TASK 8: Interview your mentor on the roles and responsibilities of a teacher

Roles & responsibilities	Questions to ask mentor	Comments
Planning	How do you plan your lessons? Do you differentiate your plans? Do you plan weekly or daily? Do you plan individually or in a group?	She meets parents between 7:30 to 8:00 or any time if they have any problem or meet them in open day She thinks about them and outcome. Also relive contest for children. She differentiates three times in group and individually. She plan weekly and individually d
Pastoral	How often do you meet parents? What does your pastoral work involve?	fcc
Professional Development	What PD do you do?  How often do you have PD?	Many for assessment, feedback and care children
Class Management	What do you need to manage your class? How do you manage your class?  Do you have any problems with class management?  Which classroom rules do you use? Why?	She manages her class room according to her centers that she uses. She doesn’t have any problem. Also she use class room rules to organize the class
Teaching Strategies	What is your favorite teaching strategy? What important strategies should we follow?	Not general traffic system. Getting children a time move

TASK 7: Scientific resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

A List of resources that target specific scientific skills and concepts in the school

Resources for Science teaching classroom:	Scientific Skill(s) / Concept(s) that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Pollution	Explain for student how the animals die in water. Use water and oil and spoon Then get some oil and put it in water then see the bubbles so that is the pollution	Let them to work in peers and see what happen then focus.

TASK 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

List of resources that target specific mathematical skills and concepts in the school

Mathematical Resources found in the preschool classroom:	Mathematics Skill / Concept that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Unifix cubes	Counting, calculating including ‘more / less than;’ addition, subtraction Comparing size and ordering – ‘bigger / longer, smaller, shorter;’ Sorting, matching according to colour; patterns; copying patterns. Estimating / Measuring length & weight– how many bricks long, tall, wide? How many bricks will balance a pencil, book etc?	Describe how this activity will be conducted using these resources Numbers as Labels and for Counting: Calculating Shape, space and measures:
Foam shapes of various sizes, shapes, colors (Attribute Blocks)	Counting Comparing size – bigger / smaller Ordering, sequencing, creating patterns Tessellation (fitting shapes together) Identifying shapes in the environment and making shape pictures Naming shapes: cow,  tree, farmer Naming colours: red, blue, yellow	Numbers as Labels and for Counting: Calculating: Shape, space and measures:

 

TASK 5: Learning styles

	Math	English	Reading
Auditory	The teacher sing  the numbers song the students hear the numbers song and sing.	the students hears the child sing ABC song and sing with her.	hear the sound of animals and try say same
Visual	watch a video about the numbers .	watch a video about letters	they see the story in big book then they read together with the teacher
Kinesthetic	read a story and count how many shoes long with different size	the students read the letters with the words and colors	the students take a papers and draw their favorite animal.

·         Which learning styles did all the children seem to enjoy and why?

In Kinesthetic the children enjoy because they doing by use their hand and have fun so they watch the teacher what she do and do the same. 

·         Why do you think the teacher incorporates a variety of learning styles for the children?

 I think because  some student are not under stand the teacher if just talk or not understand English so they see the picture in the video to try understand the lesson. 

·         Notice which activities are repeated with a variety of learning styles e.g. read a story, listen to a story, act the story, draw the story. Can you find other examples e.g. math or science?

In reading time  they are learn about animals so the teacher explain the the cover page for them with use vocabulary words in smart board then read the story in big book that they can see the picture and read with the teacher.after that they start to listen the sound of animals then draw the favorite animal in the papers.

·         How can teachers improve student learning by using a range of learning styles?

if the teacher uses auditory it will help the students to hear and know the name of the words. visual to  help students in reading to look at the picture to know the words. kinesthetic help student to think and do what they under stand by using their hands.

TASK 4: Reframing Behavioural Characteristics

Table 3: Example ‘Re framing Behavioral Characteristics’ Record Sheet

	Name of child	General behavioural characteristics	Reframed	Suggestions to help improve behavior?
1	Massoud	He was moving around from his place to another place, fight with student and talk a lot.	maybe he was moving because he was excited to play and watch fighting cartoons.	make sure that the teacher tells to be quite then finish his work. After that he can play with out fight then give him sticker.
2	Alia	She don't  likes boys and girls. Just her friend Mahra. she don't respect the children.	maybe she have a problem with them	explain for him all student her are friend they are same family. and try to talk with them but not when the teacher talk
3	Ahmed	He don't write any thing when the teacher tell him he just watch and smiling	maybe because he is in the low level so he didn't know what the teacher say	put them with good student that he can understand or give more paper or activities.
4	Hamdan	He talk a lot in class with the student so the student will not listen to the teacher.	because he like to speak all time	explain for him the rule no speaking when we learn.

TASK 3: Discover and learn how students think and learn

Use this table to document the profile of the students in the class.

Step 1: Observe and interact with the students to discover how they think and learn.

Step 2: Photograph (if possible) and talk to students to get an idea about who they are, their likes, dislikes, their preferred learning styles and areas they might need more assistance.

Step 3: Discuss with your mentor to ensure that your analysis is accurate.

Class List for Class: KG 2/6  MENTOR Name: Kathleen
	Name / Photo of Child / Age	Student profile (Learning styles, interests and areas of concern)
1	Tahnoon / 4 years old	He is smart boy he like to play with his friends Saif an Ahmed. He is helpful. He like draw in drawing area and show me what he draw.
2	Alia/ 5 years old	She smart in English. She like his friend Mahra but she don't like the other children. she like singing and cooking
3	Ahmed/5 years old	He is low in English. He like to play. he is quite. Also good listening and looking
4	Hamdan/ 5 years old	He is annoying boy he like fighting. Also he is funny and make all children laughing.
5	Fatima/ 4 years old	She is a smart girl. She like play with all student. Also she like to doing activities.
6	Haamed/ 5 years old	He don't like Arabic subject but he like Math counting, drawing and reading stories.