School : General Information and Academic Administration

1.1 School Profile

School: St. Paul University Surigao is a Roman Catholic private university run by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres in Surigao City, Philippines.

It has two campuses: the main campus in the heart of Surigao City (which houses the academic units and offices) and the Luna Campus at Brgy. Luna (which houses the high school and grade school).

Former names                : Doctrina School

    EscuelaCatolica de San Nicolás (1906)

    San Nicolas School (1906-1949)

    San Nicolas College (1949-2004)

Vision                           : St. Paul University Surigao, a Paulinian community of leaners and  believers, impelled by the charism of the Sisters of St. paul of Chartres, form Christ-centered, competent, and responsible persons in the service of the Church and Society

Mission                         : In union with mary, our model and St. Paul, our Patron, we strive to become the preferred educational community marked by our commitments to :

·         Zealously proclaim Jesus Christ as the Good news to all

·         Consistenly provide integral Catholic formation, academic excellence, research and community service

·         Proactively respond to the chellenges of the changing times in a spirit of the collaboration and resource sharing

·         Resolutely build a Gospel-filled community

·         Responsibly manage resources in a spirit of Christian Stewardship and good governance

Quality Policy               : St. Paul University Surigao provides Quality, Catholic, Paulinian Education that is costumer-focused in a culture of compassionate caring through :

·         Involvement at all levels

·         Upgrading of human resources and facilities

·         Commitment to continual improvement

Motto                            : Caritas Veritas et Scientia (Latin)

Motto in English           : Love, Truth and Knowledge

Type                              : Private Roman Catholicresearch non-profit coeducational

    Basic and Higher education institution

Established                    : 1906

Religious affiliation      : Roman Catholic (Sisters of Charity of Saint Paul of Chartres)

Academic affiliations  PAASCU, ISO

President                    : Sr. Rosanne Mallillin, SPC

Vice-president            : Sr. Ma. Luisa Marcelino, SPC (VP for Finance Services)

  Sr. Maria Theresa Andrea Mallillin, SPC(VP for Christian Formation)

Principal                     : Sr. Teresita C. Baricaua, SPC (Basic Education)

Students                      : 5,000 plus

Location                     : Cor.Rizal & San Nicolas Sts. Surigao City, Surigao del Norte,    Philippines

Campus                       : Main Campus (College& Graduate School) Km. 4.Brgy. Luna Surigao  City, Surigao del Norte, Philippines

Basic Education Campus

Alma Mater song        : "The Paulinian Hymn"

Colors                          : Green      and      Gold

Nickname                    : Paulinians

Website                       : www.spusedu.com

1.2. Academic Support System

·         Teachers monitor student performance and learning needs, and then adjust what they teach or how they teach to improve student learning.

·         St. Paul avail the I-ready program to know the progress of the students academically and robotics class for further growth in terms of using technology. Previously Scholastic Reading program was also availed by the school to enhance the reading comprehension of the students.s

·         St. Paul has community groups and volunteer-based learning programs also, often working in partnership with local public schools and barangays. Usually giving support such as catechesis (evangelization of the word of God), feeding, prison visit, tree planting and tree growing.

·         Summer school or “summer bridge programs” is also adopted to help students catch up (if they fell behind during the previous year) or prepare for the next grade (if there are concerns they might struggle academically or drop out of high school).

·         The school is using digital and online learning applications and gadgets, such as Ipad for their textbooks and Quipper(education technology company that provides e-Learning, coaching, tutoring, and assessment services for K-12),to help students grasp difficult concepts, or teachers may use course-management programs that allow them to archive course materials and communicate with students.

·         In school, the strategy of having advisers is use to build stronger and more understanding relationships between teachers and students. The general idea is that students will be better served and more effectively taught if teachers know students well and understand their distinct learning needs, interests, and aspirations.

·         Since the school adopts the Outcomes-Based Education Curriculum, extended opportunities are given to the pupils.The support may be provided during regular classes, during the school day, or after regular school hours. Support that focuses on the enhancement of the students skills that they still lack on.

1.3 Teaching System

                 Junior High School Department St. Paul University Surigao has a teaching system, which is 5 days of learning in a week, Monday to Friday. duration of study in one day, starting at 8.00 am to 5.00 pm, but Wednesday only until 3.30 pm. duration of learning in one subject is 1 hour. I followed my mentor's schedule for teaching practice. Here's my mentor's schedule

My Mentor's Schedule

1.4  Material and Other Learning Source

                 Each subject has a handbook for teachers, at least two textbooks. and I was loaned the book to prepare the material to be delivered during teaching practice in the classroom. My mentor also recommends material sources from the internet to support learning materials and to support classroom learning activities such as looking for images and videos to facilitate students in understanding the material

                 I think this is still the same as Indonesia but the use of books for students is less, because here I have used tablets for learning and more use of internet technology for learning

1.5 Measurement and Evaluation System

COMPONENTS	LANGUAGE	AP	RELIGION	SCIENCE	MATH	MAPEH	EPP
Written Work	30 %			40 %		20 %
Performance Task	50 %		40%	40 %		60 %
Deportment			10%
Quarterly Assessment	20 %			20 %		20 %

1.6 General Curriculum

Performance-Based Grading system is used. There are four (4) quarters or grading periods in a school year. The final grade is the average of the marks for the four (4) quarters.

GRADE LEVELS under K TO 12 CURRICULUM

1.7 Teaching Plan

Module II-Heredity: Inheritance and Variation

Lesson 1.DNA replication and Transcription

OBJECTIVES: During the learning engagement, students are able to:

1. discover what is already known in a specific topic;
2. to test learner’s strength and needs and determine which learners are ready for advance instructions;and
3. manifest respect of individual’s inner beauty.

LESSON PROPER

      Presentation Strategy

4A pre assessment will be conducted to to test student prior knowledge about the topics in module II.

1. The teacher will first review the topic about how the traits from the parents occur in its offspring.
2. The teacher will recall the important words about the topic -heredity.
3. Teacher will lead the discussion to the questions:

• What is a cell?
• What is a chromosome?
• What is DNA?
• What is a gene?
• Why there is a need to study heredity in molecular level?
• How do the chemical structure and composition of the DNA

4. Teacher will emphasize that the latter question could also be answered in the next activity.

Processing Strategy

1.      Teacher will asked the students to make a graphic organizer based on the video presented.( In a bond paper, individual work)

           

      Which part of the cell Description

    What it is made of Structure

2.      Teacher will facilitate the work of the students.

3.      Students are given 15 to 20 minutes to achieve the task given.

4.      Asked 3-5 students to share their work in the class.

5.      As students present their work teacher will facilitate and enrich students’ idea.

6.      Teacher will briefly discuss the concept of DNA

7.      Synthesis: Sum up the lesson by orally asking questions.

Formation Strategy (Charism; Personal development: Community; Acceptance)

Though it is hard to pinpoint what’s within you and to describe your inner beauty, make sketch or drawing to describe your self and make a little caption on it.(put it on a whole sheet of short bondpaper) The word “inner  beauty” should be emphasize.

Evaluation

       Concept map