Practicum Page Three

NEGATIVE AFFECTIVE FACTORS

Follow the link below for access to the similarly titled section of the site used by Practicum 2 students.

View the two videos.

https://sites.google.com/site/modlanguagessite/home/practicum-2-page-one

Personal Blog Entry

• Comment on the climate that exists in each of the classrooms depicted in the videos
• To what extent is the teacher responsible for that state of affairs?
• What conclusion about the role of the teacher can be drawn from these videos?

TEACHING SERVICE COMMISSION

Follow the link below for access to the site and the relevant information

Teaching Service Commission

PROFESSIONALISM (Cont'd)

CODE OF CONDUCT

Code of Conduct

DRESS CODE

Dress Code

MICRO TEACHING

Introduction

See document (image) in list of attached files below

Transitions

See document (image) in list of attached files below

Closure

See document (flowchart) in List of attached files below

Micro-teaching Situations

This document can be found in the list of attached files below.

You can download and print it for ready reference

REFLECTIONS To be completed immediately after the exercise

Post your reflections on the Micro-teaching exercise in your e-portfolio.

Focus on the following areas:

• Your plans
• Your resources
• The process of executing the plan
• How effective was your execution of the plan
• Did this activity contribute to your views of what teaching entails / of what is expected of you in the classroom? Support your response

Include all the documents used in the exercise in the Appendix of your e-portfolio.

See list of files below.

REFLECTIVE PORTFOLIO Submission: Wednesday, 27th April, 2016

This document is to be printed and spiral-bound.

Content is to be compiled in the order outlined below, with the relevant section markers inserted

You re free to submit your document before the date indicated above

Late submissions will not be accepted

Layout of Content

Create the following Section Markers (Sections in this colour only)

This information - in blue and brown - will comprise your content page, with page numbers included

• Content Page
• Introduction
• Teaching Philosophy
• Professionalism
  • Professional Attire
  • Professional Reputation
  • Code of Conduct for Teachers (Guyana) Check list of attached files on Page Two. Download. Print
  • Teachers' Dress Code (Guyana) Check list of attached files on Page Two. Download. Print
  • The Guyana Teaching Service Commission - Date of Establishment, Mission Statement
• Record - Keeping
  • Its place in the teaching-learning scenario
  • Reflections on preparation of the Attendance Register
• Lesson - Planning
  • Formats
  • Deriving Objectives:
    • Saying when is your birthday
    • Describing a male and female family member
• Micro-teaching
  • Reflections on preparation and delivery of lesson segment
• Reflections on Sessions
• Final Reflections
  • A comparison of my initial and current views of teaching.
  • Were my initial expectations of the course satisfied? Support your view.
  • Comment on the effectiveness of the teaching approaches used in the delivery of this course
  • Can any of the strategies be meaningfully applied in my own teaching - learning scenarios?
• Appendix

OBSERVATION REPORTS

You will be expected to create at least five (5) reports on some issues observed during the Observation Period.

Your reports should focus on the areas listed below.

A template for the format to be used in the preparation of each report is posted in the list of files below.

To prepare your report:

• Download the template
• Save it as Report Number ------
• Key in your information for the area on which you are reporting
• Save
• Print for inclusion on the Appendix of your Booklet
• Planning and Preparation for Teaching (1):
  • Presence of Resource Units and Lesson Plans
  • Presence of learning support
    • Types
    • Variety
    • Use
• Teaching strategies (2):
  • Variety of strategies
  • The progress of the lesson:
    • Introduction
    • Explanations
    • Transitions
    • Closure
  • Variety of activities
  • Level of students' engagement
• Classroom Environment (2):
  • The Physical Environment
  • Classroom arrangement
  • The Learning Environment
  • Punctuality
  • Discipline and Class Control
  • The teacher's response to his task:
    • Speech
    • Attire and general presentation
    • Interaction with students
    • Attitude to his profession