Teacher Candidate name: Helen Barclay
Date: 20/10/21
Title of lesson: What is debating?
Lesson plan
Learning Intention(s): We are learning to debate
SC:
I can write what I already know and what I want to know about debating in a KWL chart
Feedback/Comments
Pace and flow of the lesson is
maintained at an appropriate
level
Transitions managed well
Engaging lesson maintaining
students attention, interest
and motivation
Teacher presence - availability
and openness to students,
general interactions with
students
Assessment/data is collected
effectively and is purposeful
Clear guidance and direction
provided for students with
appropriate question time
School: Roxburgh Rise
Year level: 2 Lesson duration (minutes): 30 mins
✔ good job trying to get the roll happening a bit quicker!
It will be easier to give feedback on this when we are back at school and have actual
lesson transitions!
✔ You followed the workshop model by hooking students in first - letting them have
their say first about what they think the picture is about and what's happening. Then
launched into the mini lesson with explicit teaching with no input from kids for 5 -10
minutes.
Getting students to repeat words you are saying e.g. ‘can you say debating’ is a good way
to keep them engaged.
Teacher voice - Get that ‘teacher voice’ happening. With a topic like debating for example,
change your voice to mimic two people having a debate. When trying to explain an
argument, show that stress in your voice about what you might sound like when you're
putting an argument forward. The voice that we use when teaching adds a whole other
level for understanding for kids.
videos - I know it seems funny but include question time. Eg. ‘hmmm… did anyone hear
where there should have been a full stop?’ - provide wait time so students can stop and
think whilst watching the video. Even ‘you did! Well done grade 2’s’.
Videos - exaggerate your voice to keep them engaged. I know this is hard and it feels a bit
‘play school’ but the more animated the better. (e.g. when reading a paragraph with no
full stops - OH MY GOSH I am soooo exhausted I didn't even get a break to stop!!!)
Really good interactions in relation to the content. As the students are coming in make
general chit chat - what was for breakfast, did you watch anything good on TV last night,
etc
✔ KWL charts are great, at school this would be done as a group with you scribing
✔ Include question time after assigning a task to make sure they are clear on what to
do.
Student engagement and
effort is monitored and ✔ for students that don’t voluntarily engage much e.g. Sergio - give them a longer and
acknowledged more detailed response to their input (that is a really great idea, I can totally see what you
mean by that, thanks for sharing etc).

Constructive and timely Monitor the KWL chart today to see that students are completing it properly.
feedback is given

Effective behaviour
management strategies were ✔ lots of little siblings and cats and all sorts in videos today, this is obviously unique to
implemented remote learning but just something to be aware of and making sure students aren’t
messing about.
Good monitoring of the chat and appropriate use!