CORDOVA PUBLIC COLLEGE

Gabi, Cordova Cebu

Module No. 11

Technology for Teaching and Learning in the Elementary Grades

NAME:___________________________ COURSE, YR. AND SEC.:______________ DATE COMPLETED:_________

I. COURSE CONTENT: Making the Most of Community Resources and Field Trips
II. OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this module, you should be able to:

● Apply the procedures and criteria must be observed in planning and conducting field trip

● Explain the educational benefits of Field Trips

● Identify the community resources can be utilized for learning

III. SOURCES: Book: Educational Technology 1 by Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph.D., and Paz I. Lucido, Ph.

Online Links: http://dctedtech1sy2016.blogspot.com/2016/10/lesson-11-making-most-of-community.html

IV. LESSON:

Lesson 11- Making the most of Community Resources and field trips

“Field trips offer an excellent bridge between the work of the school and the work the world outside.”

Planning a Field Trip

1. Preliminary planning by the teachers

2. Preplanning with others going on the trip, and

3. Taking the fieldtrip itself and,

4. Post-field follow up activities

For Preliminary Planning, by Teacher, Brown (1969) proposes the following:

· Make a preliminary contact, a tour final arrangement with the place to be visited.

· Make final arrangements with the school principal about the detail of the trip: time, schedule, transportation
arrangements, finances, and permission slips from parents.

· Make a tentative route plan, subject to later alteration based on class planning and objectives.

· Try to work out mutually satisfactory arrangements with other teachers if the trip will conflict with their classes.

· Prepare preliminary lists question or other materials which will be helpful in planning with the students.

· Discuss the objective of the trip and write them down. The main objectives should be included in the permit slip give
to the parents and should be consulted later when the trip is evaluated.

Educational Benefits Derived From a Field Trip

1. The acquisition of lasting concepts and change in attitudes are rooted on concrete and rich experiences . Fieldtrips
are opportunities for reach and memorable experiences which are fundamental to learning that lasts.
2. Fieldtrip bring us to the world beyond the classroom. Tha real-world connection is more work but the benefits of
broadening teaching beyond textbooks far outweigh the little bit of time it takes from a teacher’s schedule.

3. Field trips have a wide range of application. It is not meant only for children, it is for adult also.It is not only meant
for the social science subjects as well.

4. It can bring about a lot of realization which may lead to changes in attitudes and insights. The field trip “can
nurture curiosity; build a zest for new experience, and a sensee of wonder.” (Dale 1969)

Preplanning with Others Joining the Fieldtrip

Other people accompanying the group need to be oriented on the objectives, route,behavior standards
required of everyone so they can help enforce these standard.

Taking the Field Trip

Distribute route map of places to be observed. Upon arriving at the destination, teacher should check the group and
introduce the guide. Special effort should be made to ensure that:

· The trips keeps to time schedule

· The students have the opportunity to obtaine answers to questions

· The group participants courteously in the trip

● The guide sticks closely to the list of questions

Permission Slip

Refers to a document that a given school or organization

sends home through the use of a student to a parent or guardian
to obtaine consent for the student to travel under the care of the
school or the respective organization for a specific event or field
trip.

Waiver

A document recording the waiving of a right or claim.

Itinerary

An itinerary is your trevel plan-where you will go and when you will be there.

Evaluating field Trip

There are questions we can ask ourselves after the field trips to evaluate the field trip we just had.

Disadvantage of Field Trips

These educational benefits can compensate for the drawbacks of field trips, some of which are:

· It is costly.

· It involves logistics.

· It is extravagant with time.

· Contains an element of uncertainty.

Community Resources

A field trip may be a visit to scenic spot or to a historical place.

These can be persons and place in the community. Many of theme can be resource speakers in their fields of expertise.

· A dentist may be invited to talk to the children on how to care for their teeth.

· A journalist may serve as resource speaker on the parts of a newspaper and how to write a editorial.

· A dynamic teacher will find a way to have a record of parents name, contact number, occupation, and other
pertinent data she needs.

· There are other people in the community who can be excellent resource speakers.

· A senior citizens and a war veteran in the community may be invited to class for an interview on a topic of which
he is expert, for example, his memories of World War II.

· A barangay captain may be asked on what the barangay intends to do to curb the rampart alcoholism among the
youth in the community.

Field Trip
As to places to visit, popular destinations are museums, zoos, botanical, gardens, historical places, places of exhibits,
scenic spot. Performances like a play, a concerty, and a dance presentation also form part of the community
resources.

· Field trips are expensive. They require much time for preparation and planning.

· Preparation and planning for the field trips includes discussions and decisions on what to do before the field trip,
during the field trip and after the field trip.

V. ACTIVITY:

Directions: Read the following experiences of teachers regarding field trips:

“I took a group of students to the local museum. We just wandered from corner to corner without anything specific
to look for. It was an experience but it did not connect with my specific lesson objectives.”

“The whole trip was a mess. Some lost their way and arrived very late. Other arrived at the place much earlier and
were inconvenienced waiting for the arrival of the others. Any way everybody is enjoy the picnic.”

The students enjoyed the field trip. But when asked to relate what they saw to our lesson, they were not able to
connect.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: (20 pts.)

1. Do the experience above indicate realization of objectives set? Why? DISCUSS

2. What do you suggest to improve on the field trips above? Type your suggestions here

VI. EVALUATION:

MAKING THE CONNECTIONS: (10 POINTS)

1. Louis Pasteur once said: “In the fields of observation, chance favors only the prepared minds.” How does this
quote relate to field trips?
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2. Some schools have made it a policy not to allow field trips of all sorts. Can you think of some reasons? State here
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3. Directions: In the right column, as a student-teacher write down several ways how you can address or provide
solutions to these disadvantages of field trip?(8 points)
DISADVANTAGES OF FIELD TRIPS PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

1. It is costly 1.

2. It involves logistics 2.

3. It is extravagant with time

3.
4. Contains an element of uncertainty

4.

VII. SUMMARY

The field trip: A bridge of the school and the community

· Field trips- the “walls” that divide the classroom and the outside world.

· Field trips also connect people. All people involved in the field trip-students, teachers, parents, and school head-
come together for joint planning.