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FS 4 Exploring the Curriculum

For this episode, use the Activity Form provided for you below.

Episode 2
COME, LETS TALK

My Observation Report
Name of FS Student Shena B. Besmonte
BTTE IV - C, major in Drafting Technology

(Your) Name Shena B. Besmonte

Resource Teacher Mr. Roderick Blando

Subject/s Taught 2D and 3D AutoCAD

Subject Observed 2D and 3D AutoCAD

BTTE IV - C

CurrYear&Sect BIT II-I Group A

Signature __________
Observations:

Your Target
At the end of this activity, you should be able to describe the
interaction pattern that occurs between the teachers and the learners as
provided in the curriculum.

Your Map
For this process, go through the following steps:
1. 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.

(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 the learners in the dialogue.)

Teacher: Our topic for today is all about commands in CAD and its
shortcuts. CAD is the easier way of drawing. Run the software, command,
encode the data then you have it in instant.
I have here 2D drawing then Im going to demonstrate to you how to
operate this software. Then after, I need one volunteer to do it as same as I
did.
(Teacher is finished) Now, who wants to try?
Everybody is raising their hands. Then Teacher pick someone to do the
same drawing.
After the activity
Teacher: Okay. Lets recall the commands we discussed.
Student 1: L stands for Line
Student2: M stands for Move
Student 3: CO stands for Copy
Teacher: and so on and so forth.

Personal Reflections on the Dialogue

As observed and based from the dialogue, the class

discussion has a good interaction wherein the students
dont hesitate to try new lessons, and were able to stand in
front of the class. All the students were attentive and were
participating in the class discussion

Your Analysis

What learning benefits could the teachers and the students draw
from intentional classroom dialogue?
Perhaps the most obvious of all aspects, the dialogue will greatly
assist both students and teachers abilities to speak publicly and privately. It
will develop their thought processes and make for much more engaging
and intriguing conversation as well as vastly improve the vocabulary and
speaking confidence of both the students and the teacher

How important are dialogue and substantive conversation in the

classroom in terms of students learning?
Theoretically, theyre very important because they enable the
teacher to see if the students are capable of analyzing and synthesizing
material. The reality of the situation is that it can become a vehicle for
students to avoid more class work. Students love to discuss, but we have to
know when its time to stop the conversation and move on. Many students
just want to be heard, so kids will start repeating what someone else has
said just so they can get class participation recognition. They realize that if
they dont keep the conversation going, we might actually get back to doing
some work. One of the downsides is that some kids will use this time to
take a mental vacation. While everyone else is contributing to the dialogue,
someone will shut down. You could try all you want to draw the student into
the conversation, but if hes unwilling it becomes a distraction and ruins the
flow of the dialogue. Yes, dialogue is important, but the teacher has to
control the amount of time dedicated to it.

Peace Concept on Focus:

DIALOGUE

Curriculum design
is not only a matter of brilliant planning.
It needs a constant effort
To unite all diverse aspects of learning.
This effort is successful
when the person involvedbelieves
in the power of dialogue.