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Teach for the Philippines: Committed to nation building through Education

By Christina Oriel

Published: June 30, 2015 | No Comments

Three years ago, Lizzie Eder Zobel, Margarita Delgado and Clarissa Isabelle Delgado, set out with a vision: By 2050, all Filipino children will have access to an excellent and relevant education.

To achieve this, they recognized that more attention and resources needed to be put toward teachers in the Philippine public school system.

“The [teachers] were not receiving professional development and the methodologies they were using inside the classrooms were outdated. There were not enough teachers [because] the Philippine Department of Education implemented the K-12 program that meant we added three more years to our education cycle and we needed that many more teachers to be able to complete the program,” Zobel said.

The women stumbled upon Teach for America (TFA), an organization established by Wendy Kopp in 1989 that recruits recent college graduates for a two-year program to teach in under-resourced, low-income urban and rural communities throughout the United States with the intentions of diminishing educational inequity and retaining promising educators.

Back in 1999, Zobel and Margarita Delgado founded the Sa Aklat Sisikat Foundation (loosely translated to “Books Make You Cool,” Zobel shared), which advocated for functional literacy and professional development of teachers and high school administrators. By training teachers to teach students how to read better at the level of policymakers, they hoped it would encourage the students to become lifelong learners.

“We did this successfully for about 10 years, and after 10 years, we sat down to think about what we’ve learned…What we had learned in the process was that [while] reading was important and the public school system would definitely benefit from it, the ones that needed the most investment were the teachers in the public school system,” Zobel said.

By 2012, Sa Aklat Sisikat helped with the development of over 25,000 teachers and administrators. But more gaps needed to be filled.

The demand for teachers was evident, as was the need to “change the social perception on the profession of teaching because we weren’t able to gather the best talent into the profession of education,” Zobel added.

Thus, replicating the TFA model, Teach for the Philippines was born.

Enlisting the best and brightest

Like its American counterpart, Teach for the Philippines employs a multi-step, rigorous selection process that looks at the academic achievements, leadership abilities and commitment to civic responsibility of the recent graduates and young professionals who apply.

Teach for the Philippines reaches out to universities at the grassroots level to look for “very driven, committed young, student leaders.” For young professionals, who are just beginning their careers, they may decide that they want to do something different and try the educational field.

The recruitment process takes six months, then those selected receive an eight-week training program at the Summer Institute that focuses on leadership, teaching strategies and curriculum content.

“[The] qualities we look for are definitely leadership skills because we believe that the same qualities that make a good leader are the same qualities that make a good teacher. We look for bias for action — it’s not enough to recognize that certain changes need to be made. You have to act on it and make it happen,” Margarita Delgado, who is the co-founder and board vice-chairman of Teach for the Philippines, told the Asian Journal.

Zobel, who serves as the organization’s co-founder and board chairman, added that “teacher fellows” (the name given to those selected) should be persistent because they will be assigned to challenging classrooms and environments, and will be tasked to find ways to see the positivity in those conditions and maximize the resources allocated to the schools.

“We say [the teacher fellows need] grit, as part of this persistence, because the challenging circumstances can sometimes seem like obstacles, but they shouldn’t be,” she said.

Partnering with the Department of Education and local government units (LGUs), the teacher fellows are then assigned to various schools; some are even required to move to a different area of the country. They are expected to engage with the local communities outside the classroom, through “home visits,” in which they make sure parents and other significant individuals in a student’s life are involved in the development process.

Selected from over 500 applicants, the first cohort of 50 teacher fellows entered the 2013-2014 school year; by the end of the term, they reached about 3,000 Grade 3 public school students in 15 communities, where class sizes were on average somewhere between 50 to 60 students.

In 2014, 43 fellows joined, and this year, another 46. As of the 2014-2015 term, they were in 23 placement schools across eight LGUs: Quezon City, Marikina City, Mandaluyong City, Navotas City, Biñan and Sta. Rosa in Laguna, Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental and Del Carmen in Siargao, Surigao del Norte.

“The numbers may seem small, but the impact is large,” Zobel said. “We feel that they are affecting the attitudes of other teachers in the public school system.”

The teacher fellows receive Teacher 1 compensation — entry-level salaries for public school teachers, which vary across the LGUs.

“The salary is not the main attraction but in terms of fulfillment and esteem of contributing to the movement to education, [they are] life-long rewards. I’ve spoken with people who have been part of the program and they continue to rave about it,” Philippine Consul General in Los Angeles Leo Herrera-Lim said.

Since most of the fellows are recent college graduates, Teach for the Philippines provides real-world experience and a chance to see if the educational field is for them.

Some alumni, Zobel revealed, have gone on to work for the Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development, or stayed teaching in the public school system. Others have moved to the private sector, yet have developed leadership and critical thinking skills that can be applied to any industry.

Creating “global citizens” with Loyola Marymount University

As Teach for the Philippines continues to expand its reach, it has begun forging partnerships with educational institutions, the private and public sectors, agencies, and government agencies to implement more practices in education.

One of the partnerships Teach for the Philippines has introduced is with Loyola Marymount University’s (LMU) School of Education in Los Angeles.

At an event on Wednesday, June 24 at the residence of the Philippine Consul General in Los Angeles, Edmundo Litton, a professor focusing on language learning at LMU’s School of Education, shared how the two programs ended up communicating.

During a road trip to teach in the Bay Area, Litton made a mental note to contact Clarissa Delgado, Teach for the Philippines’ CEO and co-founder, but did not know exactly what he would discuss with her.

Then in a “slightly groggy state,” Litton said, he came up with a program to advise Teach for the Philippines and help present workshops at the Summer Institute.

“The third thing that we’re doing, which I’m excited about, is that I’m bringing 11 students to the Philippines. It will be 18 nights,” Litton said. “It’s an exciting program that includes guest speakers and actually spending six days working in the classrooms of the Teach for the Philippines fellows.”

The 11 graduate students, who are finishing up their degrees in urban education, will be in Manila in early July for 18 days, where they will be working in classrooms in Marikina, alongside Teach for the Philippines fellows, meeting with academics to get their perspectives on teaching, and getting a cultural tour of Manila.

The last component of the partnership that Litton hopes to implement is an exchange program to bring the Philippine fellows to the US to work in the classrooms of LMU students, where they will study some different teaching methods found in the US.

“It’s heartwarming to give back to the homeland that has given me so much in terms of education,” Litton said.

He also shared that he has connected with students he taught at an underprivileged high school in Bacolod years ago, who have become professionals like doctors and nurses because of the education they received.

“I sincerely hope that LMU will be able to do the same for the children and fellows of Teach for the Philippines,” he said.

Consul General Herrera-Lim noted that Filipinos highly regard education and Filipinos have migrated here to the United States to showcase that value.

“Many of them went to the US to maximize the full potential of the education they had. Some of them would be doctors, engineers, caregivers, [and] teachers and they’ve seen the welcoming atmosphere here in Southern California to showcase their talent and Filipino values. For me, they’re the source of strength of our country and it’s natural for us to partner with LMU,” he said.

LMU has been the exclusive university partner for TFA for the past 15 years in the greater Los Angeles area and in Northern California. Teach with the Philippines marks the university’s first global partnership.

“When we had the opportunity of partnering with different countries, we met many different folks around the world, but felt that the partnership with the Philippines was exactly what we wanted at LMU. It was so important — there was so much synergy with our cultures,” LMU’s School of Education Dean Shane Martin said.

For Martin, the partnership extends the university’s mission to prepare students to be “global citizens” and to connect outside the borders of the US.

“This partnership provides us an opportunity for our students and professors to work in the Philippines, alongside Filipino teachers and learn about the Philippine education system, the culture, the challenges and opportunities that are there. It really helps us open up our university to the world,” he said, adding that with the years of experience with the TFA model, the university will be able to help Teach for the Philippines fortify its program.

One of the challenges that teacher fellows face is the class sizes with 50 students or more.

“LMU is one of the key training partners for our professional development of our fellows. Without them, we would have a very difficult time developing the skills they need to bring that kind of progressive education we want in our Philippine public school [system],” Delgado said, explaining that the teachers are taught teaching strategies and classroom management to effectively reach the larger classes.

Additionally, the children may have certain behaviors or needs that require extra attention, so the training with LMU helps the cohorts be better prepared to address them.

Martin, who has visited the Philippines four times now since the partnership was introduced, remarked how he has observed firsthand the effects of the Teach for the Philippines program.

At a public school in Quezon City with overcrowding problems — so severe that students have to go to school in shifts as early as 5 am — Martin saw some promise and why he champions the relationship.

“This particular community was not very privileged and the children clearly had a lot of struggles and challenges, but everything about that school said opportunity and hope. Even though it was such a poor school, the principal organized it in a way that there were gardens planted, they were recycling the water and every corner of the school had a positive, hopeful message,” Martin said. “I looked at those children and said, this is the future, this is the next generation of young people who will go up and make a difference in Manila. At LMU, we want to help that become a reality for our friends and partners at Teach for the Philippines.”

To date, Teach for America’s global network, Teach for All, is in 36 countries around the world, with the Philippines joining as its 25th official partner.

Zobel and Delgado visited San Francisco and Los Angeles last week to increase awareness of the Teach for Philippines program in the Filipino-American community.

“We started out in San Francisco, together with Dean Shane Martin and Professor Litton, in an effort to create awareness in the Filipino community of this partnership that is very important to us,” Zobel said. “The technical part is very important to us because when we set out to train our teacher-fellows, to support them throughout this two-year program, it is important to have the experience of Teach for America here through the lens of a university that’s able to transfer those learnings to us. They have been important in teaching us how to think, not only on the teacher level but on the staff level — to think about what excellent education means.”

Herrera-Lim added that sharing the success stories from the students and teacher fellows is another way Filipino Americans can become aware of the program and be compelled to get involved, either by applying as a teacher fellow or by supporting scholarships.

Martin said that the two-year commitment coincides with the Filipino theme of wanting to give back to the mother country.

“We are also looking for support via technology. People can help us by supporting scholarships, the work that our professors do, and the exchanges because we have 11 of our students going to the Philippines. We want to [eventually] organize a group of fellows from Teach for the Philippines to come to Los Angeles,” he said.

But though, Teach for the Philippines is driven by the grand vision to provide education to every Filipino child, Zobel and Delgado shared how the teacher fellows themselves undergo a metamorphosis by the end of the 24 months.

“The story of Teach for the Philippines is evolving every day. It’s about transformation for the children and the teachers involved,” Zobel said.

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SYNOPSIS

I. Introduction

             Poverty is conspicuous in the Philippine society and many people believed that the only medicament in this malady is education. Public schools offer free education as the government of the Philippines invests to produce young professionals who can contribute to the general welfare and nation building however, because of this societal sickness – poverty – albeit education is free, it still serves as the greatest impediment in the country in fulfilling one’s dream and getting the return of investments. Does education really cure this illness? Thinking critically, perhaps education is just the means of addressing the malady but the one who will medicate is the teacher. Teachers are the only actor who can encourage students to continue fulfilling their dreams and directing their path towards success. Teachers’ role in the world is crucial as they have to be a doctor, a lawyer, an army, a designer, a planner, an entertainer and a parent. They made all professions possible that is why a competent, skillful, talented and a virtuous teacher can forge every generation to be globally competitive individuals that is why recognizing teachers’ needs can give them reinforcement in the realm of education.

II. Summary/Discussion

            Teach for the Philippines is a non-profit organization born to replicate Teach for America model of education. It envisions that by 2050, all Filipino children will have access to an outstanding and pertinent public school educational system because they believe that nowadays children are the existing hope of the next generation. To fulfill their vision, the organization recognized that more attention and resources needed to be put toward teachers in the Philippine public school system because first, they were not receiving professional development. Second, the methodologies they were using inside the classrooms were outdated and lastly, insufficiency in teachers whose role is crucial in fulfilling the vision is very evident.

              Teach for the Philippines employs a multi-step, rigorous selection process that looks at the academic achievements, leadership abilities, and commitment to civic responsibility of the recent graduates and young professionals who apply. The organization looks for the qualities of the teachers which are leadership skills because the manifestations of a good leader are also the qualities that make a good teacher as emphasized by Margarita Delgado, the founder of teach for the Philippines. The goal will be successful also with the partnership of Department of Education and Local Government Units and as of 2014-2015 term, they were in 23 placement schools across 8 LGU’s – Quezon City, Marikina City, Mandaluyong City, Navotas City, Biñan and Sta. Rosa Laguna, Cagayan de Oro City in Misamis Oriental and Del Carmen in Siargao, Surigao del Norte. Teachers are expected to have engagements with the local communities outside the classroom to make sure that the significant individuals in a student’s life are involved in the development process.

              Moreover, as Teach for the Philippines continues to expand its reach, it has began forging partnerships with educational institutions specifically with Loyola Marymount University, private and public sector, agencies and government agencies to implement more practices in education. However, the last partnership that the organization hopes to implement is an exchange program to bring the Philippine fellows, who are the young dedicated teachers, to the US to work in the classroom of Loyola Marymount University students, where they will study some different teaching methods found in the country. LMU has been the exclusive university for Teach for the Philippines for the past 15 years and it marks the university’s first global partnership.

                Delgado, the founder of Teach for the Philippines, said that LMU is one of the key training partners for professional development of the teachers. Without them, TFA would have a very difficult time for developing skills and education in Philippine public school system. Hence, Teach for the Philippines will not cease prospering. Its actions toward the vision are continuously progressing.

III. Reflection

             Teachers’ role is pivotal in developing the nation and its citizens. They are the most influential people around the world. However, people who do not fully grasped the concept of teaching live their whole life underestimating the profession and I think teachers are the one who can annihilate that kind of social perception. Nowadays, society should not spend their time dwelling in the ideas that teaching makes nothing but teaching makes everything and it should turn its concern on how its social enemy be diminished – the poverty.

                In our educational system, we calibrated the curriculum to have a learner-centered approach to make learning meaningful and interesting but teachers’ resources and professional development are less recognized. Education became free but school-related financial matters make learners problematic. We try to modernize teaching strategies but there are no means and resources. Because of growing number of incompetent teachers and increasing number of students who are dropping from school, Education will not be anymore the means but a contributing factor in a surge of poverty. However, the organization like Teach for the Philippines, teachers are given opportunities to gauge their capabilities and competence and offered to undergo with workshops about tested teaching methods of other countries to be used here in the Philippines. Although it is a non-profit organization, it does not hinder itself to produce graduates who are globally competitive with the help of highly competent cohort of teachers.

              This kind of organization with the vision of giving access to all Filipino children to have an excellent and relevant education by recognizing teachers’ needs is really helpful in alleviating poverty in the country. It believes that students will be a good leader and successful if they will imitate the teacher who possesses the same qualities. Ideas are easy to acquire but implementations are not so if the teacher does not know how to implement competently, students will be discouraged and uninterested.

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DAILY SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCES IN COOPERATING SCHOOL

                   

DATE		ACTIVITIES/EXPERIENCES	STRATEGIES/ METHODS/ TECHNIQUES OBSERVED	LEARNING/INSIGHTS
September 5, 2017, Tuesday		Deployment and orientation.  I also discussed the topic Mga Kaisipang Asyano The AP Department also had their Symposium about the life of the late president Ramon Magsaysay	My Cooperating teacher introduced me to the class. However she let me discussed even without lesson plan yet.	I noticed that in terms of class participation, there was no huge difference among all sections because they were all actively participated, they were all motivated. That was a great pleasure to have especially on my first day of teaching and because I have no lesson plan, that was also an important challenge for me to have this day. I also realized that I have to build connection and rapport among my students because this is my first day so we will have a better environment inside the classroom.
September 7, 2017, Thursday		National Career Assessment Examination	NCAE	National Career Assessment Examination is crucial examination for students to take because it determines the career path of the students in college. However, when I ask the students how their exam was, they only said that it was as so easy as they just guessed the answer. The validity and reliability of the exam vanished and I think they have to realize that answering that kind of exam should be taken seriously.
September 8, 2017, Friday		I discussed Mga Kaisipang Asyano	I discussed the topic Mga Kaisipang Asyano. I evaluated them by means of picture analysis.	I am still in the stage of adjustment and leaning on their behavior and participation. Since this is my second day of teaching without a lesson plan, the discussion gone more teacher-centered. However, bit by bit, I am learning their attitude and it challenged me to unbolt their interest to the subject since I saw on students’ face that they do not want the subject.
September 11, 2017, Monday		I discussed about Mahahalgang Pangyayari Sa Sinaunang Panahon Sa Kanlurang Asya	I prepared pictures to analyze in motivation. I also prepared video presentation for the lesson proper. At he end of the session, they answered the graphic organizer. I used power point presentation in the discussion.	This is the first time my cooperating teacher observed me. I prepared printed little baby sharks as a recitation chips which they really want to get. I discovered this day that my primary problem in class is the answers in chorus. The graphic organizer also helped the students analyze and summarize the lesson. The class betided very well and my cooperating teacher congratulated me after the period. The same thing happened to all of the section that day and I was so glad because everything gone so fine. It is very evident that students want video presentation.  One thing I realized is the last section in my schedule is the most fortunate of all because I can deliver my lesson in a very organized and complete way than the other.
September 13, 2017, Wednesday		INTRAMURALS	INTRAMURALS	This is one of the most awaited and exciting day for Virgilians, the students and personnel of the school, because this is the beginning of 2-day intramurals. After the parade, the opening ceremony began and the games followed. There were extra-curricular activities such as laro ng lahi, pageant, ball games and dance contest, and co-curricular activities such as quiz bee, essay writing contest, slogan and poster making contest. Those games that requires more space held in the gymnasium while the others were in school. I was assigned to be the scorer in ball games.
September 14, 2017, Thursday		INTRAMURALS	INTRAMURALS	This is the second and the last day of intramurals in school and the announcement of winners proceeded. All of the winners were happy of the awards and the compliments they got. The winner in the dance contest showed their last dance and many of the students had their intermission number, there was the singer and the guitarist. Everyone was singing with them and when the principal, Mrs. Centeno, arrived, she gave her closing remarks and end the program.
September 18, 2017, Monday		I discussed about Kabihasnang Mahahalgang Pangyayari Sa Sinaunang Panahon Sa Kanlurang Asya Lydian To Imperyong Persian	I prepared fish bowl that contains folded pictures to be picked by the students and they explained how those things become helpful in our life today. I discussed the topic with those pictures. They wrote a letter to the principal about good governance in their school in accordance with the topic.	This is the second part of the topic I discussed last day since I divided it into two to make it attainable within a period. I discovered this day that they want a learner-centered approach of discussion because they want to talk more on the class. They always want to express themselves in the class especially when I let them picked pictures inside the fish bowl. However, I noticed that not all of them want to express themselves in written as I let them write a letter to the principal about but some of them really excel in written form. I am still calibrating my skills in memorizing their name so that I can avoid answers in chorus.
September 19, 2017, Tuesday		I discussed about Mga Sinaunang Kabihasnan sa Asya	I prepared fish bowl that contains folded pictures to be picked by the students and they explained how those things become helpful in our life today. I discussed the topic with those pictures. They wrote a letter to the principal about good governance in their school in accordance with the topic.	I discussed the same topic in other sections this day. I distinguished that my students, whether lower or higher section, have the same kind of thinking and analysis. I realized this day that it is difficult to have sections that are late in the discussion and now I almost value every day no to have any form of cancellation of class.
September 22, 2017, Friday		Chalkboard Champs	The topic is done  and they had their quiz through Chalkboard Champs	I decided to plan their quiz in a form of groupings. Chalkboard champs is like a quiz bee but it requires more collaboration among the members. I chose it because I know that if they take quiz individually, they will not pass it and besides, I want them to develop collaborative and communication skills rather than just the content itself. The activity gone so well and they told me that they want that kind of activity next time. I think I  started developing their interest toward the subject.
September 25, 2017, Monday	I discussed about Mahahalagang Pangyayari sa Sinaunang Panahon sa Silangan at Hilagang Asya particularly Mga Dinastiya sa China Group activity		We played the game Jeopardy to begin the lesson. They also have their groupings for reporting.	Before I opened another topic, we played the game jeopardy to introduce the lesson. I noticed that not all of them are reading their book that is why I gave more reinforcement for them to become motivated to read. I gave more baby sharks for those who answered. I think it is given that grade 7 students, not to generalize, need more reinforcement in studying because their attention span are not like the students before. I also learned that if I will integrate some useful and helpful games in the topic, they will find it easy and interesting. They also had their groupings for reporting which they really enjoyed because they planned their own strategies to execute the topic assigned to them. I also communicated my criteria so they know how they will be graded. However not all of the members of the group are cooperating that is why I learned to give emphasis to cooperation as one of the criteria.
September 26, 2017, Tuesday	I discussed about Mahahalagang Pangyayari sa Sinaunang Panahon sa Silangan at Hilagang Asya particularly Mga Dinastiya sa China Group activity		We played the game Jeopardy to begin the lesson. They also have their groupings for reporting.	I noticed that not all of them are reading their book that is why I gave more reinforcement for them to become motivated to read. I gave more baby sharks for those who answered. I think it is given that grade 7 students, not to generalize, need more reinforcement in studying because their attention span are not like the students before. I also learned that if I will integrate some useful and helpful games in the topic, they will find it easy and interesting. They also had their groupings for reporting which they really enjoyed because they planned their own strategies to execute the topic assigned to them. I also communicated my criteria differently than other sections  because I do not know yet what they can do so it is better to use a bell-curve standards – from the lowest point of expectation gradually moves higher.
September 28, 2017, Thursday	Reporting about Mahahalagang Pangyayari sa Sinaunang Panahon sa Silangan at Hilagang Asya particularly Mga Dinastiya sa China		They had their eporting and activity entitled “Draw Two Names” which they will pick two names from the report and they will write their greatest contribution to society.	Only some groups were ready to report this day but I expected that all of them are prepared. They asked for some time to accomplish their report because not all of the members were cooperative. I realized that I have to give more time to students so they will come up with their best effort to do their activity.
September 29, 2017, Friday	Reporting about Mahahalagang Pangyayari sa Sinaunang Panahon sa Silangan at Hilagang Asya particularly Mga Dinastiya sa China		Reporting and they had their activity entitled “Draw Two Names” which they will pick two names from the report and they will write their greatest contribution to society.	Unexpectedly, some of the sections reported this day were astounding as they showed beyond what I expected because they prepared visuals which is expensive and they also have their question and answer portion. However in some section, they were just read the topic. This day I learned to communicate my standards differently among other sections because not all of them have the same capabilities and capacities but the efforts were worthy to be recognized.
October 2, 2017, Monday	I discussed about Mga Dinastiya sa Korea Review for AP Olympics		We had the activity entitled “Bossing’s Savings” in which they will be grouped into 5 and pick an envelope that contains questions that if answered correctly, they will get the equivalent prize. They also answered Flow Chart for summarizing the topic. I used powerpoint presentation in the discussion.	I used Bossing’s Savings to hook their attention with the topic in which they opened after the discussion. Because they were curious about what question it contains, they listened carefully. I learned that if I will give students something that will generate their eagerness to learn, they will not lose their attention until the end of the discussion. However, I also found out that I have inadequacy in classroom management because I cannot control their noise. I am looking forward to improve my skills in classroom management.
October 3, 2017, Tuesday	National Achievement Test		National Achievement Test	This day is the National Achievement Test of grade 7 that was why the rest of the year levels had no classes. Even there were no classes we were still required to come in our cooperating school because the head teacher asked for our help to assist the proctors from St. Dominic Academy. We distributed the foods and drinks among the proctors and assisted the students who were done answering. When I ask the students how their exam was, they said that they only guessed the answer. Students do not really realize how important answering exams seriously maybe as they grow up, they will know its importance.
October 5, 2017, Thursday	Teachers’ day		Teachers’ day	Teacher’s day is one of the most precious day for all of the teachers and for those people who teach in different field and this is the day in which everyone is giving tributes and thanks for their heroic deeds. I am not yet a teacher but it was very pleasurable to hear students greeting you a happy teacher’s day and saying thank you. I promise to be not only good but best teacher among my students so that I can build up their interest in learning and learning is the best return and most precious reward i can get from them than any materials they can give.
October 9, 2017, Monday	I discussed about Mga Dinastiya sa Japan Review for AP Olympics		I prepared video presentation and manila paper as my visual in discussing the topic.	I was more teacher-centered in discussing this topic because the periodical examination is approaching and I was trying to cope up all of the lessons that are possibly included in the exam.  However, it is still important that they learned it slowly. I noticed this day that not all of the students were passing their output. I learned that giving enough time among students to do school related works is a must because they tend not to do so because inconveniency.
October 10, 2017, Tuesday	I discussed about Mahahalagang Pangyayari sa Timog Asya Group acitivity Review for AP Olympics		I prepared the activity “I Juander” to make the lesson more learner-centered. This activity uses discovery learning approach. I grouped them into 5 and gave each group an envelope containing answer sheet and handout.	I tried this day the discovery approach among students to see if it is effective. However, I found out that not all of the groups are performing well in this kind of approach and only some of the groups answered did the activity well even I facilitated them. Because of that, I did not try the activity to all sections and I preferred to discuss it while they were answering the activity. Perhaps my facilitating skills are not enough to do this kind of activity. I am looking forward to improve my skills in facilitating.
October 12, 2017, Thursday	I discussed about Mahahalagang Pangyayari sa Timog-Silangang Asya  Review for AP Olympics		I began the discussion by doing the activity “FlaGuess” in which the student guessed what country is that flag belonged to. I let them debate about Southeast Asia:  Shadow of India and China. They also took their 10-item true or false quiz at the end of the discussion.	I prepared pictures in my discussion so that I can catch their attention. In my motivation, I did not expect that it will be more interesting for them to guess the flag. I discovered that the students are intelligent in guessing the flag and in geography because they know that all of those countries are in Southeast Asia. However, because of too much interaction, the class was noisy.  I also used pictures in discussing the content. I also heard and witnessed how they threw their argument in our debate. I was flattered when almost of them got a perfect score in our quiz.
October 13, 2017, Friday	I discussed about Mga Relihiyon sa Asya Review for AP Olympics		I prepared video presentation and pictures of symbols of different religions in Asia. At the end of the discussion, they answered the flow chart to analyze the differences and similarities of different religion.	I let them watched video presentation and asked them how religion plays an important role in our life. I did not expect that many of them turned to be emotional. I divided the topic into 2 to make attainable because it is too long to discuss in a period. I learned that integrating values in teaching makes learner acquired many things besides the content. As my cooperating teacher told me, even they do not learn the content, what is important is they learned how to be human.
October 18, 2017, Wednesday	AP OLYMPICS		AP OLYMPICS	Attending in this kind of event is important for me so I can prepare myself about the possible happenings if I join. We came in school so early to prepare everything because this is the day of AP Olympics. I also gave the questions I prepared for the debate. I immediately search Sean and Russel to wish them good luck. There were many teachers and students gathered inside the school and after the opening ceremony, the competition began. I stayed outside the room where Sean competes. Every round always had a problem because of the questions however, everything was gone so well and unfortunately, Sean did not make it to be at least in top 10 but I was still proud of him. Russel made it to be in top 10 that was why I was also proud of him.
October 19, 2017, Thursday	I discussed about Mga Relihiyon Sa Asya		I prepared video presentation about stereotypes in religion. I grouped them into 5 to make poster about particular religion and present it to the class. I let them discussed the topic. At the end of the discussion, they took 5-item true or false quiz.	Integration of arts is very useful on behalf of the teachers and helpful on behalf of the learners because it makes educative process easy. I discovered this day that grade 7 students are artistic. It is really important for a teacher to make differentiated activities so that the students will showcase their multiple intelligences. However, even not all are good in arts, they still excel in oral presentation through explanation of works.
October 20, 2017, Friday	2ND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION		2ND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION	I proctored grade 9 and I did not expect that they will behave so badly than grade 7 because I thought that they are matured enough. The schedule of AP will be on Saturday that was why I will wait for tomorrow to have the papers I will record. After the exam, I encode some of the quizzes and activities of the students because my cooperating-teacher was giving me a pressure to finish paper works as soon as possible because she has the credibility of being punctual in passing grades.
October 21, 2017, Saturday	2ND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION		2ND PERIODICAL EXAMINATION	This is the second day of periodical examination and I still proctored grade 9. After the exam in Araling Panlipunan , I had the chance to check and record the 7 sections of grade 7. This was the first time I felt how to be a real teacher because of the bunch of papers that needs to be recorded and encoded. I did not record all exams in the school that was why I continued it in our house. This made so sleepless just to comply with the pressure given to me by my cooperating-teacher – to secure her credibility for being punctual.
October 23, 2017, Monday	STUDENT VACATION ITEM ANALYSIS AND SCORE ANALYSIS		ITEM ANALYSIS AND SCORE ANALYSIS	This is my first time to experience score and item analyzing of 8 sections in grade 7. Honestly, I enjoyed doing this because when I enter in a field of teaching, it will not be a surprise for me.I thought I can accomplish that within this day but because because the teachers will go home early, I have to continue doing this at home.
October 24, 2017, Tuesday	ITEM ANALYSIS AND SCORE ANALYSIS		ITEM ANALYSIS AND SCORE ANALYSIS	I continued item and score analyzing yesterday in our house that was why I already passed it this day. However, Mrs. Asuncion was not around because she was sick that was why I left the flash drive on her table. I stayed in the school and made lesson plan for the next quarter.
October 26, 2017, Thursday	Final Demonstration Teaching Preparation			I came in the school to know if Mrs. Asuncion had already seen the grades. She was very thankful because she will not do any paper works. After their meeting with the Araling Panlipunan department regarding the conflict with the schedule of students, we talked about my final demonstration teaching. She told me that Caste System is my topic to demonstrate and the AP department agreed with that. I made detailed lesson plan but she did not check it because she went home already.
November 2, 2017, Thursday	Resume Of Class Final Demonstration Teaching Preparation		Final Demonstration Teaching Preparation	My cooperating teacher told me not to teach this day because only few of the students came in school. She just let me prepare for my final demonstration teaching.
November 3, 2017, Friday	Final Demonstration Teaching Preparation		Final Demonstration Teaching Preparation	My cooperating teacher told me not to teach this day because only few of the students came in school. She just let me prepare for my final demonstration teaching. I ask Mrs. Asuncion to check my detailed lesson plan for final demonstration and she also asked the helped of other AP teachers. Ms. Agnes Calderon gave me a copy of detailed lesson plan so that I have a pattern. I revised my lesson plan to make it more clearly and organized. And because I have 5 different activities in my lesson, Ms. Dizon told me to make 5 criteria that will measure specific activity.
November 4, 2017, Saturday	Final Demonstration Teaching Preparation Dry Run		I prepared a song entitled “Tatsulok” for my motivation. We had the groupings in which each group will be assigned to do particular activity such as tablaue, skit, poster, slogan,and personification.	This day, still, only few of the students came in school and I was so problematic about my demo because I do not have my dry run yet. My cooperating teacher merged three sections so that I can have my dry run.  After my first dry run, there were many things noticed to me that was why we had our post conference. Mrs. Asuncion and Ms. Calderon told me be conscious about what is posted on the board that should be removed, erased what is written that no longer needed, and the monotonous voice. Of course, there were also strengths that I have to keep up along the way of my practice teaching. I decided to repeat my dry run in the afternoon to see if I can improve my weaknesses. Ms. Dizon watched it and she also noticed some to improve. I am very thankful for them because I know that their collaborative effort would help me to become a great teacher someday.
November 6, 2017 Monday	Final Demonstration Teaching		I prepared a song entitled “Tatsulok” for my motivation. We had the groupings in which each group will be assigned to do particular activity such as tablaue, skit, poster, slogan,and personification.	This is the day in which all of the student-teachers are waiting for because for us, this is the judgment day of becoming a teacher – the final demonstration teaching. Afterwards, Mr. Del Rosario arrived and came in the principal’s office. I was getting nervous but I have to surpass that feeling so I prepared myself and pray. During my final demonstration teaching in 7-Earth, everyone was quiet, listening to me. As usual, they were reciting but I felt the strange feeling among them because they were also nervous. While in front, I thought of the things I should not forget, the things Ms. Calderon, Economics teacher, and Ms. Dizon, Contemporary Issues teacher, told me during my dry run which  I have not to neglect. I am very thankful that my co-student-teachers were supporting me in everything I need and assisting me with the things I have to distribute like foods and drinks. They were at the back also watching me and giving me signals to the things I almost forget. After my final demonstration teaching, we had our post conference with the Araling Panlipunan Teachers with Mrs. Centeno, the Principal, inside her office. They told me my strengths and weaknesses that I have to improve – this includes rephrasing questions and avoidance of hanging questions. The tone of my voice and calling the students by name and I promised to improve those things because I know it will help me to become more effective teacher someday. This day was done successfully! I showed my best and gave my efforts because this endeavour will be my investments that will bring my life in the path of prosperity.
November 16, 2017 Thursday	Colonialism and Imperialism		We began the discussion with the groupings. They assembled the puzzle and said their opinions of how those things became important. I prepared video presentation and 5-item identification quiz.	I opened the topic about Colonialism and Imperialism with the puzzle and I prepared five short video presentations – about crusade, Marco Polo, Renaissance, Constantinople and Mercantilism – to clearly explain and analyze the lesson. The students want watching videos because they see and hear the actual scenario however, after every video, we always have our question and answer portion so that I know how they will demonstrate their own learning from our discussion. This day, I started to apply the recommendations in my final demonstration teaching and trying to improve my skills in teaching more.
November 17, 2017 Friday	Colonialism and Imperialism QUIZ		I prepared video presentation and 5-item identification quiz.	I opened the topic about Colonialism and Imperialism with the puzzle and I prepared five short video presentations – about crusade, Marco Polo, Renaissance, Constantinople and Mercantilism – to clearly explain and analyze the lesson. The students want watching videos because they see and hear the actual scenario however, after every video, we always have our question and answer portion so that I know how they will demonstrate their own learning from our discussion. Through that, they have more retention in learning and performed well in quizzes.
November 20, 2017 Monday	I discussed about Paggalugad at Pagtuklas ng mga Kanluranin sa Asya		We began the discussion with Word hunting. Afterwards, we grouped the class into 3 to make a short Talk Show about the topic.	I discovered this day that the students want to impersonate some well-known T.V hosts whey they did the talk show. I discussed the criteria and gave them whole period to prepare and because they were many in a group, they did it immediately. Slowly, I am applying some of the recommendations of my supervisor and other teachers during my final demo so that I can improve my teaching skills before my on-the-job training officially ended.
November 21, 2017 Tuesday	I discussed about Paggalugad at Pagtuklas ng mga Kanluranin sa Asya		The class presented their talk show. After the discussion, they took the acitivity “MapaKulayaan” in which they will color the particular country in Asia that was being colonized and imperialized.	Grade 7 students are very creative in verbal and non-verbal. They are always showcasing their best efforts to the class because they always feel that they are in a competition but a healthy one. However, classroom management is still my problem because while the group was presenting, others were still meeting and creating noise.
November 22, 2017 Wednesday	I discussed about Paggalugad at Pagtuklas ng mga Kanluranin sa Asya		The class presented their talk show.  After the discussion, they took the acitivity “MapaKulayaan” in which they will color the particular country in Asia that was being colonized and imperialized.	The students showed different strategies in presenting their talk show. It was very entertaining but informative. They are not just a grade 7 but a grade 7 who can do the same thing as other level can.
November 23, 2017 Thursday	I discussed about Ikalawang Yugto ng Imperyalismo at Kolonyalismo QUIZ		I began the discussion with the game “Wikarambulan.” I prepared video presentations and 5-item true or false quiz.	I opened new topic about Ikalawang Yugto ng Imperyalismo at Kolonyalismo with Wikarambulan and the class became interactive. I prepared my short video presentations downloaded from youtube. As I learned, they are more interested to learn if there is something to watch because they grasp the concept of discussion by means of self-discovery. Every after video, we always have our question and answer portion to demonstrate their learning. This kind of strategy and method is, I think, very effective because the classroom turns to be interactive and not dull.
November 24, 2017 Friday	I discussed aboput Ikalawang Yugto ng Imperyalismo		I began the discussion with the game “Wikarambulan.” I prepared video presentations and 5-item true or false quiz.	I opened new topic about Ikalawang Yugto ng Imperyalismo at Kolonyalismo and the class became interactive. I prepared my short video presentations downloaded from youtube. As I learned, they are more interested to learn if there is something to watch because they grasp the concept of discussion by means of self-discovery. Every after video, we always have our question and answer portion to demonstrate their learning. This kind of strategy and method is, I think, very effective because the classroom turns to be interactive and not dull.
November 27, 2017 Monday	I discussed about British in India		I prepared video presentation for the motivation and the lesson proper.	I let the students watched the videos about the topic. Afterwards I throw my HOTS questions to know if they really analyzed the video. The students answered correctly and their opinions were very satisfactory because it always has a basis. Thanks for the 21st century technology as it helps teachers to facilitate the educative process well and interactive.
November 28, 2017 Tuesday	Epekto Ng Kolonyalismo At Imperyalismo Sa Asya CIP		The discussion began with the game, 4 pics, 1 word. I prepared Powerpoint presentation for the topic. I also provided more pictures so they can understand the lesson well.  They also took their 15-item quiz.	This day is the CIP of my cooperating teacher that was why she let me prepare a powerpoint presentation because the head-teacher will observe her. They held the discussion in a computer laboratory and she told me to use the laboratory  also in discussing this topic.
November 29, 2017 Wednesday	I discussed about Epekto Ng Kolonyalismo At Imperyalismo Sa Asya		We began the discussion with the game, 4 pics, 1 word. I prepared Powerpoint presentation for the topic. I also provided more pictures so they can understand the lesson well.  They also took their 15-item quiz	My cooperating teacher let me use the computer laboratory in discussing this topic. In the laboratory, the computer is 1:1. There was an operator who managed the slides so the students will read it slowly. It is a learner-centered approach because I only facilitated them in their own computer. One thing is, if the selection they read contains pictures, they will surely learn it easily.
December 1, 2017, Friday	I discussed about Epekto Ng Kolonyalismo At Imperyalismo Sa Asya		We began the discussion with the game, 4 pics, 1 word. I prepared Powerpoint presentation for the topic. I also provided more pictures so they can understand the lesson well.  They also took their 15-item quiz	My cooperating teacher let me use the computer laboratory in discussing this topic. In the laboratory, the computer is 1:1. There was an operator who managed the slides so the students will read it slowly. It is a learner-centered approach because I only facilitated them in their own computer. One thing is, if the selection they read contains pictures, they will surely learn it easily.
December 4, 2017, Monday	Kolonyalismo at imperyalismo sa Asya (una at ikalawang yugto) Group acitivity		JINGLE	I grouped them into 5 and let them make their own jingle. I communicated my criteria so they will know how they will be graded. I gave the whole period to brainstorm and make their jingle about the topic we discussed.
December 5, 2017, Tuesday	PRESENTATION OF JINGLE		PRESENTATION OF JINGLE	They presented their jingle creatively and enjoyably because of the tone of the songs and the choice of lyrics from the book. I also ask one of the student-teachers to grade the students. They showcased again how creative they are. I did not expect some of the students to sing beautifully. Some of them were very quiet in my class but when they sang, I was amazed.
December 7, 2017, Thursday	LONG QUIZ		LONG QUIZ	They took their quiz about colonialism and imperialism. This is my first major quiz given to them. Many of the class got the high scores however some were failed. However, it is not about the low scores in objective type of test because even they failed, they still excel in performances that is why it is crucial to implement performance-based activity.
December 8, 2017, Friday	LONG QUIZ		LONG QUIZ	They took their quiz about colonialism and imperialism. This is my first major quiz given to them. Many of the class got the high scores however some were failed. However, it is not about the low scores in objective type of test because even they failed, they still excel in performances that is why it is crucial to implement performance-based activity.
December 11, 2017, Monday	I discussed about Nationalism		I prepared video presentations. I let them write a poem on how they will show their sense of nationalism in their own country.	Discussing this topic is really meaningful for me because it is not only about the information they have to know about the topic but the attitudes they have to acquire in learning this relevant matter. They know a lot about nationalism and I noticed it by means of their opinions. I let them write a poem on how they will show their sense of nationalism in their own country.
December 12, 2017, Tuesday	I discussed about Nationalism		I prepared video presentations. I let them write a poem on how they will show their sense of nationalism in their own country.	Discussing this topic is really meaningful for me because it is not only about the information they have to know about the topic but the attitudes they have to acquire in learning this relevant matter. They know a lot about nationalism and I noticed it by means of their opinions. I let them write a poem on how they will show their sense of nationalism in their own country.
December 14, 2017, Thursday	I discussed about Nationalism in South – specifically in India – and West Asia Farewell message to my students		Video presentation and quiz	My cooperating teacher was the one who discussed the topic. I gave my last message and thanks to the students for the time they gave to me to improve my skills as a pre-service teacher. They will be part of my life and my endeavor. Learning is mutual process and we both acquired that learning. Even my practice teacher is approaching to its end, my memories will last forever. It is not the time to cease learning and growing because every day is just the beginning.
December 15, 2017, Friday	I discussed about Nationalism in South – specifically in India – and West Asia Farewell message to my students		Video presentation and quiz	My cooperating teacher was the one who discussed the topic. I gave my last message and thanks to the students for the time they gave to me to improve my skills as a pre-service teacher. They will be part of my life and my endeavor. Learning is mutual process and we both acquired that learning. Even my practice teacher is approaching to its end, my memories will last forever. It is not the time to cease learning and growing because every day is just the beginning.

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