TARGET MY INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this learning task, I should be able to:

 give the importance of classroom observations.
(1.1.1)
 identify the different focus of observation.
(1.7.1)
 observe classes assigned by the Cooperating Teacher.
(2.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1)
 use professional refection and learning to improve practice.
(7.4.1)
 CLARIFYING MY TASK

Classroom Observation plays a central role in Teaching

Internship. It is an important process of learning how to teach. Pre-
Service teachers need to observe many classes through classroom
visits or through video-taped lessons in order to learn more about
the instructional cycle. Classroom observation provides a wide array
of opportunities to see real-life teachers in actual teaching
situations. These observations will influence the way you plan and
teach. Observing the classes of your Cooperating Teacher will give
you the time to reflect and make decisions on how you will teach
your lessons. This means that observation is very important in every
stage of your career as a teacher.
Classroom observation describes the practice of sitting in your
Cooperating Teacher's classes to observe, learn and reflect. Various
aspects of the class can be examined such as classroom routines,
use of time, schedule, class participation, teaching strategies,
classroom management strategies, student engagement,
instructional materials, differentiated activities, integration of
values, modes of assessment, types of assignment and many more.
After the Orientation sessions, your Teaching Internship will begin
with a series of observations in the classes of your Cooperating
Teacher. The number of observations and the duration of these
observations will depend on your Teaching Internship requirements.
Your Cooperating Teacher may give you some opportunities to
observe other levels and subject areas based on the availability of
other teachers' schedule. You might also be allowed to observe the
classes of the other interns to learn more on the teaching-learning
process.

Importance of Classroom Observation

Classroom Observations involve the sharing of material and non-
material resources, techniques and strategies of both the observer
and the one being observed. By allowing you to observe your
Cooperating Teacher in actual classroom setting or online allows
you to do self- reflection for your own growth and development

Advantages of Classroom Observation for the Practice

Teacher
 Observes a wide array of new techniques, strategies, ideas
and instructional resources
 Gains insights on the degree of student engagement
 Gets student reactions from various perspectives
 Creates a professional learning community through mentoring
and coaching
 Provides for Personal Professional Development and growth
Advantages of Classroom Observation for the Cooperating
Teacher
 Allows one to see different classes through someone else's
eyes
 Assesses one's class from a different perspective
 Receives inputs (suggestions, ideas, resources) from a mentee
 Creates a professional learning community through mentoring
and coaching
 Provides for personal professional development and growth

The Focus of Classroom Observation

In order to help, you get the best learnings/insights from your
classroom observations, you need to focus on some aspects in the
teaching-learning process. This will help you collect some data and
information which you will need in the conferences with your
Cooperating Teacher A Pre-Observation Conference will be
conducted by your Cooperating Teacher so that you can discuss the
focus of your observation and the procedures you will do to record
your observations. The process can be done through a checklist,
accomplishment of a matrix, completion of a structured frame,
narrative summary, field notes, making use of a rubric, tallying of
frequency. recording anecdotal records, writing of reflections and
the like. Your Cooperating Teacher may suggest the aspects or
focus of observation or you may be given the opportunity to suggest
the things that you wish to observe. Usually, you need to focus on
only one or two aspects of observation to give you more time to look
for salient details and in order to have a thorough observation of the
process. Some aspects to be observed are quite easy and can be
accomplished immediately but others need more time to analyze
and will need a longer period of time.

These are some things you can observe and the questions you need
to consider during the observation.
Focus/Aspects of Things to Questions to
Observation Observe Consider
1. Intended Learning Intended How were these
Outcomes Learning outcomes made
Outcomes known to the
specified in the students?
Learning Plan
Were they
SMARTLY
(specific,
measurable,
realistic and time
bound) stated?

Were they
achieved at the
 end of the lesson?

Were the
teaching-learning
activities aligned
to the objectives
and the
assessment?
2. Organization/ Opening/ How did the
Structure of the Introduction of teacher introduce
Lesson the lesson the lesson?

Development of How was the

the Lesson lesson developed/
organized?
Closing of the
Lesson Are the lessons
systematically/
Appropriateness sequentially
of the teaching- organized?
learning
activities Are the lessons
arranged from
Links and simplest to
Transition of the complex?
teaching-
learning How did the
activities teacher
synthesize the
lessons?

Are the activities

sufficient and
appropriate for
the lesson?

Were the links

and transitions
smooth and
properly
executed?
3. Classroom Time Did the teacher
Management Management begin and end
classes on time?
Classroom Were the tasks
Routines given on time?
Order and Were there
Discipline in the established
 class classroom
Setting of routines?
Groups Was the class
functionally in
Physical Aspects order? Were the
Of The rules in group
Classroom work explained?
(Ventilation,
Sound, Lighting, Were the physical
Seating aspects of the
Arrangement) if room checked
done face to when done face-
face to- face/virtually?

Management of
the Learning
Management
System (if done
Virtually)
4. Teaching-Learning Variety of How varied are
Activities (TLA's) Teaching- the teaching-
Learning learning
Activities activities?
 Whole  Whole class
class  Pair
 Pair  Individually
 Individuall Were there
y differentiated
Use of instruction for the
Differentiated varied types of
Instruction learners?

Alignment of Were there

Teaching- differentiated
Learning instruction for the
Activities to the varied types of
outcomes and learners?
modes of
assessment Are the teaching-
learning activities
aligned to the
outcomes and
mode of
assessments?
5. Teaching Approaches, What approach
Approaches, Methods and was used in the
Methods and Strategies Used lesson?
Strategies What method was
employed?
 What strategies
were utilized?
Were all these
appropriate to
attain the learning
outcomes?
6. Instructional Selection, What instructional
Materials (IM’s) Development materials/
Resources and Use of resources were
Instructional used in the
Materials/ lessons?
Resources Were they
including the use appropriate,
of ICT interactive and
 Printed innovative?
 Non- Did they make the
printed class highly
 Electronic engaging?
 Open Were they varied?
online Do they cater to
resources the individual
differences?
7. Student Degree of How focused are
Engagement Attention of the students?
Students in Class What is the
Curiosity in degree of
learning curiosity of the
Interest in the students?
lesson Were the students
interested in the
Passion to learn lesson?
Commitment to How eager and
do the tasks. passionate are
the students to
learn?
How committed
are they in doing
their tasks?
Were the types
8. Student Interaction Types of Class Were the types of
Interaction interaction
 Teacher- evident in the
Student class?
Interaction Which one needs
 Student- to be improved?
Student
Interaction
 Student-
Instruction
 al
Materials
 Student-
Technolog
y
Learning Task:

Focus/Aspects Things to Observe Questions to Consider

of Observation

9.Questioning Types/ levels of Questions What levels/types of

Techniques questions were
Questioning Techniques formulated/raised?

Reacting Techniques What questioning

techniques were
utilized?

What reacting
techniques were
employed by the
teacher?

10. Integration Values Integration in the What values were

of Values lesson integrated in the
lesson?

How were the values

concretized in the
lesson?

Were these values

applied in real life
situations?
11. Modes of Types of Assessment What assessments
Assessment were utilized to find
out if the outcomes
were realized/attained
Were the assessments
aligned to the
learning outcomes
and learning
activities?
Were the results
 satisfactory?
12. Assignment Types of Assignment What assignment was
given to the class?
Does the given
assignment improve/
reinforce learning?
Is the assignment
doable? realistic?
13. Use of Appropriateness of the Is the language
Language language Use of the appropriate to the age
medium of instruction to level of the students?
facilitate teaching and Is the medium of
learning instruction correctly
used in the subject
Use of verbal and non- area?
verbal Communication Do the verbal and
non-verbal
Use of positive communication
reinforcements/ feedback support student
techniques understanding and
participation?
What positive
reinforcements/
feedbacks were used
to boost students'
morale?
14. Personal Personal Grooming What are the personal
Qualities of the Attendance qualities of the
teacher Punctuality Voice Personal teacher which are
Graciousness evident in the class
which improve the
teaching-learning
process?

15. Other things Strategies used to How do the teachers

to observe respond to the given respond to the needs
especially for situations: of learners in difficult
those teaching -geographic isolation circumstances such as
learners with -chronic illness geographic isolation,
special needs -displacement due to chronic illness,
and those armed conflict displacement due to
teaching in -urban resettlement or armed conflict, urban
challenged disasters, resettlement or
areas -child abuse and child disasters, child abuse
labor practices and child labor
Strategies used for practices?
inclusive learners and
from indigenous groups What strategies were
used for inclusive
 learners and from
indigenous groups?

REVISITING THE INFOGRAPHICS

Steps in
Classroom
observation

1. PLANNING 5. REFLECTION

2.OBSERVATION 4. FEEDBACK

3.ANALYSIS
PERFORMING MY TEACHING-LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Performance Task 1

Observing the teaching-learning process in Flexible Learning and

different Distance Learning Delivery Modes (online, radio-based
instruction, television-based instruction, and other modalities)
focusing on the development of the MELCs and reflecting on these
processes

Based on the Pre-Observation conference with your Cooperating

Teacher, complete the matrix based on your scheduled classes of
observation. The observation may be done face-to- face or through
different Distance Learning Delivery Modes (online, radio-based
instruction, television-based instruction, and other modalities). Take
note that your focus of observation is based on the results of your
pre-conference with your Cooperating Teacher. Make sure that you
also need to focus on the development of the MELCs and reflecting
on the different processes.

If your observation is more than a week, please copy the given

template.
DATE SUBJEC TIME Grade Focus of Observati Insights
T Level/ Observati on Notes
Section on

Performance Task 2

Attending pre-observation and post-observation conferences with

the Cooperating Teacher and the College Supervisor
After your observation schedule has been finalized, you are now
ready to attend the pre- observation and post-observation
conferences with the Cooperating Teacher and the College
Supervisor.
Date (s) Notes on the Notes Post Plans of Action/
Pre- Observation Action Taken
Observation Conference
Conference

Performance Task 3

Keeping a daily reflection journal.

Reflection journals are personal accounts or records of all

your learning experiences. These are your insights and learning
gained in the teaching learning-processes. These are records of
events which are pleasant or unpleasant that you can reflect on the
learn from. It can help you assess the important learning events that
happened in your teaching which can direct you to improve your
professional career. Your reflection briefly summarizes your ideas,
thoughts, feelings and emotions which will lead you to analyze and
improve on your decisions and actions. You need to write your
reflection regularly to motivate you to learn and enjoy the process
of learning.

As you move on with your task as Practice Teacher, you need

to write your daily reflection journal.

You may now start writing your reflection.

WRITING MY REFLECTION
 After observing the classes of your Cooperating Teacher
whether in face-face or in distance delivery mode, what aspect in
the instructional cycle, do you think you are now capable of doing
and the areas you still need to improve on?

Learning Task 2: Doing Observation of Classes, Pr-Observation

and Post-Observation Conferences
CHECKING FOR MASTERY

Encircle the letter of the correct answer

1. Which is a blueprint of the daily instructional activities of the

teacher?

A. Learning Plan C. Learning Procedure

B. . Learning Content D. Learning Materials

2. Which refers to the material used to enrich classroom instruction?

A. Learning Plan C. Learning Content

B. Learning Procedure D. Learning Resources

3. Which can be given as an optional activity to reinforce students’

learning?
A. Artwork C. Assignment

B. Activities D. Assessment

4. Why is Learning Plan important?

A. It keeps teachers on cue

B. It is requirement of the profession

C. It enables the teachers to do what is next

D. It guides the teachers in her/his daily activities

5. Which plan is used by teachers who are new in the service or

those who have less than a year of teaching experience?

A. Daily Lesson Log C. Detailed Lesson Plan

B. Daily Lesson Plan D. Daily Learning Activities

6. Which assessment task is aligned to this competency: “identify

classroom routines”?

A. Is classroom routine necessary for the class order and discipline?

B. Give an example of classroom routine?

C. What is meant by classroom routine?

D. What is disadvantage of a classroom routine?

WORKING ON MY LEARNING ARTIFACTS

Paste pictures/screenshots of the orientation sessions that you have

attended. Label them.
Learning Task 2: Doing Observation of Classes, Pr-Observation
and Post-Observation Conferences

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MY TOTAL SCORE: