Lunar phases
CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is pursuing a Bachelor of Teaching degree.
- This lesson sequence focuses on lunar phases and is structured around the 5 Es – engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate.
Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 3.2.1 ‘Working towards graduate’ through:
- Planning a sequence of lessons detailing content, pedagogy and assessment that shows clear and logical sequencing using the 5 Es (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate).
- Planning activities that would assist the teacher in diagnosing students’ alternate conceptions (about lunar phases) – e.g. the plan notes that students will reflect on what they already know and the think-pair-share activity helps the teacher detect misconceptions students may have about the moon.
- Acknowledging that students’ prior knowledge and their individual misconceptions will affect their learning (but not explicitly describing how the teacher would respond to any misconceptions – that would be the next step for this teacher education student).
- Planning to use effective teaching and learning strategies such as a think-pair-share activity, using props (foam balls and torch), teacher demonstrations, drawing, pair work and student reflection.
G: The goal for this teacher education student is 3.2.1.
R: The teacher education student is working towards 3.2.1 at graduate level.
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help them move towards ‘Graduate achieved’ for 3.2.1?
W: What is the next step you would negotiate as a goal for this teacher? What will you do as a Mentor to help them achieve this goal?
G: To plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies and move up on the 3.2.1 graduate continuum.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 3.2.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to improve your planning of lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies?
- Could you consult with your supervising teacher or Mentor to plan a sequence of lessons?
- Could you use the 5 Es (engage, explore, explain, elaborate, and evaluate) to plan a sequence of lessons for your subject?
- Could you plan for activities that allow you to evaluate current levels of student knowledge (such as formative assessments) that then allow you to adapt your subsequent teaching to students’ needs?
- Could you plan to use some of the teaching strategies included in this lesson sequence?
W: What is your next step in improving your planning of lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies? Try to formulate a specific goal.