Learning Task 4 Getting Acquainted with My Cooperating Teacher

PPST Domain1 and 6 Domain 2. Community Learning Environment

Strands 2.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of policies and

procedures that provide safe and secure learning
environments.
Program Outcomes of 2. D.2 Promote a caring and learning friendly
Teacher Education environment

2. D.6. Maintain a collaborative learning

environment

Desired Learning Outcomes

 Get acquainted with 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 environment

Essential Questions
 What is the role of the cooperating teacher in my internship program?
 What expectations of me are given by my cooperating teacher?
 How shall I respond effectively to these expectations?
 What are the policies and procedures given by my CT on providing safe
and secure learning environment?

Understanding
Name of Cooperating Teacher JANETH M. BARRIOS
Degree ______________________BSED___________
Area of Specialization __________P. E & MUSIC____
Year of Teaching Experience ________13__________
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 experiences 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 practice in teaching and learning.
He/She gives teaching tips and hoe to do things in the most effective and efficient ways.
He/She suggests instructional resources to make your classroom activities more meaningful
and rewarding.

My Performance Tasksrmance Task 1

Complete the matrix given below. Choose only three (3) of the most important expectations
given by your CT.
Expectations of my cooperating My Responsibilities
Teacher
1. courteous As a student teacher of this institution, I
have to be responsible enough to meet
the expectations of my cooperating
teacher, the students and the school.
I have to put in mind all the
comments and suggestions of my
cooperating teacher. I have to be
patience in dealing with my students. I
need to consider the diversity of
2. integrate values in teaching learners. I also need to build a good
relationship to my other colleagues. So
that by the end of this practice teaching,
9. employ honesty at all times I can say to myself that I am now ready
to become a professional teacher.

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

The impact of these expectations to me as an intern it makes me become a master of time
management. When I am working in a fast-paced professional environment, I realized that
every minute counts.
By the help of this expectations, I used my time well and this makes me an effective teacher.
And it makes me Always work hard even if your task is small and seems unimportant. It will
help you build a good work ethic, and people will notice the effort you put in.
Naturally, no one likes to be criticized and performance evaluations can be quite scary. You
will probably make a few mistakes and receive constructive criticism about your work from
both your colleagues and your boss.
Always remind yourself that it’s not personal. It is for your own good and growth and it will
improve the quality of your work.rmance Task 2
Policies and Procedures How do I respond to these?
My plans of action…
Assignment policy In order for students to be successful,
Safe and secure learning environments to; assignments will be given on a daily
 All assignments must have the basis. Most of the work students will be
proper heading to include the asked to perform will be completed in
student’s first and last name, date, class. If a child does not complete
and period on the top right corner. classwork, it then becomes homework.
 All assignments and their due dates For practice of remedial skills, students
are written on the board. will occasionally be asked to complete a
 It is the student’s responsibility to homework assignment that is not given in
turn in assignments in a timely class. However, students will never be
manner. given homework that covers unfamiliar
 All assignments that must be turned content.
in should be placed in the
appropriate drawer in the assignment
corner

Late Assignment Policy My plans to this policy are to explain it well to

my students so that they can pass their
 An assignment will lose 10% off the assignment responsibly.
earned grade for each day that the
assignment is late.
Absent Assignment Policy If a student is absent on the day an
assignment is assigned, the student will
• All handouts for the day will be have five school days to turn in the
placed in the student’s mailbox if a assignment according to school board policy
student is absent from class. before the late policy will begin to take
• If a student is absent on a day an effect.
assignment is due and was present
when the assignment was given,
that assignment must be turned in
once the student returns or the late
policy will begin to take effect.
If a student is absent on the day an
assignment is assigned, the student will
have five school days to turn in the
assignment according to school board
policy before the late policy will begin to
take effect.

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

The impact of these policies and procedures to student learning is that they help a school
establish rules and procedure and create standards of quality for learning and safety, as well
as expectations and accountability. Without these, schools would lack the structure and
function necessary to provide the educational needs of students.
 Together, policies and procedures provide a roadmap for day-to-day operations. They ensure
compliance with laws and regulations, give guidance for decision-making, and streamline
internal processes.

Performance Task 3
My cooperating teacher is my role model in the following virtue. Cite and give situations on
how these virtues are applied?

Honest
Respectful

Telling what She always

she dislikes greeted her
colleagues
every time.

Always forgive
to those who
commit Not afraid
mistakes. to take risk Courageous

Forgiving

Show kindness
to her students
and peers.

Kind
 My Learning Artifacts

A Letter to My Cooperating Teacher

Student teaching has been many of things: fun, hard, busy, crazy, full of
meetings, teary eyes, long days, full moons, happy days, lesson
planning, copying papers, grading, and many memories made.

Thank you for letting me move into your classroom. I know it isn't
always easy having an extra person in your space, following you
around, and going to somewhere. Thank you for letting me in
and taking on having a student teacher.

Thank you for letting me meet, teach, and learn to love all of your
students. They might have been shy when they first met me, but after
getting to teach each of our students, I have learned to love each of
them. They have become my own students. They are the students that I
will never forget and always remember years later when I host my first
student teacher in my classroom.

Thank you for showing me the good side of teaching -- seeing our
students learn. Thank you for showing me the bad side too. Everyday
lessons do not go according to plan or will every child behave. Many
people think our job is always happy, playing with kids, but that isn't
the case at all.

Thank you for adopting me as an extra student and coaching me into

becoming the best teacher I can be. You've signed countless attendance
logs, filled out multiple evaluations, and helped me grow as a teacher.

I can't seem to thank you and the school enough. You all will forever be
apart of my heart and I will always be a part of your school community.

Thank you,
Your Student Teacher

Signature of Cooperating Teacher

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

The impact of this letter to me as a teaching intern is that people like being
appreciated, and if they feel you actually notice the nice thing they do for you, they’re
more likely to give an encore performance. Gratitude is a virtue every person should
cultivate. Yet gratitude means nothing if you haven’t mastered the art of expressing it.
We should use every opportunity to express to those around us how much we
appreciate their love, support, and generosity. One of the key ways of expressing
gratitude is to write a thank-you note. Unfortunately, many of us today completely
overlook this aspect of etiquette and, consequently, break the hearts of sweet little
grandmas everywhere. A thank-you letter, or note, is an expression of appreciation for
a thoughtful act, expression, or gift. But the potential formality of this thought can be
intimidating. Many people think that the wording of a thank-you letter has to be
perfect, and this causes so much anxiety that the notes are never sent. Before all the
other rules, just remember that an imperfect letter that comes with heartfelt sentiment
is better than a perfect note that was never written.

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