EPISODE 1- THERMOMETER CHECK

Name of FS Student ______________________________ Course, Year & Section _________

Resource Teacher _____________________________________ Signature _______________
Cooperating School ____________________________________________________________
Your Target
At the end of this activity, you should be able to describe through your reflection of how
the school promotes partnership and dialogue.
Your Map
For this process, go through the following steps:
1. Visit a school and study its vision, mission, and goals in relation to the schools
curriculum.
2. Observe the interaction between and among students, teachers, and other school
personnel.
3. Write down your observation and discuss with you classmates and FS teacher.
4. Generate insights from your observation and discussion.
5. Reflect on your experiences.

Your Tools
For this episode, use the Activity Forms provided.
My Observation Report on Interaction
Name: ________________________________
Course & year: __________________
School Observed: _________________________________________________________
Grade Level: _____________________________
Section: _________________
Subject Observed: ________________________________________________________
Student-to-student Interaction patterns:

Student-to- Teacher Interaction Patterns:

Teacher-to student Interaction Patterns:

Student- to- Non-Teaching Personnel Interaction Patterns:

Teacher- to- Teacher Interaction Patterns:

Teacher-to Student Interaction- Patterns:

Student-to Non-Teaching Personnel Interaction Patterns:

Teacher-to-Teacher Interaction Patterns:

Enriching Activities
Create a scenario where any of the kinds of interaction occur in the school. Make a script of
their dialogue, bearing in mind that this partnership is built on developing a climate of respect,
harmony and cooperation.

Your Analysis
1. Why is a classroom a miniature of a greater society?
2. What are found in the classrooms that are similar to what can be observed in society?

EPISODE 2- COME, LETS TALK

Name of FS Student ______________________________ Course, Year & Section _________
Resource Teacher _____________________________________ Signature _______________
Cooperating School ____________________________________________________________
Your Target:
At the end of this activity, the students should be able to describe the interaction pattern
that occurs between the teachers and learners as provided in the curriculum.
Your Map:
For this process, go through the following steps:

1. Visit a school and observe how the teacher provides the opportunity to the learners
to interact with one another in doing ones roles.
2. Record how roles are performed by the teacher and the learners.
3. Make your own documentation of the dialogue or conversation based on the
observed roles that each one performs which you feel could have been livelier.
4. Highlight the aspect of the dialogue that indicates the teacher as a role model in
developing the values in the process of learning

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided for you.
MY OBSERVATION REPORT
Name: ________________________________
Course & year: __________________
School Observed: _________________________________________________________
Grade Level: _____________________________
Section: _________________
Subject Observed: ________________________________________________________
Observations:

Situation

The Dialogue

(Describe how the teacher communicates the lesson and how the learners are responding to
the teacher. Take note of the manner the teacher accepts or rejects the responses of the
learners. You may present your observations through direct quotes from the teachers and
learners in the dialogue.)

PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON THE DIALOGUE

Your Analysis
1. How important are dialogue and substantive conversation in the classroom in terms of
students learning?
2. What learning benefits could teachers and students draw from intentional classroom
dialogue?

EPISODE 3- EXPLORING THE CURRICULUM

Name of FS Student ______________________________ Course, Year & Section _________
Resource Teacher _____________________________________ Signature _______________
Cooperating School ____________________________________________________________

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you should be able to deliberate on the principles involved in
designing the curriculum and the learning activities.
Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:

1. Critique the information from the curriculum theory and practice through observation of
the :
a. Learning environment
b. Subject Matter
c. Books & Internet Resources Used
2. Write your observations including the information you gather.
3. Reflect on your experience.

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the Activity Form provided for you.

MY OBSERVATION REPORT
Name: __________________________________ Date of Observation: _________________
School __________________________________ Subject Observed: ___________________
The Learning Environment

Subject Matter/s Covered

My INSIGHTS AND REFLECTIONS:

The Learning Environment
Subject Matter/s Covered

Library and/ or Internet

Resources

Library and/ or Internet

Resources

Your Analysis
1. Hwy should teachers know about curriculum design?
2. What do most principles and theories of curriculum development have in common? How
is this commonality expressed or spelled out in the curriculum of the class you have
observed?

Your Reflections:
From your FS experience, keep in touch with most meaningful learning and express it through
abstract visual representation. Please use appropriate colors to represent your feelings and
significant learning.

EPISODE 4- BRIDGING EDUCATIONAL PROCESSES

Name of FS Student ______________________________ Course, Year & Section _________
Resource Teacher _____________________________________ Signature _______________
Cooperating School ____________________________________________________________

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you should be able to identify educational programs that
connect the school with the larger historical, social, cultural and political processes.
Your Map
For this episode, go through the following ramps:
1. Visit a school and examine their calendar of activities. And see how the students,
community stakeholders are involved.
2. Identify the programs where the leaders create rewards to certain practices in delivering
services to the stakeholders.
3. Record the observations on the calendar of activities, programs and awards and the
participation of stakeholders.
4. Reflect on how the stakeholders participate in school activities.

Your Tools
For this episode, use the following Activity Form provided below.
My Observation Report
Name: ________________________________
School ________________________________

Date of Observation: ____________

Subject Observed: ______________

Calendar of Activities:
Activities

Awards Given:

Recipients:

Remarks:

Date

Participants

Mechanics

Your Analysis
1. How important is involvement of all stakeholders of the school in the schools programs
activities?
2. What specific principle of curriculum development justifies the importance of cooperation
and collaboration among all stakeholders of the school?

EPISODE 5- COLLECT AND CRITIQUE

Name of FS Student ______________________________ Course, Year & Section _________
Resource Teacher _____________________________________ Signature _______________
Cooperating School ____________________________________________________________
Your Target
At the end of this episode, you should be able to explain the importance of curriculum
through reflections from the observations made about it as used by the teacher.
Your Map
In your observation, please do the following steps:
1. Revisit the school and the teacher to show you a syllabus of a particular subject.
2. Analyze the syllabus in terms of the following:
a. Topic
b. Learning activities
c. Assessment of learning
3. Interview a teacher on the process of preparing the syllabus, giving attention to the
following:
a. Challenges
b. Resources needed
c. Planning strategies
4. Examine the assessment tools used by critiquing whether or not it is a product-based or
performance-based.

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided.
My Analysis Report
(Analysis of the topic, Learning Activities, and Assessment used in relation to Curriculum
Elements)
Name: ___________________________________ Date of Observation: ________________
School ____________________________________ Subject Observed: _________________
The Topic

Learning Activities

Assessment of Learning

MY INTERVIEW REPORT
(Analysis of the topic, Learning Activities, and Assessment used in Relation to Curriculum
Elements)
Name of the Teacher Interviewed: ____________________________________________
Grade/ Year Level & Section of Class Handled: __________________________________
School: __________________________________________________________________
Date of Interview: ___________________________ Interviewer: _____________________
Challenges

Resources Needed

Planning Strategies

Your Analysis
1. How important is it for teachers and curriculum planners to anchor their curricular plans
to specific theories and principles of curriculum development?
2. Aside from the teachers, who else should be involved in the curriculum planning?
Expound your thoughts.
Your Reflections
From your FS experience, take a look into your significant learning and personal reflection.
Express it in a simple poem. Then share it with your classmates and your FS teacher.

EPISODE 6- CHECK POINTS

Name of FS Student ______________________________ Course, Year & Section _________
Resource Teacher _____________________________________ Signature _______________
Cooperating School ____________________________________________________________
Your Target
At the end of this episode, you should be able to give some principles involved in
designing a curriculum.
Your Map
For this episode, go through the following steps:
1. Visit a school and choose a class to be observed. Then arrange with the teacher that
you are going to conduct a class observation.
2. Take note of the different learning environment provided in the lesson plan specific
subject area. Generate information on the following:
a. objectives
b. strategies
c. assessment tools used
3. Find out whether or not strategies are aligned with the objectives and assessment of
learning. Make a matrix of information from the observations made.
4. Reflect on your FS experience and share thoughts, insights, and feelings in class.

Your Tools
For this episode, please use the Activity Forms provided.
MY OBSERVATION REPORT
Name: _________________________________
Course & Year: ____________
School Observed: _________________________________________________________
Grade Level: ____________________________
Section: __________________
Subject Observed: _________________________________________________________
Observations:

Teachers Objectives:

Describe the Strategies:

Describe the Assessment Tools Used:

Objectives
(Write down the
teachers learning
objectives)

Strategies
(Describe the
strategies used by the
teacher)

Assessment
(Describe the
assessment method/s
& tools used)

Remarks
(Write your personal
judgment on the
alignment of the
Objectives,
Strategies, and
Assessment)

Your Analysis
1. Why do teachers need to align the objectives, strategies, and assessment?
2. How should teachers align their objectives, strategies, and assessment? Suggest some
strategies.

Your Reflections
What has been your most meaningful experience in this episode? What makes it meaningful to
you? How could such an experience help you become a better teacher?