TASK 8: Interview your mentor on the roles and responsibilities of a teacher

TASK 8: Interview your mentor on the roles and responsibilities of a teacher

 

Roles & responsibilities	Questions to ask mentor	Comments
Planning	How do you plan your lessons? Do you differentiate your plans? Do you plan weekly or daily? Do you plan individually or in a group?	-          looking ADC out line and make  communicate between English, Math and science -          Yes English and Math because  what is suitable for student. -          Paling weakly. In group with  English teacher
Pastoral	How often do you meet parents? What does your pastoral work involve?	-          Usually one meeting but sometimes monthly.
Professional Development	What PD do you do?  How often do you have PD?	-          Take class online and one and half hours in schools.  One and half hours every weeks.
Class Management	What do you need to manage your class? How do you manage your class?  Do you have any problems with class management?  Which classroom rules do you use? Why?	-          Us class Dojo -          Some times when student talk and do not listen. -          Not fighting, use kind words raise your hand and sit at your place.
Teaching Strategies	What is your favorite teaching strategy? What important strategies should we follow?	-          When use open question for student and give the students chance to speak.

TASK 7: Scientific resources in the Classroom

TASK 7: Scientific resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

A List of resources that target specific scientific skills and concepts in the school

 

Resources for Science teaching classroom:	Scientific Skill(s) / Concept(s) that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Wind (Fly Kite)	-          Teacher teach student kind of the wind (Strong , Moderate, Weak). After that, teacher give paper for student to make  paper plane. Finely teacher take students to area at the  school to try  and find which kind of wind by using the  plane.	-          Students in this activity depend in their mind and their hand to measure and this develop student mind and kinesthetic skills. Also, student from this activity can learn and have fun in the same time.
Plant	-          Teacher teach student what the plant needs to grow, and she gave  each students soil, seeds and plastic cup to do an activity. Also, when they finish students the planting  teacher but the plastic cup at the class  window so the student can see how the plant grow.	-          Student learn un this activity how lean by doing and make sure by them self.

 

 

TASK 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

 

 

 

TASK 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

 

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

List of resources that target specific mathematical skills and concepts in the school

 

 

Mathematical Resources found in the preschool classroom:	Mathematics Skill / Concept that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Measure	-          Students measure rectangle in different ways for example, when students use the coupes to measure the rectangle ( by put the coupes together and counting the length of rectangle). -          Also, they use in this activity the ruler to measure the same rectangle in the book.	-          Students in this activity depend in their mind and their hand to measure and this develop student mind and kinesthetic skills.
write number	-          Teacher put number in board and students write this number by clay.	Numbers as Labels and for Counting Calculating: Shape, space and measures: -          Student using clay to memorize the number fast this make them keep the information quick and having fun in the same time.
Collection number	-          Teacher write sentence in bored and this sentence  include numbers after that student write this number by using  clay. Also, student collect the numbers.	Numbers as Labels and for Counting: Calculating: Shape, space and measures: -          Student when doing this activity they learn how to be more focus. Also, develop their skills by counting  in their hands and using their minds to calculate.

 

 

TASK5: Learing styles

TASK 5: Learning styles

 

Make notes about activities you observe in the classroom which use the learning styles below:

 

	Math	Science	Reading	Other
Auditory		Teacher but for student recording in computer about the plants what it needs and how to grow and student. students listen and follow what the recording say in the book.	Teacher read story and students follow him in the book.
Visual	- Teacher put in the pored some words use in math for example, add , plus and student look for this words. Also teacher wrote matter in the pored for example 3+2= and students answer the question.	-           Techer explain for student how plant grow. Also, student saw the  teacher  when she plant seed.
Kinesthetic	-          Students  did the measuring stuff in two ways, first in the cubes and ruler.	-          Students did two things, first one Plane made from paper because their lesson it talking about the wind. -          The second, it is plant, the student did the plating. Student puts the seeds in soil and puts water.	-          When students finished read the story, their draw the characters and coloring.

 

Answer the following questions:

●     Which learning styles did all the children seem to enjoy and why?

-          Kinesthetic because they're doing something in their hand and this make them fun.

 

 

●     Why do you think the teacher incorporates a variety of learning styles for the children?

-          To not make student pored and make the lesson more fun.  Also, to make information easier for the student and this help student learn more. 

 

●     Notice which activities are repeated with a variety of learning styles e.g. read a story, listen to a story, act the story, draw the story. Can you find other examples e.g. math or science

 

-          ( math) teacher did the measure in different way for example, teacher gave students coups to measure the tables or books and the second times gave students ruler to measure it.

●     How can teachers improve student learning by using a range of learning styles?

-          Teacher try to do interesting teaching styles by doing modern ways of teaching to take the students attention.

TASK 4: Reframing Behavioural Characteristics

TASK 4: Reframing Behavioural Characteristics

 

Discuss the general behavioural characteristics of some of the children in your class with the class teacher and record these in table form. E.g. Table 4 below.

 

Table 3: Example ‘Reframing Behavioural Characteristics’ Record Sheet

	Name of child	General behavioural characteristics	Reframed	Suggestions to help improve behaviour?
1	Ahmed Sultan	-          He always talk with students in group and he always play with pencil or the materials which teacher give them to the activity. For example, cubes and this make student not focused with teacher.	-          He not understand what teacher need and he like doing the	-          Always encourage and ask him question from one period to period to see if he focus in lesson or not. -          sit in front this make student focus more.
2	Matar Musallem	-          He  always standing and does not like to sit in his place and always walk in the classroom  and Matar doesn't listen for teacher.	-          He may don't listen to teacher because he not understand the English.   -          Also, say he don't like sat in one place.	-          Always give him work reduce of his activity and take advantage of his movement. -          Encourage him if has wrong answer.
3	Omar Majed	He always talk with students in group.	-          He finish his work quickly and he likes help other student. -          He talk because  he finish work and he said I know how to do.	-          Encourage Omer to explain for all student this make student trusts himself more.
4	Mohammed Nasser	He always talk with students in group. Also, he like song in class every time.	-          He depends  his group to explain for him or copies the answer  from the his group	-          Sit in front to focus more. -          Make something to encourage him to interact in lesson.
5	Fadel Salem	-          He don’t listen to teacher and he always fighting  with other student. Also, he move in class each time.	He always  think the other student their start to fighting.	-          Always remind him what the good behavior and bad behavior. -          Encourage him when doing anything good   to  continue to improve his behavior. -          Give him a gift when doing a good work.

 

Reframe these behavioural characteristics and suggestions for improvements.

 

-          Talk with other students = but student in alone or but in front to focus more.

 

-          Don’t listen = make some rules to encouragement for students to listen more or teacher or when students listen to teacher encourage student, give them gift.

 

-          Move in class each time =  give this student some work in class to decrease his power  for example, distribute to students paper or anything.