SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY, LA TRINIDAD, BENGUET IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE
EL 180
APRIL 24,2025
This portfolio is a reflection of my journey as a pre-service teacher. It is a collection of lessons, moments, and memories that shaped me during my teaching internship. It also captures the learning, the challenges I faced, the small victories, and the many ways I grew through real-life classroom experience. Inside, you’ll find my lesson plans, extension activities, reflections, mentor feedback, and certifications all the pieces that tell the story of how I’ve developed myself as an aspiring teacher and as an individual of our society.
The teaching internship serves as the culminating experience of a pre-service teacher’s academic preparation. It allows future educators to bridge theory and practice and transition from being a student to becoming a teacher by stepping into an authentic learning environment. This phase of teacher preparation is designed to develop my ability to manage classrooms, design meaningful instruction, assess learning, and build relationships with students and colleagues.
Unlike Field Study 1 and Field Study 2, which primarily focus on observation and theoretical application, the teaching internship made me become immersive and participatory. While field studies provide foundational insight into the teaching and learning process, here, the learning becomes action-oriented. It is through this hands-on experience that I was truly able to understand the dynamic role of a teacher — not just as an instructor, but as a guide, mentor, and learner.
With all these in mind, this portfolio offers a glimpse of my experience as a teacher intern and will somehow give other aspiring interns ideas of how real-life teaching and learning happens. By reading through its contents, they may gain valuable perspectives on what to expect, how to prepare, and how to grow in their own internships.
First and foremost, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Benguet Statement University family for their unshakable guidance and support all throughout my academic journey, up until my teaching internship. To our esteemed Dean, Dr. Divina M. Yango, whose leadership and commitment to excellence have inspired us to aim higher; to our Department Chair, Dr. Dolores E. Alawas, whose tireless efforts ensured that our academic experience was both meaningful and well-organized; and to all my mentors, instructors, and teachers — thank you for your patience, encouragement, and for sharing your knowledge so generously. Your mentorship has played a pivotal role in shaping who I am as an aspiring educator. I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to the BSU-Secondary Laboratory School and Governor Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School for giving me the opportunity to apply all the theories, techniques, and skills that I have gained and use it in a diversified and real learning environment.
To my family, relatives, friends, and supporters, thank you for being my constant source of strength. To my parents, mother Felisa N. Alcantara and father Gilbert F. Alcantara, thank you for the support, both financially and spiritually. Your constant advice to always pray helped me become stronger. To my partner in life who gave me love and support, thank you. Your love, understanding, and encouragement have been my anchor through both the triumphs and challenges of this journey. You believed in me when I needed it most, and for that, I will always be grateful.
Above all, I offer my deepest thanks to the Almighty God, whose grace and guidance have sustained me every step of the way. In moments of uncertainty and growth, it was through faith that I found the clarity and courage to move forward. All glory and praise belong to Him.