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This report is to be completed by the Mentoring School Teacher in consultation with the Mentoring College
Teacher and refers to teaching competencies in the High School.
Date: 06/3/2018
Please add specific comments about the student teacher’s observed strengths during this teaching practicum and
identify areas in which you feel further development is necessary.
Engaging the students by having visual aids. Establish clear guidelines and discipline structures with the
Decompose – explaining what the term means. students before you start a lesson.
Getting students attention and making sure they Explain in many different ways what is expected with the
are listening to instructions. activity and differentiate by stating that some students can do
Explained instructions well for the first activity. this and other students can extend themselves by trying to
Students are engaged with the interactive decode word.
activity. Give students clear guidelines when researching on the
Divided into groups and had to organize the items Internet. Give something for them to put into a URL to assist
into different labeled boxes. them.
Thinks of creative ideas to help students Focus on one concept and do activities around the concept
understand concepts better. than doing to many concepts in one lesson.
Created a visual example which helped students Formulate a definition of concepts with the help of the
understand the activity better. students, guiding them to the correct answer.
Students could give feedback on what they Being aware of time constraints when teaching. Make time
thought sustainable means. for consolidation and giving feedback to students.
Takes time to make resources that are engaging. Students enjoy immediate feedback.
General Comments:
Lessons need to focus around lesson objectives and success criteria. Determine a goal you want to achieve, not only for yourself,
but for the students – They need to feel they have accomplished something themselves.