Student id:

BC160400882
School-Based Assignments for Student Teacher
 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN

M.A. Jinnah Campus, Defence Road Off Raiwind Road, Lahore

Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Week 1:

Activity 1: Log of Daily Activities Date: 11-11-2019

Task: Complete the following log of a school day indicating how you were involved during your time at
school. Note down all the activities of a day and reflect (share your views) on your experience.

Take five prints of Activity 1 only, one for each day (Monday to Friday)

Time/ Name of the person What did you do? Describe what you learned about teaching
period you worked with/assisted (observe, assist) & learning

9:oo Shafiq sb (pet) How to manage I learn, how manage and control school
am to discipline in school discipline in first period
9:45
am
9:45 m.rizwan sb How to teach students Method of teaching from senior teacher
am to of 7th class
10:30
am
10:30 m. shakeel hanif Assist the students of I learnt how to teach physics
am to 9th class
11:45
am
11:45 m.tehsin bashir Observer teaching Teaching of math
am to method of math
12:30
pm
break break - -

1:00 m.rizwan Observe teaching Teachinhg of chemistry

pm to method of chemistry
1:30
pm
1:30 m. imran Observe s.s/t subject Teaching of s.s.t
pm to
:2:00
pm
2:00 Sarwar sb Observing islamyat Teaching of islamiyat
pm to
2:30
pm
Reflection: Share how this daily log activity is helping you to familiarize with the school environment.

Daily log activity help me lot to observe and understand school environment. Activity enhances my
skills and knowledge.
 Activity 2: Record of School Resources

It is important to complete an observation of school resources to familiarize with the school setup .Two
checklists of school resources are provided to you for this purpose.
Part - A

Observe the following materials in school and prepare the checklist-I.

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Checklist-I

Item Available/ Comment

Not Available
School handbook regarding school policies available Book is available
Dress code Dress Pent shirt and tie
yes
Map of school with locations for the following
(attached the scanned copy)
 Classrooms
 Staff room
 Playground/s
 Library
 Laboratory/ science room
 Canteen
 Hall
 Drinking water arrangement
 Toilets
 Boundary wall
 Any other
If school does not have one, draw a map and
attach a scanned copy.
 Part-B

Each school has resources to provide to teachers’ support. Observe the resources in school and if a particular
resource is not available at your school; write Not Available (N/A) next to the item in column. In case if it’s
available, count and write in number.

Checklist-II

Resource Type Not Available If Available, write number

Library yes Almost five thousand books are available

Books for the teachers such as

guidebooks, textbooks etc.

Books for the students

e.g. story books, history books,
Islamic books etc.
Laboratory/Science Room yes Equipments of chemistry and biology
practices available
Mention the equipment available
for science experiments.
e.g. chemicals, jars, forceps.

Computer Lab yes Well-furnished computer lab available with

e.g. computers, monitors, LCDs, fifty computers
printers etc.

Classroom Resources Yes Students sit in class rooms. Sit on chairs. All
Student desk and chairs rooms have whiteboards
Teachers’ chair and table
White / Chalk board
Bulletin board
Any other
Teachers’ support material
Textbooks yes Teaching guides are available
Lesson plan preparation
guidelines

Sports Facilities yes Pet teacher available

Sports kits, e.g. cricket bat, ball,
wicket, football.
Other Resources available (if any) no
Reflection: Share your views how these material/resources are helpful for teaching and learning process.

School in well condition. All facilities available for teachers and students.
 Activity 3: Interview with the Cooperating-Teacher

Use the following ideas to know more about your cooperating teacher. You can also develop your
own questions if you want to.
a. Name: Muhammad rizwan sst science b. Qualification: m.sc zoology and m.ed

c. Teaching Experience: 10 years.

a. Do you prepare lesson plan regularly? Yes

How you keep a record of lesson plans?

I make a diary for daily lessons

b. What activities you use to engage your students in learning? (e.g. discussion, questions/answers, AV
aids)

Discussions ans av aids

c. How do you motivate students for learning?

I encourage and give different examples of successful persons.

 Reflection: Reflect upon the responses of the teacher and state how will you make your teaching more
effective?

-through skill and knowledge and experience I make my teaching more effective.
 Activity 4: Interview with the student/s

With permission from your cooperating teacher, interview a student or a group of students to learn about the
school from student’s perspective.

Use the following ideas to know more about students. You can also develop your own questions if you want
to.

Number of student/s:_______2o___________________________________ class:__9th

a. What do you like the most in the school?

Discipline of school is awesome

b. What types of activities do you like the most in the classroom?

Groups activities

c. What activities you don’t like in classroom or school?

Individual student activities.

d. Any other question: state __________________________________________________

Reflection: What did you learn about school from students’ responses?
 Students are in good to respond

Activity 5: Community Engagement and Co-Curricular Activities

This assignment requires you to find out about the involvement of parents and other community members in
the school, as well as the students’ involvement in co-curricular activities in the school and the community.

1. Speak to your Cooperating Teacher and other school staff and find out how parents and
community members are involved in the school. Are they encouraged to be involved? What
impact does their involvement has on the school?

Parent teacher meetings.

2. Find out what co-curricular activities i.e. sports day and debates are organized in the school?
What impact do these activities have on the students?

Students enjoy lot through these activities.