ASSESSMENT COVER PAGE

Course Name: Practicum 4a Course Code: EPC 4403

Instructor
Osama Tanni
Name:
Task Title: Assessment 2-Coursework Plan or Proposal
Due Date: November 30, 2018 Date November 30, 2018
Submitted:

Student Name: Alyaa Naser

Student ID: H00293309 Section: 21

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 PDP
Brief introduction to the PDP setting:
The school that I’m carrying out my professional development plan in Al Taqadom school. Its gender is girls school. This primary school cycle 1 and cycle 2
located in Al Shamkah city in Abu Dhabi. This school is old, it’s since 2006. It has about 817 students from grade 1 to 5. Also, there are 53 teachers and 30
staff such as administrative staff, mentor busses, and cleaners. I was placed in grade 2 and I taught math only adapting with MOE’s new teaching policies. I
had been teaching 4 classes at different levels and they’re about 94 students. Despite it is a big school, Al Taqadom school doesn’t have a playground.
However, it has a sports hall, library, and resources room in grade level.

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 To begin with, I will identify 3 significant competency areas for my professional development plan PDP which are based on my MST
and MST previous feedback in semester 6. My three competency areas are managing learning, planning for learning and monitoring
and assessment. I will justify my PD goals through table-specifying the focus that has the action points, time line and evidence for each
goal.
Previously stated development needs Skills you Personal development Needs of the setting Comments:
personally know interest
you need to
MCT recommendation MST recommendation
develop
One of my MCT One of my MST I would focus A personal development My research topic is basically
recommendations is recommendations on monitoring interest I have is creating Searching for about using formative
and implement activities assessment in math in primary
to plan a lesson plan is to use some and useful websites
that help students to school in grade 2. That’s linked to
within considering effective behavior assessment have fun and encourage to find out some what I need to develop during my
the different management competency them to learn math. The creative math last year.
activities as per the (management area activities have to activities
student’s level in learning) promote the student’s
order to engage learning in math to make
it creative and fun as
them. (planning for
well as adapting their
learning). levels.
Professional Development
Target (aligned with TP My PD target is to improve my teaching strategies by using creative math activities that to
competency)
help students to be engaged in assessing them by using effective assessment strategies.

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 Justification of my PD goals for semester 7

I have chosen these PD goals because it is essential for me as a teacher to improve my teaching strategies in math and to create a fully
engaging classroom atmosphere.

The first goal focuses on managing the student’s behavior using effective strategies which is an important part of the students'
learning process. Indeed, before implementing any activity, the students should pay attention to the teacher instructions to follow as
well as follow the classroom rules. "How students behave in a classroom affects how much and how well they learn (Behavior in the
Classroom and Effects on Learning, 2017).

The second goal is motivating the students to learn math through creative activities depending on their levels. I have to know the
student’s levels in order to encourage them using appropriate activities. The students need to be engaged and motivated while
they’re learning new math concepts which will be through using creative math activities such as hands-on activities. In addition, the
most important thing when a teacher provides an activity to engage the students is to match it with their thinking “cognitive
engagement” (Nicolás Pino-James, 2015)

The third goal is basically related to my research topic and my competency area that I would develop. It’s assessing the students using
effective assessment strategies that monitor their achievements. I have chosen this goal because as a successful teacher it is crucial to
realize the students’ understanding and their growth performance.

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 Concise
Goal 1: Manage the students' behavior by learning the MSTs strategies within the first week and use them in each lesson.
Action points:  Use the rules that the students get used to it and remember them regularly.
 Check if the students remember the rules during the centers time.
 Check with my MST which students may need more management.
 Focus on the students who often misbehave and try to manage them during the day.
 Use my MST strategies during the activities to manage the student's behavior more while they are learning.

Desired time frame: 30\9 to 4\10 (first week)

Any support I will ask my MST to support me through advising me of how I can use her strategies effectively with students.
needed
Data collection Pictures of the classroom rules chart\s , reflection, MST or MCT evaluation
tools to be used to
provide evidence of
the success of the
action

Reflections & actuality

During the first week, I observed my MST’s behavior management strategies and I noticed how efficient they are. For example, she
rang the bill to let the students freeze(stop) and pay attention to her instructions. She mainly used the class dojo website to reward
the students and reinforce them negatively by adding and removing points. In my lesson that I taught, I used these behavior
management strategies and they worked effectively. Because the students already know these strategies, I didn’t hesitate to use
them. I wrote some notes about the students who are often misbehaving, then in my lessons, I tried to focus on them to don’t disturb
their classmates while they’re working.
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 Concise
Goal 2: Motivate the students' learning using various activities depending on their level of learning.
Action points:  During the first week I will observe students to see what their levels are.
 Talk with my MST to find out her effective activities work well for each students’ levels (emerging, developing, high).
 Plan activities as per the student’s levels. I will identify these in my lesson plans as well.

Desired time frame: 30\9 to 8\11 (during whole TP)

Any support needed

Data collection tools to Lesson plans, pictures of differentiation activities, MST or MCT evaluation
be used to provide
evidence of the success
of the action
Reflections & actuality

I believe that diverse math activities are a very significant thing in the math class. There is should be different and creative math
activities in order to motivate the students to love math and have fun while they’re learning. During my first week in Al Taqadom
school, I observed the students’ level in every 4 classes that I taught in grade 2. MOE has divided the students into their classes based
on their English diagnostic assessment. That's become obvious to me to provide suitable activities in class depending on their level.
However, I noticed that there are different levels in each class as well. I discussed with my MST and find it out that she has grouped
the students in their levels according to their performance in math class. I talked with my MST to find out what is her effective
activities that she used for each students’ level in order to know her activities and what will better in my lessons. I mentioned in my
lesson plans how I motivate the students using creative math activities depending on their levels.
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 Concise
Goal 3: Assess the students using effective assessment strategies to monitor their achievements.
Action points:  Use easy and quick assessment strategies at the end of each lesson I will teach.
 Observe and take notes about how the efficiency of using my assessment strategies through students’ results.
 Provide easy self-reflection to the students to reflect in how they find the assessment that I will do for them. For example, use
multiple answers.

Desired time frame: 30\9 to 8\11 (during whole TP)

Any support needed -

Data collection tools Reflection, checklist, pictures, MST or MCT evaluation

to be used to
provide evidence of
the success of the
action

Reflections & actuality

According to my various experiences of 7 previous teaching practice, I believe that assessment in math motivates the students to
practice what they have learned and encourages them to learn and explore math concepts. At the end of each lesson, I assessed the
students learning individually and as a whole class. I used effective assessment strategies such as tick outdoor strategy, pre-post test
to observe the student’s achievements. As a result of using different assessment strategies, I gathered information about the
student’s achievements. Furthermore, while assessing the students, I observed and took notes about how my assessment strategies

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 are effective. And then observe the students result of how they did it. Also, I tried to let the students evaluate my assessment using
their self-reflection.

References/Bibliography :

Behavior in the Classroom and Effects on Learning. (2017). Retrieved from education.gov.gy:
https://www.education.gov.gy/web/index.php/teachers/tips-for-teaching/item/1705-behavior-in-the-classroom-and-effects-on-
learning

Nicolás Pino-James, P. (2015, December 11). Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities. Retrieved from edutopia.org:
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/golden-rules-for-engaging-students-nicolas-pino-james

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