How do you maintain a learning environment that is responsive to your community’s contexts?

Describe
the context in your area and share teacher practices that contribute to further improvement of your
community.

The school where I had my practicum is located in the heart of the city. It is surrounded by government
offices, sari – sari store, eatery, computer shops and residential houses.

December 2019, the school initiated a CLEAN UP DRIVE ACTIVITY in the barangay where the school
OBJECTIVE 6: Maintain building is located. The PTA coordinated in the barangay council for the said activity and they promised
learning environments that
to pick up the garbage collected. We, practice teachers are tasked to encourage our students with their
are responsive to community
contexts.
parents to participate in the activity.

I believe that teachers should connect the different education stakeholders. With that activity, I can see
that there was a collaborative effort that was made by the school, the parents and the barangay to
contribute for further improvement of our community.

How do you develop your teaching practice in accordance with the existing laws that apply to teaching and the
responsibilities specified in the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers? How do you develop your teaching
practice in accordance with the existing regulations?

OBJECTIVE 7: Review As a teacher, I regularly study the relevant laws and the Code of Ethics for teachers. I always make sure that I
regularly personal teaching know and I am aware of the roles and responsibilities of a teacher. I have not been involved in any conflict
practice using existing laws regarding my role as a teacher. At the end of the day, I self – reflect in all of the things I’ve done inside the
and regulations that apply to classroom and to the learners.
the teaching profession and
the responsibilities specified I am fully aware that I am not perfect I have flaws as an individual and I believe I am now improving myself
in the Code of Ethics for everyday by listening to my mentors. I seek their help and take their advices. I listen and I learn from them. I
Professional Teacher reflect on it too so that I will be able to do better next time.

I believe that by self – reflecting and listening to the advices of my peers and mentors, by these practices I meet
what a teacher should expect of that is in accordance with the existing laws and regulations in teaching.
 In which practices do you show care, respect and integrity, to learners, colleagues, parents and other
education stakeholders? How do these practices uphold the dignity of the teaching profession?
.
I display these practices in all sorts of individual that I am with, but in professional way. I
OBJECTIVE 8: Adopt show care by lending them my help. I show respect by treating them kindly and I show
practices that uphold the integrity by doing what is need to be done even if no one is watching because I believe
dignity of teaching as a
profession by exhibiting
“Honesty is the best Policy”. Just like what I have experienced to my co – practice
qualities such as caring, teacher who approached me to change the score of her student, but I refused.
attitude, respect and
integrity.
I believe that these practices uphold my dignity in the teaching profession because it
pushes me to do good all the time. With this, it defines me as a professional individual
and that is a teacher all about.
What co – curricular and/or extra – curricular organizations and/or activities did you participate in, that enabled
you to share your knowledge and enhance your teaching practice? How did your membership in this
OBJECTIVE 9. organization/participation in this activity contribute to your professional development?
Participate in professional
I was a member of Movement of Adventist Students – Adventist Ministry to Colleges and University Students
networks to share
(MAS – AMiCUS). Every March we are celebrating the “Global Youth Day” last March 2018, the organization
knowledge and to decided to have a school supplies donation drive and a bible school where I am one of the teachers for the said
enhance practice. Bible School at Taguibo, Butuan City. We share different educational activities as well as religious stories.

I am also a member of Society of Information Technology Students, I underwent different trainings and seminars
under this organization about ICT. With this, I was able to share my knowledge to the Grade 12 students who had
their Research about ICT that is being used now in Modern Teaching if it is effective or not. Equipping myself to
be connected in this organization gives me an easy access to different trainings and seminars that contributes to
my professional development.