BTE2601 Assignment 03.

BTE2601 Assignment 03. BTE2601 - Becoming A Teacher. Teachers know and understand the content they teach a. Teachers develop and apply lessons based on an effective course of study by: - integrating effective literacy instruction throughout the curriculum and across content areas to enhance student learning. b. Teachers honour the content appropriate to their teaching specialty by: - demonstrating an appropriate level of content knowledge in their specialty; and - encouraging students to investigate the content area to expand their knowledge and satisfy their natural curiosity. c. Teachers show they recognize the interconnectedness of content areas/discipline by: - demonstrating a knowledge of their subject by relating it to other disciplines; and - relating global awareness of the subject. d. Teachers make their instructions relevant to students by: - integrating 21st -century skills and content in instruction. e. Teachers display their awareness of technology’s potential to enhance learning by: - integrating technology into their instruction to maximize student learning. f. Teachers best assess what students have learned by: - using multiple indicators, both formative and summative, to monitor and evaluate student progress and to inform instruction; and providing evidence that students are attaining 21st century knowledge, skills and dispositions. g. Teachers analyze student learning by: - using data to provide ideas about what can be done to improve student learning. Downloaded by: studyengine | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Question 2 2.1 My philosophy of education is that all children are unique and must have a stimulating educational environment where they can grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. It is my desire to create this type of atmosphere where students can meet their full potential. I will provide a safe environment where students are invited to share their ideas and take risks. Every classroom has its own unique community; my role as the teacher will be to assist each child in developing their own potential and learning styles. I will present a curriculum that will incorporate each different learning style, as well as make the content relevant to the students' lives. I will incorporate hands-on learning, cooperative learning, projects, themes, and individual work that engage and activate students learning I aim to bring an open mind, a positive attitude, and high expectations to the classroom each day. I believe that I owe it to my students, as well as the community, to bring consistency, diligence, and warmth to my job in the hope that I can ultimately inspire and encourage such traits in the children as well. I believe that there are five essential elements that are conducive to learning. (1) The teacher's role is to act as a guide. (2) Students must have access to hands-on activities. (3) Students should be able to have choices and let their curiosity direct their learning. (4) Students need the opportunity to practice skills in a safe environment. (5) Technology must be incorporated into the school day. 2.2 Posted 2.3 From this discussion, I learnt about other teachers’ views and their own personal philosophies. Reading their philosophies allowed me to draw on personal experiences to which I created my own philosophy. 2.4 My philosophy was definitely influenced by reading other teachers’ philosophies. It allowed me to see that the teacher’s role is to act as a guide and that students learn better with hands on activities. It also allowed me to see the impact of technology in our lessons and ways to incorporate it into the curriculum. Question 3 3.1 • Human rights • Equity, Equality and social justice • Non-discrimination, respect, tolerance and care • Transformation • Community, Diversity and collaboration 3.2 Tools to Guide Reflection: Teachers • The DATA process is a four-step reflection process , made up of description, analysis, theorising and action. • Guided reflection protocol • Reflective Journal • Record oneself teaching Downloaded by: studyengine | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material • Be honest with – but not critical of – oneself • Surround oneself with enthusiasm • Diversify metrics • Peer observation • Student feedback Tools to Guide Reflection: Students • Provide enough wait-time for students to reflect when responding to inquiries. • Provide emotionally supportive environments in the classroom encouraging reevaluation of conclusions. • Prompt reviews of the learning situation, what is known, what is not yet known, and what has been learned. • Provide authentic tasks involving ill-structured data to encourage reflective thinking during learning activities. • Prompt students' reflection by asking questions that seek reasons and evidence. • Provide some explanations to guide students' thought processes during explorations. • Provide a less-structured learning environment that prompts students to explore what they think is important. • Provide social-learning environments such as those inherent in peer-group works and small group activities to allow students to see other points of view. • Provide reflective journal to write down students' positions, give reasons to support what they think, show awareness of opposing positions and the weaknesses of their own position Downloaded by: studyengine | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material 3.3 Downloaded by: studyengine | Distribution of this document is illegal S - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Question 4 1. Localising Details a) Subject: Life Skills b) Grade: R c) Time allocation: 2 Hours d) Number of Learners: 25 2. Learning Objectives a) Identify and name body parts – include how many of each b) Functions of different body parts c) Who may or may not touch my body d) What my body needs to keep healthy 3. Curriculum Topic a) Life Skills b) Grade R c) Term 1 d) My Body 4. Lesson Theme a) Beginning Knowledge and Personal and Social Well-being b) My body: worksheet and song 5. Introduction (15 minutes) a) Tell the students you are going to listen to a song to help them review their body parts. b) Play the My Body Parts Song video. Repeat the video if needed c) Indicate body part and teach vocabulary.