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CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is completing a Master of Teaching degree.
- She has completed her first teaching placement in a comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Sydney’s south-west.
- This resource is part of an assignment where the teacher education student demonstrates her knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the speci c learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 1.5.1 ‘Working towards graduate’ through:
- Understanding the need to differentiate teaching to meet the different learning needs of all students.
- Developing lessons that meet the different needs of all students.
- Creating teaching activities that are the result of collaborative planning in consultation with a supervising teacher.
G: The goal for the teacher education student is 1.5.1
R: The teacher education student is ‘Working towards achieved’ for 1.5.1
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help her move towards ‘Graduate achieved’ for 1.5.1?
W: What is the next step you would negotiate as a goal for her? What will you do as a Mentor to help her achieve this goal?
- Are there Individual Education Programs the teacher education student can assist in planning?
G: To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 1.5.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of differentiation?
- What kinds of questioning techniques could you employ to identify student needs?
- What kinds of resources will you need to provide in order to create a range of opportunities that meet the learning needs of all students?
- How could you target the learning needs of students in your classroom?
- Who are the support personnel at your school? How could you collaborate with them in the future to differentiate learning programs to meet identified learning needs?
W: What is your next step to demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies for students with diverse backgrounds?