Assessment 1: PDP Goal Plan

Name: Aisha Ahmed Yahya (H00272762)

Course Code: 4403

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Course Code: EPC4403

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 Course Name: Practicum 4a
Course Teacher: Dr Pauline Keith
Task Title: Coursework - Plan or Proposal: 30%
Student Name: Aisha Ahmed Yahya

Student ID: H00272762

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 ASSESSMENT COVER PAGE
Course Name: Practicum 4a Course Code:
EPC4403

Instructor Name:
Dr Pauline Keith
Task Title:
Coursework - Plan or Proposal: 30%
Due Date: Week 5 Date Submitted: 21/9/2017

Student Name: Aisha Ahmed Yahya

Student ID: H00272762 Section: 12ABECE

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Possible Coursework - Plan or Proposal: Template:

Student Name: Aisha Ahmed Yahya ID #: H00272762

PDP setting:

Previously stated development needs Skills you

personally Personal
Needs of
know you developmen Comments:
MCT MST the setting
need to t interest
recommendation recommendation
develop

Semester 5:
Improve my
This could have been transition. I need to
done with Semester 3:Keep Resource observe
working on the Develop Students room. other
whiteboards and that
transition. students motivation classes to
would also have
centered. Group
indicated see how
Semester 5: Quality of arrangeme
understanding. each
Students dont the nt.
strategy
participate activities.
She need to Students Materials performed
equally.
encourage the encourage for so it can
students to work ment during classroom. give me
equally. the more ideas.
activities.

Goal 1 (list aligning

competency)
&justification of
selection

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Concise Reflections & actuality

Goal 1: Transition is important for smooth classroom and

Improving transition
between the activities time management.

Action 1: When the students are paying attention in the

Getting students beginning, it will lead students to respond to the next
attention in the transition strategies positively.
beginning.
Repeating signal words lead the students to adapt and
Using signal words. respond to them quickly.

I will provide with signs As my previous MST observation, tools like ringing the
to show that they finish. bell are more effective than clapping hand.

Using tools at the end of As I discussed with my colleague providing the sign can
the activities. make the students concentrate on teacher instruction.

Desired time In the last semester my transition significantly

frame: improved so I need to work on it more to be more
Mid-term (2 week) effective.

Any support Internet: to get ideas.

needed
Colleague discussion: share the affective strategies
with me.
Internet- Colleague
discussion- Materials Materials: I need them to create the signs.

Data collection Teacher report

tools to be (Recording of the
used to beginning of the TP and
provide the end of the TP) Teacher report can inform me about my development.
evidence of
the success of Reflection (How it Self-reflection allow me to deeply understand the
changed from lesson to
the action procedure strategy (if it works or doesnt)
lesson)
My colleague can see from different respective the
Colleague observation. strategies and how it is successful.
Phone(record the lesson Recording is as an accurate tool that I can relate to it to
to visually see how the
see how strategies work.
class is running
smoothly)

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Evidence
(after
implementatio
n)

Goal2: Improve students

collaboration in the In the previous TP I found that one member complete
group activities. the task and rest are sitting without interacting.

Action 2: Find students interests

(Implementing games-
Games and craft loved by the students.
craft)
Group reward system can improve students
Group reward system collaboration as I notice it in the previous TP.
Make each student Knowing the roles make each student responsible of
responsible of each part. his/her part.
Monitor the students in Monitoring leads to ensure all the students are
the group work. working.
Finding a member who Motivated member can lead the students to be
motivates the members. motivated.
Motivating students by When the work is sticking on the wall, the students
sticking students works
have the desire to produce the best work.
in the wall (If the school

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allow).

Desired time Long term goal (5 Motivating the students takes more time so the
frame: weeks) students need time to adapt new habit.

Any support Website: to find creative strategies and activities.

needed
Pinterest: visual picture can inspire me to make good
activities.

Colleague discussion: Get activities ideas from the

previous TP that was affective.
Website-Pinterest- MST suggestion: More knowledgeable about her
colleague discussion-
students-have more experience.
MST suggestion-
resource room Resource room: To get the materials.

Data collection
tools to be
used to
provide
evidence of
the success of
the action
Photos of students
engagement.

Photos of students Photos are obvious for me to what exactly the

works. performance of the students.

Teacher feedback Teacher feedback can indicates variable of students

engagement in 5 weeks.
My daily reflection.
My daily reflection help me to true know the
improvement and how each strategy performed.

Evidence
(after
implementatio
n)

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Goal:
Reducing teaching Talking too much lead the students to be bored and
talking time misbehave.

Action 3: Timing myself

Asking leading question

with involving group
discussion. Timing can lead me to be aware about the time that I
spent in talking.
Using constructivism
Leading questions make the students switch their mind
strategy.
and interact together.
Provide more materials
that facilitate students Constructivism helps the students to learn
understanding. independently with teacher guidance.

Peer observation. To see the strategies that lead them reduce their
talking and to give me hints to help me achieve the
goal.

Desired time I think with recording my voice and implementing

frame: 1 week (short-term goal) some strategies can develop this goal.

Any support Recording my voice and writing the time frequently can
needed help me to see the progress.

To buy materials that can students use it to facilitate

Written records- their understanding.
resource room-
bookshop- Website Website: Getting the ideas of constructivism activities.

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data collection
tools to be
used to
provide
evidence of Note-book (To keep
the success of record of my spending
the action talking time variable in
each class)

MST feedback (To know Know in each class how long did I talked (Is it
how exactly my talking decreasing?)
reduced)
MST feedback can help me to see if the strategy went
Peer observation review- well or I need some modification.
record (To see how the
talking varied) My peer will observe me, giving me feedback and
recording my talking time so she can see how long did I
talk.

Evidence
(after
implementatio
n)

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Introduction:

As my previous teaching experience, there are some struggles of improving some areas. Some of them
work and some of them are in the progress. As a pre-graduate student, I need to improve the main
areas that guide me to be successful teaching.

Goal 1: Improving transition between the activities:

I had issues with implementing the transition which lead the classroom to be chaos. Then, I discovered
counting but it wasnt affective because I was counting and shouting so the students imitate the
behavior. Therefore, I used the bell to be noticeable to the students which was successful strategy.

Nowadays, my goal is to improve the transition, by using more techniques that leads me to be creative
and effective. I think it will take me 2 weeks with improve it or modify it.

Action:

I will start the class by ringing the bell with using it when the activity ends.

The bell will be also with word signs like "Attention" in the beginning to ensure that the students are
paying attention. "Go" sign is to start the activity and "stop" when it finishes. This strategy will make
them useful to the transition to make it part of their routine. After finishing the activities, they will
raise the prop of "Finishing" sign to get their maximum attention (Finley, 2017).

Support that I need:

I will use website with asking my colleague to get great ideas for the effective transition. To make the
props, I need the materials from resource room or the bookshop.

Data collection tools to be used to provide evidence of the success of the action:

With using the phone, I will video the class in the first lesson and last lesson (After two weeks) to
give me a clear picture of classroom status.

After the class, my MST will give me feedback for transition and how far it been successful.

Then, I will reflect on the application of the transition to see how it was done and what the impact on
the students.

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Goal 2: Improve students collaboration in the group activities:

In my previous TP, I noticed that when students are doing group work, one member does all the
work which lead others don't benefit from the activity. So, I need to solve the problem by look to
other strategies which I think it will take me 1 month as some habits tend to take a long time to
change.

Action:

I need to apply what interests the students like games or craft because these types motivate the
students more than listening to solid information (Victoria, 2017).

I will design for each group a reward system to reward them as they collaborate to motivate them to
collaborate as I saw it in the previous TP.

When the students perform the activities, each student will be responsible for his/her part so they
can all work. As they are working, one members role is to motivate the member because a positive
person can influence the surrounding so everyone can be motivated.

When students finish, I will stick their work to develop their intrinsic motivation and collaboration.

Resources that I need:

Website, Pinterest, my MST and my colleague can work as guidance to implement fun group
activities. In order to design the activities and the reward system, I need resource room and a
bookshop to provide me with the materials.

Data collection tools to be used to provide evidence of the success :

In each class, I will take photos of students interaction and collaboration to ensure that they are
working. After the class finish, my MST will comment weekly on the strategies development. By the
end, I will write it in the reflection.

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Goal 3: Reducing teaching talking time:

As a talkative teacher who turns the class to the teacher-centered lesson. Students get
bored in the class which leads them to misbehave. Also, it hinders students understanding
because young students need to interact with objects to understand the information. In the
previous years, my both MCTs noticed this problem which made me ambitious to fix it.

Action:

In each class, I will time myself with putting target minutes without go over it. The starting will
include leading question to make the students discuss and think deeply (Lubin, n.d).

Instead of talking, I will use Constructivism strategy to help the students to build their own
knowledge with experience (L, 2015). So, I put some materials that guide the students to understand
the information.

Resources that I need:

Resource room and bookshop can provide me with materials for using constructivism. Also, I need a
website to inspire me to create creative ideas to reduce my talking.

Data collection tools to be used to provide evidence of the success :

I will use a notebook to write the duration that I will spend in talking in the first lesson and the fifth
lesson. With my colleague help, she will help me to record my talking time and students interaction
to find the ratio between students working time and my talking time.

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References:

Finley, T. (2017, 3 15). Mastering Classroom Transitions. Retrieved 9 6, 2017, from edutopia:
https://www.edutopia.org/article/mastering-transitions-todd-finley

L, D. (2015, 6 20). Constructivism. Retrieved 9 19, 2017, from Learning Theories: https://www.learning-
theories.com/constructivism.html

Lubin, M. (n.d). 6 ESL Teaching Techniques to Cut TTT and Get Your Students Talking. Retrieved 9 10,
2017, from Fluent U: http://www.fluentu.com/blog/educator-english/esl-teaching-techniques-
ttt/

Victoria. (2017, 1 5). 10 Benefits to Playing Games in the Classroom. Retrieved 9 11, 2017, from Teach
Starter: https://www.teachstarter.com/blog/10-benefits-playing-games-classroom/

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