EPISODE 3

Preparing the Learning Environment: An Overview

STUDENT-INTERN: NISAN U. MERCADO

COURSE: BACHELOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

COOPERATING TEACHER: JURETHA BORCE

COOPERATING SCHOOL: BATO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

SPARK YOUR INTEREST

To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS episode, be

sure to read through the whole episode before participating and assisting in your FS 2
Resource Teacher's class. Note all the information you will need and tasks you will need
to do before working on this episode.

Target Your Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Learning Episode, I must be able to revisit the concept of
learning environment in the context of the current teaching and learning situation.

Clarify Your Task

Overview of the Learning Environment

A learning environment, traditionally called the classroom, is a space in a school

that supports student learning. It is a self-contained area where teacher teaches and
children learn. In the classroom are chairs or tables for students and a front table for the
teacher. This a traditional face-to-face classroom. Most often the students should face
the teacher as the chairs are arranged that way. But as teaching deliveries changed to
enhance learning, modification in the seating arrangement evolved and more
opportunity for the learners to move about for cooperative learning was addressed.

A conducive learning environment should have the following characteristics:

 Flexibility - There is opportunity to have small groups, movable walls.

 Openness - Learning corners/areas which could be shared.

 Access to resources - Audio-visual materials are ready and open for use.

 Physical classroom - Space is clean and safe.

 Psychological atmosphere - It is friendly and accommodating.

The classroom climate nurtures the intellectual, physical, social and emotional
development of the students.

Here are some specific strategies for developing the optimal classroom climate. You
may consider these.

1. Learning environment addresses both physical and psychological needs of the

students for security and order, love and belonging, personal power and
competence, freedom and fun.

2. Create a sense of order. For example, teacher should teach students how to

 enter the classroom and become immediately engaged in the activity;

 distribute and collect materials;

 find out about missed assignments due to absence and how to make up for
them;

 get the teacher's attention without disrupting the class and

 arrange desks, tables quickly and quietly for various purposes.

 3. Greet learners as they enter your face-to-face or on-line classroom.

4. In a healthy and conducive learning environment, everybody belongs and knows

each other.

5. Encourage class building activities like games and team activities.

6. In a conducive learning environment, success whether small or big is recognized

and celebrated.

Both approaches, either the traditional face-to-face or online, lead to positive results
but in different ways, so usually in practice both approaches are combined

Revisit the Infographic/s

EPISODE 3

PERFORMANCE TASK 1:

Resource Teacher: JURETHA BORCE Teacher’s Signature __________

School: BATO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Grade /Year Level: 11 Subject Area: HOPE 1 Date: October 1, 2024

Activity 1:

The Venn Diagram shows two contrasting situations. The first shows that the learners are in the
same room or space while in the second, the learners maybe in different learning spaces like homes,
study hubs or in extreme cases parks or under the trees.

As a teacher, in which of the two situations would you prefer to manage for learning? Choose between
Learning Environment `1 and Learning Environment 2.

Explain your choice: Why?

As a future teacher I will choose or prefer both situation to manage learning. You must be
flexible in any situation you will have. A true teacher doesn’t choose learning environment, it’s
the learning that gives the environment.

What will you do to assist your mentor in setting up a conducive learning environment in the following
conditions:

Bulletin Board Display

I will help her to set up a design that will catch the attention of the viewers and give a
clear information. That could be helpful in improving classroom to be a positive learning
environment.

Small Group Discussion

The best idea to do is to group the students according to their interest. Having a circle of
friends with the same interest could be more conductive in learning.

Checking class attendance in a virtual classroom (i.e. Google Meet or Zoom)

A student’s attendance is one of the most important aspects of their performance. This
ensures that students who are present can actively participate in the teaching learning
 process. The best way to check student’s attendance in virtual classroom are google
form and screen shot.

Activity 3:

If you are assisting your mentor in an online class, these are some reminders you should
share to your remote learners on a synchronous platform like Google Meet, Zoom, MOOCs or
any other platform you are familiar with or are using.

With the use of Google Meet, Zoom or any platform, organize a virtual class. Do this with the
guidance of your mentor.

Try to handle one online class and use the guidelines above. Happy virtual teaching!

There is no online class learning in the school of my resource teacher. So I can’t handle
this kind of classes.

Activity 4:

To ensure that I can carry out/ perform my tasks efficiently and effectively in
participating and assisting my cooperating teacher in establishing routines and procedures, in
the classroom or in remote learning, I must be guided by the following questions:

How will I gain student attention in the classroom/ remote learning?

Give enough time to student in responding their questions, comments, and reactions
from your class.

What are the routines and procedures that I need to establish before, during, and after my
classes whether on a face-to-face or remote learning?
 The procedures and routine that I need to establish before, during, and after my classes
whether on a face-to-face or remote learning is checking up the attendance and doing
formative and summative assessment all throughout the learning process, and give
positive feedback.

What verbal and non-verbal communication will I use to signal that students need help/
attention in the classroom/ remote learning?
Verbal and non-verbal communication will I use to signal that student need help in the
classroom/ remote learning is” raising your right hand’ and says “maam, can I ask
something?

How must students get/ secure the needed work materials and books and others in the
classroom/ remote learning?
To help students get the resources materials they need in education the teacher
provides a box with label that contained all the modules needed for each students. And
plastic envelop with student’s name.

How will students transition to group work and other cooperative activities in the
classroom/remote learning?
Students transition to group work and other cooperative activities in the
classroom/remote learning is to have or in choosing the same interest.

What procedures must be followed by students who need to attend to personal necessities
in the classroom/ online classes?
The Procedures must be followed by students who need to attend to personal
necessities in the classroom/ online classes is to secure connectivity and the awareness
in the manipulation of or the Educational technology.

What rules must be set for students who finish task early/ and for those who cannot
complete work on time?
Set a deadline for every task.

What procedures must be observed for tardiness/ early dismissals?

Procedures must be observed for tardiness/ early dismissals is to conduct face to face
interview with the concern.
 What procedures must be done when submitting homework/ performance tasks in the
classroom/ remote learning?
Procedures must be done when submitting homework/ performance tasks in the
classroom/ remote learning is to follow online platform and instruction of the teacher.

What procedures must be employed in movements into and out of the classroom/ remote
learning?

Find ways to adapt distance learning lessons to include movement, even if it's just asking
students to stand up, move around, and come sit back down. For virtual class students must tap
the raise hand before speaking.

Having these guide questions in mind, consult with a junior high school teacher and ask him/her
what classroom routines he/she needs help with. One routine for online classes/ modular,
another one for offline meetings/ transactions. Craft this classroom routine and give him/ her a
copy. Another copy with attached “received” signature from the classroom teacher will be sent
together with this module.

Classroom Routine
For Online Class

Classroom Routine Description

Entering Virtual Meeting in Google meet. Students will enter Google meet via links
shared/ provided by the teacher.

Checking of Attendance Via Google Forms This will allow teacher monitor students to
and prayer. attempt during virtual classes

Turn on/off mic and video This happen in the lesson proper which
allow teacher monitor students behavior
and attention in the class.
 Classroom Routine Description

Formative assessment ( Oral Recitation) This will allow students and teachers how
effective the lesson is. Through feedbacks.

Summative assessment (Paper and Pencil Evaluate students learning during the
test) discussion.

Giving of Assignments Give student’s task to research about the

next lesson.

Classroom Routine
For Offline meeting/ transaction

Classroom Routine Description

Arriving in the morning. Morning routine, first is to clean the surroundings,

inside and outside the classroom. Then everyone
attends the Flag ceremony and after time to get inside
the classroom.
Taking Attendance and In the classroom first take attendance and discussing
Displaying Schedule. the schedule can

Throughout the day Every subject contain only 1 hour class, then students
observe classroom movement per subject.

Ending the day Every end of the subject, teacher gives assignments
for the next day’s lesson.

Having been exposed to the traditional classrooms in your basic education, it seems that
everything is familiar. However, as teaching-learning theories evolve over time there are
changes that are taking place.
 What changes have you noticed in the face-to-face classroom spaces?

Classroom Environment Before Classroom Environment Now

Classroom environment is more actively and Stay connected on digital platforms in learning.
participative.

Provide hands on learning experience. Video tutorial and research.

Access of learning materials (books) Internet access through google and other informative
apps.

Student can come to work toward specific Modern learning environments are designed with the
goals set before them in the class objectives. assumption that students will have constant access to
connectivity.

Unlike the traditional face-to-face classroom environment, online or virtual environment

is a bit difficult to manage. It is because Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is imaginary and not
in the physical sense. It has no corners and it can be set up with the support of technology.

As a teacher, what have you discovered to be easy to implement in your virtual class?

First to have a connection, and to provide activity nor an interactive activity which
students actively participated in the class, it can be if possible a rewards.

How did the students show their active participation in the lesson?

A participation may notify through response and feedbacks. When teachers ask questions to
students, they are letting students know something about the importance of certain ideas and
information based on the lesson.

Learning Environment 1: (see Venn Diagram)

What have you noticed of the display in the class bulletin board? What message or theme does it
convey?
The display in the class bulletin board focused in different subject in the classroom.
They can convey a variety of information from meeting announcements and parent
news to curriculum overviews and displays of student work.

What makes it attractive to the learners?

 The boarder design and graphics makes the bulletin board more attractive to the
learners.

Does it help in the learning process? How?

Yes, they can be used to relay information to students, reinforce lessons, display
student work, and more.

Learning Environment 2: (see Venn Diagram)

If the teacher is using a distance delivery of learning through the modules, where is most likely the
learning space of the students?
If the teacher is using distance delivery of learning through the modules the most likely
the learning space of the students is at home.

Can you describe these learning spaces?

For me, Learning space or learning setting refers to a physical setting for a learning
environment, a place in which teaching and learning take place.

How can you as a teacher help to make such environment conducive for learning?
As a teacher I will enhance the learning of students, improve the quality of education
and produce vibrant minds of high-level proficiency, what we need today are dedicated
and motivated teachers who can change the course of traditional classroom setup and
promote conducive environments of learning.

What do you think brought the changes in the face-to-face learning environment now?

The factors brought the changes in the face to face learning environment now is cause by the
pandemic. However, the learning environment has many changes brought by the technology.
The most notable use of technology is that it no longer limits lesson time to that traditional four
walls of the classroom, creating learning environment in home.

From the changes that you identified, choose one that you can do. How will you do it?
 Through internet and technology teacher will able to reach out students from their home, nor
use different mode of learning by which teacher and students will interact with each other.
Some teacher has worked out creatively using technology. They stretch beyond lecture format
and include live demonstration, experiment, and video tutorial.

Which of the following is/are your analysis/ analyses of online learning environment?

_✓___ It was difficult to observe the physical behavior of the students.

___✓_ It takes time for students to learn how to use the platform.
__✓_ Students who are alone in their home space find difficulty to make
responses.
_✓___ Internet connectivity is a great factor to support conducive
environment.

Based on my noticing and analysis, I realized that:

Teacher should always do our job to change lives.

There is different platform, procedure and routine to be taken so that students will be able to learn.
Having online class will be difficult for the students

Do you think making the learning environment conducive for a face-to-face classroom will enable the
learners to achieve better learning outcomes? Explain your answer.

-. Yes, a positive classroom environment helps improve attention, reduce anxiety, and
supports emotional and behavioral regulation of students. Learners are more likely to
acquire higher motivation that leads to wonderful learning outcomes.

As a future teacher I feel that the online learning environment can be safe if teachers provide a
safe and engaging learning environment for students.

I think that teaching in a virtual learning environment is somehow not same learning or level of
learning that students will learn.
What insights have you gained while doing Activity 4 under Participate and Assist?

I have learned that while doing activity four under participating and assisting is that classroom routine
help teacher make classroom environment more conductive to learning.

Prompt 1

OBSERVE

What probable problem may result from the two situations of the learning environment?

The different implementation of learning activity. Difficulty to detect and respond to in

educational environment where growing size and the increase used of digital
technologies mean that teachers are unable to provide nuanced and personalized
support to help students overcome their difficulties.

REFLECT

What solutions can I think of to solve the problem?

Teacher will provide different mode in learning. Application of two social media can minimize
the problem is possible.

PLAN

How should I do it?

I need to be flexible and innovative to provide enough learning to my students. Engaged

my students in different technology or social media platforms.

Prompt 2
OBSERVE

What common problem have I noticed in a face-to-face learning environment? Can I translate
this problem into a question?

The common problem I have noticed in a face to face learning environment is lack of
implementation of classroom rules and procedure. Yes, how can we implement or what are the
rules we are going to implement in the classroom.

REFLECT

How would I solve the problem? Will it improve my teaching? How?

The teacher will improve the classroom environment in terms of procedure and rules. This will
improve my teaching, because classroom rules and procedure is vital components of classroom
management.

PLAN

What will I do to solve the problem? Describe briefly how you will do it.

The teacher will improve the classroom rules and procedure for classroom
management. Try to create different procedure and rules, and improve if it wasn’t work.

Prompt 3

OBSERVE

Identify the problems brought about by the online learning environment.

Internet connection and time management.

 REFLECT

How would you solve this problem?

Secure and improve internet connectivity and make a time management plan.

PLAN

What initial plan do you intend to do to solve the problem?

Improve the internet access to all students and teachers.

To further enrich my knowledge on establishing classroom routines and procedures,

whether in the classroom or in remote learning, these are some of the online resources
which will help me in these activities (include books, websites, youtube videos, and the
like).

1. Facebook video

2. Group messenger discussion

3. Articles

4. blogging

5. Magazine

Check for Mastery

Choose the best answer from the options given.

1. Learning environment is only confined to a specific place called schools. This

statement is _______.

A. true
 B. false

C. doubtful

D. cannot be determined

2. What kind of learning happens anytime, anyplace and anywhere?

A. Traditional learning

B. On-line learning

C. Hybrid learning

D. Face-to-Face learning

3. In which situation can learners learn with more physical presence and intervention of
the teacher?

A. Face-to-Face

B. Virtual

C. On-line

D. All of the above

4. Which of the two kinds of learning environment encourages independence and self-
management of the learners? Why?

A. Face-to-Face, because there is always the presence of the teacher who will
give guidance to the learner.

B. Virtual/On-line, because the learners are given time to learn on their own
and progress at their own rate.

C. Both, because they can always shift from one modality to another.

D. Face-to-Face because there is always the need of a teacher in a classroom all

the time
5. If on-line or virtual learning environment is not applicable, the traditional face-to-face
or in-school will continue. How will you improve the physical learning environment?

A. Use tables with chairs to allow cooperative learning.

B. Provide learning spaces or corners for independent study.

C. Give credits to success than failures.

D. A, B and C

Work on my Artifacts

In not less than 300 words, write an essay on the topic: "My Conducive Learning
Environment”

"My Conducive Learning Environment"

Students will be more motivated to learn if they are in a favorable learning environment, such
as one with comfortable classroom setups, appropriate teaching materials, and engaging classroom
activities.
Students will be able to participate actively and improve their learning habits. An engaged
learning environment has been demonstrated to boost students’ attention and focus, promote
meaningful learning experiences, support greater levels of student achievement, and push students to
practice higher-level critical thinking abilities, according to research.
A good, supportive atmosphere is a necessary component of learning. A student feels at ease in a
favorable atmosphere, one in which healthy connections with peers and teachers flourish. Learning
becomes something that children easily adjust to and look forward to in a happy setting. Students must
be nurtured with love, care, and support in order to achieve this atmosphere. Simply put, a positive
classroom environment is critical because it allows students to be true leaders of their own learning by
allowing them to be inquirers and explorers. A positive environment is one in which children can work as
a team, celebrate each other’s accomplishments, and learn from their mistakes. It improves pupils’
ability to study and be productive in the sense of self-directed learning.
 EVALUATE Performance Task

Name of FS Student: NISAN U. MERCADO Date Submitted:

Year & Section: 4A Course: Bachelor of Physical Education
Learning Excellent Very Satisfactory Needs
Episode 4 satisfactory 2 improvement
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answers are with depth completely; completely; questions were
and are thoroughly answers are answers are not not answered;
grounded on theories; clearly connected clearly answers not
grammar and spelling to theories; connected to connected to the
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supported by what depth; supported shallow; shallow; rarely
were observed and by what were somewhat supported by
analyzed. observed and supported by what were
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observed and analyzed
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learning outcomes; context of the the context of context of the
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relevant to the Relevant to the relevant
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