Teaching Practice

PROCEDURE OF TEACHING

For practice teaching, I should prepare all. Starting from the make lesson plan. My  supervisors, Mrs. Yvonne (grade 5) and Mrs. Rachel (grade 4) give me subjects that I must teach to the students. My mentors give me books for reference.Here, I follow rules used in Elementary Laboratory School. After I make a lesson plan, I prepare the media and choose what the method best is. I also discuss it with my mentors.

Philippines is a good country. Many people here very good to speak english. Education quality here also so good. I'm very grateful get kind mentors, who always give me advice and motivation. To be honest I'm so nervous to teach english here because it's the first time to teach in other country.

After discussing with a mentor, I found the right method for teaching. Mam Rachel prefers to explain using cardboard and cartoon paper so it's more interesting. But mam Yvonne prefers to use power point because it is more effective time and can be interspersed with videos. They advice is accommodated and then I combine it. So sometimes, I used powerpoint and sometimes used cartoon paper.

The next step is practice, ask students to give the information about last lesson. After that I will deliver the material accompanied by an example. Then it will give ice breaking if they have started to look bored. After that, I applied what I had said by giving practice questions. I gave a time limit to work. After time the representatives present or answer questions to be corrected together. After that, I repeat again the lesson. At the end I give assignments but not everyday.

TIME MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZING ACTIVITIES

Based on my experienced, I arranged the time:
13.00-13.05, I use to a greeting, introducing, checking the attendance.

13.05-13.10, I use to review about last lesson, ask and give questions to students.

13.10 – 13.15, before start to learn I will invite them to have fun together with interesting ice breaking. So they can have spirit for study.

13.15-13.40, I will explain the material with different methods on a daily basis. I will give example also.

13.40-13.45, I give exercise to test students' understanding.
13.45-13.50, I will review, ask if there are questions, and closing.

PROBLEM SOLVING

Hmmm one day when I teach about prepositional phrase as adjectives or adverbs, I tried to make them understand the material.  At that time I gave a training session but it turned out that after being checked some children were not right in answering. Then I asked them to go forward to answer the question again. it turns out they still cannot distinguish the preposition as adj or adv. then one came forward to help and the funny thing was that he was wrong in answering hahahaha. Then the child who understands come forward and justifies it. Here I see something interesting, when someone can't understand they will try to help them until they understand. Omg it's so funny to me.

CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT

I have the many method to manage the class. Since the first time the students stand up and give me the greetings. I try to more interactive and close with them. I always invite them to enjoy togeher. Sometimes, I give them motivation to study hard. I aslo appriciate them when they want to come forward to presentation. When giving training, I do not forget to give rules so that they are not confused in answering questions. I give their time limit to work. My mentor always says "we have to be firm about time". 

IMPRESSION OF TEACHING

My first impression is very nice to meet students. My mentor say "They are very excited to meet you and can't wait you to teach them." Wow!!! it's so extraordinary for me. The students' attitude here is so good. They are very active, smart, and want to know more and more. They are very polite and really appreciate me as their teacher. I love my students. They are funny and innocent. Whatever they do always makes me happy. I can't speak English well but they can understand what I say. Very nice day for first impression to met them.