LEARNING

EPISODE 1
WHAT LIES AHEAD?

My Learning Episode Overview

My first episode will explain the expectations of my Teacher Education Institution Saint Columban College
and my Cooperating School Saint Columban College High Department. This will allow me to better understand
the dos and donts of teaching in the real workplace. The orientation conducted by my practicum supervisor and the
cooperating principal will ensure success as a student intern.
My Targets (Learning Outcomes)
At the end of this activity, I will be able to:
Analyze the expectations of my cooperating school and that of my teacher education institution.
Reflect on the things I need to do to become a successful students intern.
Follow all the policies and procedures of my cooperating school.
Accomplish the matrix of expectations.
Write my responsibilities as a student intern.
My Map (Learning Directions)
To get to know my cooperating school better, I must do the following:
Read the vision, mission, goals and core values of the school.

Attend the orientation session with my practicum supervisor

and cooperating principal.

Record important notes during the orientation.

Ask questions, if necessary.

Accomplished the Learning Episode.

My Big Ideas (Learning Essentials)
As a student intern, I need to know the following terms to full understand my learning episodes.
ORIENTATION: I am oriented that in for me to accomplished my Practice Teaching, I must obey the obligation
and responsibility of being a student teacher. I need to cooperate with my critique and supervisor teacher to
complete my tasks.
EXPECTATION: I expected to learn more things related in teaching and know how to manage a real class
setting and also what are the things required for a teacher that needed to comply.
COOPERATING SCHOOL: Saint Columban College-High School Department was located in Santo Nio
District, Pagadian City.
COOPERATING PRINCIPAL: Mr. Gilbert A. Celesio is the school principal and my practicum supervisor.
My Tasks (Activities)
COOPERATING TEACHER: Mr. Raquil B. Quinimon was my former schoolmate and product of SCC.
A. After the orientation conducted by my practicum supervisor/cooperating principal, what are the things that I
need to remember?

Name of Cooperating Principal: Mr. Gilbert Celesio E

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Name of Cooperating School: Saint Columban College High Department P
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EXPECTATIONS WHAT I NEED TO DO C
My expectation to my As a student intern, I must
B. After my orientation session with my practicum supervisor and cooperating principal, I need to equip myself
with the Practice Teaching kit to better prepare myself in this wonderful world of teaching.
According to Akbar (2002), the following are the objectives of Practice Teaching:

To enable student teacher effectively plan and prepare lessons.

Knowledge To provide an opportunity to liaise with school environment, its
functioning and with community and its resources.

To develop skill in the use of fundamental procedures, techniques

Skills and methodes of teaching.

To enable student teachers acquire disireable characteristics / traits of

Attitude a teacher and to display appropriate behavior.

To develop desirable professional interests, attitudes and ideas

Habits relative to teaching profession

MY ANALYSIS
Complete the Structure frame.
Orientation sessions are conducted because we
must be guided of anything we might encounter during
our actual duty in the school. It also serve as a know
each other session where each of us introduce ourselves
for others to know you and express our expectations
towards our cooperating teacher, supervisor and school.

I need to follow the policies and procedure of the

cooperating school so that I can fit in and understand the
attitude or behavior of people found in the school. I can be
aware of things that prohibited or allowed inside the school
campus and practice to be a good model to the students.
MY REFLECTIONS/ MY INSIGHTS
A. How did I feel after the orientation? Complete the empty face and explain why you felt that way? What are
your joys / apprehensions?

I need to follow the policies and

After the orientation, I felt
pressured because I know
myself that I had a sleepy
habit where I usually woke
up late in the morning and
took my Sista in the noon
time. But since I enrolled
this course, I decided to take
it as a challenge to myself.
procedures of the cooperating school so
that I can serve as a model to obey it in
order for the students to follow. I can be
also aware of things that allowed and
prohibited in this institution.
Am I really prepared to teach? Why?
Why not?
Yes, because this is where I mean to
be, being one of an educator of the 21st
century soon as possible.

My Application (From Theory to Practice)

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. There is a need to have orientation session to:
I. establish the right atmosphere
II. formulate guidelines to follow
III. develop good relationship
A. I only
B. I and II
C. II and III
D. I, II, and III
2. Why do we need to know the dos and donts of the cooperating school?
A. To have better relationship with the school community.
B. To ensure the completion of the required units
C. To strengthen the ties between the Teacher Education Institution and the Cooperating School
D. To complete the requirements set by the school
3. Meeting the expectations of the Teacher Education Institution is important:
A. to have better relationship between the Teacher Education Institution and the cooperating school
B. to ensure completion of the course
C. to fully attain the objectives set forth by the College
D. to stress the need of standardization of requirements

My Assessment (How did I perform in this learning episodes?)

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