One of the main problem of here in the Philippines is the existence of typhoon. At 4th, 6th, and 11th of November should be my teaching practice but due to Philippines' typhoon it must be postponed. And finally, November 13th become the very first day of my teaching practice. But, i only had one time observation before my teaching practice and i feel that my teaching practice is not really going well. The materials i provide and the time management are not managed better. Still, i should do the best for my teaching practice to expand my teaching skill.
The day i had my teaching practice was so challenging because i really need to interact with the other student using English, which is not my main language. The topic i taught is Ionic Compounds which specific in the properties. The experiment i conduct is about electric conductive. It was hard for the first time because i only had one chance of observation. But then, with a little help from my cooperating teacher, Ma'am Melody, and the students teacher, i can manage the class. The students are not quite different with Indonesian, so i just need to make my voice louder so that the students in the back can hear my voice.
From the last meeting, i have asked the student to bring some materials used for the experiment. With the experiment i conduct, the students team up with their group. Using materials that they had bring and some are provided by me, students are able to do the experiment with a little fault. They observe about which solution is able to conduct electricity and which one is not using a simple electric circuit.
After the experiment, they will gain more knowledge through the explain card. It contains some questions that the students need to answer related to the experiment they already did. They should discuss it with their group so that they can have the best answer from their friends idea. While they doing the explain card, i prepared the elaborate card. But since the time is running out, i have to make the elaborate card as their homework and i should have discuss it in the next day (November 14th). But, again, the typhoon, i can't continue my teaching. Nobody can control the typhoon, so even though it makes me sad but i just have to accept it. So the day i had my first teaching practice was also my last teaching practice.