Learning Task 4 Getting Acquainted with My Cooperating Teacher

PPST Domain 1 and 6 Domain 2. Learning Environment

2.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures that provide safe and secure learning environments
Strands

Program Outcomes of 2.D.2 Promote a caring and learning friendly environment

Teacher Education 2.D.6 Maintain a collaborative learning environment

Desired Learning Outcomes

 Get Acquainted with my cooperating teacher
 Listen and respond effectively to the expectations of my cooperating teacher
 Enumerate my responsibilities based on the given expectations
 Demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures that provide safe and secure
learning environments

Essential Questions

 What is the role of the cooperating teacher in my internship program? Cooperating

Teacher is responsible for the professional growth of the student teacher and will serve as a model and
information source during the period of teaching internship.

 What expectations of me are given by my cooperating teacher? (1) Gain all the
knowledge that is useful for future work as a professional teacher. (2) Be able to cope up with the new normal
scheme of the teaching-learning process. (3) Be always positive in all the critiques.

 How shall I respond effectively to these expectations? (1) I will focus on building my
knowledge, skills and attitude by observing and practicing doing the tasks of my cooperating teacher. (2) I will
make myself more educated on the knowledge and skills that is needed on the new normal scheme of teaching-
learning process. (3) I will be open minded on those critiques, even if it is negative. I’ll think about it as a
motivation to make me strive harder.

 What are the policies and procedures given by my CT on providing safe and
secure learning environments? (1) Observe proper health protocols during retrieval and distribution
of modules. (2) Ensure that the parents or students have written or filled up on the monitoring sheet. (3)
Remind the students about their lacking modules and projects that they needed to comply for their grades.
 Understandings

Name of Cooperating Teacher

RAYMON R. ABIERA
Degree: Bachelor’s Degree
Area of Specialization: Mathematics
Years of Teaching Experience: 9 years

The Cooperating Teacher plays a very vital role in the successful

implementation of the Teaching Internship Program.
The Cooperating Teacher (CT) is defined as a teacher with a
minimum of three years of teaching experience who acts as a mentor in
the teaching internship program in the area in which the teaching intern
is earning her degree. The CT serves as a model in all aspects of teaching
and learning.
- He / She engages you to work collaboratively and productively to
enrich your classroom activities.
- He / She allows you to reflect critically and creatively on your
learning experience to ensure that you accomplish more and do
better in your future activities.
- He / She shares interactive and innovative teaching strategies and
methods you have not learned and are not familiar with to make
your classroom activities highly engaging.
- He / She gives second advice about the good / best practices in
teaching and learning.
- He / She gives teaching tips and how to do things in the most
effective and efficient ways.
- He / She suggest instructional resources to make your classroom
activities more meaningful and rewarding.
 My Performance Tasks

Complete the matrix given below. Choose only three (3) of the most
Performance Task 1
important expectations given by your CT.

Expectations of My Cooperating Teacher My Responsibilities

I will focus on building my knowledge,

Gain all the knowledge that will be useful skills and attitude by observing and
for future work as a professional teacher. practicing doing the tasks of my
cooperating teacher.

I will make myself more educated on the

Be able to cope up with the new normal
knowledge and skills that is needed on
scheme in the teaching-learning process.
the new normal scheme of teaching-
learning process.

I will be open minded on those critiques,

even if it is negative. I’ll think about it as
Be positive in all the critiques.
a motivation to make me strive harder.

What is the impact of these expectations to me as a teaching intern?

These expectations gives me clear understanding that there is a need for us students’ interns to determine the
needed knowledge and skills for our teaching profession. These knowledge and skills will surely help us to cope up on
this changing learning scheme which is the New Normal Learning Scheme. Also, because of these expectations I realized
that being an open minded can make a lot of improvement to oneself.
 Performance Task 2 Cite the three (3) most important policies and procedures given by
your CT to provide safe and secure learning environments to your
learners.

How do I respond to these? My plans of

Policies and Procedure
action….

I will strictly observe the social distancing

Observe proper health protocols during
and proper wearing of face shield and face
retrieval and distribution of modules.
mask to avoid the spreading of the infectious
disease caused by the corona virus.

I will see to it that each of the parents or

Ensure that the parents or students have
student of the class have successfully filled
written or filled up on the monitoring sheet.
out the monitoring form

I will clearly tell them the requirements that

Remind the students about their lacking
they are lacking for them to have grades and
modules and projects that they needed to
to make sure that there is no one left behind
comply for their grades.
on their class.

What is the impact of these policies and procedures to student learning?

At this time of pandemic, there is a chance that the answer sheets of the students will mistakenly be missed out by the
teacher while sorting during the retrieval and distribution of the module but because of these policies and procedures, it
helps the students keep on track of their learning. These policies and procedures also keep the children and parents
protected against the spreading of the Covid-19 virus.
 What tools do I need to bring in term of KASH (Knowledge,
Performance Task 3
Attitudes, Skills and Habits) to prepare myself in the wonderful
world of teaching and learning?

By giving me something to eat during retrieval and distribution of modules

By asking what to do on the forms that will be given to the students

and by asking me and others if we have eaten our lunch.

together with the modules.

Generosity

Prudence
Picture of your CT

about the new rules in making the attendance.

By accepting the fault in forgetting to tell the parents or students

Honesty
 My Learning Artifact(s)

Write an appreciation letter to your cooperating teacher for accepting you as

his/her teaching intern. Let him/her read this and request him/her to sign your letter.

A Letter to my Cooperating Teacher

April 29, 2021

Sir Raymon,

Good afternoon!

I just want to let you know how much I appreciate your hard work and efforts
for me to learn the things that I can use on my future work as a professional teacher. I
know it is not easy to be a cooperating teacher especially on this time of catastrophe
that our country is experiencing but still you are doing your best to communicate and
impart your knowledge and skills for my sake. I am so grateful that you are my
cooperating teacher. The fear and nervousness that I felt before our placement was
replaced by excitement and joy because of the personality that you have. I enjoyed the
lack session that we Mathematics major interns also participated along with you and
other Mathematics teachers. I also enjoyed those days working with you during the
retrieval and distribution of modules. Working under your supervision makes my
passion stronger in teaching profession.

Thank you so much. God bless you always.

Sincerely,

HANILY B. ASAYTUNO

What is the impact of this letter to me as a teaching intern?

The impact of this letter to me as teaching intern is that cooperating teacher play a very important role in a teaching
interns’ life. Cooperating teachers are the one molding and nurturing the interns to make them ready in tracking their
chosen profession. As a teaching intern, I will follow all the instructions of my cooperating teacher because I know it is
for the betterment or improvement of my knowledge, skills and values towards on becoming a proficient educator in the
future.

What was the reaction of my CT to this letter? (You may ask her/him to write on the space
provided)

Thank you very much for your touching letter. I will take this opportunity to thank you also for trusting me to be your
guide or mentor through your internship. I appreciate your efforts and hard work to learn. It is not hard to be your
mentor because you already have most of the knowledge, skills and values that a teacher should have. All I need to do is
to hone those what you have and help you to have the one’s that you don’t have for a better you. Always strive to be the
BEST that you can be!

God Bless you.