Tuesday, February 8, 2011

LB #11 Making the Most of Community Resources and Field Trips

1. What procedures and criteria must be observed in planning and conducting field trips?
  • Make preliminary contacts, a tour on final arrangements with the place to be visited.
  • Make final arrangements with the school principal about the details of the trip.
  • 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.
  • Prepare preliminary lists of questions or other materials which will be helpful in planning with the students.
  • Discuss the objectives of the trip and write them down.
  • Prepare a list of questions to send ahead to the guide of the study trip. 
  • Define safety and behavior standards for the journey there and for the field trip site itself.
2. What educational  benefits are derived from a field trip?
  •       The acquisition of lasting concepts and change in attitudes are rooted on concrete and rich experiences.
  • Field trips bring us to the world beyond the classroom.
  • Field trips have a wide range of application.
  • It can bring about a lot of realization which may lead to changes in attitudes and insights.
                           
 

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