Great Wall of China
CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is in the first year of a Master of Teaching degree.
- The teacher education student is completing his second teaching placement.
- This school is a small, comprehensive co-educational secondary school in a suburban area.
- This Year 7 History lesson focuses on the Great Wall of China within the overall topic of Ancient China.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 2.1.1 ‘Working towards graduate’ through:
- Clearly articulating and accurately explaining the content of this Year 7 History lesson, both in his lesson plan and in discussion with his supervising teacher.
- Exploring teaching and learning strategies that link to syllabus outcomes/objectives, specifically being able to describe the key features of the Great Wall of China and to asses its impact.
- Exploring teaching and learning strategies that build on students’ previous knowledge (the geography and social structure of Ancient China) and that are suitable for the learning context, such as a formative quiz, a video comprehension activity, and a source analysis activity using the ‘ALARM’ evaluation template (see https://www.virtuallibrary.info/alarm.html).
G: The goal for this teacher education student is 2.1.1.
R: The teacher education student is working towards 2.1.1 at graduate level.
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help him move towards ‘Graduate achieved’ for 2.1.1?
W: What is the next step you would negotiate as a goal for this teacher education student? What will you do as a Mentor to help him achieve this goal?
G: To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area and to move up on the 2.1.1 graduate continuum.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 2.1.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area?
- Could you link your lesson plans more clearly to the syllabus outcomes/objectives?
- Could you plan to use a greater variety of teaching and learning strategies relevant to your subject area (e.g. differentiated curriculum, collaborative learning, ICT, higher order thinking)?
- Could you try out or develop further any of the teaching and learning strategies that this teacher education student has planned (e.g. quizzes, video comprehension activities and source evaluation using a scaffolded template such as ALARM)?
- Could you further develop your knowledge of the central concepts of your subject through reading, collaborating with subject experts or taking part in a professional development event?
W: What is your next step in demonstrating your knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area? Try to formulate a specific goal.