In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Special Topic Course
PREPARED BY:
BSEd MATH IIIB
SUBMITTED TO:
Ma. Diana S. Guieb
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
With all our hearts, we, the 3rd Year BSEd Math Major would like to extend our
deepest gratitude to the following:
First and foremost, to the LORD GOD ALMIGHTY for everything, especially for
the gift of life;
Ms. Rona F. Barbarona, our beloved guest speaker, for sharing her time and
wisdom to guide us renew our understanding about the scientific tools and techniques
we can use as we become the educators of the 21stcentury ;
Dr. Consorcia S. Tan, our beloved dean, for the firm foundation of unwavering
support;
Mrs. Ma. Diana S. Guieb, for helping us learn and navigating us to the route of
success;
Our dear PROFESSORS, for being the light to guide see the way to become
better educators;
Our FAMILIES and FRIENDS, for being the source of our strength and courage
as we face the hardships of life;
And lastly to the BSED 2nd year MATH Major and 3rd year English major, for
their cooperation and participation on this significant endeavor.
INTRODUCTION The scientific method is not
just for scientists, it is for everyone. It
attempts to minimize the influence of bias
or prejudice in the experimenter, or even
in a class activity in any particular
subject. It results from personal beliefs,
as well as cultural beliefs, which means
any human filters information based on
his or her own experience. Unfortunately, this filtering process can cause a scientist, or
anyone in the process, to prefer one outcome over another. For someone trying to solve
a problem around the house, succumbing to these kinds of biases is not such a big
deal. But in the scientific community, where results have to be reviewed and duplicated,
bias must be avoided at all costs. (HARRIS 2017)
In this century, we can already avoid the bias by using the scientific tools
effectively and efficiently. We, the future educators, need to get through this by seeking
help and gathering important details to provide us what we need. These scientific tools
are already made, we just need to shift ourselves to this new process and embrace it. At
the same time, scientific techniques need to be transferred from those who have tried it
and have seen its usefulness. So at the end of the day, we can produce 21 st century
skilled learners who have mustered creativity, critical thinking, communication and
collaboration, and live life to the fullest.
The 3-hour seminar workshop for BSED MATH and ENGLISH Majors was held last May 08, 2017 at the AVR Library, LSPU LB Campus, with Asst. Prof. Rona F. Barbarona as the guest speaker.
The event featured both the scientific tools and techniques in preparing the future educators of the 21st century. The workshop outlined the useful functions of software and multimedia presentation tools as well as the online and available digital resources. The Seminar organized by the Third year BSEd Mathematics Major students got satisfactory reviews from the participants.
Through the efforts of the class,
knowledge and cooperation were heightened. Information about scientific tools was discussed clearly which made a productive morning for everybody. OBJECTIVES
General Objective:
At the end of this seminar workshop, the participants will be able to
develop skills and learn techniques on how to use the available scientific tools.
Specific Objectives:
1. Explore the useful operations of a Scientific Calculator every educator can use; 2. Operate the available spreadsheet software to input and compute data using MS Excel, OpenOffice Calc and LibreOffice Calc 3. Manipulate data simulation and visualization using online resources: Geogebra, PhET, and Wolfram Alpha 4. Maximize the use of presentation software: MS Powerpoint, Prezi and Keynote to easily facilitate the class and the lesson at the same time. 5. Rebuild the mind of every aspiring educator to develop their skills by shifting to the use of tools. PROGRAMME SEMINAR REGISTRATION
The seminar registration
started as early as 7:30 were the participants signed their names and wrote some basic information about them.
After the participants signed
and got their name tags, ushers came to lead them to available seats. They were asked to sit quietly while waiting for the other participants and seminar to start. COMMITTEE Letter and Program Karlo Sityar
Certificates Ella Vannessa Tandang
Laillanie Abucay Masters of Ceremony Ramon Regala
Carmina Endon Zhaia Laine Maningas Tokens/Foods Margarita Rivera Rhadca Joy Santos Carla Villareal Eunice Dela Torre Ferlyn Joy Escobin Registration Lea Mae Tiongco
BSEd III-B Venue Preparation
Jasmine Joyce Carait
Camera women & Documentation Krystel Jean Gilbuena
Alec Anthony Menguito
Jay-ar Reofrir Sound System Jay Pelagio Pau Alexis Escobin JoiceDagdagan Tarpaulin Robelyn Dela Cruz Margarita Rivera Gillian Domingo Usherettes JamineSacabon Cyril Jane Gonzaga Eunice Dela Torre Overall Coordinators KarloSityar Eunice Dela Torre Report/Paper Editor DOXOLOGY
Lead Me Lord
By Gary Valenciano
Lead me Lord (Chorus)
lead me by the hand You are my light and help me face the rising sun you're the lamp upon my feet comfort me through all the pain All the Time, my lord i need you there that life may bring You are my light I cannot live alone There's no other hope let me stay, by your guiding love that i can lean upon All through my life Lead me Lord, Lead me Lord... lead me all my life Lead me Lord, Walk by me Walk by me even though at times across the lonely roads that i may i'd rather go along my way face help me take the right direction take my arms and let your hand show me the way Take your road Lead me lord Show the way to live inside your heart and never leave my side All my days, all my days, all my life... all my life... OPENING REMARKS
The opening remark was given by our instructor in Special Topic Course, Mrs.
Ma. Diana S. Guieb. She has officially welcomed the participants and the guest speaker
to the seminar workshop. She has also shared insights about the teaching career that
the future educators are about to face.
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER
RONA FELISILDA BARBARONA
BS Applied Physics University of the Philippines Los Baos, 2010 Cum Laude
MS Physics University of the Philippines Diliman, 2015
Faculty Assistant Professor of Physics Department at the UPLB
- She has been teaching in the field of her expertise for 7 years now - One of her tasks is to analyze and critique the working theses of her students - She has used most of the scientific tools in her career as an educator; spreadsheet, presentation, data analysis software and online resources. LECTURE PROPER
As the lecture began, introduction and greetings of the speaker to her listeners were given. She has put to perspective the great task of every educator in his/her life career. The definition of terms to be encountered were first discussed and highlighted before going to the gist of the discussion. The scientific method was shown to give bigger perspective of why the seminar workshop was being held. One by one the speaker had discussed the use of every scientific tool that is available. Scientific Calculator is used for its basic operation but it has more functions: statistics data input, linear regression, measure of central tendency, etc. In Spreadsheet, teachers can explore the different techniques and shortcuts that are helpful in input and analysis of data (students performance scores). Content standard to what to put in Powerpoint Presentation was also discussed deeper and elaborated. The speaker has asked the participants to use their Scientific Calculators and Laptop as the discussion proceeded with hands on activities. The use of online resources that can be helpful in facilitating lessons was also advised and recommended by the speaker. LECTURE OUTLINE
Exploring other useful functions of a Scientific Calculator
Calendar Dropbox/ Google Drive Multimedia Presentation Dynamic Graphs(Wolfram Alpha Visualize, Simulate, Animate) Canva/ Publisher Google Survey Digital Resources
TOOLS TECHNIQUES Scientific calculator Use of STAT mode for single-variable and linear regression, and other functions Spreadsheet Software data entry, formatting and (MS Excel, OpenOffice Calc) organization graphical and statistical analysis [Multimedia] Presentation Software importing (MS Powerpoint, OpenOffice Impress)
Data Simulation and Visualization Graphics and manipulations of activities
(Geogebra, PhET, Wolfram) for dynamic teaching and learning OPEN FORUM
After the discussion,
clarification of understanding and concepts were opened for the students to also give way to the shared knowledge.
All participants were
free to raise their questions
and doubts regarding the
topic. Some had asked
about additional tips and
ideas regarding skills in
presenting/reporting
lecture. AWARDING OF CERTIFICATES
Finally, after almost three
hours of lecture and sharing of knowledge, the seminar workshop about Scientific Tools and Techniques came to an end. Ms. Rona F. Barbarona lived up to the expectations of the participants.The awarding of certificate of appreciation and a token to the speaker was facilitated and given by Mrs. Ma. Dianna S. Guieb, STC adviser.
The participants and the
event organizers had also received Certificates of Participation and Recognition with regards to making the event possible.
We would also like to
give our warm gratitude and thanks to our Instructor Mrs. Ma. Dianna S. Guieb. CLOSING REMARKS
As the seminar workshop ended, the BSED MATH President, Karlo Sityar, gave
his closing remarks on behalf of the BSED Math Major. He gave credits to the important
wisdom learned from the lecture specifically the useful tools the future educators are
about to use in the process of teaching.
He also gave his warm appreciation and gratitude to the speaker who had
willingly shared her expert knowledge, experiences and time in the event, to the
Instructor of STC, Mrs. Ma. Diana S. Guieb and to the participants.
RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION
The topic, speaker, physical set-up and organization of the program were the components of the seminar to be evaluated. The topic was rated based on relevance of the topic to the teaching profession, whether it was an interesting topic, and if the audience learned a lot from the lecture. The speakers were evaluated based on knowledge and mastery of the content, skillful method and manner of presentation, level of presentation appropriate to the audience, clarity and speaking ability, organization and presentation and adequacy of discussion period. The physical set-up was rated based on conductivity for learning, cleanliness and orderliness and clarity of audio- visual equipment. The organization of the program was evaluated based on selection of the resource speaker, flow of registration, accommodation, presentation of the program, quality of lecture materials and seminar kits and if the objectives were met.
The participants were asked to evaluate the seminar on a scale of one to five,
Where:
5 Excellent
4 Very Good
3 Good
2 Pair
1 Poor A. Seminar Content
96.36% - Seminar met the stated objectives
95.48% - Information receive is interesting 95.86% - Relevant to future needs 94.48% - Overall satisfied with the seminar presentation Based on the results above, almost every participant agreed that the seminar gave valued and relevant knowledge about the topic.
B. Speaker Evaluation
98.00% - speaker presented materials clearly and concisely
97.24% - speaker respondents well to participate 98.67% - speaker was knowledgeable on the subject Based on the results above, almost every participant agreed that the speaker presented the topic with mastery of the topic and conveyed it clearly.
C. Venue
93.12% - conducive to all
92.90% - well ventilated 84.14% - big enough to accommodate all individuals attending the seminar Based on the results above, most of the participants agreed that the venue is conducive and could accommodate a number of participants.
D. Foods and Refreshment 80.69%
The following are the Suggestions/comments of some of the participants:
What part(s) of the seminar did you like best, and why?
The part(s) of the seminar I liked the best is the part where the speaker
shared her knowledge about the scientific calculator though I am English major. I
became aware of the other functions and also the part where she taught us how
to organize data, and insert table of contents without changing the organization
of the paper, especially for thesis.
What part(s) of the seminar did you like least, and why?
Using excel because Im not really familiar with the use of it and how it is
done.
What other seminar topic would interest you?
Effective Research Topic
Other Comments/suggestions: The topic should be relevant also to other majors. Not only for a group of people with similar specialization. Very knowledgeable speaker FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Total Expenses 2640.00
Foods/Token 1800.00 Certificate and Frame 400.00 Prints 140.00 Tarpaulin 180.00 Documentation print 120.00
