LEARNING

FIELD STUDY 2 EPISODE

The Teacher We Remember

FS 2 1
To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS episode, be sure to read
through the whole episode before participating and assisting in your FS 2 Resource Teacher's
class. Note all the information you will need and tasks you will need to do before working on
this episode.

Target Your Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Learning Episode. I must be able to:

 Cite the personal qualities of an effective teacher.

 State the professional competencies expected of a teacher.

Clarify Your Task

Before you embark on your one-semester journey in Observation and Teaching

Assistantship, it may be good to be reminded of the personal and professional qualities which
we, teachers, ought to possess. Striving to be the best teacher, the teacher who will leave an
imprint of himself/herself on his/her students, is a never-ending journey. The journey began three
years ago when you started discussing who the professional teacher is in your course on The
Teaching Profession, etc. The journey gets more focused and challenging now as you observe
and assist your Field Study Resource Teacher. Don’t you worry! You have been prepared for this
for three years and you will end up stronger, happier, and wiser!

Let’s buckle down for work!

1. You will review the qualities of good teachers as contained in documents such as the
Philippine Professional Standard for Teachers (PPSTs) and the Southeast Asia
Teachers Competency Framework and the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers.

2. You will view on you tube two (2) TEDx talks on “What makes a good teacher great”
and “The Power of a Teacher”.
 Revisit the Infographics

CAREER STAGES OF TEACHERS

Source: DepEd Order no. 42, s. 2017
Career Stage 4: Distinguished Teacher

Teachers embody the highest standard for teaching grounded in global best practices.
They exhibit exceptional capacity to improve their own teaching practice and that of others.
They are recognized as leaders in education, contributors to the profession and initiators of
collaborations and partnerships. They create lifelong impact in the lives of colleagues, students,
and others. They consistently seek professional advancement and relevance in pursuit of
teaching quality and excellence. They exhibit commitment to inspire the education community
and stakeholders for the improvement of education provision in the Philippines

Career Stage 3: Highly Proficient Teacher

Teachers consistently display a high level of performance in their teaching practice.

They manifest an in-depth and sophisticated understanding of the teaching and learning
process. They have high education-focused situation cognition, are more adept in problem
solving and optimize opportunities gained from experience. Career Stage 3 Teachers work
collaboratively with colleagues and provide them support and mentoring to enhance their
learning and practice. They continually seek to develop their professional knowledge and
practice by reflecting on their own needs, and those of their colleagues and students

Career Stage 2: Proficient Teacher

Teachers are professionally independent in the application of skills vital to the teaching
and learning process. They provide focused teaching programs that meet curriculum and
assessment requirements. They display skills in planning, implementing, and managing learning
Philippine Professional Standards for Teachers 8 programs. They actively engage in
collaborative learning with the professional community and other stakeholders for mutual
growth and advancement. They are reflective practitioners who continually consolidate the
knowledge, skills, and practices of Career Stage 1 teachers.

Career Stage 1: Beginning Teacher

Teachers have gained the qualifications recognized for entry into the teaching
profession. They have a strong understanding of the subjects/areas in which they are trained in
terms of content knowledge and pedagogy. They possess the requisite knowledge, skills and
values that support the teaching and learning process. They manage learning programs and have
strategies that promote learning based on the learning needs of their students. They seek advice
from experienced colleagues to consolidate their teaching practice.

A detailed presentation of the indicators of quality teachers in 37 strands along 7 domains

for each career stage is given in DO 42, s. 2017 – NATIONAL ADOPTION AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PHILIPPINE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR
TEACHERS.

The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers in the Philippines states how the teacher
ought to act in and relate to the state, community, teaching profession, higher authorities, school
officials and other personnel, learners, parents, and business. It also states how a professional
teacher ought to act and behave as a person.

The Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Framework is also given below.

State

Herself/
Himself Community
as a person

Higher
Business authorities
Professional
Teacher

Parent Profession

School
Learner officials
and other
personnel
 You will also view in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrU6YJle6Q4What makes a
good teacher great? | Azul Terronez | TEDxSantoDomingo and The Power of the Teacher| Adam
Saenz | TEDxYale -YouTube www.youtube.com ˃watch

Who is the great teacher?

 Participate and Assist

(Note to Student Teacher: As you participate and assist your FS Resource Teacher in her
daily task, please take note of what you are expected to give more attention to as asked in
the next step of this Learning Episode, NOTICE).

Participate actively by assisting your Resource Teacher in his/her daily task. Take the
initiative to offer your assistance. Don’t wait for your Resource Teacher to ask for it.

Notice

1.Take note of the following:

 your Resource Teacher comments, facial expressions, gestures and actions in class
 students’ comments, facial expression, gestures, and behavior in class
 how your Resource Teacher relates to you
 the classroom proceedings
 the classroom atmosphere-relaxed or threatening?

Analyze

1.From the PPSTs, the Southeast Asia Teachers Competency Standards and the TEDx videos
that you viewed, what competencies does a great teacher possess?

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2.Are these competencies limited only to professional competencies?

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3.For a teacher to be great, is it enough to possess the professional competencies to plan a lesson,
execute a lesson plan, manage a class, assess learning, compute, and report grades? Explain your
answer.

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4.For a teacher to be great which is more important -personal qualities or professional
competencies?

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5.Who are the teachers that we remember most?

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Reflect

Which personal traits do I possess? Not possess? Where do I need improvement in?

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Which professional competencies am I strongly capable of demonstrating?

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In which competencies do I need to develop more?

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Who are the teachers that we remember most?

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 Write Action Research Prompts

1. OBSERVE In assisting my Resource Teacher, I observe that personal traits such as

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professional competencies like ___________________________________________
were least/not displayed and as a result, students were/class was
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2. REFLECT The lack of these personal traits and professional competencies

(mentioned in #1) may be caused by
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3. PLAN I would like to address this problem (mentioned in #2) by conducting an

action research on
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4. ACT

a) The main objective of my action research is

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b) My specific research questions are:

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c) To answer my specific research questions, I

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 Check for Mastery

Directions: Read the questions and choose the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which behavior does a good teacher who can empathize with his/her student display?
A. Feels what students feel
B. Expects students to understand his/her feelings
C. Gives no assignment
D. Makes test easy

2. According to students, a great teacher is “chill”. What does this mean? Teacher is _____
I. Cool
II. Calm
III. Doesn’t get overwhelmed
A. I, II and III
B. I and II
C. I only
D. I and II

3. Which professional competency refers to content knowledge and pedagogy?

I. Apply developmentally appropriate and meaningful pedagogy grounded on
content knowledge and current research
II. Display proficiency in Mother Tongue, Filipino, and English in the teaching
and learning process
III. Demonstrate skills in the use of communication strategies, teaching strategies
and technologies to promote high quality learning
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. I, II, and III

4. To address the diversity of learners, which professional competency must teacher

display?
A. Apply interactive teaching
B. Do differentiated teaching
C. Use problem-based learning
D. Employ project-based learning

5. In the Southeast Asian Teachers Competency Framework, who is at the center with when
the teacher professional relates?
A. The professional teacher
B. The school heads
C. The joyful learners
D. The parent/guardian
 Work on my Artifacts

Attach your reflection here.