reflection on practicum

Essay by cindyannUniversity, Bachelor'sB, November 2014

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The University Of Trinidad And Tobago

Centre for Education Programme

Field Observation Report

At The Penal Secondary School

In partial fulfilment of the course

PRAC 3001

PRACTICUM V: Engaging in Classroom Practice I

Instructor: Dr. Pearl Rivers

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Analysis of the school and classroom of the field teaching experience

A diagram of the layout of the classroom

Teaching /Learning Experience

Analysis of Challenge Encountered

Sample of Lesson Plans

Examples of Lesson materials

Alignment of Lesson Objectives and Assessment Strategies

Reflection and Self- Evaluation of the Field - teaching Experience

INTRODUCTION

"A pupil needs a teacher who knows his work, who has the gift of teaching, who in patience and love will descend to the pupils needs." Andrew Murrray.

Effective teaching is a continual learning process (Stronge et al 2004), each school year brings changes to which competent teachers must adapt. As a student teacher this thought can be very troubling.

One may ask, where does the knowledge for adapting to such change come from? Adapting to change is a key role of the effective teacher as it helps him or her successfully steer through the intricacies of the classroom. To be able to do this the teacher must have the personal abilities as well as the experience to do so. With this in mind one can see the dilemma that is often faced by the new teacher. To bridge this gap the year three student teachers of the University of Trinidad and Tobago are required to complete a one week field teaching practice whereby the student teacher is able to observe the actual school setting in a natural environment as well as put their knowledge and skills into practice.

The purpose of this assignment is to describe my field teaching experience from a reflective perspective detailing my...