Week 1: School-Based Assignments for Student Teacher

Nadia Yousuf

BC190403104

Dear Student,

The purpose of these school-based activities is to get yourself familiar with the school community by getting
to know your classroom, your students, and the school’s resources, and by reflecting on your experiences.

Observation of School Environment and Activities

Note: Check Lists for below activities are attached with this assignment and also available on LMS
Lesson section.

1. Log of Daily Activities

2. Inventory of School Resources: This sheet will help you learn more about your school
And familiarize you with the various resources that are available for you and the children.

3. Cooperating Teacher Interview Protocol: It is important that you get to know your
Cooperating Teacher well so that both of you can work together productively.

4. Interview a Child/Children: With permission from your Cooperating Teacher, interview

a child or group of children to learn about the school from a child’s perspective.

5. Community/Co-Curricular Engagement: Talk to various people at the school to find out how the
school works with the community members and what co-curricular programs are provided.

6. A separate sheet for cooperating teacher is available at the end of the assignment with title “Activity
6”. It has list of all activities you will perform at school in first week, take print and get it signed by
your cooperating teacher at the end of week and upload/insert scanned copy at the end of assignment
file.

7. Upload all observation forms on LMS in soft form against assignment no.2.
 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: Monday, December 13, 2021

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)

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

8:05- Ms. Naila Shuja Observed the Daily  How to positively start a day with
8:50 Class teacher grade 6 morning ritual of a a thought of a day
class teacher-  How to make students at ease by
Observed attendance discussing daily upcoming
taking process and activities as a class teacher and
morning discussion of update students regarding the
class teacher with expectations of the day and
students. consequences.
 To start a day in a proper
organized manner.
9:40- Took history lesson of  How to deliver a lesson according
10:30 Nadia Yousuf grade 7 A to lesson plan.
Took a lesson in grade 7 A  How start and end my lesson in a
positive way.
 How to achieve all my
instructional objective of the
lesson as planned in my lesson
plan.
11:40- Nadia Yousuf Took a lesson of  How to cater difficult students.
12:30 Took a lesson of Science in Science in Grade 6  How to deliver a lesson according
Grade 6 to lesson plan.
 How to start and end my lesson in
a positive way.
 How to conduct a planned science
activity in class.
 How to achieve all my
instructional objective of the
lesson as planned in my lesson
plan
12:30- Break duty with another Break duty in Lunch  How to manage students while
1:10 teacher area / Cafeteria they are taking lunch from the
Ms. Aasia cafeteria staff
How to keep a vigilent eye and
oversee the students of Secondary
 Section during rushy lunch break
 How to arrange students in queues
and avoid conflict.
1:30- Dr. Naila Khurram Weekly Coordination  How to remove errors from lesson
2:50 Meeting of History for planning
grade 7A  How to plan activities for history
lesson.

Week 1:

Activity 1: Log of Daily Activities Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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)

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

8:05- Nadia Yousuf Took history lesson of  How to deliver a lesson according
8:50 Took a lesson in grade 7 A grade 7 A. to lesson plan.
 How start and end my lesson in a
positive way.
 How to achieve all my
instructional objective of the lesson
as planned in my lesson plan.
8:50- Nadia Yousuf Took a lesson of  How to deliver a lesson according
9:40 Took a lesson of Science in Science in Grade 6A. to lesson plan.
Grade 6  How start and end my lesson in a
positive way.
 How to achieve all my
instructional objective of the lesson
as planned in my lesson plan.
10:50- Nadia Yousuf Took a lesson of ICT  How to conduct a lesson in ICT
11:40 Mr. Waqas in Grade 8A. lab.
(ICT Lab Incharge)  How to use smart board
 How to oversee a practical activity
Took a lesson of ICT in on computers.
Grade 8
1:10- Dr. Naila Khurram Weekly Coordination  How to remove errors from lesson
1:30 Coordinator meeting of Science for planning
grade 6.  How to plan class activities for
science lesson.
1:40- Identifying and  How to install Application
2:10 Mr. Waqas Highlighting issues in packages in individual computers.
ICT Lab technician hardware and software  How to resolve network conflict
in student workstations. issues
 How to share printer on individual
Pcs.
 Week 1:

Activity 1: Log of Daily Activities Date: Wednesday, December 15, 2021

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

8:05- Ms. Saleha Conducted weekly  How to prepare students for

8:55 Class teacher Wednesday assembly weekly assembly.
with another class  How to motivate and give
teacher. confidence to students to speak in
front of whole secondary section.
 How to choose appropriate topics
of discussion for students.
9:40- Mr. Khurram and Mr. Discussed the plan for  How to choose age appropriate
10:30 Farrukh upcoming sports gala physical activities for students.
(P.E. Staff) for my assigned  How to plan a sports event
classes.  How to motivate and register
students for physical activities.
11:40- Nadia Yousuf  How to conduct a practical science
12:30 Took a lesson of Science in Took a lesson of lesson in lab
Grade 6 Science in Grade 6  How to engage students during
practical lesson
 How to explain the experiment step
by step to students.
12:30- Ms. Zara Monitoring students  How to monitor students on
1:10 Class teacher who were not allowed punishment
to go in break due to on  How to motivate students to finish
completion of work, their pending work during break
time.
1:30- Identifying and  How to install Application
2:10 Mr. Waqas Highlighting issues in packages in individual computers.
ICT Lab technician hardware and software
in student workstations.
 Week 1:

Activity 1: Log of Daily Activities Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021

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

8:50- Nadia Yousuf Took a lesson of  How to deliver a lesson according

9:40 Took a lesson of Science in Science in Grade 6A. to lesson plan.
Grade 6  How start and end my lesson in a
positive way.
 How to achieve all my
instructional objective of the lesson
as planned in my lesson plan.
9:40- Nadia Yousuf Took history lesson of  How to deliver a lesson according
10:30 Took a lesson in grade 7 A grade 7 A. to lesson plan.
 How start and end my lesson in a
positive way.
 How to achieve all my
instructional objective of the lesson
as planned in my lesson plan.
10:50- Nadia Yousuf Took a lesson of ICT  How to conduct a lesson in ICT
11:40 Mr. Waqas in Grade 8A. lab.
(ICT Lab Incharge)  How to use smart board
Took a lesson of ICT in  How to oversee a practical activity
Grade 8 on computers.
11:40- Dr. Naila Khurram Weekly Coordination  How to remove errors from lesson
12:00 Coordinator meeting of ICT for planning
grade 8.  How to plan class activities for
ICT lesson.
1:10- Mr. Khurram and Discussed the plan for  How to choose age appropriate
1:45 Mr. Farrukh upcoming sports gala physical activities for students.
(P.E. Staff) for my assigned  How to plan a sports event
classes.  How to motivate and register
students for physical activities.
 Week 1:

Activity 1: Log of Daily Activities Date: Friday, December 17, 2021

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

8:50- Nadia Yousuf  How to conduct a practical science

9:40 Mr. Inaam Malik Took a lesson of lesson in lab
(Lab Incharge) Science in Grade 6  How to engage students during
Took a lesson of Science in practical lesson
Grade 6  How to explain the experiment step
by step to students.
10:50- Nadia Yousuf Took ICT lesson in  How to conduct a lesson in ICT
11:40 Mr. Waqas (ICT lab ICT lab lab.
incharge)  How to use smart board
Took a lesson of ICT in  How to oversee a practical activity
Grade 8 on computers
12:00- Nadia Yousuf After school duty  How to cater students who have
12:30 not been picked after school.
 How to manage and contact the
parents for school pick up
reminders.

Reflection: Share how this daily log activity is helping you to familiarize with the school environment.

These daily activities are helping me to understand the functioning and system of an International
school system that caters to the needs of students from different nationalities.

These activities are helping me to embed in school environment and I am learning to deal with
different people from different departments like P.E. teachers, class teachers, coordinator etc.

I am getting familiar with students of different classes during break duties and punishment duties.

I am getting familiar with ICT lab and can now identify problems in different workstations.
I am also getting familiar with the Science lab environment and support staff.
 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 Availabale A very nice and comprehensive handbook is placed at the
school policies reception with details regarding the school policies and rules
and regulations.
Dress code A proper dress code for teachers is displayed at the
Available at reception.
reception Jeans and casual wear is not allowed on all school days.
and in all
primary
secondary
staff rooms.
Map of school with locations Available
for the following
(attached the scanned copy) Ground
 Classrooms floor map
 Staff room attached.
 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 Two working libraries each for Junior and
Available senior section are available.
Books for the teachers such as
guidebooks, textbooks etc. All course related books as well as extra
readers and general knowledge books, history,
Books for the students Islamic studies, science, English literature,
e.g. story books, history books, math, geography, ICT, Urdu books available
Islamic books etc. for students and teachers in abundant
quantity.
Approximately 200 copies of each category of
books is available.
Laboratory/Science Room Available Physics lab:
 Stands
Mention the equipment available  Boss
for science experiments.  Clamp
e.g. chemicals, jars, forceps.  Voltmeter
 Ammeter
 Digital meter
 Vernier Calipers
 Screw Gauge
 Electrical wire.
Quantity: 50 each.

Biology lab equipment

 Microscope
 White tiles
 Slides of human & plants
 Skeleton of human parts
 test tubes
 petri dishes
 Forcep and scalepls.
 Beakers, flasks, and Bunsen burners
 Slide covers
Quantity : 40 each

Chemistry lab equipment

 Safety goggles
 Beakers
 conical flasks
 boiling flasks
 Test tubes,and racks
 Crucibles
 Funnels
  Graduated cylinders
 Volumetric flasks
 Droppers
 Pipettes
 Burets
 stand, and clamps
 Spatulas
 Thermometers
 Bunsen Burners
 Balances
 Glass rod
 Measuring cylinder
 Tripod stand
 Wire gauze
 Pipettes filler
 Boiling tube
 Test tube holder

Quantity: 40 each
Computer Lab Two ICT Labs Senior section lab:
e.g. computers, monitors, LCDs, each for Junior 1 Smartboard, 1 multimedia projector, 30
printers etc. and senior section LCDs, 30 CPUs, 1 Printer, 1 router, 1 switch,
Available 1 CCTV camera, 1 headphone/ microphone
set, 1 Webcam.
Classroom Resources Available Each class room has
Student desk and chairs  25 desks and chairs
Teachers’ chair and table  Three large white boards
White / Chalk board  4 bulletin boards
Bulletin board  One teacher’s desk and chair
Any other  One teacher’s PC
Teachers’ support material  One Rostrum for teacher are
Textbooks available.
Lesson plan preparation
 25 lockers for students.
guidelines
 Large central AC/ heating unit
 One CCTV camera

Total 15 smart boards and 20 multimedia

projectors are present in school.
Sports Facilities Available  20 Basketball
Sports kits, e.g. cricket bat, ball, Separately for  20 football
wicket, football. secondary and  10 cricket bats
primary sections.  2 dozen ball
 20 badminton Rackets
 10 Volleyball balls
 2 volley balls net
 10 net ball
 basketball net 4
 4 sets of table tennis racket
 200 table tennis balls
 6 sets of wickets
Other Resources available (if any) 100 Swimming costumes
50 Swimming tubes
5 Play houses
 20 packs of Blocks
Flash cards
Wooden blocks
Cushions and bean bags
Canvas and stands
Art equipment
Puzzles both extra large and medium sized
Holla hoops
Cones

Reflection: Share your views how these material/resources are helpful for teaching and learning process.

This school has abundant availability of resources for both Academic and non- Academic activities.
These resources are greatly helpful to make the process of teaching and learning easy and
enjoyable.
The process of learning becomes permanent and understandable if these resources are properly
used by the teachers.

Learning resources can be used by teachers and teacher educators to co-construct knowledge as
part of continuing professional development. For example, observation sheets, feedback forms
and action plans can be used during classroom observation and mentoring.  

Learning resources can also be used as a basis for training. You might create a workshop based
on techniques you found on a teaching website, or use a training course to develop the
observation and feedback skills of other teacher educators.

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: Ms. Rohina Ali b. Qualification: M.A. English, B.ED. in English and science

c. Teaching Experience: 32 years.

a. Do you prepare lesson plan regularly? Yes

How you keep a record of lesson plans?

School provides one separate lesson planning booklet to each teacher. The weekly lessons and their
details are to be submitted by each teacher at the end of the week on Friday. Then on Monday in the
coordination meeting with the coordinator, lessons of the upcoming week are discussed.
 b. What activities you use to engage your students in learning? (e.g. discussion, questions/answers, AV
aids)

 Audio Video Aid

 Motivational questions
 Smart board Tutorials
 Class discussion
 Lab and field visits

c. How do you motivate students for learning?

 I Pay attention to the strengths and limitations of each of my students. I Reward their
strengths and strengthen their weaknesses.
 I set my room in a U-shape to encourage interaction among students.
 I use different instructional strategies; lectures, demonstrations, discussions, case studies,
groups, and more.
 I review the learning objectives with my students. I let the students know what they are
expected to learn, do, know, etc.
 I move around the room as I teach.
 I make my classes relevant. I let students see how the content relates to them and the world
around them.
 I give lots of examples.
 I encourage my students to share their ideas and comments, even if they are incorrect.

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

I can make my teaching more effective by incorporation Audio/ Visual aids, lots of lesson related
activities, and by adopting a very interactive teaching style.
My involvement in my class and understanding the needs of my students will help me run an
affective lesson.
I need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of my students and will work on helping them to
overcome their deficiencies.

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:1 class: Grade 7- PreIGCSE II

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

I like the ease of approaching my teachers. I feel confident as I know that in case of any difficulty, I
will reach my teacher instantly in school or through WatsApp after school and each of my teacher
will respond me instantly.

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

I love to have the audio visual support a well as the hand on practice activities.

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

Me and my class fellows enjoy all such activities where we are given the liberty of decision making
and planning like bake sale, Bonfire and science & Art exhibition.

d. Any other question: state Any improvements you would like to see in your school system?

We would like to decide the school lunch menu ourselves involving much of junk food, the menu is
decided by

Reflection: What did you learn about school from students’ responses?

It seems that students are comfortable and feel confident about their school. They are fully supported
during and after school hours by the teachers and they are given liberty to plan and show their
creativity in school events.
 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?

School organizes various events throughout the year where parent body is encouraged to participate.

The recent function was a picnic organized by school where the parents were encouraged to take part
and interact with other parents through fun activities. This not only promoted community interaction
but it also created an environment of cultural awareness between the people of different cultures and
nationalities.

In another activity, parent body was asked to set up stall in an international day function, where
parents from different nationalities, set up their countries cultural stalls. This activity highly
promoted cross cultural awareness, acceptance between different nationality holder parents. It
promoted the diversity and awareness of social norms, traditions and culture of different societies.

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?

 Annual Sports week

 Interschool debating competition both in English and Urdu
 Arts and Science exhibition.
 Bon Fire
 Bake sale
 Investiture ceremony
 Student council elections
 Spelling competitions

All these activities promote decision making, planning and organizational skills amongst
students. These not only promote the sense of competition but also enhance the learning
capabilities in students.
 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN

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

Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Activity 6: Co-operating Teacher Form