
1.4 Materials and Other Learning Sources
The teachers in this school teach the materials based on the core curriculum of K-12. Teachers and students have the same book for each subject. However, the teachers may also search the materials in the internet (online book). So, the teacher will take the materials and exercises both from the students’ handout and the online book.
1.5 Measurement and Evaluation System
This school conducts two kinds of examination, they are monthly examination and periodical examination. Just like the name, monthly examination will be held every month and periodical examination will be held at the end of each quarter. At the end of the year, there will be an honor for students who successfully maintain their grades. Below is the report card in this school.
1.6 Curriculum
UIC High School teachers have also prepared for the intensified
application of the UbD Framework and the initial implementation of the K
to 12 program by undergoing the training, “Curricular Visioning and
Benchmarking” that puts emphasis on the teacher as a curriculum leader.
The training’s lecture-workshop construct enhances teaching effectives.
The training initiative is an innovative approach to re-tool the
faculty to effect curricular change and to expand learning
opportunities. The teachers productively engage in the workshop
activities, leading to a review of the Development Program on
Instruction.
1.7 Teaching Plan (of my major)
Teachers make their own lesson plan but still in line with the curriculum, also based on the scopes and sequence monitoring that will be made right after entering the new quarter. The example of the scopes and sequence monitoring is as follows :
In order to get the aim of UIC, the lesson plan is designed by the following elements :
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