Lesson 1: Learner Safety and Security
Observation
Check (✓) the box that corresponds to the learning environment of the class you
have observed.
The learning environment… Yes No Remarks
1. is clean and orderly
2. has policies that ensure the safety and
security of students
3. has space where students can play
4. displays work of students
5. allows students to freely express their
thoughts and ideas
6. gives students an opportunity to take part
in the formulation of classroom rules and
policies
7. has teachers who are calm and respectful
8. encourages students to explore and learn
on their own
9. gives students opportunities to correct
mistakes
10. encourages students to resolve conflicts
peacefully
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have
observed in class.
1. What features of the learning environment have significantly contributed to the
students’ learning?
2. In your opinion, how can the school’s learning environment be improved?
3. How does Maslow’s theory explain the importance of security and safety in
ensuring that learning will take place?
Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will
Lesson 2: Fair Learning Environment
Observation
Check (✓) the box that corresponds to your class observation and answer the
succeed questions.
YES NO
The teacher provides students opportunities to make mistakes.
The teacher knows the students well.
The teacher provides a wide range of options from which
students can choose from in order to engage in an activity.
The students are allowed to engage in a variety of experience to
learn a new concept or skill.
The students are encouraged to express themselves.
The teacher extends the lesson so that all students benefit from
it.
The teacher utilizes various ways of determining how students
learn.
1. What can you say about the learning environment?
2. How can the teacher further promote a fair learning environment?
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have
observed in class.
1. What could have contributed to the presence or absence of a fair learning
environment?
2. How does a fair learning environment affect the way children learn?
Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will
Lesson 3: Management of Classroom Structure and Activities
Observation
A. In the box below, draw the room layout of the class you have observed.
B. Interview the cooperating teacher. Ask the following questions:
1. What can you say about the physical structure of your classroom?
2. What were the things that you considered when you arranged the classroom?
3. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of physical
setup?
Processing
Based on what you have observed in class and the teacher’s responses on the
interview, answer the following questions:
1. Do you think that the classroom structure is consistent with the teacher’s
objectives? Why? Why not?
2. How does the classroom setup affect the students’ performance and learning?
3. If you were the teacher, what kind of classroom structure would you adopt to
maximize the students’ learning?
Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will
Lesson 4: Support for Learner Participation
Observation
Check (✓) the box that corresponds to what you have observed in class.
Yes No
1. The teacher tells the students of his or her expectations after
every activity.
2. The teacher recognizes the effort made by the students who
participate.
3. The classroom is arranged in a way that the students can see
and communicate with each other.
4. The teacher moves around the room as he or she discusses the
lesson.
5. The teacher makes use of various teaching strategies to elicit
the students’ participation.
6. The students are given the opportunity to discuss their
thought, ideas, and opinions with the whole class or some
classmates.
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have
observed in class.
1. How does the teacher encourage the students to participate actively in class?
2. What do you think is the best classroom setup to encourage the students to engage
in the activity?
3. What strategies should the teacher use to make the students participate in class?
Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will
Lesson 5: Promotion of Purposive Learning
Observation
Determine if the environment supports purposive learning by checking (✓) the
box that corresponds to what you have observed in class.
Yes No
1. The learning environment promotes respect by giving the
students opportunities to listen to each other.
2. The students are provided with avenues to observe and practice
a skill.
3. All experiences are considered learning experiences.
4. The students are given opportunities to collaborate with each
other.
5. The teacher uses other strategies aside from lecture to help the
students understand the lesson.
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions based on what you have
observed in class.
1. Does the teacher support purposive learning? If yes, how? If no, how can the
teacher support purposive learning?
2. How else can purposive learning be promoted in the classroom?
Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will
Lesson 6: Management of learner Behavior
Observation
Preliminary Activity
Observe the teacher. Check the item that best describes the learning environment.
Yes No Remarks
1. Does the teacher expect the students to respond
according to how the lesson was taught?
2. Does the teacher provide the students with
opportunity to engage in activities for their choice?
3. Does the teacher provide immediate feedback like
praises or grades?
4. Is the classroom environment arranged so that the
students can easily collaborate?
5. Is the classroom environment arranged so that the
students can freely explore their interests?
6. Does the teacher provide the students with
opportunities to succeed?
7. Does the teacher immediately correct the mistakes
made by the students?
8. Does the teacher guide the students to discover
their own mistakes?
9.
10. Is the student-teacher relationship cordial?
11. Can the students freely express their thoughts
and ideas in class?
12. Does the teacher listen to the students’ ideas?
Processing
Read carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What kind of classroom management does the teacher practice? Why?
2. Do you think that the management style that the teacher is using in class contributes
to the students’ learning? Why? Why not?
3. If you were the teacher, what management style would best maximize students’
learning?
Reflection
Complete the following:
1. I realized that
2. I believe that
3. I feel that
4. When I become a teacher, I will
