Teaching

1 Internship LEARNING TASKS

Realizing What Teaching Internship is All About

Name of Teaching Intern: _Alyka Jane S. Sarco__ Date Submitted: _03/11/22

Year and Section: 4th Year- Section 1_____________ Course: _BSEd-English_____

Desired Learning Objectives

 Define teaching internship

 Explain the different phases of teaching internship
 Demonstrate awareness of existing laws and regulations that apply to the teaching
profession, and responsibilities specified in the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
Essential Questions

 What is Teaching Internship important?

 What are the important phases of internship?
 What are the existing laws and regulation that I must know, understand and apply in the
teaching profession?

Understandings

Teaching Internship
The Teaching Internship is the capstone or culminating experience in the preparation of
prospective teachers as knowledgeable, reflective practitioners and emerging leaders who
conduct themselves ethically and professionally at Southern Leyte State University – College of
Teacher Education in Tomas Oppus Campus. The semester-long internship provides teaching
interns with several chances to enhance the information, skills, and attitudes they have
developed as active participants in the SLSU Teacher Education Program in a variety of
classroom settings.

Internship Courses
Educ 402: Teaching Internship (9 units) for Bachelor of Secondary Education – English for
Second Semester Academic Year 2021 - 2022

Key People Involved in Your Internship

You, as the teacher intern
Cooperating teacher
Teaching Internship Supervisor
University Content Specialist/Expert

Teaching Interns integrate theory and practice during the internship and begin to use their
understanding of current research on teaching and learning. Perhaps most importantly, the
internship will allow you to engage in critical reflection as you try to make sense of your
experiences and discover your own teaching voices and identities. Developing into a master
teacher is a lifelong journey. This internship will give you the foundation you need to continue
your professional development (Duke University, 2022).
Related Review of Literature Stipulating the Importance of Internship
in Teacher Education Program
Greve, S., Weber, K. E., Brandes, B., & Maier, J. (2020) stipulated that practical field
experience is one of the most significant components of pre-service teacher education
programs. The teaching internship is the practical field experience and the culmination of the
academic path of teaching interns on their way to become full-fledged teachers. The real
teaching involvement of the teaching interns, under the supervision of the mentor, is the actual
application of the ideas gained over their first seven semesters in college.
Maria Nancy Quinco-Cadosales (2018) stated that teaching internship developed
interns’ personal and professional competencies for them to become effective teachers in the
field. In addition, according to Cadosales et al. (2021), the efficiency and efficacy of various
teaching internship techniques for teaching interns in different nations resulted in a potentially
effective teaching internship program. While student teaching internships provide a strong
basis for new teachers to be effective and confident as they begin their professions, the length of
training and internship has a significant impact on new teacher success.
Rajendra Chavan (2017) conducted study on internship programme is helpful to gain
feedback about the classroom behavior of student teacher educators and ‘got chance to observe
new teaching techniques, strategies, ideas & resources. M.Ed internship programme was helpful
to enriched student teacher educators with knowledge and experience of innovative teaching
technique like Brain storming, activity based learning, etc. and innovative evaluation technique
like story completing, puzzles, concept mapping etc.
Nimbalkar, S.J. (2015) in his research paper entitled ‘20 Weeks Internship:
Opportunities, Challenges and Measures’ proposed ways to conduct healthy internship
programme a) Orientation of all students b) provide internship hand book c)
scholarship/stipend for the student d) appointment of teacher incharge / group leader e)
arranging guest lecture f) Conduct interview at the end of internship.
Geralyn E. Stephens (2011) conducted study on Teacher internships can provide a
viable option for ensuring teachers participate in this level of professional development. This
article explores how CTE teacher internships, in occupationally related workplaces, can be used
to satisfy the requirement. A review of related activities that incorporate Advisory Committees
and Cooperative Education placements is discussed. The concept of work-based Teaching
Teams that include academic teachers is also explored.
Dr. Kirit Matliwala (2010) opined that internship programme is very important in
teacher education, so we should make it more fruitful by our serious efforts. It should mot for
just completion of teacher education programme but it must be for making successful and
effective teacher. We have to adopt certain strategies for quality improvement in internship
programme.

Importance of Teaching Internships

A. Gain insight and the status of the pupil teachers
B. Aware with the content, and organization of curriculum, infrastructure and resources
needed, and the issues and problems related to teacher preparation.
C. Examine the program from the view point of policy and its relevance to the demands of
present day school realities.
 D. Develop competence in organization and evaluation of various components of good
teaching
E. Critically examine the role and contribution of various agencies and regulating bodies in
enhancing the quality of education.
F. Understand and appreciate the research perspective on various practices in education.
G. Develop professional attitudes, values and interests needed to function as a teacher.

Teaching Internship Phases

Phase 1 Orientation Sessions
 With the Practicum Supervisor
 With the Cooperating Principal
 With the Cooperating Teacher
Phase 2 Observation and Building Relationship
 Observation of Classes
 Building Relationship with your Cooperating Teacher, Learners and Other
Teaching Support Personnel
Phase 3 On Site Tasks
 Writing Learning Plans
 Creating Instructional Materials
 Constructing Assessment Tools
 Participating in School Activities/Programs
 Doing Daily Teaching Tasks
Phase 4 Final Demonstration and Accomplishing Exit Forms
 Executing Final Demonstration Lessons
 Accomplish Evaluation Forms and Exit Clearance

Legal Basis of Teaching Professions

These are the legal documents that apply to the teaching profession.

 Resolution No. 435, 1997 Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

 RA 10627 Anti-Bullying Act of 2013
 RA 7877 Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
 RA 4670 The Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
 DepEd 40 s. 2012 Child Protection Policy

My Performance Tasks
Performance Task 1: Complete the structured frame through a five-minute video answering
question. Start by introducing yourself, then answer the question. Don’t forget to provide
below the full transcript of the video. Send your 5-minute video via Google account of your TI
Supervisor: [email protected] with the email subject [Teaching Intern Name]
Performance Task 1

Why do you need to undergo a teaching

internship? ________________________________________________.
 We spent most of our years in college feeding our mind with theories and and principles
about teaching. Now undergoing with teaching internship provides us with the crucial empirical
knowledge in the field that benefits our progress as aspiring teachers. In my personal point of
view, teaching internship is the remaining puzzle piece that completes our 4 years journey in
this program. This is an opportunity for us to apply what we learned all those years and reflect
from its process so we can actualize and practice in real classroom setting. This is an integral
part of our training which requires us to assist the licenced professional teachers of the field,
observing how they work, they utilizes instructional materials, their strategies and methods as
well as how they manage the behaviour of diverse students. Nonetheless, I think the very
challenging and exciting part is to make our own lesson plan that matches the objective, create
engaging learning activities, make use of different instructional materials and make our own
assessment tool. We are going to apply it to real students and everything maybe carefully
planned but it is still unpredicted. You get to see if you are really prepared and you will see how
you can handle emerging troubles while teaching and learning process is taking place. So
basically, teaching internship is all about experience in the field, one that all teachers-to-be must
undergo to properly equip their knowledge and skills with reflections from their performances
as teaching interns.

Performance Task 2: Write down your expectations for each phase of the internship. Then,
among the 4 phases of an internship, which seems most challenging? Interesting? Why?

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4

Observation and building Final demonstrations
Orientation Sessions relationship On site tasks accomplishing exit forms

In the outset of the teaching internship stage it is undoubtedly more on getting as acquainted
with what teaching internship is as well as our roles and responsibilities as practice teachers. I
personally believe that the prospect of this phase is to strengthen our awareness and familiarity
of the learning environment where we will be deployed and meet leading professionals of the
field. This is to make sure that we are ready for a semester of applying what we learn in school.
The phase 2 considerably is a supplementing phase of this whole teaching internship stage.
After getting to know the learning environment and the different mentors, I suppose we will be
examining, monitoring and studying the ways of your mentors from a close distance. I also
presume that we will be assisting our cooperating teachers, be trained to handle the class by
contributing to a real teaching and learning process. After that first two stages, I am anticipating
a real teaching experience to real students. We are going to write our own plan that fits the
lesson and objective. We are also going to make our own IMs and make sure that it is in
harmony with the learning activities. I am looking forward in making our own test or
assessment tools basing on the lesson’s objective. I think this is where we are going to pour all
the knowledge and skills we have for almost 4 years of being a BSEd student. The last phase of
the teaching internship program, as stated in our course guide is a send-off demonstration. I am
expecting that we will be more equipped with the necessary skills by then after gaining
experience from our practice teaching.

In my personal opinion, I consider phase three as the toughest phase that we will go through as
teaching interns. Reasons will be drawn on the word “application”. We will be doing our own
lesson plan, decide what strategies to use, what motivation will hook the students, what
activities will cater the diversity of the class. Yes, we all learn that from our years of studying,
but this time I know it will be different because it is real. Unlike from the previous
demonstration that we have this is real and challenges aren’t predictable so we need to be
geared in different aspects. And the most important justification I have is that we shouldn’t be
settling with the thought that it is a mere practice. A lesson is a lesson and what you shared and
planned will be carried by your students. This is the reason why I think it is a challenging stage.

Performance Task 3: Research on following legal documents that apply to the teaching
profession. Write your insights on the spaces provided.

Insights
Existing Laws in the Teaching Profession (How will you apply this in your
professions?)
As written in the Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers, I am determine to
give weight to my dignity as professional
of the field acting upon the statutes and
Resolution 435 s. 1997 Code of Ethics for values as a constituent part of
Professional Teachers educational system. By this, I shall
uphold substance to my honour and
influence by being a competent
professional for the learners,
community, parents and the society in
general.
This will guide me in taking crucial
measures not just addressing bullying
but all means necessary, avoid it. Make
sure that the learning environment that
RA 10627, Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 the child is in will be supportive and
friendly. With the knowledge I have in
this challenge, I will have countless
operational means to create a much safer
learning environment where everyone is
heard and listened to.
This will direct me to legal actions I can
take if there are unfortunate turn of
events. As professional I will not
RA 7877, Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995
overlook hideous actions for disputed
reasons. This will help me as a
professional to decide transparent lines
and when will it be considered crossed.
RA 4670, Magna Carta for Public School Teacher Magna Carta for Public School Teachers
displays the right of a license
professional teacher. I will use this to
 safeguard my privileges, freedom and
values against probable dangers of being
a professional.
This policy will be beneficial for the
learners so that they will not be treated
badly in anyway. I know that teachers
are persons of authority and some may
exploit that and harm students. Even if I
DepEd 40, s. 2012, Child Protection Policy
have zero intentions of harming the
students, still this will be channel in
which I can keep track of my actions and
grasping its impact on the students. In
this way I can help students who needs
help.

My Assessment Tasks

KNOW YOUR SWOT!

According to Sandra Adams, an instructional coach,
the SWOT Analysis is one formative tool that provides
a lot of flexibility for use. You can use this as a pre-
assessment, while reading or delivering content, or as
a post-instruction tool. It works to emphasize
collaboration, connections and synthesizing
information. It also serves as an efficient tool for
connecting new information to prior learning. The
gist: The SWOT analysis will encourage you as a
teaching intern to think critically; implement this
strategy in your classroom today.

As a would-be-teacher, make an assessment using

SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Threat, & Opportunities)
analysis. You can research for a graphics of SWOT and
be creative in presenting your personal SWOT chart.

-Leadership Skills
-Creativity
-Willpower
S -Teamwork
STRENGTHS -Self-motivated
-Self- criticism
-Versatility
-Lack of
-Focused
Experience
-Lack of
W -Commitment to
Confidence WEAKNESSES each Task

O -New Field
OPPORTUNITIES Experiences
-Distressing -Work and Learn
Learning from Professionals
Environment THREATS T of the Field
-Unstable Internet -Optimizing
Connection Learned Theories
-Gain New Skillset
in Learning
Delivery
My Learning Artifacts

MY VISION Where am I going?

Paste your
picture
here

MY VISION STATEMENT

To be a true
professional
fit to inspire
students with
my passion for
How to write your vision statement….
1. Project what you will be 5 to 10 years from now.
teaching.
2. Focus on your big dream towards success
3. Use the present tense.
4. Write in clear simple language
5. Be directional, descriptive
6. Make sure that your vision has the following: a. Destination,
b. Purpose, and c. Values
7. State your vision in not more than 15 words.
Let’s Write a Journal
Journal Entry # 1: Realize What Teaching Internship is All About. Your entry should
contain your understanding and reflection on the given concept.

The start of our Teaching Internship (Educ-402) was an informative introduction. We

have our limited face-to-face orientation which made me anxious and inspired at the same time.
Anxious with the fact that most of us are doubting if we can actually handle being teaching
interns; if we were ready to apply what we have to offer. But with the anxiousness comes this
raging motivation when we entered our treasured campus after years of not being there.
Inspired with the fact that though we are far from being a true professional teacher, we are near
the qualified starting point.
During the orientation we were enlighten with how our practice teaching will transpire and the
restrictions that comes with it. We are also notified with the detailed course outline to keep us
on track with our learning tasks. We were shown with what is expected of us in this course since
this will serve as the culminating stage of our 4 years program. The things we need to consider
when we are student teachers and a preview of what certain roles and responsibilities we will
take. Though we were told that it is not the same with the previous teaching internship
programs, we are still going to make sure that this semester of learning will be memorable for
us. While the orientation took place we were ask to be mindful with our demeanour as interns
since we will be working with various professionals of the fields. This course is where we will be
employing all the things we learned from setting clear outcomes, lesson planning, strategizing
activities, making appropriate instructional materials, managing the students and creating
assessment tools that reflects the objective of the lesson. This is again, the peak of our years of
learning and training. The actual exposure we need from the field we chose.
The kick-off we have in this course run smoothly, we have a psychological test afterwards. I
think that is to make sure that we are mentally healthy to take on this course. Even though most
of us have doubts, I personally think that our batch will make it. Teaching Internship course will
be our final step before facing the reality of our profession from our ideations. We’ll make sure
this teaching internship will prime us to be capable future educators at the end of this course.
References:
Cadosales, M. N. Q., Cabanilla, A. B., Elcullada, R. O. , Lacea, R. & Beltran, N. (2021). A meta-
synthesis on mentoring framework on teaching internship. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative
Inquiry, 12(6), 8955 - 8964.
Greve, S., Weber, K. E., Brandes, B., & Maier, J. (2020). Development of pre-service teachers’
teaching performance in physical education during a long-term internship. German Journal of
Exercise and Sport Research, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12662-020-00651-0
Jogan, S. N. (2019). Evaluating the Effectiveness of a School Internship. International Journal for
Social Studies. Volume 05 Issue 02. ISSN: 2455-3220. Available at
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED593865.pdf
 My Scoring Rubrics

INDICATORS Meets Approaching Meet Does Not Meet

Standards of Standard of Acceptable Acceptable
Excellence Excellence Standard Standard

4 3 2 1
CRITERIA

Performance  Has all the  Has some  Has minimal  No aspects of

Tasks aspects of aspects of work aspects of work meets
work that that exceed work that level of
exceed level level of meet level of expectations
of expectation expectation  Has errors,
expectation.  Demonstrates  With some omissions and
 Shows solid errors and misconceptions
exemplary performance MASTERY is
performance and not
understanding thorough

Assessment With 5 correct With 4 correct With 3 correct With less than 3
Tasks answers answers answers correct answers

Learning The pieces/s of The piece/s of The piece/s of The piece/s of

Artifacts evidence of evidence of learning evidence of evidence of learning
learning is/are is/are aligned with learning is/are is/are NOT aligned
aligned with SOME of the learning aligned with with the learning
learning outcome ONE of the outcomes.
outcomes. learning
outcomes
Creativity and The learning The learning tasks The learning The learning tasks
Resourcefulness tasks are done are done creatively tasks are done are poorly done and
very creatively and resourcefully. quite creatively need improvement
and and
resourcefully resourcefully

Submission of The assigned The assigned The assigned The assigned

Requirements learning tasks learning tasks are learning tasks learning tasks are
are submitted on submitted a day after are submitted 2 submitted 3 days or
or before the the deadline days after the more after the
deadline. deadline deadline.

MY TOTAL SCORE

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Signature of Practicum Supervisor