Making the most of community resources and field
- 1. Making the most of community resources and field trips
- 2. “Field trips offer an excellent bridge between the work of the school and the work of the world outside”
- 3. OBJECTIVES 1. To facilitate optimum learning experiences through educational field trips . 2. To provide a variety of experiences and enhance the student's educational opportunities.
- 4. Procedures we follow to avoid failed study trips includes this step: 1.Preliminary planning by the teacher. 2.Preplanning with others going on the trip. 3.Taking the field trip itself. 4.Post-field trip follow up activity.
- 5. For preliminary planning by the teacher, Brown (1969) proposes the following: Make the preliminary contacts, a tour on final arrangements with the place to be visited. Make the final arrangements with the school principal about the details of the trip: time, schedule, transportation arrangements, finances, and permission slips from parents. 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.
- 6. Discuss the objectives of the trip and write them down. The main objective should be included in the permit slip given to the parents and should be consulted later when the trip is evaluated. Prepare a list of questions to send ahead of the guide of the study trip. Define safety and behavior standards for the journey there and for the field trip site itself. Discuss appropriate dress. Comfortable shoes for walking are important. Before a trip, use a variety of learning materials in order to give each student a background for the trip.
- 7. Preplanning with others to join the trip Other people accompanying the group need to be oriented on the objectives, route, behavior standards required of everyone so they can help enforce these standards. These may be parents who will assist the teachers, other teachers and/or school administers.
- 8. Taking the field trip •Distribute route map of places to be observed. •Upon arriving at the destination, teacher should check the group and introduce the guide. •Special effort should be made to ensure that: The trip keeps to the time schedule The students have the opportunity to obtain answers to questions The group participates courteously in the entire trip The guide sticks closely to the list questions.
- 9. Educational benefits derived from a field trip 1. The acquisition of lasting concepts and change in attitudes are rooted on concrete and rich experiences. 2. Field trips bring us to the world beyond the classroom. 3. Field trips have a wide range of application. It is not meant only for children. It is also for adult. It is not only mean for social science subjects. It is for all other subjects as well. 4. It can bring about a lot of realizations which may lead to changes in attitudes and insights. The field trip “can nurture curiosity; build a zest for new experience, and a sense of wander.”
- 10. These educational benefits can compensate for the drawbacks of field trips, some of which are: 1. It is costly 2. It involves logistics 3. It is extravagant with time 4. Contains an element of uncertainty. Disadvantage of field trip
- 11. Community resources A field trip may be a visit to a scenic spot or to a historical place. Community resources can be a persons and places in the community. There are other people in the community who can be excellent resource speakers.
- 12. Different places and popular destinations Museum
- 13. Botanical garden
- 14. ZOO
- 16. Public libraries
- 18. Application Role- play the situation: you intend to bring your class to a field trip. Play your role as teacher in the three distinct stages: 1. Advance planning 2. Taking the trip 3. Follow up activities
- 19. Evaluation Write an essay about your past experience in field trip.