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CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is demonstrating his ability to set challenging learning goals for a variety of capabilities and characteristics in a Year 8 Chinese lesson.
- The teacher education student is attending the fourth week of his second teaching placement.
- The school is a girls’ secondary school (n=805) in a suburban area.
- Recording lesson demonstrations is a useful activity as it allows the teacher education student to reflect on his ability to set challenging and achievable learning goals for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 3.1.1 ‘Working towards graduate’ through:
- Identifying clear and appropriate learning goals with respect to syllabus documentation and specific learning needs.
- Beginning to demonstrate a variety of learning goals in planning achievable challenges for students.
G: The goal for the teacher education student is 3.1.1
R: The teacher education student is ‘Working towards graduate’ for 3.1.1.
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help him move towards ‘Graduate achieved’ for 3.1.1?
W: What is the next step you would negotiate as a goal for him? What will you do as a Mentor to help him achieve this goal?
G: To set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 3.1.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to demonstrate your ability to set challenging learning goals for students of varying abilities?
- Discuss ideas with your Mentor to ensure you plan goals that reflect the diverse range of needs of individual students.
- How could you establish a variety of learning goals that are challenging for students of varying abilities?
- What are some questioning techniques you could employ to ascertain when students have or have not attained a learning goal?
- Seek feedback from your supervising teacher on the effectiveness of learning goals in providing achievable challenges for students.
W: What is your next step to demonstrate your ability to set challenging learning goals for students of varying abilities? Set yourself a timeline.