FS 1 Ep.1
FS 1 Ep.1
FS 1 Ep.1
This Episode 1 provides an opportunity for students to examine and reflect on a school
environment that promotes learning and development.
At the end of this Episode, I must be able to determine the characteristics of a school
environment that is safe, secure, and is supportive of learning (PPST 2.1.1).
1. A physical environment conducive for learning is one that has consistent practices that:
Keep the school safe, clean, orderly and free from distraction;
maintain facilities that provide challenging activities; and
address the physical, social and psychological needs of the students.
2. Display boards can be powerful in communicating information about the learning
environment. They help in building and establishing the school culture. These boards become
one way for everyone to learn about the vision-mission, goals, and values that the school
upholds.
3. As a basic part of the school's visual environment, display boards have four general purposes:
Decorative- They offer visual stimulation and appeal to aesthetics. They set the social and
psychological atmosphere of the school.
Motivational- They encourage students to perform better and have greater confidence. An
example would be the display of student’s outputs that show that each output is
recognized and valued. The bulletin boards help celebrate the learner’s growth and
progress.
Informational- They are used as a strategy to readily disseminate information.
Instructional They move students to respond and participate through interactive displays.
They get students to think about and communicate their learning
4. The set of criteria for evaluating bulletin board displays includes effective communication
attractiveness, balance, unity, interactivity, legibility, correctness, and durability.
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Familiarize yourself with the different areas and facilities of the school. Check the column to
indicate their availability. Give a brief description of those that are available, and say how each
will contribute to the students leaning and development.
Facilities / Description Will it contribute to the students’
learning and development? Why?
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Will it contribute to the students’
Facilities / Description learning and development? Why?
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An Observation Guide for the CLASSROOM VISIT
Read the following statements carefully. Then write your observation report on the space
provided.
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Resource Teacher: Teacher’s signature: School:
Grade/Year Level: Subject Area: Date:
1. Look at the walls of the classroom. What are posted on the walls? “I entered the
What heroes, religious figures, lessons, visual aids, announcements, classroom
do you see posted? with the
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place where
2. Examine how the pieces of furniture are arranged. Where is the
paradise can
teacher’s table located? How are the tables and chair/s desks be created.”
arrange?
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___________________ Teaching to
Transgress,
NY:
Routledge,
1994
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Be guided by these tasks as you do your observation. Then accomplish the matrix to record your
data.
Description
Classroom Facilities (Location, Number, arrangement, Condition)
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1. Would you like to teach in the school environment you just observed? Why? Why not?
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The display board, or what we more commonly refer to as bulletin board, is one of the
most readily available and versatile learning resources.
To achieve the Intended Learning Outcomes, work your way through these steps: 1.
Examine for bulletin board displays. Include samples of those found at the entrance, lobby,
hallways and classrooms 2. Pick one and evaluate the display. 3 Propose enhancements to make
the display more effective.
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OBSERVE
As you look around and examine board displays, use the observation guide and forms
provided for you to document your observations.
1. Go around the school and examine the board displays. How many board displays do you see?
2. Where are the display boards found? Are they in places where target viewers can see them?
3. What are the displays about? What key messages do they convey What images and colors do
you see? How are the pieces of information and images arranged?
4. What materials were used in making the displays? Are borders used?
5. Do you notice some errors? (misspelled words, grammar inconsistencies and the like)
7. Think about what got your attention. Why did it get your attention?
8. Take a photo of the display boards (if allowed).
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Based on the questions on the observation guide, write your observation report:
Observation Report
(You may paste pictures of the Board Displays)
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From among the board displays that you saw, pick the one that you got most interested in.
Evaluate it using the evaluation form below.
Criteria NI S VS O Comments
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Effective Communication _________________________
It conveys the message quickly and _________________________
clearly. _________________________
Attractiveness _________________________
Colors and arrangement catch and _________________________
hold interest _________________________
Balance _________________________
Objects are arranged, so stability is _________________________
perceived _________________________
Unity _________________________
Repeated shapes or colors or Use of _________________________
boarders hold display together. _________________________
Interactivity _________________________
The style and approach entice _________________________
learners to be involved and engaged. _________________________
Legibility _________________________
Letters and illustrations can be seen _________________________
from a good distance. _________________________
Correctness _________________________
It is free from grammar errors, _________________________
misspelled words, ambiguity. _________________________
Durability _________________________
It is well-constructed items are _________________________
securely attached. _________________________
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Bulletin Board Evaluated by:
Location:
Brief Description of the Bulletin Board:
EVALUATION
STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES
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Based on your suggestions, propose an enhanced version of the display board. Use the form
below.
Theme:
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REFLECT
1. Name at least five skills that a teacher should have to be able to come up with effective
displays. Elaborate on why each skill is needed.
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2. Which of the skills you name in #1 do you already have? Recall your past experiences in
making board displays. How do you practice the skills?
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3. Which skills do you still need to develop? What concrete steps will you take on how you
can improve on or acquire these skills.
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LINK THEORY TO PRACTICE
Directions: Read the items given below and encircle the correct answer.
1. With the PPST as guide, an ideal learning environment should have the following
characteristics, EXCEPT
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4. Examine the bulletin board display. This bulletin
board fulfills which primary purpose?
A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative
A. Instructional-interactive
B. Informational
C. Motivational
D. Decorative
B. Informational, decorative
D. Instructional, informational
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SHOW Your Learning Artifacts
Profound and clear; Clear but lacks depth; Not so clear and Unclear and shallow;
Reflection
supported by what were supported by what were Shallow; somewhat rarely supported by
observed and analyzed observed and supported by what what were observed and
analyzed were observed and analyzed
analyzed
Portfolio is reflected on in Portfolio is reflected Portfolio is not Portfolio is not reflected
Learning
the context of the learning on in the context reflected on in the an in the context of
Artifacts outcomes; of the learning context of the learning the learning outcomes
complete, well outcomes. Complete; outcomes. Complete: not complete, not
organized, highly well organized, very not organized. relevant organized, not relevant
relevant to the learning relevant to the leaning to the learning outcome
outcome outcome
Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day after Submitted two (2)
Submission
deadline deadline the deadline days or more after the
deadline
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