Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Question Type
Do you feel your
questions were clearly
structured and readily
understood by the
students?
Other teachers/education assistants and other preservice teachers in the class assisting with evaluating
students questions.
Other students or peer evaluated each others responses
to come to agreements and expand their knowledge.
Overall Comments
I feel as though overall the questioning aspect throughout the week ran very well. Students
were held to accountability and often responded well to questions when asked. The students
were all treated fairly and learnt from each other as well as myself as a pre-service teacher.
e.g. Variety of
activities, class or
group discussion, pace
of lesson, interest at
class level.
Overall Comments
Management in the class was a challenge as there was a large amount of students and they
often played up. After observing the class and getting to know the students as well as
having support from my mentor teacher I think I maintained a safe class and managed the
students well.
Students
You will have observed the
diverse nature of your
classes. How was this
diversity supported?
Function of Schools
Did you observe the
connection of your schools
with the broader
community? How did this
happen?
Overall Comments
The questioning aspect was much more difficult at this particular high school as the
questions had to be so very basic and simplified otherwise the students just did not
understand what was being asked of them. The students still struggled with basic questions
and instructions and were answering questions at a year 4/5 level. This made the
questioning aspect a challenge but I think I did a sufficient job and I learnt a lot about
questioning students that struggle with understanding.
Overall Comments
With the high school experience I feel as though I managed the class reasonably well by
giving instruction when I was teaching. When I wasnt teaching a class I did feel intimidated
and wasnt comfortable in telling students what to do or dealing with mis-behaviour. At the
start of the week my mentor teacher didnt even introduce myself or the other pre-service
teacher to the class and that set the tone for the week. I feel as though my mentor teacher
made us feel more like students then teachers and that we were encroaching on his
teaching by interfering so we just sat back and observed. I would have like to become more
involved but I didnt feel as though it was my place as my mentor teacher didnt really make
me feel welcome as a teacher in a class more just like a student to follow him.
The school was all brick and looked very run down,
it was not at all appealing. The brick paths were
uneven, the doors all chipped and the bricks
looked dirty. The school also contained many
demountables. The classrooms were very basic in
which they had tables/chair, computers and a few
posters on the wall. The workshops appeared very
resourceful as they contained many different tools
and types of machinery relevant to the subject.
The Phys Ed Department of the school was very
appealing and resourceful. The school contained a
very well kept oval, 2 basketball courts, and indoor
gymnasium, 4 brand new tennis/netball courts, 25
RPM bikes and a swimming pool all which were on
campus.
The school took pride in its sports department but
unfortunately the rest of the school was lacking.
The teachers I observed throughout the week had
the responsibility of the students safety in the
classroom and out in the yard. I was mainly
situated in the design and technology building
Students
You will have observed the
diverse nature of your classes.
How was this diversity
supported?
Function of Schools
Did you observe the
connection of your schools
with the broader community?
How did this happen?