FIELD STUDY LEARNING

1 EPISODE
The Teacher as a PERSON and
FS 1 9 as a PROFESSIONAL

What is really like to be a TEACHER? Why is being a TEACHER considered as one of the most respected
professionals in the Philippines? What makes a teacher differently better than any other profession? What
characterize a teacher as a person and as a professional?

This Episode will provide you a chance to observe teachers in their workplace at school in order to
answer the questions asked.

At the end of this Episode, I must be able to:

 Describe the personal qualities and competences of effective classroom teachers; and
 Enumerate the professional characteristics of practicing teachers observed as based on the
professional standards and code of ethics for the profession.

“My Teacher, My Hero” was a banner during the World Teachers’ Day celebration in the Philippines in
the years past. Are Filipino teachers, real heroes? What do you think? Why?
My answer is YES! Here are my reasons.
Personal Qualities of Filipino Teachers
To be a teacher in the Philippines is a challenging profession. Teachers serve the country just like any
other hero. To be a teacher requires a lot of personal and professional qualities. These qualities make an
excellent Filipino teacher an exceptional professional.
First, the teacher must have innate qualities or attributes that are exemplary and are fitted to be
teachers. These are natural tendencies of a person. Here are some of the qualities and attributes that distinctly
characterize a teacher.

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 Personal Qualities of Teachers and the Descriptors

Personal Qualities What the teacher IS and DOES.

 Lives with dignity that exemplifies  This teacher is honest, has integrity, self-respect and self-
self-respect, integrity and self- discipline. Likewise, respected by students, peers and the
discipline. community.
 Takes care of one’s physical,  This teacher is physically, emotionally and mentally
emotional and mental well-being. healthy. Clean and neat, dresses appropriately and
pleasant in words and in action.
 Lives a life inspired by spiritual  This teacher behaves according to the personal spiritual
principles and beliefs. beliefs that are not contrary to the norms, mores and
tradition of the community.
 Exhibits deep knowledge and  This teacher is mentally alert, makes correct decision,
understanding across disciplines. intelligent to be able to acquire new knowledge, skills and
values needed in order to teach. She/he has the ability to
learn new things, re-learn old knowledge in new ways,
and un-learn knowledge, skills and values that are no
longer applicable to the current times.
 Recognizes own strength with  This teacher sets high goals for himself/herself, but
humility. remains humble and willing to share success. He/She is
confident of doing task but does not consider self to be
better than others all the time.
 Perseveres in challenging situation.  This teacher is calm in the midst of chaos, remains
steadfast under pressure, does not easily give up and
adjusts to different situations.
 Demonstrates a natural action to  This teacher volunteers tasks for others, always willing to
work together with others. share, extends help willingly, accepts responsibility,
tolerant of other people, and gives up time for the group.
Not everyone has these qualities, hence not everyone can be a good teacher. As the old saying goes:
“Teachers are born but good teachers are both born and made.”

Professional Competences of Filipino Teachers

Going to teacher training institutions and earning degree mean developing a professional teacher like
you. You can only become a professional teacher if you earn a degree in either elementary level or high school
level. You should also earn a license to teach by passing a licensure examination to teachers. While studying in
college you are learning the ropes of becoming a professional teacher. You learn the content courses. Your
professional courses include experiential learning courses that include Field Study 1, Field Study 2 and Teaching
Internship. These are important in your preparation to become professional teachers.
So what are the professional competencies that every teacher should have? You will find these in the
matrix that follow.

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Professional Competencies of Filipino Teachers

Professional Competencies What the teacher DOES.

 Abides by the code of ethics for the  This teacher practices the rules and conduct of
profession professional teachers.
 Master the subject matter to be  This teacher masters and updates himself/herself with
taught subject matter content to be taught.
 Updates oneself on educational  This teacher keeps abreast with educational trends,
trends, policies and curricula policies and curricula by taking up graduate studies,
attending seminars and workshops.
 Builds a support network with  This teacher engages the cooperation of parents and
parents and community stakeholders in educating the learners.
 Demonstrates knowledge,  This teacher has substantial knowledge of the
understanding of the characteristics characteristics and needs of the learners.
and needs of diverse learners
 Plans, prepares and implements  This teacher plans, prepares, implements and innovates
school curriculum responsibly the day-to-day curriculum with the view in mind that
learners will learn.
 Designs, selects and utilize  This teachers designs, selects and uses appropriate
appropriate assessment strategies assessment tools for, as, and of learning.
and tools
 Provides safe, secure, fair physical  This teacher arranges the classroom to provide safe,
and psychological learning secure psychological environment that supports and
environment that supports learning encourages learning.
 Serves beyond the call of duty  This teacher does task and works even beyond the official
time when needed.
So, it is not easy to become a professional teacher. The demand is great. A qualified professional teacher
then is like HERO.
Now you are ready to identify if the enumerated characteristics are found among the teachers you are
going to observe.
There are two observation activities in this Episode. Activity 1 will identify the Personal Characteristics of
the Teacher and Activity 2 will identify the Professional Competencies of the Teacher.

ACTIVITY 9.1: Teacher Personal Qualities: A View from My

Lenses
Resource Teacher: SIR DIXTER N. TENEDOR Teacher’s Signature: SGND. DIXTER N. TENEDOR
School: TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY Grade/Year Level: 4TH YEAR
Subject Area: EDUC 302: FIELD STUDY 1 Date: April 24, 2022

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PART 1
Procedure:
1. Secure a permit to observe a teacher.
2. Review the list of the Personal Qualities given above.
3. Follow the code given whether you will observe by seeing only or you will observe and interview the
teacher to gather information.
4. Write down in the column of data results the description of the personal qualities that you have found
out. If the personal quality is not observed by you or is not revealed in your interview, write not
observed or not manifested.

Personal Qualities Observe (O) Data Results

Interview (I) I have found out that …….
a. Dignified Observe Observed.
The teacher I observe has a confidence, dignity and well
respected by peers as well.
b. Healthy Observe Observed.
The teacher is physically Healthy.
c. Spiritual Observe Observed
Interview The teacher has own beliefs regarding her religion belief.
d. Knowledgeable Observe Observed
The teacher shows understanding to the field of teaching
e. Humble Observe Observed
Interview This teacher has own goal for her future but stay humble
despite of her success
f. Determined Observe Observed
Interview This teacher remains strong amidst challenges and under
pressure and does not give up easily.
g. Cooperative Observe Observed
Interview This teacher is willing to help in the times of uncertainty,
ready to extend her hands to
others.

PART 2
Procedure:
1. Secure a permit to observe and conduct a survey.
2. Request a co-teacher or the head (only one of the 2) to answer the checklist/rating scale a about your
sample teacher.
3. Answer the same survey instrument yourself.
4. Compare the answer of the co-teacher or that of the head with your answer on the survey. In what
items do you have the same answer?
5. Show the result in a summary table

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 Competencies of the Professional Teacher: A Special Case

Dear Ma’am/Sir:
I am a future teacher and I would like to know the characteristics of a professional teacher. I will be very
glad if you could answer the survey form about your co-teacher Jeslie Canlas.
I will keep in confidence your identity, however, please allow me to use the data in my lesson.
This is a requirement in our course, Field Study 1.
Thank you very much.

Ian Bryle S. Mamucod

BPED- Physical Education Student

Does the Teacher exhibit the

Professional Competence competence of a professional teacher?
Check your answer below
Yes No Doubtful
1. Practices the Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers ✔
2. Teachers the subject matter very well with mastery ✔
3. Keeps self-updated with educational trends, policies and ✔
curricula
4. Uses varied teaching methods that facilitate learning with skill ✔
and ease
5. Engages the parents and other stakeholders to cooperate as ✔
partners in educating the children
6. Teaches with compassion based on the knowledge and ✔
understanding of the characteristics and needs of diverse
learners
7. Prepares curriculum plans, implements these with innovation ✔
in every lesson
8. Designs or selects and utilizes appropriate assessment ✔
strategies and tools for lessons taught
9. Makes classroom atmosphere physically (arrangement) and ✔
psychologically (friend, inclusive) save and secure for learning
10. Serves willingly beyond teaching work by participating in other ✔
extra-curricular activities when needed

Name of Teacher/Respondent Jeslie Canlas

Name of Student Teacher Ian Bryle S. Mamucod

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 1. In part 1, what do you consider as the 3 most outstanding significant personal qualities of the teacher
you chose as your case? Why do you consider these as outstanding?
a. Patience. Every student will have their own unique struggles.

b. Empathy. Empathy is an important quality for teachers.

c. Drive for self-improvement. A great teacher should be able to look at themselves objectively and see
where they can improve

2. Which of these qualities do you have? Do you think you can fit as a good teacher someday? YES Why?
Describe yourself.

I must say that being an athlete that is always surrounded by many people, I have practiced to possessed this
characteristic. Since sports requires having a lot of Patience when playing and being Empathic towards
opponents and the urge to Drive for self-improvement is always there.

3. In part 2, do you consider the Teacher as a Professional Teacher? In what competencies is the teacher:

Yes. Very String Competencies, it is. If all the teachers teaching today possess the professional characteristics
and competencies as the teacher observed then learners will be become a better individual who is influenced by
their teacher. Learners will be able to widen their knowledge and develop and master their skills that they can
use outside the four corners of the classroom or apply what they have learned in real life situation.

4. Did your answer to the survey form coincide with the answers of the co-teacher or head of the teacher
you observed? Why?

Yes. I must say that he is very reliable and competent enough since he is one of the former official of the
Supreme Student Government. He is very confident and knowledgeable as always. He will be a great
teacher in the future.

1. Good teachers are role models, whether in school, at home or in the community. From the teachers that
you had from elementary to college, did the personal qualities that they possess, help you learn better
as a student? Explain your answer.

Very Much. They became one of my inspirations to pursue my profession as a teacher and of course growing up
surrounded by a family a teacher it has also grown inside me the passion to teach and help other learners for

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their self and for the sake of our future generation as well.

2. If all the teachers teaching today possess the professional characteristics and competencies as the
teacher/teachers observed then learners will be:

Then, the future will be secured since were exercising this professional characteristic. Most likely, learners will
be the hope of the nation indeed.

Attach a photo of the teacher observed for this episode. Write a short narrative about the teacher with a
description of the personal and professional characteristics that you have observed.

The teacher I observed possess a personal quality like being dignified, humble,
cooperative, spiritual, knowledgeable and determined. He has an integrity and respected by
the students, when teaching he shows understanding to the topic. Amidst the challenge
brought by the current situation in education, he is determined and willing to extend his hands
to help the learners, he shows consideration knowing the situation. The teacher possesses the
professional characteristic of a teacher. He acts real teachers, as professional, who carries
etiquettes that a teacher must practice

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 Evaluate Your Work Task Field Study 1, Episode 9: The teacher as a PERSON and as a PROFESSIONAL
Learning Outcome: describe the personal qualities and competencies of effective classroom
teachers; enumerate the professional characteristics of teacher observed as based on the professional
standards and code of ethics for the profession.

Name of FS Student: IAN BRYLE SARMIENTO MAMUCOD Date Submitted: April 24, 2022
Year & Section: 4TH YEAR Course: BPE

Learning Episode Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs

Improvement
4 3 2 1
Accomplished All observation One to two observation Three observation Four or more
Observation question/tasks questions/task not questions/tasks not observation
completely answered/ answered/ answered/ questions/ task not
Sheet accomplished. accomplished. accomplished. answered/
accomplished.
Analysis All questions were All questions were Questions were not Four or more
answered completely; answered completely; answered completely; observation
answers are with depth answers are clearly answers are not clearly questions were not
and are thoroughly connected to theories; connected to theories; answered; answers
grounded on theories; grammar and spelling one (1) to three (3) are not connected to
grammar and spelling are free from errors. grammatical/ spelling theories; more than
are free from errors. errors. four (4) grammatical/
spelling errors.
Reflection Profound and clear; Clear but lacks depth; Not so clear and Unclear and shallow;
supported by what supported by what shallow; somewhat rarely supported by
were observe and were observed and supported by what what were observed
analyzed analyzed were observed and and analyzed.
analyzed
Learning Portfolio is reflected on Portfolio is reflected on Portfolio is not Portfolio is not
Artifacts in the context of the in the context of the reflected on in the reflected on in the
learning outcomes; learning outcomes; context of the learning context of the
complete, well- complete, well- outcomes; complete, learning outcomes;
organized, highly organized, relevant to not organized, relevant not complete, not
relevant to the learning the learning outcome. to the learning organized, not
outcome. outcome. relevant.
Submission Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day after Submitted two (2)
deadline deadline the deadline days or more after
the deadline

Comment/s: Over-all Score: ___________________

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 _____________________________________________________________________________________
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SGND. DIXTER N. TENEDOR April 30, 2022

Signature of FS Teacher above Printed Name Date

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