Tuesday, January 11, 2011

LB # 11 MAKING THE MOST OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES and FIELD TRIPS

1. What procedures and criteria must be observed in planning and conducting field trips?
  • Make preliminary contacts, a tour on final arrangements with the place to be visited.
  • Make final arrangements with the school principal about the details of the trip.
  • Make a tentative route plan, subject to later alteration based on class planning and objectives.
  • Try to work out mutually satisfactory arrangements with other teachers if the trip will conflict with their classes.
  • Prepare preliminary lists of questions or other materials which will be helpful in planning with the students.
  • Discuss the objectives of the trip and write them down.
  • Prepare a list of questions to send ahead to the guide of the study trip.
  • Define safety and behavior standards for the journey there and for the field trip site itself                          
2. What educational  benefits are derived from a field trip?
  •       The acquisition of lasting concepts and change in attitudes are rooted on concrete and rich experiences.
  • Field trips bring us to the world beyond the classroom.
  • Field trips have a wide range of application.
  • It can bring about a lot of realization which may lead to changes in attitudes and insights.
3. What community resources can be utilized for learning?
      These can be persons and places in the community.For persons, let us begin with the parents of our students. The dentist, journalist, a senior citizen, and the barangay captain.
      As to places to visit, popular destinations are museums, zoos, botanical gardens, historical places, places of exhibits, scenic spots. Public libraries and private libraries can also be community learning resources.

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