Teaching Practice – 1 (B.Ed 1.5 Year)
Course Code: 8607
Field Notes (14)
Submitted by : Muhammad Aaqib
Roll No: CA634414
Name of the School Visited: GHSS LANDI KACHAI, KOHAT.
Level of the School: HIGHER SECONDARY
Tehsil: USTERZAI
District: KOHAT
Name of Head Teacher of the School visited: MALIK ALTAF
Official phone number: N/A
Whats app number: 0333-9653623
Email address: N/A
Name of Cooperative Teacher: Mr. MUHAMMAD AWAIS
Official phone number: N/A
Whats app number: 0335-5379858
Email address: N/A
FIELD NOTE 1
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 1, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. Today was my first day and I noticed that
there was no assembly because of corona (Covid-19). The principal introduced me
to the staff and then assigned me to my mentor Mr. Muhammad Awais who is
currently working as a SST (General). My mentor took me to the class and
introduced me to the students. The students were sitting as per SOPs provided by
the government (NCOC). The day’s activities started with the recitation of Holy
Quran and educational activities began afterwards. The room was well lit and
nicely decorated. It was also a little over-crowded as are most of the classes in the
government schools. Mr. Muhammad Awais delivered his lesson while I actively
observed him, and the students. The students were taking keen interest in the
lesson. I took notes of all the activities. Afterwards, I returned home.
REFLECTION:
Today, I experienced the educational institution as a trainee teacher. I observed
Covid SOPs management and classroom organization.
FIELD NOTE 2
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 2, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class (9th) where the period was of
English subject. The students were following SOPs such as wearing masks and
social distancing etc. The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after
which the educational activities began. Today, my mentor demonstrated the
build-up and maintaining of class-room discipline, alongside his routine lesson. He
taught me about the usage of positive reinforcement and reward system to
encourage good behavior whereas I sat in the last row, keenly observing him. The
students were actively participating while Mr. Awais delivered his lesson. I took
notes of today’s activities. Afterwards, I returned home.
REFLECTION:
I learnt important aspects of teaching profession such as classroom discipline,
positive reinforcement. These will surely come in handy in my teaching career.
FIELD NOTE 3
Time: 7:30 AM to 11:35 PM
Date: Sep 3, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). Mr. Awais, as usual, took me to his class (10th) where the
period was of general-science subject. The SOPs given by the NCOC were being
followed completely. The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after
which the educational activities began. Today, my mentor exhibited the delivery
of a lesson plan in addition to the procedure for developing one. He also taught
me the importance of a well-designed lesson plan for a teacher. I sat in the last
row, keenly observing the teacher as well as the pupil. It was professionally
helpful to see what I had learnt, to be applied practically. I took notes of today’s
activities. After the bell rang, I returned from school.
REFLECTION:
Today, the concepts of lesson-plan building and its execution became clear to me.
I am growing as a future prospective teacher of the society.
FIELD NOTE 4
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 4, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). Afterwards, my mentor took me to his class where the period
was of general-science subject. The students were following the SOPs such as
masks and social distancing. The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran,
after which the educational activities began. Today, Mr. Awais had planned to
demonstrate the concept of tests to me. He had given his pupil a test in the
previous class. He taught me how to make a well-balanced test and how to
successfully conduct it. The appropriate combination of objective type and
subjective type test-items was also cleared in my concepts. The students were
minding their own individual tests and there were no irregularities such as
cheating etc. As always, I took notes of today’s activities. Finally, I returned home
when the final bell rang.
REFLECTION:
Today, I learnt about making a test and its conduction. Also, the proper
combination of subjective and objective type test-items became clearer.
FIELD NOTE 5
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 6, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). Mr. Awais took me to where his period was and the subject
was English. As always, the day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after
which the educational activities began. The room was well lit but was a little overcrowded as are most of the classes in the government schools. Today, my mentor
taught me about the subtle difference between a good teacher and an effective
one. He demonstrated how an effective teacher monitors and supervises the
social and extra-curricular activities in addition to the academic performance of
his students. The pupil also took keen interest in Mr. Awais’ lessons because of his
effective teaching methods. I took notes of all the activities and returned from
school when the final bell rang.
REFLECTION:
I learnt how an effective teacher manages the social and extra-curricular activities
of his/her students. This experience has rekindled my passion for the teaching
profession.
FIELD NOTE 6
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 7, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). Today, the principal gathered the school faculty in the staffroom where a meeting was to be conducted. The principal discussed issues such
as Covid-19 SOPs and the vaccination of the school employees as well as the
students. It was also discussed that the class-teachers of all classes were to aware
the students regarding the recent pandemic and how to stay safe under such
circumstances. The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the
educational activities began. My mentor delivered his lesson while I observed him
from the last row of the class. The students took keen interest in the lesson and
were actively partaking in the class-room activities. I took notes, as usual, and
after the bell rang, I returned home.
REFLECTION:
Today, I observed the procedure for conducting meetings for school agendas.
Additionally, concepts such as spreading awareness among students regarding
any calamity or emergency were also learnt.
FIELD NOTE 7
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 8, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
general-science subject. The pupil were following the covid-19 SOPs completely.
The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the educational
activities began. During Mr. Awais’ lesson, there was a surprise visit by the
monitoring officer of IMU (Independent Monitoring Unit) department
accompanied by the principal. My mentor delivered his lesson while the IMU
officer observed the SOPs and the academic activities. Later, Mr. Awais explained
to me the working of IMU and its importance. As usual, I observed from the backbench while the students engaged in group activities administered and managed
by my mentor. I took notes of todays’ experiences and retruned home upon the
ringing of the final bell.
REFLECTION:
I learnt about the working of IMU (Independent Monitoring Unit) for the smooth
running of educational institutions. Also the importance of the said unit were
learnt.
FIELD NOTE 8
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 9, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
english subject. The NCOC issued SOPs were successfully being followed. The day
started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the educational activities
began. The students were keenly focused towards Mr. Awais’ lesson. As always, I
observed the class-room activities from the last row. After the class, my mentor
had planned to show me the school administration. How, various administrative
roles of the school were divided among teachers and how were these roles being
conducted. I learnt about charges/roles such as school admission/withdrawal,
school’s monetary fund, examination etc. I took notes of what I had learnt and
returned home after the ringing of the final bell.
REFLECTION:
I learnt how the teachers fulfill various administrative roles in addition to their
primary academic activities.
FIELD NOTE 9
Time: 7:30 AM to 11:35 PM
Date: Sep 10, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
general-science subject. The SOPs were being followed successfully. The day
started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the educational activities
began. Mr. Awais had taken a test on the previous day. He taught me about the
practical implementation of the assessment and evaluation processes. He also
explained the difference between the two. It also became clearer to me; how to
interpret students’ test scores. Mr. Awais used the techniques of assessment and
evaluation to pinpoint the students’ weaknesses also to refine his own teaching
skills by changing the teaching methods where needed. I took notes from my
back-row seat. Upon the ringing of the final gong, I returned from school.
REFLECTION:
The practical implementation of assessment and evaluation processes to interpret
students’ scores.
FIELD NOTE 10
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 11, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
general-science subject. The pupil were following SOPs such as wearing-masks
and social distancing. The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after
which the educational activities began. Mr. Awais delivered his lesson for today
while the pupils were keenly and actively participating. The room was well lit and
nicely decorated. There was a surprise visit by the DEO-M (District Education
Officer - Male) Kohat. While the DEO Kohat inspected the school and its activities,
my mentor explained the organization of the education department from the
Provincial Education Minister to DEOs and further downwards to the Schools’
Principals. I took notes of today’s learning. And returned home when the final bell
rang.
REFLECTION:
Today, I learnt about the hierarchy of the government educational system from
the directorate of elementary and secondary education to individual schools.
FIELD NOTE 11
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 13, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
english subject. The students were following the NCOC issued SOPs completely.
The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the educational
activities began. My mentor had given me a topic for today as it was my turn to
engage in teaching activities. I had to prepare a lesson plan and then deliver a
lesson according to it. I took a staggered start and struggled a bit with issues such
as student’s diminishing attention, discipline problems such as noise etc. But
finally, I got over these issues successfully. Later, he applauded my efforts and
explained me the areas where I lacked. I also took notes of my strengths and
weaknesses after the lesson ended. I returned from school as the final bell rang.
REFLECTION:
Today, I gave my first lesson to a class. There were some lackings in my delivery.
But my mentor guided to become better at it.
FIELD NOTE 12
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 14, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
general-science subject. The pupil were following the covid-19 SOPs completely.
As always, the day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the
educational activities began. My mentor allowed me to deliver today’s lesson. I
had improved my practical teaching skills as I had learnt from my previous
lesson’s mistakes. Mr. Awais also observed my teaching methods while sitting in
the last row. After the lesson ended, he gave me feedback on my performance. I
also took mental notes of my lesson delivery, and noted them in my diary
afterwards. Overall, it was an exciting day for me as it proved to be full of
learning. When the final bell rang, I returned from school.
REFLECTION:
Up till today, I have learnt a lot regarding teaching cadre and their activities. I am
slowly and gradually progressing towards becoming a complete and effective
teacher.
FIELD NOTE 13
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 15, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
general-science subject. The SOPs issued by NCOC were being followed
successfully. The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the
educational activities began. Mr. Awais, then gave me his permission to deliver
today’s lesson so I took the stage. As I delivered my lesson, I noticed that my
repertoire of teaching skills had increased enormously. My mentor gave
approving nods while I was executing today’s lesson plan. As the lesson ended, he
taught me some of his hardly-learned skills and techniques to perfect my own
lesson delivery. As always, I took notes of today’s activities and returned home
after the ringing of final bells.
REFLECTION:
I have learnt to self-monitor my lesson delivery and classroom management skills.
This ability of self-monitoring and adjusting will enable me perfect my teaching
skills repertoire.
FIELD NOTE 14
Time: 7:30 AM to 1:35 PM
Date: Sep 16, 2021
OBSERVATION:
I reached the school sharply at 7.30 AM. There was no assembly because of
corona (Covid-19). My mentor took me to his class where the period was of
english subject. The students were following the NCOC issued SOPs completely.
The day started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the educational
activities began. Today, my mentor had planned to check student’s copies while I
delivered my lesson. He taught me how important this aspect is in a teacher’s
school activities. Afterwards, he provided me with feedback of today’s lesson and
told me that he noticed significant improvements in my lesson delivery. As the
day ended, I greeted the Principal and the faculty, thanking them for giving me
the opportunity to practice teaching in their school. I also thanked Mr. Awais for
being a sincere and supportive mentor. After the school ended, I returned home.
REFLECTION:
Today, I learnt that there is more to a teacher’s life other than teaching. There is
also the act of checking pupils’ notebooks which is also important.