Introducing a New Unit!

A teacher candidate implements a lesson to a group of Grade 3 students who are typically an engaged group. The presentation via powerpoint contains many images and large amounts of text. The lesson implementation is largely lecture-based with a few questions sprinkled throughout and attended to by only a few of the Grade 3 students. After 40 minutes, most of the students are largely disengaged, have been off-task quietly, and bored.

By engaging in the analysis of this Ted-Viv vignette, teacher candidates will:

• Identify elements of the lesson implementation that reflect sound and developmentally-appropriate instructional practices;

• Apply sound pedagogical practices to enhance lesson implementation to support student learning;

• Describe how lessons might include students’ different capabilities and preferences for learning strategies

Instructional strategies, Student learning preferences, Student needs, Pedagogy, Lecture-based, engagement, communication, accessible learning, inclusion and equity, classroom management, knowledge gathering.

• The Ontario Curriculum

• Theories of Learning and Teaching and Differentiated Instruction

• Student Observation, Assessment and Evaluation

• Pedagogy, Assessment and Evaluation for Specific Curriculum Needs

• Practicum

Please access the vignette transcript document here: TEd-ViV Case 15_ Introducing a New Unit Transcript pdf