Day 20- Pedagogical Content

I. Teaching Methods


 The teachers in Phetphadungweingchai School are using the variety of teaching methods and strategies for the Kindergarten to engage the students in learning. Here are some of the strategies that they are using, the first one is the "Lecture and Discussion Method" where the teacher tells, explains, describes the information or lesson through listening and understanding.

 But since the Kindergarten has a short attention span according to their age and level, the teachers do improvisation in teaching by applying the " Demonstration Method". In here, the teacher presents the lesson step by step, so that students are able to follow the instruction, they make the lesson manipulative to catch the students attention and interest, they create activities to apply the lesson in it, since each classroom has the range of 30-35 students, it is quite a big number of students, so the teacher prepares activities to cater all the students and their needs.

 Next is the "Interactive/Participative Methods", It is done through an active learning; teachers give attention to the ability of the students such as the freedom to talk, listen, read and write.

 And lastly, the Integrated Learning, though the school is using a particular curriculum, the teachers make a way to make the lesson easy to understand, various materials are being used to make the lesson more creative and effective. One is the use of technology, the teachers give certain time to introduce to them the technology, most of the classroom has television and speakers, it is used for watching stories that have moral values and educational as well as it is used for warm-ups activities such as singing and dancing.

II. Learning Materials and Innovation

The Phetphadungwengchai School provides every material they can give to the students for the sake of learning. Learning materials such as workbook and textbooks for every subject, pencils, block center ( lego, toys), language and reading center ( educational stories, alphabet books), art center (safety scissors, assorted art supplies, and assorted craft and collage materials). A conducive classroom is one of the highlights of this school. Well-spaced classrooms, educational learning posters and pocket charts, blackboard, television and speakers, air-condition, pigeon-hole for the blankets of the students, a toilet for each classroom, reading area, playground in the school and the ICT room.

III. Sources of Learning and Technology

The audio-visual technology of the school helps the students to learn beyond the discussion setting. The school has an ICT( Information and Communication Technology) classroom, sets of computers with headphones and one white screen. It is under the supervision and under the programming system of the school for the safety of opening the websites. The students are able to learn the basic use of computers. Each classroom also has a television and speakers for educational watching and learning.

IV. Authentic Assessment


The school uses various assessments for the students learning evaluation. The Summative Assessment, where they give examinations depending on the teacher's discretion whether to give it quarterly or after the semester to evaluate the student's performance and progress in academics. But aside from that, the school conduct such activities like science competitions, sports, and other school programs to evaluate the progress of the child aside from academics. And for daily evaluation, the teachers give performance task assessment and paper-pencil assessment.