Philippine Normal University

COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND TEACHER EDUCATION RESEARCH

E. ED 501 – Foundations of Elementary Education

Worksheet #1 – ON BECOMING AN EFFECTIVE ELEMENTARY TEACHER

NAME: ROANN M. DE NAVA

Area Roles Responsibilities Challenges Insights

1. Teaching Instructor • Must provide the 1. Lack of learning I am honestly struggling in finding the
Mentor necessary course references and resources. appropriate learning references and
Facilitator information such as 2. Students’ unmotivated resources to catering the student’s
course syllabus, course attitude towards learning needs and interests given that they
requirements, references, because of the pandemic are exposed to a lot of physical,
and learning materials. that results in bad spiritual, mental, and emotional issues
• Must provide his/her academic responses. because of the pandemic. I am also
students access to and 3. Lack of funds. overly concerned about the student’s
give feedback to their behavior during this time, we have
works. noticed that some of them are losing
• Should encourage an interest in education, their way of
interactive learning and communicating is a bit off, and since
teaching process. we are doing almost everything
• Should facilitate the online, they don’t usually verify the
minor and major information and just believe in it. And
examinations without the online learning modality costs a bit
bias. which is also an additional burden to
us teachers.
2. Guidance Adviser • Encourage the students to 1. Due to the financial status A lot of my students today, struggle to
love learning. of the students, it is keep up with the course discussion
• Guide the students in the difficult to reach them and requirements. Some of them even
process of becoming good through technology tell me that they are having
individuals. devices. depression and anxiety attacks. And it
 • Conduct a 2. During online classes, it is honestly frustrates me to think that
class/individualized hard to tell if the students the only thing that I can do for them is
consultation with his/her are manifesting a good to assure them that everything will
students. attitude since we are only pass, that everything will be alright
seeing and hearing them soon. Because I, myself am also not
behind these gadgets. stable. It is hard to completely
3. Students are hesitant to connect to them carrying this extra
tell their problems and baggage.
struggle with teachers
who they only meet
through online classes.
3. Management Manager • Should maintain an 1. Since we are in a blended Since the students are not in the
appropriate and secure learning approach and physical school environment, we,
learning environment for they are learning in the teachers are the ones who are
the students. comfort of their homes. It assigned to take good care of these
• Should take good care of is hard to give them a facilities and equipment. We dust
the school’s facilities and physical-cozy and secure them off, we cleaned and check on
equipment. learning environment. them every now and then to make
2. We can’t utilize the other sure that they’re still in good
school facilities and condition. Unlike before, the students
equipment because make use of these learning resources
students are not in the and they serve their purpose. Now it’s
physical classroom. almost useless and we have to take
charge of them. But it is fine with me
since cleaning is one of my coping
mechanisms.
4. Evaluation Evaluator • Monitor the student’s 1. The accuracy of the The disadvantage of internet
progress. student’s progress and connectivity in education is when the
• Conduct a thorough minor assessment results is assessment came, the students are
and major assessment. doubtful and alarming. relaying their academic outputs on the
• Provide constructive 2. Teachers are hesitant to internet. They don’t reflect and dive
criticism and encourage give feedback using text more into their own understanding
feedback that will help the and comments in the but walk the easiest path to escape
current learning modality each assessment. And it has a lot of
 students improve their because it might confuse say when it comes to quality
knowledge and abilities. the students. education. As a teacher, we can’t
figure out who’s failing and improving.
It’s alarming to think that they might
just submit these outputs by means of
complying and not really on the core
objective of learning.
In terms of giving feedback, I am also
hesitant sometimes to give my
observations, suggestions, and
comments whether it’s type text or
through virtual discussion, because
they might misunderstand it but yeah,
as a teacher we should still take risks
to correct our students and guide
them.
5. Others Learner • Must attend and • Time management. As a teacher, it is expected of us to be
Extensionists participate in school • Lack of funds. flexible and always on the go but
Researcher activities such as sometimes the loads of work that is
meetings, seminars, given to us is overwhelming. We don’t
orientations, the just teach, guide, assist and evaluate
university’s inside events, but we are also a learner who
research, and extension continues to improve ourselves, a
activities. supporter of our school’s vision and
• Assist the technical team if mission to help the community, a role
needed. model who is well-mannered and has
a lot of useful skills to accommodate
the unexpected circumstances.