Hallelujah
CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is in the fourth year of a Bachelor of Education degree.
- The teacher education student is completing his second teaching placement.
- This school is a small co-educational secondary school in an urban area.
- This Year 10 Music lesson focuses on different versions of the song “Hallelujah”.
- The students are listening to three different versions of the song at the start of the lesson (1 – Leonard Cohen, 2 – Jeff Buckley and then 3 – Pentatonix) and completing a worksheet to analyse the similarities and differences.
Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 3.4.1 ‘Graduate achieved’ through:
- Using appropriate and engaging materials and resources: YouTube music videos (three versions of the song “Hallelujah”) and a worksheet he has created.
- Demonstrating the capacity to incorporate materials and resources into teaching practice to engage students. In this lesson, the videos are integrated effectively into teaching through frequent pausing and questioning students about key moments of the song. The worksheet is also used to encourage analytical thinking.
- Using resources appropriate to student developmental levels and managing resources professionally.
G: The goal for this teacher education student is 3.4.1.
R: The teacher education student has achieved 3.4.1 at graduate level.
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help him move towards ‘Graduate exceeds’ for 3.4.1?
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 of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning and to move up on the 3.4.1 graduate continuum.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 3.4.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to improve your knowledge and use of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning?
- Could you incorporate relevant YouTube videos into your teaching effectively and professionally (remember to consider the use of adverts and to check whole videos carefully before use)?
- Could you pause videos at key moments, as this teacher education student does, to bring students’ attention to an important point or to encourage analysis?
- Could you design worksheets to accompany the videos you use in class and how would you scaffold these worksheets?
- Could you use other non-ICT resources in your lessons to further engage students in their learning?
W: What is your next step in improving your knowledge and use of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning? Try to formulate a specific goal.