As the theorists of behaviorism posit, the environment affects learning.

Therefore, as
teachers to be, it is significant to be familiar on how to effectively set-up an environment that
will promote effective learning among students. More importantly, children’s safety in school is
tantamount to the promote effective learning. Hence, pre-service teachers should be familiar of
the existing policies and procedures to ensure that student safety is being upheld in their
schools and classrooms.
Specifically, this domain envisions the beginning teachers to:
1. Identify the characteristics of a safe and secure learning environment based on the
existing policies, guidelines and procedures provided by DepEd.
2. Evaluate the existing learning environment based on the existing policies,
guidelines and procedures
3. Promote the importance of ensuring safety and security of the learners.

At the end of the session, the practice teachers (PTs) will be able to:
 Demonstrate knowledge of policies, guidelines and procedures that provide safe and
secure learning environments.
 Demonstrate understanding of learning environments that promote fairness, respect
and care to encourage learning.
VIDEO ANALYSIS
Watch the video on YouTube using the link below and answer the guide questions that follow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNcQjnpmFns

GUIDE QUESTION:
What is the video all about?
- It’s all about classroom environment that not about the teacher but concerning students
by Dr. Jason Conway. It discusses the importance of classroom management for student
learning engagement and the role of the teacher in creating this positive environment.
In addition, it also discusses the problems in a classroom, the elements of the
environment and the importance of managing classroom environment.

GUIDE QUESTION:
What ideas have you learned about maintaining a positive classroom environment?
- I learned that maintaining a positive classroom raises the academic achievement and
efficacy in students. That asking about how they feel in their classroom instruction/
learning environment can help you adjust and able to learn as an effective teacher who
considers students interests.

GUIDE QUESTION:
How do you think the ideas if the speaker apply in the Philippines?
- It is great knowing that some of it are already applied here in the Philippines. If fully
implemented, every classroom must’ve had a conducive learning space where it can
create a smooth flow of discussion and rises student’s learning. Students must’ve had
view the schools as a place where they can learn meaningfully and have fun as well for
every students feel they are belong and a place where they are safe as they develop
every potential they have.
LEARNING SPACE AT HOME
Identify a student from the class you are observing and ask consent for interview. You may set
an appointment with the child and the parent on his/her learning space. Post a picture of the
child’s learning space below.

As you interview and observe the picture of the learning space, answer the following:
Check the columns on the right to indicate the presence or absence of Present Absent
the following in the child’s learning space at home:

Permanent learning space 

Adequate lighting 

Adequate ventilation 

Sturdy table 

Sturdy chair that is fit to the learner’s height 

Sufficient space that allows movements 

Safe electrical connections 

Safely functioning gadgets 

Free from noise and other distractions 

Adult support/presence 
FACE TO FACE CLASSROOM
Identify a student from the class you are observing and ask consent for interview. You may set
an appointment with the child and the parent on his/her learning space. Post a picture of the
child’s learning space below.

As you interview and observe the picture of the learning space, answer the following:

Check the columns on the right to indicate the presence or absence of Present Absent
the following in a real classroom:

Seats that are fit for the learner’s heights 

Enough distance in between rows of chairs 

Adequate sturdy shelves that are reachable by students 

Fittings like doorknobs, switches, outlets and the like are safely installed 
and within reach of children

Available functioning instructional devices such as visual aids, audio- 

visual aids, and other devices, that can promote learning

Properly framed and safely installed chalkboard or whiteboard with 

ledge

Contains the standard facilities like handwashing corner, drinking jar, 

trash can, storage cabinet, chart stand, first aid kit, etc

Enough classroom space that allows flexibility of seating arrangement 

Grilled windows with emergency exits 

Two swing-out doors at the opposite sides of the classroom 

Smooth finished walls 

Curtains that are away from wall-mounted electric fans 

Unobstructed doors and exit windows 

Visible fire extinguisher/s in the area 

Covered wirings and other electrical fixtures 

GUIDE QUESTION:
How are students’ safety promoted in the two kinds of classrooms that you have
observed?
- The safety of students are being look over in a way that they have proper way of
organizing electric wires, arrange massive object that hinders on their ways to prevent
troubles. Prepares possible solutions for possible accidents.

GUIDE QUESTION:
What are the challenges have you identified?
- As we observe, it’s their cramped classrooms that affect students learning and focus. No
particular spaces where they can practice for their performance task and do the practice
anywhere inside the campus. In addition, there are some classrooms that are too dim
and some chairs are broken.

GUIDE QUESTION:
What strategies can you suggest?
- I’ll go with the schools must distribute students fairly and only accept those who can
enroll in the school at full capacity.
DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
Visit the link below to read the policies, guidelines and procedures for school safety as
prescribed in the different orders issued by the DepEd.
1. Chapter 4 of Educational Facilities Manual (2010)
2. DO. 27 s. 2015 Promoting family earthquake preparedness
3. DO. no.72 s. 2012 Continuing fire safety and awareness program
4. DO. 37 s. 2015 The comprehensive disaster risk education and management in
education framework

Based on the representation that you made and using the spaces below, create a list of the
items observed and practiced items that are unobserved or neglected as stipulated in the DepEd
Orders.

Observed/practiced DepEd safety and Unobserved/neglected DepEd safety and

security policies and guidelines security policies and guidelines
1. Regular Classroom Facilities 1. SCHOOL LUNCH COUNTER (SCHOOL
CANTEEN)

2. School gate 2. INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES (Multi-Media

Materials/Equipment)
Light control, or room darkening, is necessary in
the projection of movie films, slides, and
filmstrips.

3. Safety electrical wiring 3. During the homeroom meetings, all class

advisers shall go over each of the questions
with the students as well as their families'
responses to the homework.

4. Fire Safety and Awareness Program 4. SCHOOL SEATS

- It must be emphasized further that provision
for left-handed pupils/students shall be
considered, such that at least two (2) armchairs
for them are available in each
classroom/instructional area.

5. Risk reduction and resilience education 5. Activation/Organization of the School Fire

Brigade, Kiddie/Junior Marshall who will help in
the removal of blockage of exits, check fire code
violations in school premises, and act as fire
safety officers and first aiders during emergency
situations.

6. Integration of fire safety and prevention 6. Conduct a building or structural integrity

assessment to determine the existence of
hazardous electrical wirings.

7. Proper use of computer/laboratory room 7. Promoting Family Earthquake Preparedness

8. School Equipment 8. AGRICULTURAL ARTS FACILITIES

- Tool room, provided with cabinets, shelves,
racks, etc. for safekeeping of garden tools.

-Storeroom for supplies, materials, seeds,

products, etc.
- Display area, for exhibits, announcements, etc.

9. Sanitary Facilities 9. SANITARY FACILITIES

- The Educational facilities Manual (2010),
Chapter 4 under Sanitary Facilities, water
system and wastewater disposal system are
unobserved in some public schools.

10. Seminars and orientations on fire drills 10. Hazardous Environment

Share it with the class and counter check your work with others. Come up with a list of the
provisions that are most commonly observed/practices and another list of those that are
generally neglected or violated.

Observed/practiced DepEd safety and Unobserved/neglected DepEd safety and

security policies and guidelines security policies and guidelines
1. Seminars and orientations on fire drills 1. Hazardous environment
2. Safety electrical wiring 2. SCHOOL LUNCH COUNTER (SCHOOL
CANTEEN)
3. Implement DRRM Program 3. INSTRUCTIONAL DEVICES (Multi-Media
Materials/Equipment)
Light control, or room darkening, is necessary in
the projection of movie films, slides, and
filmstrips.

4. Integration of fire safety and prevention 4. Activation/Organization of the School Fire

Brigade, Kiddie/Junior Marshall who will help in
the removal of blockage of exits, check fire code
violations in school premises, and act as fire
safety officers and first aiders during emergency
situations.
5. Regular Classroom Facilities 5. Conduct a building or structural integrity
assessment to determine the existence of
hazardous electrical wirings.

6. Fire Safety and Awareness Program 6. Promoting Family Earthquake Preparedness

7. School fence 7.
8. school map 8.
9. School gate 9.
10. Proper use of computer/laboratory room 10.

Share it with the class and counter check your work with others.

GUIDE QUESTION:
How faithful are the schools in implementing the School Safety Policies?
- Schools surely want to implement the plans about school safety polices for they know it
ensure the students from getting harm. However, not every school are privilege to
implements those plans considering that there are some schools from remote areas that
is hard to reach out and got behind with all the plans and implementations. Personally, I
think every school wanted to follow DepEd because it’s for the learners’ sake to
promote environment where they can learn effectively and safe, nevertheless the
budget supplied in every school is not enough or not properly distributed.

 With a partner, make a table of those neglected provisions and suggest doable activities to
ensure safety and security.
 Make another chart of the observed safety and security practices and suggest ways to
improve them.

GUIDE QUESTION:
What measures can be done to ensure safety and security?
- To ensure safety and security it’s better to conduct activities that would prepare
students and teachers for a possible troubles example are earthquake drill, fire drill, fire
orientation, trainings for students.

Neglected safety and security DepEd policies Suggested doable safety and security
and guidelines measures/ activities
1. Hazardous Environment 1. Prepare for a possible calamities or troubles;
get students on trainings for survival.

2. Covered walkways 2. Consider covered walkways when

constructing buildings.

3. A weedy path or school backyard where 3. Maintain or set a date monthly to clean the
snakes or other dangerous insects can live. environment/ whole campus.
4. School fence 4. Organize a bayanihan for parents to build a
fence.

5. School gate 5. Organize a bayanihan for parents to build a

gate.
6. Absence of security guard 6. Coordinate with the concerned personnel.

7. Absence of sprinklers 7. Request, invest or solicit.

8. Lack of marking signs. 8. Put markings to avoid students/ visitors being
lost.
9. 9.
10. 10.
Observed safety and security practices in Suggested actions for improvement
school
1. Installation of fire distinguisher. 1. Install in every classroom or building as
possible.
2. Practice Earthquake drill. 2. Observe and make students execute the
things to do properly.
3. Wearing PPE during laboratories/ gardening/ 3. Require students to wear PPEs before
shop activities. participating in an activity.

4. Fences all over the campus. 4. Always check the fences if there are students
made holes where they use to cut classes and
ran away.

5. Proper area where vehicles are parked. 5. Monitor students who are licensed to drive.
6. Students are not allowed to go out during 6. Teachers must not order students to buy
class hours. necessities outside during class hours regardless
that student has no class.
7. Wearing of face masks. 7. Require students to wear it all the times.

8. Using alcohol/sanitizer. 8. Require students to use it all the times/

supply sanitizer near the doorways to remind
students when entering the classroom.

9. Conducting of fire drill. 9. Observe and make students execute the

things to do properly.

10. Implement DRRM 10. Have a practice monthly.

CREATION OF A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

In groups of three or four, create a virtual classroom using Augmented Reality apps such as
Roblux. Post a link of your work in the space provided below.

GUIDE QUESTION:
How will you ensure safety and security in your own classrooms?
- Create and follow strict and clear security and privacy guidelines. The guidelines
must include instructions for: websites that are safe to visit, appropriate
behavior in the virtual classroom, apps and software that are approved to use,
etc. The rules should also include requirements for the place for
videoconferencing, as well as rules to what appropriate and inappropriate
interactions are, and how to avoid distractions caused by pets, TV, etc.

- Create a database with approved websites and resources that students can use
for their research when working on assignments.

- Educate students about the hazards of cybercrimes and visiting websites that are
not safe.
- All devices that are used for online learning should have installed updated
antivirus software

- For the younger students, it is recommended to have parental control software

installed on the devices used for virtual learning, as well as programs to monitor
the online activity of these users.
Classroom management is used to describe classroom order. Teachers may have different
functions, yet one of the most important roles is to manage the class effectively. One important
reason is that effective teaching and learning cannot take place in a poorly managed classroom.
While the struggle of handling classroom management is shared by both newly hired teachers
and those who are considered more experienced, newly hired teachers identify student
discipline as their most challenging problem. Armed with appropriate teaching strategies and an
effective discipline plan, you will soon find classroom management one of the least worries in
teaching.
Specifically, the following are the objectives in this lesson:
1. Analyze the practices of effective school teachers and the role of the personal
philosophy of the teacher in developing a classroom management plan.
2. Implement classroom/behavior management techniques

At the end of the session, the practice teachers (PTs) will be able to:
 Demonstrate knowledge of managing classroom structure that engages learners,
individually or in groups, in meaningful exploration, discovery and hands-on activities
within the available physical learning environments
 Demonstrate understanding of supportive learning environments that nurture and
inspire learner participation.
 Demonstrate knowledge of learning environments that motivate learners to work
productively by assuming responsibility for their own learning.
 Demonstrate knowledge of positive and non-violent discipline in the management of
learner behavior.
MIND MAP ON CLASSROOOM MANAGEMENT
In groups of 2 or 3, work together and create a mind map that describe your idea of classroom
management.

GUIDE QUESTION:
How will you describe an effective learning environment?
A positive learning environment compose of some factors like establishing a supportive learning
culture that each member of the learning community should have the feeling of connectedness;
address earners’ needs. Just like adults—learners also have some psychological needs for
order and security, love and belonging, competence and personal power, novelty and
freedom and even fun. It is important to meet these needs at all times and to help learners
progress and be taught with a positive attitude; keep it positive—learners respond far
better to praise than punitive measures. Appreciation is the key to motivation, unlike
humiliation, which is highly discouraging. Learners appreciate the freedom to express their
opinions; similarly, the opinions of their peers also play a crucial role in defining their
learning attitude; provide feedback—feedback is the great way to connect with learners,
facilitate online training and to set learning efforts in the right direction. Feedback is vital
for learners as it helps them in tracking their progress and in changing their learning
strategy accordingly. It helps them recognize their weak areas while improving the
developed skills; celebrate success—in addition to feedback and appreciation, another way
to establish a positive and effective learning environment is to celebrate the learners’
success. This could be anything from a shout out to a big reward. When learners’
achievements are recognized and shared by the instructors with other learners, it creates a
sense of achievement and fosters healthy learning behavior.

GUIDE QUESTION:
Share your personal experiences from your school days about classes in which your learning
space design was used effectively and classes where this design just did not work. Identify
some reasons why that is so.

The learning space we had before is the kind of tradition from a public school where
the seats are divided into two groups which I think we used effectively during sharing
and discussions considering both the teacher and the students can engage in
refreshing activities together. However, in terms of class activity like groupings and
brainstorming, we cannot communicate with our group because the voices from other
groups are overlapping that causes distraction to the given activity.
VIRTUAL CLASSROOM OBSERVATION
Observation assignments are designed to help you have a more productive learning experience.
Your supervisors will facilitate a classroom observation either of the following scenarios:
1. Videotaped classroom demonstration
2. Actual online synchronous instruction
Take down notes from the beginning to the end of the lesson. Based on these notes, answer
directly the given questions on the important aspects of the lesson.

A. MATERIALS/CLASROOM MANAGEMENT
1. Draw a map of the learning environment.

1.1 How is it (or is it not conducive to learning?

1.2 How would you describe the room? How many students? Teachers? Others?

2. Materials Instruction
2.1.What materials were used? Why?

2.2.Were the materials adequate and appropriate? Why or why not?

2.3.How effective do the materials seem to be? What evidence do you have?

3. Classroom Management
3.1. What are the routine activities?

3.2. How many interruptions during the class period? For what? By whom?

3.3. How did the teacher manage classroom procedures (i.e. management of
instructional groups, transitions, and materials and supplies etc.)?

3.4. How did the teacher maintain discipline/manage student behavior? (e.g.
expectations are being implemented)

3.5. What classroom management problems were evident?

3.6. How does the teacher deal with the management problems?

3.7. Are all students treated equally? Is sexist or racist language used?

GUIDE QUESTION:
What best practices did you gather from your classroom observations?

GUIDE QUESTION:
In terms of your style of classroom management, what did you find out about yourself today?
GUIDE QUESTION:
What did you commit to change about your classroom’s physical space to better represent
about teaching and learning?

I want my classroom to foster a welcoming environment, have minimal distractions, a

clear routine, a positive atmosphere and varied approaches and formats of teaching.

Complete the diagram below on your realizations on classroom equipment.

Classroom equipment is essential for Consider engagement, appropriateness of
students' learning, but it also requires challenge, and usability when selecting
high budget and fair distribution. Due to equipment. Teachers should know what
the inconvenience of the route, location, they want and need for their students, so
and even the surrounding environment, include them in materials previews or
distant school regions in the Philippines piloting. Remember that diversity can
are unreliable for obtaining various support student engagement.
equipment. There are road construction
demands, and in some regions, walking is
the only mode of transit.

See to it that the equipment can be used What excites me about the classroom
in a long run and essential for students’ equipment that can be used by students
learning and improvement. is the change they bring to students’
learning.

PROFESSIONAL READING
Find professional readings about classroom and learner management. Based on your readings,
answer the guide questions.
Title of the Article: The Key to Effective Classroom Management

Author: Youki Terada

Reference: https://www.edutopia.org/article/key-effective-classroom-management/

GUIDE QUESTION:
Why is classroom management important?
It establishes and sustains an orderly environment for your students. In addition, it creates
opportunities for meaningful academic learning and fosters social and emotional growth and
reduces negative behaviors and increases the amount of time actually devoted to the lesson.

GUIDE QUESTION:
Why should classroom and learner management be based on research?
By using research-based strategies combining appropriate levels of dominance and
cooperation and an awareness of student needs, teachers can build positive classroom
dynamics.

GUIDE QUESTION:
What is Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)?
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a framework for supporting whole
school practices (schoolwide) to promote a safe school setting by supporting social, learning,
behaviorial, and emotional needs of all students both with and without individualized
education programs (IEPs)

YOUR TURN!
Based on your classroom demonstration, how did you facilitate effective classroom strategies?
Describe your experience and post an evidence in the space provided.

EXPERIENC
E
When maintaining my student’s behavior and level of energy, I used a reward chart where they
will gain points when actively participating and loose points when they are doing unnecessary
activities that is not related to our class. I also recognize their efforts when expressing ideas by
giving particular clap

EVIDENCE