Section 3 A Progressive Experience Every effort is being made for teacher candidates/interns to have a Setting up demonstrations, experiments, labs or progressive clinical field experience at the PDS partner school. A technology work progressive experience is one in which the interns move through the Attending department meetings/faculty meetings following experiences with their mentors and classes. Attending/participating in student events Attending professional education meetings Observe a variety of classes both inside and outside major The intern may work with Assist with small group instruction. to gain a broad view of the school’s teaching and learning. This small groups of students. They may assist the classroom teacher will assist the interns in understanding the school culture, with cooperative learning groups and projects. This might climate and expectations. include: Observe classes in major and with mentor as instructor. This Facilitating small group work in class, library or other allows interns to gain a sense of the teaching and learning in setting their content department and with their mentor. This will Preparing digital presentations or other resources for the enable the intern in understanding the teaching, learning, small group instruction assessment and classroom management processes in their Conducting small group instruction department and with their mentor in a variety of organizational, Providing mentor with feedback about student planning and teaching situations. performance Engage in instructional support activities. In addition to Supervising students during work sessions observing, the interns are encouraged to pursue engaging Providing students with appropriate feedback and support activities with their mentors and their students. This encouragement. includes activities such as This allows the intern to teach Co-teach with mentor. Taking attendance, handing back papers and tutoring cooperatively with the mentor. Conducting research to improve curriculum, instruction Co-plan with mentor. The mentor and intern collaborate on or assessment planning lessons taught by one or both. Facilitating/chaperoning field trips Plan, implement and three continuous lessons. Prior to Organizing physical classroom setting and during this phase, the intern will be consulting with the Grading student’s papers, projects, exams and quizzes mentor regarding their lesson planning and assessing their Using technology, including laptop computer rooms teaching effectiveness. The intern will provide their mentor with Preparing bulletin boards Teaching Skills Analysis Forms (TSAFs) prior to each lesson Delivering short presentations to students taught. The mentor provides timely feedback to the intern after
Section 3 A Progressive Experience Every effort is being made for teacher candidates/interns to have a progressive clinical field experience at the PDS partner school. A progressive experience is one in which the interns move through the following experiences with their mentors and classes. Observe a variety of classes both inside and outside major to gain a broad view of the school’s teaching and learning. This will assist the interns in understanding the school culture, climate and expectations. Observe classes in major and with mentor as instructor. This allows interns to gain a sense of the teaching and learning in their content department and with their mentor. This will enable the intern in understanding the teaching, learning, assessment and classroom management processes in their department and with their mentor in a variety of organizational, planning and teaching situations. Engage in instructional support activities. In addition to observing, the interns are encouraged to pursue engaging support activities with their mentors and their students. This includes activities such as Taking attendance, handing back papers and tutoring Conducting research to improve curriculum, instruction or assessment Facilitating/chaperoning field trips Organizing physical classroom setting Grading student’s papers, projects, exams and quizzes Using technology, including laptop computer rooms Preparing bulletin boards Delivering short presentations to students Setting up demonstrations, experiments, labs or technology work Attending department meetings/faculty meetings Attending/participating in student events Attending professional education meetings Assist with small group instruction. The intern may work with small groups of students. They may assist the classroom teacher with cooperative learning groups and projects. This might include: Facilitating small group work in class, library or other setting Preparing digital presentations or other resources for the small group instruction Conducting small group instruction Providing mentor with feedback about student performance Supervising students during work sessions Providing students with appropriate feedback and encouragement. Co-teach with mentor. This allows the intern to teach cooperatively with the mentor. Co-plan with mentor. The mentor and intern collaborate on planning lessons taught by one or both. Plan, implement and three continuous lessons. Prior to and during this phase, the intern will be consulting with the mentor regarding their lesson planning and assessing their teaching effectiveness. The intern will provide their mentor with Teaching Skills Analysis Forms (TSAFs) prior to each lesson taught. The mentor provides timely feedback to the intern after
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