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current unit of work the students are working through. At what stage are they at currently? And Are there any learning and teaching components that must be covered for future assessment with my mentor teachers to discuss the current unit of work for each of their classes, and at what stages the classes are at. mentor teachers to the 3 weeks of placement to establish the units of work for each year level. provided me with a list of the units and topics of each of their year levels. With this information, I was able to familiarize myself with the subjects and make some notes about what lessons and exercises I may implement when I commenced my teaching. 2) Observe and take notes on lesson explanations, scaffolding and additional support. On the first day of placement, I dedicated most of my time to observing lessons and taking notes of the various knowledge’s in the classroom (that of the teacher and the students). In my observation lessons, I took note of the different ways that teachers explain tasks. The additional information they distribute (work sheets/criteria sheets) to ensure that students are completely aware of what they are required to do. In a year 10 Italian class, my mentor teacher was explaining an oral conversation task that they students were to work on and complete by a certain date. The teacher began by explaining the topic of the conversation and the possible content that could be included into the oral. After verbally explaining the assessment, she then provided the students with an assessment rubric outlining the mark allocation for each aspect of the oral. 3) Discuss the ZDP of students in various classes with mentor teachers. teaching a year 10 Italian class, I sat down with my mentor teacher and discussed the notes she had made from the lesson. It was in this discussion that she pointed out the zone of I found this discussion extremely beneficial for my own understanding of the students. I can use this new knowledge when teaching other lessons and will work towards providing them with work they can complete In the discussion with my mentor, one she made was of the ZPD of one of the students. With this particular student, my mentor informed me that she is a very competent, unassisted
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