General Methods of Teaching (EDU301)

Assignment 1 (Spring 2020)

Total Marks: 15
(Lesson No. 1-14)
Instructions:

 Late assignments will not be accepted.

 If the file is corrupt or problematic, it will be marked zero.
 Plagiarism will never be tolerated. Plagiarism occurs when a student uses work done by someone
else as if it was his or her own; however, taking the ideas from different sources and expressing
them in your own words will be encouraged.
 No assignment will be accepted via e-mail.
 The solution file should be in Word document format; the font color should be preferably black
and font size should be 12 Times New Roman.

Question No. 1:
What is gender diversity? Being a teacher, which strategies will you use to encourage
equity in your classroom?

Note: Write any eight strategies. (10 Marks)

Rubric:
Define gender diversity = 2 marks
Strategies to encourage equity (any 8) = 1 mark for each (1*8 = 8 marks)

Question No. 2:
Being a teacher, how will you apply Zone of Proximal Development presented by Vygotsky
in your classroom? Explain with at least two classroom examples. (5 Marks)

Example 1 Example 2