Sea Teacher Batch 6/Rusdi Bastian Ilham

Summary and Suggestions

Purposes of Practicum

The purpose of this practicum is definitely for upgrading skills in teaching and gaining more practices for improvements in teaching as well as knowing and adjusting ourselves with the differences in teaching-learning environment in different country.

Procedures of Practicum

Procedure of practicum at TAU was organized well. Everything ran in good sequence. Starting from introduction to environment, the school, school staffs and teachers, the classrooms, the students, the methods, the materials, the classroom management, training and evaluation.

Outcomes of Practicum

The outcomes of this practicum for students teachers would be our skills in teaching got upgraded and gained more practices for improvements in teaching as well as got to know and well-adjustment with the differences in teaching-learning environment in different country. So that, we could also implement the knowledge in our own country for better improvement in teaching-learning process.

The Challenges of Practicum

Time Management and new learning materials that are different from those are in Indonesia.

Overall Impression

TAU organized and accomadated all Sea-Teachers students very well. Everything ran in good sequence. Starting from introduction to environment, the school, school staffs and teachers, the classrooms, the students, the methods, the materials, the classroom management, training and evaluation. In addition, they also always made sure that all of students had high protection during the program. They also gave us comfortable dormitory with good services. And more impostantly, all people at TAU are so friendly and kind, so that we considered TAU as home.

Suggestion for Future Improvement

TAU provided their best services so that I could enjoy during my immersion. There was no big challenges or barriers I found when I was staying there. I think it was about the unpredictable weather change that becoming the problem there. But overall, TAU is a very recommendable place for gaining both knowledge and true excitements.

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Observation on Teacher

Planning for Teaching

I tried to use the time effectively to observe my cooperating during her preparation for teaching. The plan for teaching that my teacher made was very organized. She always concerned about 3 points in her lesson plan that are cognitive domain, psycho motor domain, and affective domain.

Preparing Lessons and Materials

All lessons and materials she prepared was determined by school syllabus and she made some improvements in order students could be able to fit in the lessons and materials that grade 10 Science students need in interesting way. Such as, showing and giving visual examples that students could get more understanding about the lesson.

Teaching in Class

In the beginning of the lesson, my cooperating teacher sometimes tried to divide the class into some groups and we started playing some games for warming up. After that, she usually continued by explaining the lesson . During the explanation she always asked the students several questions in order to get their attention and to make sure that they could understand about her explanation. After the explanation, sometimes she asked her students to stand up and come forward to share their ideas about the question that my cooperating teacher asked to them or gave students some projects so they had to work in pair or group. Then it was usually followed by short presentation. This activity kept going on until she finished explaining the lesson. After that, she usually gave the students some short quizzes in order to evaluate their understandings about the lesson that they have just learned. She also didn't forget to give her students homework and tell her students about the topic that they are going to learn on the next meeting. So that, the students could prepare themselves with the topic for the next meeting.

Measurement and Evaluation

My cooperating teacher always tries to attract students' attention by asking them a lot of questions gives students short quizzes 15 minutes before the class ended and collects students works for the purpose of knowing their understanding and performance. So that, she can understand about students who needed more guide in the classrooms. She also gives a mid test after she and her students finish some of topics in their lesson.

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School Profile

About School

TAU-Laboratory School is a school which is under TAU-College of Education management.

VISION

Tarlac Agricultural University as one of the top 500 Universities in Asia

MISSION

Tarlac Agricultural University is committed to improve the quality of life through the production of competent graduates and relevant technologies in the service of society

BREAKTHROUGH GOALS

Take lead in innovative teaching methodologies using technology and/or appropriate ICT technologies to optimize learning. Advance agricultural productivity and income through technology transfer and training. Use of Science, Technology, and Engineering (STE) effectively for climate change resiliency and adaptation.

MISSION STATEMENT OF TAU-LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL

The Tarlac Agricultural University-Laboratory High School is to enhance optimum development of the students with emphasis on the internalization of values to make them self-fulfilled, effective, and efficient in their roles in the social groups to which they belong. It aims to equip the learners with scientific, intellectual, and work skills necessary for higher level of learning or in the competitive world of work as well as to contribute actively in nation-building and universal brotherhood.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

The TAU-Laboratory School seeks to achieve the following objectives:

To develop the specific potentials of each individual-the moral, spiritual, cultural, socio-civic, and physical aspects of student’s personality and society’s benefits.
To develop in the individual the sense of belonging to a national community.
To develop intellectual and work skills in the individual focused on the values that he must develop for the meaningful and purposeful utilization of student skills.

Curriculum

Tarlac Agricultural University-Laboratory School uses K-12 Curriculum (re: K to 12). Core learning area standard for this curriculum especially for science is the learners demonstrate understanding of basic science concepts and application of science-inquiry skills, they exhibit scientific and values to solve problems critically, innovate beneficial products, protect the environment and conserve resources, enhance the integrity and wellness of people, make informed decisions, and engage in discussions of relevant issues that involve science, technology, and environment. K-12 is divided into 3, they are Grade 1-2, Grade 3-10, and Grade 11-12.

Academic Support System

In TAU-Laboratory school, they go to great lengths to make sure that each student has every opportunity to succeed. Teacher and homeroom teacher will help students who are experiencing academic difficulty. If teachers find out that students’ score decrease, they will help students by giving a consultation. Teachers also meet with students’ parents so that they can relay all the information that they have observe from the students.

Teaching System

The teaching system in TAU-Laboratory School is focused on students’ ability. The classes are divided into 3 classes for Junior High School and 4 classes for Senior High School. Junior High School has 3 classes, they are Science A, Science B, and Agriculture-Homemaking while in Senior High School has 4 classes, they are STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), ABM (Accountancy, Business, and Management), HS (Humanities and Social sciences), and Agri-Home Economics.

Every teacher handles one subject to teach, teaching-learning time for each subject is 1 hour/meeting. The school started at 7.30 am until 5 pm. Teachers usually do a review the topic that students already learned on last meeting when start teaching on new topic.

Materials and Learning Sources

The main learning sources in TAU-Laboratory school are books that provided by school. The school often makes students to use Internet as other learning sources, the school also provides students a TV for showing the presentation or video.

Measurement and Evaluation System

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