EDPROFST 303

Teaching Health and Physical Education 2

Grading contract proposal

I,Amanda Taylor,doherebyagreetofollowthisplanfordeterminingmy
coursegrade.Iunderstandthateachcourserequirementmustbe
satisfactorilycompletedtoearnapassinggradeforthecourse,andthat
theextenttowhichIfulfilltheactivitiesspecifiedinthiscontractwill
determinethespecificgradeIreceive.Myquestionstodatehavebeen
answered;Irealizethatthepurposeofeachactivityistofindthebest
possiblematchbetweenmyuniquelearningneedsandteachinggoals;
mycontractedactivitiesareameanstobecomingabetterteacher,not
endsinandofthemselves;andhowIapproachthiscontracthas
implicationsforthetypeofteacherIwillbe.

Aim:

Myaimofthiscourseistogainconfidenceinusingavarietyof
pedagogicalmethodstoenhancestudentlearning.Toachievethis
Iwillanalysearangeofacademicreadingstoexplore
pedagogicalknowledge,withparticularfocusonco-operative
learninganddigitalmediatohelpassistinproducingacreative
andengaginglearningenvironmentformyfuturestudents.

Learning Outcomes:

Atthecompletionofthecoursemyaimwillbeto:
1. Demonstrateknowledgeofdifferentcurriculumand
pedagogicalmodelsinhealthandphysicaleducation.
2. Applypedagogicalknowledgeforplanningunitsand
programmesofworkinhealthandphysicaleducation.
3. Criticallyreflectonbeliefsandactionsasateacher.
4. Criticallyanalyseandevaluateacademicresourcestoinfluence
thepedagogyofco-operativestudentlearning.

Activities:
Iwillachievetheseoutcomesbyundertakingthefollowingcourse
workoptions:

1. GroupStudy
IwillparticipateinagroupstudywithDebraandCaitlin.Therewillbea
minimumofsixmeetingsaccompaniedwith1-2pagesofmeetingnotes
permeeting.Ideasdiscussedwillbetypedintomeetingminutes/notes
anddevelopedfurtherintoacombinationofdigitalmediaresources.
Eachsessionwillcriticallyanalyseandquestionaminimumofone
readingthatisrelatedtothelecturematerialandaddresseshowthiscan
beappliedtopedagogicalpractice.Aminimumofeightreadingswillbe
discussedduringthesemeetings.Boththemeetingminutesanddigital
medialinkswillbesharedwhentheportfolioissubmitted.(LO1,2,4)

2. SelfStudy
WhilstonpracticumIwillcriticallyanalyseaseriesoflessonsIhave
taught.Thesereflectionswillquestionhowandwhatdidstudentslearn
fromthislesson?,Whichactivitiesengagedthestudentsbestandwas
thereenoughvariety?,DidIapplyarangeofpedagogicalmethods?
Andifso,wheretheyrelevant?andGoingforward,whatadaptations
andmodificationsneedtobedonetoenhancelearning?These
reflectionswillbesupportedbyinformationgainedfromthecourseand
thoseideasdiscussedduringgroupstudy. (LO1,2,3,4)

3. Developingaskeletonplan
IwillcreateaYear13NCEAHealthunitofwork.Thiswillfocusonthe
socio-culturalcomponentforlevelthreeNCEAstudentsandwilldirectly
linktothecontentbeinglearntandtheNZcurriculumoutlines.Usinga
skeletonplanthatIwillmake,IwillcreateideasandquestionsIbelieve
needtobeaddressedanddevelopedintoaunitplan.Thisunitwill
provideassessmenttools,bothformativeandsummativethatboth
directlyrelatetoandenhancethelearningwithintheunit.Arangeof
digitalmediawillbeexploredalongwithdifferentpedagogicalmethods
thatincludearangeofco-operativeactivities.Twosuccessivelesson
planswillbecreatedfromthisunitplantodemonstratetheflowonof
learningfromonelessontothenext. (LO1,2,4)

Assessment Criteria

1. GroupStudy:

Aspectbeingassessed Emerging Developing Mastering

Coverage
Aminimumof5
articleshavebeen
reviewedthatbroadly
covertopicsrelatedto
thecourse.Fewkey
ideasaredeveloped
intoadigitalmedia
reflection.
Thegrouphasmet
andrevieweda
minimumof6articles,
withexplicitattention
toensuringsome
topicsinthecourse
havebeencovered.
Developskeyideas
intoadigitalmedia
reflection.
Thegrouphasmetand
reviewed8ormore
articles,withexplicit
attentiontoensuring
majorityoftopicsinthe
coursehavebeen
covered.Meeting
minutesaretakenevery
meetingandthe
durationisbetween1-
1.5hours.Developskey
ideasintoarangeof
digitalmediatoolsthat
directlyrelatetoour
teachingandstudent
learning.
Reviewanddiscussion

Meetingnotes
demonstratethatkey
pointsfromeach
readinghavebeen
identifiedand
discussed.Fewkey
ideasareshown
throughdigitalmedia.
Meetingnotes
demonstratethat
eachreadinghas
beendiscussedand
relatedtocontent
coveredinlectures.
Developskeyideas
intoadigitalmedia
reflection.
Meetingnotes
demonstratethatgroup
membershaveadopted
variousrolesinan
attempttoensurea
criticalperspectiveand
fulldiscussionofeach
articleisachieved.Key
ideashavebeen
developedusingdigital
mediatodirectlyrelate
toourteachingand
studentlearning.
2. SelfStudy:

Aspectbeingassessed Emerging Developing Mastering

Purpose
Introductionprovides
abriefexplanationof
study.
Introducesstudy
withaclearpurpose
ofkeyissueunder
investigationand
whyitispersonally
meaningful.
Introducesstudywith
aclearpurposeofkey
issueunder
investigationandwhy
itispersonally
meaningful.Issueis
relevantand
important.

Analysis

Collectsand
presentssome
evidencecollected
fromlessonstaught
relatedtoissue
underinvestigation.
Presentsevidence
systematically
collectedfrom
lessonstaught
relatedtoissue
underinvestigation.
Providessome
analysisonwhat
activitiesand
pedagogical
methodsenhanced
studentlearning.
Presentsevidence
systematically
collectedfromlessons
taughtrelatedtoissue
underinvestigation.
Providesgoodanalysis
onwhatactivitiesand
pedagogicalmethods
enhancedstudent
learning.Andhowthey
canbefurther
improved.

Discussionandinsights
Discussionislimited
inrespecttothe
personalmeaning
andvalueofthe
studyonthe
individualsteaching.
Discussionis
consideredand
showshowstudy
providespersonal
insightsinto
teaching.
Discussionis
consideredandshows
howstudyprovides
personalinsightsinto
teaching.Makes
connectionstolecture,
andreadingmaterial
andgroupstudy.
3. Developingaskeletonplan:

Aspectbeingassessed Emerging Developing Mastering
Rationale
Introductionnames
andprovidesoutline
ofworksubmitted.
Introductionnames
andprovidesoutline
ofworksubmitted.
Includesan
explanationofwhy
theunitwas
developed.
Introductionnames
andprovidesa
considered
explanationand
evidencegathered
throughdifferent
resources(e.g.NZ
Herald,journal
articles)astowhythe
unittopicisrelevant
andnecessary.

FocusandAlignment

Insufficientevidence
showinghowwork
alignswitheitherthe
NZCorNCEA
Thealignmentto
theNCEA
expectationsis
explained.Learning
intentionsclearly
established.
Thereisaclear
alignmentbetweenthe
unitofworkandNCEA
achievement
standards.
Teachingstrategiesand
learningactivities

Examplelessonplans
arepoorlydeveloped
orshowlittleevidence
ofdifferentlearning
activitiesused.
Therearedifferent
learningactivities
thatincludedigital
mediaclearly
outlinedintheunit
plananddeveloped
lessonplansthat
areappropriate.
Thereisarangeof
differentactivitieswith
particularfocuson
digitalmediaand
preparationoflearning
activitiesprovidehigh
qualityopportunities
forstudentlearning.
Assessment
Assessmenthasnot
beenconsideredor
explained.
Assessment
activitiesare
identifiedthat
provideinformation
forformativeand
summative
purposes.
Assessmenthasbeen
carefullyconsidered
withopportunitiesand
activitiesidentifiedthat
provideinformationfor
formativeand
summativepurposes.
Grade Determination:

MyaimistoachieveanAforthiscourse.Inordertoachievethis
(andbeconsistentwiththeuniversityexpectationsoutlineonpage
13ofcourseguide),Iintendto(followingpage)

Agradepointwillbedeductedforeachaspectassessedbelow
Mastering.

Grade Description Evidence

A Workofhightoexceptionallyhigh
qualityshowing:
Excellentknowledgeand
understandingofsubject
matterandappreciation
ofissues;

Consistentmeeting
minutesanddurationof
meeting

Developmentandlinks
createdbetweenlecture
content,readingand
digitalreview

Criticalreflectionon
teachingandstudent
learning

Questioningtools,
addressingquestions
outlinedanddiscussing
withassociateteacher

Highlevelofcreative
ability,originalityand
criticalthinking;

Highlevelof
communicationand
presentationskills.

Awiderangeofactivities
used

Lessonplans
demonstrateavarietyof
activities

Consistenthighachievementin
peerwise

Above80%inCECILtest

Majorityoftheunitofwork
assessedoneachaspectisat
Mastering

Meetingminutes

Digitalmediaevidenceand
websitelinks,ifneeded.

Individualnotesandideasfrom
lecturecontentandreadings.

Lessonplansandreflections

Reflectionsincludesomelinksto
lecturecontentandreadings.

Associateteachersandpeer(if
applicable)comments

AnsweringquestionsthatI
outlined

Unitofworkdemonstrates
originalandcreativethinking

Presentationofunitisofhigh
professionalquality

LinkstoNZC

Somedigitalmediaused

Lessonplanshaveaflowfrom
activityandnextlessonand
developsstudentlearning


Proposed Guidelines:

1.Allcourserequirementsmustbecompletedforcontracttobe
considered.
2.Eachactivitymustbesomehowdocumentedtocounttowards
thefinalgrade.
3.Eachactivitymustbepeerassessedandmoderatedpriorto
inclusioninportfolio.
4.Insufficientlydemonstratingcourseexpectationsmayresultina
reducedgrade.
5.Thelecturerreservestherighttoexercisediscretionon
determiningfinalgrade.

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