School: General Information and Academic Administration

WELCOME TO MY JOURNEY

Hello, I am an English Education student in Tadulako University, Palu, Central Sulawesi. I got a chance to join SEA-Teacher project held by SEAMEO for 1 month. You will see my experiences as a student teacher in batch 7 at University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.

1. School: General Information and Academic Administration

 1.1 School Profile

 

The University of Santo Tomas Junior High School (USTJHS) or called University of Santo Tomas High School established on June 6, 1928, is one of the high school departments of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), located at Benavides Building, University of Santo Tomas, Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. This school has 4 years of high school, starting from Grade 7 to 10. The remaining 2 years of high school (Grade 11 and Grade 12) were transferred to the recently established University of Santo Tomas Senior High School.

Vision

The UST Junior High School, adhering to the mission and vision of the University of which it is a part, envisions itself in the next five years to live up to its vocation as a Christian, Catholic, evangelizing, Filipino and educational community, with its tradition of excellence involving its academic and non-academic staff, dedicated to the holistic formation of its students in the secondary level in competence, commitment, and compassion.

Mission

The UST Junior High School, proud of its tradition and conscious of its role to share in the mission of the University of Santo Tomas, under the inspiration and patronage of its model St. Thomas Aquinas, affirms and avows its commitment to the cause of education in the secondary level, and to the formation of our students in the Faith for the purpose of preparing them for tertiary education, being molded as true Thomasians and becoming responsible citizens dedicated to the service of God, the country, and the whole world.

An integral part of the University of Santo Tomas, founded by Archbishop Miguel de Benavides, O.P., the University supervised the General Secondary Education Program in the Philippine Islands during the Spanish period.

1.2 Academic Support System

The UST Junior High School offers courses as mandated by the Department of Education on the Basic Education Curriculum. Integration and addition of certain courses are on the testing stage in line with the first ever accreditation attempt of the High School for its 80 years of existence. The facilities of the UST Junior High School include the Benavides Auditorium, two (2) audio - visual rooms, two (2) science laboratories, three (3) computer laboratories with internet services, 1 Robotics room, one (1) drafting room, one (1) library with on-line services with one (1) audio - visual center, one (1) recording room, one (1) canteen, one (1) kitchen, one (1) presentation room, one (1) Simbahayan Community Development room, one (1)Accreditation room, one (1)Multi-pourpose room, one (1) Coordinators' Room, one (1)Administrators office, forty (40) multi-media nad air-conditioned classrooms, four (4) Head Teachers' Office, four (4) Guidance and Counseling Offices, one for each year level. These offices provides the students with counseling services and appraisal services.

1.3 Teaching System
Teachers are asked to make students more active in learning and make the classes become more interesting.

1.4 Material and Other Learning Sources
The material and other learning sources are from internet also libraries in UST and UST-JHS.

1.5 Measurement and Evaluation System
The teachers give quizzes, examinations, or tasks to the students to know or measure how deep they know about the lessons thay had learned in the classroom.   

1.6 Curriculum
The Philippine Education System K to 12 Curriculum is Kindergarten and 12 years of Basic Education.
- Kindergarten (5 years old)
- Elementary School: Grades 1 to 6 (6-11 years old)
- Junior High School: Grades 7 to 10 (12-15 years old)
- Senior High Schol: Grades 11 to 12 (16-17 years old)
The courses offered per year level follow.

Courses for Grade 7

• Filipino 7 - Ibong Adarna and Retorika at Balarila
• English 7 - Philippine Literature and Grammar & Composition
• Math 7
  • Elementary Algebra
  • Intermediate Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics
• Science 7
  • General Science
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Earth Science
• Christian Living 7 - Old and New Testaments
• Makabayan 7
  • Araling Panlipunan (AP) - Philippine History
  • Musika at Sining (MS) - Introduction to Music Concepts
  • Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
  • Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP) - Electricity and Drafting
• Homeroom

Courses for Grade 8

• Filipino 8 - Florante at Laura and Retorika at Balarila
• English 8 - Afro-Asian Literature and Grammar & Composition
• Math 8
  • Elementary Algebra
  • Intermediate Algebra
  • Geometry
  • Statistics and Probability
• Science 8
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Earth Science
• Christian Living 8 - Roman Catholic Church and Sacraments
• Araling Panlipunan (AP) - Asian History
• Musika at Sining (MS) - Philippine and Asian Music
• Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
• Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP)
  • Computer History, Microsoft Office Basics, and HTML Basics
  • Cooking
• Homeroom

Courses for Grade 9

• Filipino 9 - Noli Me Tangere and Retorika at Balarila
• English 9 - Anglo- American Literature and Grammar & Composition
• Math 9 - Advanced Algebra and Geometry
• Science 9 - Chemistry
• Christian Living 9 - Christian Ethics and Morality
• Makabayan 9
  • Araling Panlipunan (AP) - World History
  • Musika at Sining (MS) - African and Asian Music
  • Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
  • Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP) - HTML, PHP, and Adobe Flash
• Homeroom
  
  

  Courses for Grade 10

  • Filipino 10 - El Filibusterismo and Retorika at Balarila
  • English 10 - World Literature
  • Math 10 - Trigonometry and Calculus
  • Science 10 - Physics
  • Christian Living 10 - Social Issues
  • Makabayan 10
    • Araling Panlipunan (AP) - Economics
    • Musika at Sining (MS) - World Music
    • Edukasyong Pangkatawan at Pangkalusugan (EPP)
    • Teknolohiya, Edukasyon Pantahanan at Pangkabuhayan (TEPP) - Adobe Flash and Visual Basic
    • Citizenship Advancement Training
  • Homeroom

Pedagogical Contents

2. Pedagogical Contents
1.1 Teaching Methods

 

These are the teaching methods of the teacher that I observed. When teacher came to classroom, students gave greeting for the teacher. Then, the teacher or one of the student led all of the students in the classroom to pray before start the class. After that, the teacher gave motivation to the students related to the lesson they were going to learn on that day. After giving the motivation, the teacher started the lesson. Before teaching the lesson, the teacher showed or gave some words about the lesson to students and asked them what they know about that. One by one of the students gave their opinion or shared what they know about the lesson and the teacher gave some compliment to the students. Then, the teacher started the class. The teacher explained the lesson with good explanation and examples so the students could understand it easily. 

 

The teacher asked some questions to students about the lesson and some students were so active and willing to answer the questions.

There are 2 types of class in USTJHS, first type of class is LAA Class (Learning Anytime and Anywhere Class) and second class is Non - LAA Class. For students in LAA Class, they have tablets to learn the lesson. In the end of the class, the teacher usually asks the students in LAA Class take their tablets out and asks them to open Kahoot! or Quizzez (applications or games about quizzes of lessons). The teacher uses Kahoot! or Quizzez to give them questions about the lesson they have studied and to see how deep the students know or understand about the lesson. Sometimes, the teacher gave point for the students who got 1 first places of the games.

1.2 Learning Materials and Innovation

Their learning materials and innovation  are video, power point, projector, whiteboard and board marker, and applications or games. The teacher make short power point with many examples, use video for the motivation or more explanation also applications or games which is related to the lesson for students to make the lesson becomes more interesting,

1.3 Sources of Learning and Technology

Sources of learning and technology used by the teachers are internet and books from libraries. They add some examples in a lesson they will teach in a classroom from their daily life so it will be easier for the students to understand it.

 

There is a library in USTJHS. The library is quite big and there are many books. Sometimes the teacher uses the books in the library as their sources fro teaching in the classroom. 

1.4 Authentic Assessment

For the assessment, one of the teachers asked the students to make a concept map about the lesson they have learned. Example, the teacher had taught Poetry to the students, so the teacher asked the students to make a concept map to see if they understood the lesson or not. They need to make a concept map creatively.

 

 This is one of the students' concept maps. The students are creative.

 

Other teachers will give the students a test or a written/online quiz about the lesson the students had learned.

Teaching Plan

3. Teaching Plan
1.1 Curriculum
UST-JHS applies Brain-Based Teaching & Learning in the school. Brain-Based Learning Theory is based on the structure and function of the human brain. As long as the brain is not prohibited from fulfilling its normal processes, learning will occur.
B = Brains Time Clock
R = Repetition
A = Active Learning
I = Images
N = Novelty

B = Be Colorful
A = Automatic Learning
S = Social Brain
E = Elicit Emotions
D = Develop Thinking Skills

Brain-Based T & L Implementation:
- Learning Plans
- Teaching strategies
- Classroom activities and tasks
- Use of technology
- Co-curricular and extra-curricular activities
- Facilities

1.2 Teaching Plan
These are the teaching plan related to English subject.
1. Adjective Lesson Plan

University of Santo Tomas            Junior High School            TLE Learning Area            Benavides Building            Espana, Manila 1015, PHILIPPINES		SUBPLAN Grade 7 - English S.Y. 2018 – 2019/ First Grading Period Date: February 1, 2019 Topic: Adjective Section: St. Augustine / St. Angelico
Learning Objectives	Students should be able to: Correctly identify adjectives. Use adjectives correctly in their writing. Recognize types of adjective.
Motivation 5 minutes	Video clip about adjective
Lesson Development 50 minutes	MATERIALS: Whiteboard marker, Laptop, LCD
	TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: Powerpoint Presentation, Video Clip
	BRAIN-BASED PRINCIPLES: ·         Active Learning ·         Images ·         Social Brain ·         Emotions
	SAFE QUESTIONS: 1.      What is an adjective? 2.      What effect do adjectives have on writing? 3.      What are the types of adjective?
	LESSON PROPER: 1.      Introduce them the adjectives. 2.      Give some examples, present adjectives in sentences. 3.      Ask students to give words to describe shown pictures to them then write the words on the board. 4.      Ask each student to give 1 meaningful sentence each using one of the adjectives written on the board. 5.      Give evaluation activity. Direction; Underline the adjective words in the following sentences.           1. The movie was not too terribly long.           2. A person smarter than me needs to figure this out.           3. The final exams were unbelievably difficult.           4. This pie is very delicious and extremely expensive.           5. Everyone was extremely delighted when the winner was announced.           6. The new outfit was very pricey but really beautiful.           7. Mom said the cost of a car is way too high.           8. Faster than a speeding bullet, Superman was finished in no time.           9. Students upset about the rising cost of tuition staged a rally.          10. That complex has quite small but cheap apartments.
Synthesis 10 minutes	The teacher will ask the students to:           1. Review the purpose of adjectives.           2. Mention the types of adjective.
Application/ Valuing 10 minutes	The teacher will ask the students to:           1. Make sentences using adjectives to describe a real or fictional person,               place, or thing.           2. Describe their day or morning so far and the other students will guess               what adjectives he/she used to describe his/her day or morning.
Signatures	Febby Jennifer Jayanthi             English Teacher
Date Submitted	January 30, 2019

Mr. Crispin Javier		Assoc. Prof. Marishirl P. Tropicales, PH. D.
SEA Coordinator		Principal

  2. Preposition Lesson Plan

University of Santo Tomas            Junior High School            TLE Learning Area            Benavides Building            Espana, Manila 1015, PHILIPPINES		SUBPLAN Grade 7 - English S.Y. 2018 – 2019/ First Grading Period Date: February 7, 2019 / 7:15-8:30 Topic: Prepositions Section: St. Augustine
Learning Objectives	Students should be able to: Define preposition Recognize types of prepositions Demonstrate correct usage of prepositions by composing sentences.
Motivation 5 minutes	Video clip about prepositions
Lesson Development 50 minutes	MATERIALS: Whiteboard marker, Laptop, LCD
	TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: Powerpoint Presentation, Video Clip
	BRAIN-BASED PRINCIPLES: ·         Active Learning ·         Images ·         Emotions ·         Repetition
	SAFE QUESTIONS: 1.      What are the words used in the video clip? 2.      What do you mean by prepositions?
	LESSON PROPER: 1.      Introduce to them the prepositions. 2.      Give some examples. 3.      Show to the class the types of preposition. 4.      Give an example in each of the types of preposition. 5.      Asking to make a sentence using the prepositions. Practice Exercises: Complete the exercise with appropriate prepositions. 1.      Nice _______ meet you. 2.      Don’t be late _______ school. 3.      Are you the new student _______ Portugal? 4.      Are you a teacher _______ this school? 5.      Jessica is _______ vacation. 6.      She is _______ Italy now. 7.      What is this called _______ English? 8.      Look _______ the flowers. 9.      Adam’s birthday is _______July. 10.   Don’t run _______ the classroom. Choose a correct preposition in the sentence. 1. I want to lose 5 kilogram                      (on, at, in) one month. 2. Could you get me this pants                      (on, at, in) a larger size? 3. She seems to be interested                      (on, at, in) Psychology. 4. I will come to pick you up                      (on, at, in) 2 pm tomorrow. 5. This class will be held                      (on, at, in) Mondays.
Synthesis 10 minutes	The teacher will ask the students to: 1.   Review the definition and the types of preposition. 2.   Give examples of prepositions in sentences.
Application/ Valuing 10 minutes	The teacher will ask the students to: 1.    Make sentences using prepositions. 2.    Tell the things they see in the classroom or in their house using prepositions.
Signatures	Febby Jennifer Jayanthi             English Teacher                                              `
Date Submitted	February 6, 2019

Mr. Crispin Javier		Assoc. Prof. Marishirl P. Tropicales, PH. D.
SEA Mentor		Principal