Teaching Practice- EDUA519

WEEK -I

Week 1: School-Based Assignments for Student Teacher

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.1.
 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: ____________

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

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

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

Mention the equipment available

for science experiments.
e.g. chemicals, jars, forceps.

Computer Lab
e.g. computers, monitors, LCDs,
printers etc.

Classroom Resources
Student desk and chairs
Teachers’ chair and table
White / Chalk board
Bulletin board
Any other
Teachers’ support material
Textbooks
Lesson plan preparation
guidelines

Sports Facilities
Sports kits, e.g. cricket bat, ball,
wicket, football.
Other Resources available (if any)

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

c. Teaching Experience: __________ years.

a. Do you prepare lesson plan regularly? Yes ------ No

How you keep a record of lesson plans?

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

c. How do you motivate students for learning?

Reflection: Reflect upon the responses of the teacher and state how will you make your 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:__________________________________________ class:____________

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

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

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

d. Any other question: state __________________________________________________

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

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?
 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

Checklist to evaluate Student-Teacher Activities

Dear Cooperating Teacher,

You are requested to please sign the following checklist, based on the review of these activities performed

Sr. Activity Performed Not performed by

# the

1 Log of Daily Activities

2 Record of School Resources

3 Interview with the Cooperating-Teacher

4 Interview with the Student/s

5 Community/Co-Curricular Engagement

student-teacher.
 Signature of Cooperating Teacher: ______________________________

School Stamp: ____________________________________

Date: _______________________________

WEEK -II

Week 2: Observation of Teaching and Other Classroom Activities

Objective: 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 different teaching styles and activities
performed by your cooperating teacher.

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

1. Find following observation forms and fill them accordingly;

o Observation of Classroom Layout/Set-up

o Observation of Classroom Teaching
o Observation of Classroom Activity/Group work
o Cooperating Teacher checklist for Student-teacher

2. Fill and upload all observation forms on LMS in soft form against assignment no 3.

3. A separate sheet for cooperating teacher is also available containing list of all activities you will
perform at school in second week, take print and get it signed by your cooperating teacher at the end
of week and upload scanned copy with this document.
 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN

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

Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Week 2: Observation of Cooperating Teacher

Observation of Cooperating Teacher and Classroom activities provide you an opportunity to learn how your
Cooperating Teacher engages with the students and carries out the teaching process. These observations also
help you to familiarize with the classroom layout, delivery of a lesson, giving instructions, planning
homework, and how to evaluate students.

Activity 1: Observation of Classroom Layout/Set-up

The purpose of this activity is to gather information on how a teacher uses the space in the classroom and
ensures that all the students are engaged.

Task: Sketch the sitting arrangement of the classroom (blackboard, students’ desk and chairs, teacher’s
desk, door etc.)

Example:
Observe these examples of classroom sitting arrangement and sketch the layout of the classroom
you are observing.

Teacher’s desk and board

Reflection: Based on your observation of classroom layout, answer the following questions.

1. How this seating plan was helpful in involving all students in lesson?

2. Did the seating plan facilitate group work during any activity? (where applicable)

3. What changes would you like to make in this classroom seating plan?
 Activity 2: Observation of Classroom Teaching

The purpose of this activity is to observe how a teacher has planned lesson and his/her teaching styles while
conducting the lesson plan (discuss with your cooperating teacher about this activity and request him/her to
provide lesson plan before the start of the class). This activity has two parts. In 1st part you will observe the
teacher in classroom and reflect on it. In 2nd part you will prepare your own lesson plan based on your
observation.

Part 1: Review of Lesson Plan (If available)

Review the Lesson plan according to the format given below.

Cooperating Teacher: _________________________ class: ___________subject: ______________

Topic: ___________________________________ subtopics (if any):_________________________

Note: Give your comments on the lesson plan.

 Elements Yes, Comment (if any)
No
The lesson plan has all the elements according to
the model lesson plan/format (provided to you)
General Objectives/ specific objectives are clearly
stated
Objectives are in behavioral form (using Blooms’
or SOLO) taxonomy
Methodology is clear and relevant to the topic Methods used:
AV aids/ Materials/ Resources to teach this
particular lesson/topic are mentioned
Activity/ Group work is planned (where applicable)
Worksheet is available/ready (if required any)
Learning sequence/ Procedure is present e.g.
checking prior knowledge, introduction,
explanation, activity, homework
Feedback of students (questioning/answering)
Homework is mentioned/given

If lesson plan is not available discuss with cooperating teacher how he/she has planned the lesson
before its starts and briefly explain the content in your own words.
Reflection: Reflect how successfully teacher has delivered the lesson.

1. Did the teacher check the prior knowledge of the students about topic? (give example)

2. Did the teacher respond to students’ questions during the lesson?

Were the questions relevant to the topic?

3. What strategies teacher mentioned in lesson plan to motivate students?

4. Which aspects of this lesson plan needs to be reviewed again and why?
 5. How the teacher prepared black board e.g. writing date, topic name, and classwork? Is the
blackboard work clear/neat/understandable?

6. How did the teacher prepare students’ Homework task? Was the homework relevant with the
objectives of the topic?

7. Observe the notebook of any two students to see if those are properly checked or not?

8. How was the teacher monitoring students’ participation in class? (e.g. verbal/nonverbal responses)

9. Reflect on what you have learned after observing this activity?

Part 2: Recreate Lesson plan

Recreate this lesson plan as you want to teach this topic. You may use the University format to create
your own version of Lesson plan for the same topic.
 Activity 3: Observation of Classroom Activity/Group work

The purpose of this activity is to check both the clarity of instructions given by teacher and students’
understanding to follow instructions to perform an activity or group work.

Teacher’s Instructional skills

Observe the instructions the teacher is giving before starting and during the activity and complete the
table. For each skill, decide how successfully it was achieved, (Clear and Unclear) and write your
reflection against each observation.

Clear,
Instruction-giving skills Unclear Discussion points (if any)

Start of activity (explaining the

purpose of activity)
Use of simple language/short
sentences
Voice quality (loud)

Follow up instructions during

the activity
Use of visual aids (where
applicable)
Demonstration rather
than explanation
End of activity (summarization)

Reflection:

1. In case of group work; how the teacher decided students for grouping and also mentioned the number
of students in one group? What responsibilities were assigned to each member of the group?

2. How all the students were participating in the group work? How teacher ensured the participation of
each student?

3. Were all the students following the instructions and completing the activity?

4. Reflect on what you have learned after observing this activity/group work?
 VIRTUAL UNIVERSITY OF PAKISTAN

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

Website: www.vu.edu.pk

Checklist for Cooperating Teacher

Checklist to evaluate Student-Teacher Activities

Dear Cooperating Teacher, you are requested to please sign the following checklist, based on the

review of these activities performed by the student-teacher.

Sr. Activity Performed Not performed

1 Observation of Classroom Layout/Set-up

2 Observation of Classroom Teaching

3 Observation of Classroom Activity/Group work

School Stamp: _____________________________

Signatures: ______________________________

Date: __________________________________