FIELD STUDY 1: THE LEARNER’S DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT

Episode 1: The School as a Learning Environment

Name of FS student _________________________________________________________________Course _________________________________ Year & Section ____________________________Resource Teacher ______________________________ Signature ______________ Date _________Cooperating School __________________________________________________________________

My Target: At the end of the activity, I will be competent in determining a school environment that provides social, psychological, and physical environment supportive of learning.

My Map: A general observation of the campus and the classroom is an exciting way to start my observation. My mission is to do the following tasks:

1. Visit a school. Look into facilities and support learning areas in the campus, then in the classroom.

2. Accomplish the checklist as you move around the school premises.3. Make a reflection on the characteristics of a school environment that promotes learning.4. Based on your gathered data in the checklist, described the school environment.5. Present your idea of a good school environment through any of these:

a. Descriptive paragraphb. Photo essayc. Sketch or drawingd. Poem, song or rap

My Tools: As you move around the campus, activity forms are provided for you to document your observations. It is advised that you read the entire worksheet before proceeding to the school site. A good understanding of the activities and tasks to be accomplished in the activity sheets will yield better learning results.

SCHOOL FACILITIES CHECKLISTFamiliarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the column to indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available on the last column.

Facilities Available Not Available DescriptionOffice of the Principal

Library

Counseling Room

Canteen/Cafeteria

Medical Clinic

Audio Visual/Media Center

Reading Center

Speech Laboratory

Science Laboratory

Gymnasium

Auditorium

Home Economic Room

Industrial Workshop Area

PTA Office

Comfort Room for Boys

Comfort Room for Girls

Others (Please Specify)

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the provided space.1. Describe the community or neighborhood where the school is found.2. Describe the school campus. What colors do you see? What is the condition of the buildings?3. Pass by the offices. What impression do you have of these offices?4. Walk through the school halls, the library, the cafeteria. Look around and find out the other

facilities that the school has.

Name of the School Observed: __________________________________________School Address ______________________________________________________Date of Visit _________________________________________________________

Be guided by these as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix to record your data.1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted on the walls? What heroes, religious

figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, do you see posted?2. Examine how the pieces of furniture are arranged. Where is the teacher’s table located? How

are the tables and chairs/desks arranged?3. What learning materials/equipments are present?4. Observe the students. How many are occupying one room?5. Is the room well-lighted and well-ventilated?

CLASSROOM FACILITIES MATRIXClassroom Facilities Description

(Location, number, arrangement, condition)1. Wall displays

2. Teacher’s table

3. Learner’s desks

4. Blackboard

5. Learning Materials/Visual Aids

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Write your observation report here.

Name of the School Observed: _________________________________________________Location of the School: _______________________________________________________Date of Visit: _______________________________________________________________

My Analysis

How do the school campus and the classroom in particular impact on the learning of the students going to school? What are your conclusions?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How does this relate to your knowledge of child and adolescent development/ How does this relate to your knowledge of facilitating learning?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Reflections

1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why not?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What kind of school campus is conducive to learning?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. What kind of classroom is conducive to learning?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. In the future, how can you accomplish your answer in number 3?_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Write your additional learning and insights here._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Portfolio

My Personal Illustration of an Effective School Environment

Episode 2: The Learner’s Characteristics And Needs

Name of FS student ________________________________________________________________Course ________________________________ Year & Section ____________________________Resource Teacher _____________________________ Signature ______________ Date _________Cooperating School _________________________________________________________________

My Target: At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in differentiating the characteristics and needs of learners from different developmental levels.

My Map: To reach your target, do the following tasks:1. Observe 3 groups of learners from different levels (preschool, elementary, and high school).2. Describe each of the learners based on your observations.3. Validate tour observation by interviewing the learners.4. Compare them in terms of their interests and needs.

My Tools: Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for the Learner’s Characteristics

Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the provided space. Your teacher may also recommend another observation checklist if a more detailed observation is preferred.

Physical

1. Observe their gross motor skills. How they carry themselves. How they move, walk, run, go up the stairs, etc.

2. Are gross movements clumsy or deliberate/smooth?3. How about their fine motor skills? Writing, drawing, etc.

Social

1. Describe how they interact with teachers and other adults.2. Note how they also interact with peers. What do they talk about? What are their concerns?

Emotional

1. Describe the emotional disposition or temperament of the learners. (happy, sad, easily cries, mood-shifts)

2. How do they express their wants/needs? Can the wait?3. How do they handle frustrations?4. Describe their level of confidence as shown in their behavior. Are they self-conscious?

Cognitive

1. Describe their ability to use words to communicate their ideas. Note their language proficiency.2. Describe how they figure out things. Do they comprehend easily? Look for evidence of their

thinking skills.3. Were there opportunities for problem solving? Describe how did they show problem solving

abilities.

Learner’s Development Matrix

Record the data you gathered about the learner’s characteristics and needs in this matrix. This will allow you to compare the characteristics and needs of learners at different levels. The items under each domain are by no exhaustive. These are just sample indicators. You may add other aspects which you may have observed.

Development DomainPreschooler

Indicate age range of children observed: ___________

ElementaryIndicate age range of children observed: ___________

High SchoolIndicate age range of children observed: ___________

PhysicalGross-motor skills

Fine-motor skills

Self-help skills

Others

SocialInteraction with teachers

Interaction with classmates/friends

Interests

Others

EmotionalMoods and temperament, expression of feelings

Emotional independence

Others

CognitiveCommunication Skills

Thinking Skills

Problem-solving

Others

My Analysis

Write the most salient developmental characteristics of the learners you observed. Based on these characteristics, think of implications for the teacher.

Example:

LevelSalient Characteristics

ObservedImplications to the Teaching-

Learning ProcessPreschoolAge range of learners observed: 3 – 4

Preschoolers like to move around a lot

Therefore, the teacher should remember to use music and movement activities not just in PE but in all subject areas.

Therefore, teachers should not expect preschoolers to stay seated for a long period of time.

LevelSalient Characteristics

ObservedImplications to the Teaching-

Learning ProcessPreschoolAge range of learners observed: _______

ElementaryAge range of learners observed: _______

High schoolAge range of learners observed: _______

My Reflections

1. While you were observing the learners, did you recall your own experiences when you were their age? What similarities or differences do you have with the learners you observed?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Think of a teacher you cannot forget for positive or negative reasons. How did she/he help or not help you with your needs (physical, emotional, social, and cognitive)? How did it affect you?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Share your other insights here.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Portfolio

Which is your favorite theory of development? How can this guide you as a future teacher? Clip some readings about this theory and paste them here. (Provide a separate sheet if necessary)

Episode 3: Classroom Management and Learning

Name of FS student _______________________________________________________________Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________________Resource Teacher ____________________________ Signature ______________ Date _________Cooperating School _______________________________________________________________

My Target: At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in managing time, space and resourced to provide an environment which is appropriate to the learners and conducive to learning.

My Map: To reach your target, do the following tasks:1. Observe a class.2. Using a checklist, find out the evident classroom components.3. Describe how the classroom is structured/designed to allow everyone to participate in the

learning activities.4. Relate the data in your checklist to the learner’s behavior.5. Reflect on how classroom management affects learning.

My Tools: Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for the Learner’s CharacteristicsRead the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the provided space.

1. As you observe the class, look into the characteristics of the learners. Not their ages.2. How many boys are there? How many girls?3. Focus on their behavior. Are they already able to manage their own behavior?4. Can the learners already work independently?5. Describe their span of attention.6. Look into their listening skills and ability to concentrate.

Name of the School ________________________________________________________Observed ________________________________________________________________Location of the School ______________________________________________________Date of Visit ______________________________________________________________

An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT

Be guided by these questions as you do your observation of the classroom management. It is also good to ask the teacher for additional information so you can verify your observation. Write your notes below; and then organize your data in the table that follows.

1. Are there areas in the classroom for specific purposes (storage of teaching aids, books, students’ belongings, supplied, etc.) Describe these areas.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Are there rules and procedures posted in the room?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Did the students participate in making the classroom rules? (Ask the Resource Teacher.)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What are the daily routines done by the teacher? (Prayer, attendance, assignment of monitors, warm-up activities, etc.) How are they done?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Is there a seating arrangement? What is the basis of his arrangement?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Observe the noise level in the classroom. How is this managed?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. If a learner is not following instructions or is off-task, what does the teacher do? Describe the behavior strategies used.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. What does the teacher do to reinforce positive behaviors? (behavior strategies) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Observation Notes: (Provide a separate sheet, if necessary.)

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT MATRIX

Aspect of Classroom Management

Description Effect on the Learners(to be filled up after you answer the analysis

questions)1. Specific Areas in the

Classroom

2. Classroom Rules

3. Classroom Procedures

4. Daily Routines

5. Seating Arrangement

6. Handling misbehavior/off-task behavior

7. Reinforcement of positive behavior

8. Others

9. Others

10. Others

My Analysis

1. How did the classroom organization and routines affect the learner’s behavior?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. What should the teacher have in mind when she/he designed the classroom organization and routines? What theories and principles should you have in mind?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Which behavior strategies were effective in managing the behavior of the learners? In motivating students? Why were they effective?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Reflections

1. Imagine yourself organizing your classroom in the future. In what grade/year level do you see yourself? What routines and procedures would you consider for this level? Why?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Make a list of the rules you are likely to implement in this level. Why would you choose these rules?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Should learners be involved in making the class rules? Why?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Portfolio

Include here pictures of the classroom/s you observed. Write descriptions/annotations about what you observed in each photo.

Episode 4: Individual Differences and Learner’s Interaction (focusing on differences in gender, racial, religious backgrounds)

Name of FS student _______________________________________________________________Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________________Resource Teacher ____________________________ Signature ______________ Date _________Cooperating School _______________________________________________________________

My Target: At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in determining, understanding, and accepting the learner’s diverse backgrounds.

My Map: The learner’s individual differences and the type of interaction they bring surely affect the quality of teaching and learning. This episode is about observing and gathering data to find out how student diversity affects learning. To reach your target, do the following tasks:

1. Observe a class in different parts of a school day. (Beginning of the day, class time, recess, etc)

2. Describe the characteristics of the learners in terms of age, gender, and social and cultural diversity.

3. Describe the interaction that transpires insider and outside the classroom.4. Interview your resource teacher about the principles and practices that she uses in dealing

with diversity in the classroom.5. Analyze the impact of individual differences on learner’s interaction.

My Tools: Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for the Learner’s Characteristics

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe. Then write your observation report on the space provided on the next page.

1. Find out the number of students. Gather data as to their ages, gender, racial groups, religious and ethnic backgrounds.

During class:

2. How much interaction is there in the classroom? Describe how the students interact with one another and with the teacher. Are there groups that interact more with the teacher than others?

3. Observe the learners seated at the back and the front part of the room. Do they behave and interact differently?

4. Describe the relationship among the learners. Do the learners cooperate with or complete against each other?

5. Which students participate actively? Which students ask for most help?

6. When a student is called and cannot answer the teacher’s question, do the classmates try to help him? Or do they raise their hands so that the teacher will call them instead?

Outside class:

7. How do the students group themselves outside class? Homogenously, by age? By gender? By racial or ethnic groups? Or are the students in mixed social groupings? If so, describe the groupings.

8. Describe how the learners interact with each other. What do they talk about?

OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed ___________________________________________________________School Address _______________________________________________________________________Date of Visit _________________________________________________________________________

My Analysis

1. Identify the persons who play key roles in the relationships and interactions in the classrooms. What role do they play? Is there somebody who appears to be the leader, a mascot/joker, an attention seeker, a little teacher, a doubter/pessimist?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Are students coming from the minority group accepted or rejected by the others? How is this shown?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How does the teacher influence the class interaction considering the individual differences of the students?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What factors influence the grouping of learners outside the classroom?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Reflections

1. How did you feel being in that classroom? Did you feel a sense of oneness or unity among the learners and between the teacher and the learners?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. In the future, how would you want the learners in your classroom to interact? How will you make this happen?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Portfolio

Post a collection of quotations advocating for celebrating diversity in the classroom. Using these quotations, explain how you will encourage all learners, regardless of religious, ethnic or racial background to interact and participate well.

Episode 5: Individual Differences and Learner’s Interaction

Name of FS student _______________________________________________________________Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________________Resource Teacher ____________________________ Signature ______________ Date _________Cooperating School _______________________________________________________________

My Target: At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in determining teaching approaches and techniques considering the learner’s differences in level of abilities.

My Map: To reach your target, do the following tasks:1. Observe two or more learners of different abilities but from the same grade or year level.2. Find out some information about their background3. Observe them as they participate in classroom activity4. Write a narrative report and a brief reflection on your experience.

My Tools: Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation Guide for Individual Differences

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe. Then write your observation report on the space provided.

1. Observe the class to see the differences in abilities of the learners.

2. Try to identify the students who seem to be performing well and those that seem to be behind.

3. Validate your observations by asking the teacher about the background (family, socio-economic, presence of some learning disability, etc.) of these children.

4. Observe the behavior of both the high achieving and low-aching learners. Note their dispositions, pace in accomplishing tasks, interaction with teacher, and interaction with others.

5. Observe the teacher’s method in addressing the individual learning needs of the students in his/her class.

OBSERVATION REPORT

Name of the School Observed ______________________________________________School Address __________________________________________________________Date of Visit ____________________________________________________________

My Analysis

1. Did your observation match the information given by the teacher? Were you able to correctly identify who among the students performed well and who did not? What behavior helped you identify them? (volunteering to answer, responding to teacher’s directions, etc.)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Describe the difference in ability levels of the students in the class. Is there a wide gap between the students who are performing well and those that are not?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Describe the methods used by the teacher in handling the students’ differences in abilities. How did the students respond to the teacher?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Reflections

Recall the time when you were in the elementary or high school. Recall the high and low achievers in your class. How did your teacher deal with differences in abilities? Was your teacher effective?

My Portfolio

With the principle of individual differences in mid, what methods and strategies will you remember in the future to ensure that you will be able to meet the needs of both the high and low achievers in your class?

Episode 6: HOME-SCHOOL LINK

Name of FS student _______________________________________________________________Course _______________________________ Year & Section ____________________________Resource Teacher ____________________________ Signature ______________ Date _________Cooperating School _______________________________________________________________

My Target: At the end of this activity, I will gain competence in identifying and describing the influencing factors in the home environment that impact students’ learning.

My Map: To reach your target, do the following tasks:1. Select a learner from the class whom you have observed.2. Interview the teacher about the learner’s characteristics.3. Conduct a home visit to your selected learner’s residence.4. Interview the parents about

a. the rules they implement at home concerning their child’s schoolingb. the learner’s activities and behavior while at home

5. Describe the family in terms of:a. number of siblingsb. number of siblings in school

6. Identify the factors in the home environment that might affect the learner’s school performance.

7. Reflect on how a teacher can communicate effectively with the home.

My Tools: Use the activity form provided for you to document your observations.

An Observation/Interview Guide for Home-School Link

Read the following carefully before you begin to observe/interview. Then write your observation report on the provided space.

The Learner:1. Make a general observation of the learner. Describe him in each of the domains of

development:a. Physical-body built and height (thin, chubby, underweight, overweight), level of

physical activity (fast, slow, lethargic, active, etc.)b. Social-interaction with teachers and classmates (loner, shy, sociable, friendly, gets

into fights, liked by others, etc.)c. Emotional mood, temperament, cries easily, loses temper, happy, shows enthusiasm,

excited, indifferent, etc.)d. Cognitive (appears to understand lessons, copes with the lessons, excels, lags behind,

shows reasoning skills, turns in assignments and requirements, etc.)

Interview the Teacher2. What are the most noticeable characteristics of the learner? (emotional disposition, behavior

and discipline, sense of responsibility, study habits, academic performance, relationship with peers, relationship with adults, social adjustment)

3. How does the teacher communicate with the parents? How often? What do they discuss? Agree on?

Interview with Parents

4. Conduct a home visit. Once there, observe the home set-up. (Home is orderly, family pictures in the living room)

5. Use the interview questions on the next page. Just ask the questions with which you feel comfortable.

Suggested Parent Interview Guide

You may use a more detailed interview guide. Be free to translate the questions, if necessary.

Name of Learner:

Date of Birth AgeGrade/Year Level GenderNumber of SiblingsBirth Order

PARENTSMother:AgeOccupation Educational Attainment

FatherAgeOccupation Educational Attainment

Learner’s Physical Aspect: HealthMother’s health during pregnancy with the learner

Ailments or health problems of the learner as a child

Age of the learner when he/she started to walk/talk

Food preferences of the learner as a child and at present

Who took care of him/her as a child?

Learner’s Social AspectDescribe your child’s sociability (friendly, outgoing or shy, loner)

Who were the learner’s playmates?

As a child then, was he/she allowed playing outside?

Is he/she allowed to go out with friends? Do you have rules for him/her to follow regarding going out? What are these rules?

Emotional-MoralWhat are your expectations of your child?

How do you provide a nurturing environment for your child?

Does your child go to you when he/she feels down or has a problem? What do you do to meet his/her emotional needs?

What do you do when he/she is not successful in something?

How do you discipline your children?

Do you have rules in the house? What are they?

How do you impose the rules?

What are the consequences of breaking the rules?

Learner’s Cognitive AspectWhat are the child’s interests?

What is he/she good at in school?

In what subject/s does he/she have difficulty?

How do you monitor his/her performance in school? How do you motivate him/her?

Do you have rules at home to help him develop good study habits? What are these rules? How are they implemented?

After you have gathered all the necessary data, write the learner’s development profile using the given outline.

THE LEARNER’S DEVELOPMENT PROFILE (Outline)

Name of the LearnerSchoolDate of Home VisitDate of Birth AgeGrade/Year Level Gender

Family ProfileNumber of SiblingsBirth OrderMotherAgeOccupation Educational AttainmentFather

AgeOccupation Educational Attainment

Physical Development In paragraph form, describe the physical development of the learner. Combine the teacher’s parents’ responses, and your own observations.

Social Development In paragraph form, describe the social development of the learner. Combine the teacher’s, parents’ responses, and your observations.

Emotional-Moral Development In paragraph form, describe the emotional-moral development of the learner. Combine the teacher’s parents’ responses, and your own observations.

Cognitive Development In paragraph form, describe the cognitive development of the learner. Combine the teacher’s parents’ responses, and your own observations.

Findings Write here your salient findings about the learner.

Conclusions Write your conclusions after you have analyzed the impact of the school and the home on the learner’s development. The questions in the Analysis portion of this learning episode can help you.

Recommendations Write your recommendations.

My Analysis

Your findings and recommendations in the Learner Development Profile will help you answer the questions here.

1. From your home visit and interview, what do you think is the style of parenting experienced by the learner? Explain your answer.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Relating your data with that you learned from child development, what family factors do you think contribute to the development and over-all adjustment of the learner in school?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Does the communication between the home-school have an effect on the learner? If yes, what are these effects?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Reflections

1. Reflect on your own development as a child. What type of parenting did you experience? How did it affect you?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. As a future teacher, how would you establish good home-school collaboration? How can you work well with the parents? How can you help them? How can they help you?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My Portfolio

(Make an artistic, colorful, and creative visual expression of your insights or feelings about the influence of the home and school to the learner. Then, write a few statements below your visual art describing your visual art.

(Make an acrostic reflection about the home and school link.)

H – O – M – E –

S – C – H – O – O – L –

L – I – N – K –

OBSERVATION REPORT(A continuation)

Physical Development________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Social Development________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Emotional-Moral Development________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Cognitive Development________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Findings________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Conclusions________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Recommendations________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________