Below are all the different topics covered during your studies at the University of Queensland. Please select a topic that especially engaged you. One person can choose one topic and work alone or two people can choose two topics and work together. Next week you will present overviews of these topics and lead discussions on applying them in your teaching.
Day 2 Pron
Day 3 Learning Styles
Day 3 Analysing and Using Speaking Activities
Day 4 Foreign Language Lesson and Reflection
Day 4 L1 & L2 and Giving Instructions
Day 5 & 10 Peer Teaching
Day 6 Songs
Day 6 Aus Ed System
Day 7 Animals
Day 7 Receptive Skills
Day 8 Presenting Language in English
Day 8 Grammar
Day 9 Pronunciation
Day 9 Drama Workshop
Day 11 Simple Things, Big Effects
- Day 12 Continuing Prof Development
Create at least a one page Google Doc in the TTP Overseas Report Folder
Document Name: UQ Lesson Reflection, Topic, Name(s)
The document should include….
Topic:
Overview of Material (including scans or photos of handouts)
Commentary / Why you liked it (or not):
- How you might apply it in you current or future teaching environments:
Overseas Observation Reports Folder
Overseas School Observation Report
Please write about these various aspects of your school observation experience. Descriptions can include similarities and differences between Australia and Korea, general observations, or anything else that caught your attention.
Students - Student life, behavior and attitudes, interaction with others, happiness level
Teachers- Teaching style [speaking patterns, presence, mannerisms, energy level], teacher culture, fashion/decorum
Administrators - duties, relationship with faculty and students, leadership style
Classroom and School Dynamics- Environment, layout, design space decorations, ambiance, scheduling, classroom management, discipline, unique qualities of a classroom or school, norms and expectations
Reminders of what not to do as a teacher
(Things I saw that I want to avoid in my classroom)
Language used in the classroom- challenging, useful, unusual
(Teacher Language I collected)
Useful techniques and strategies
(Things I saw that I want to try in my classroom)
Instructional materials - good, bad, non-existent
(Great resources and facilities I saw in action)
Big thoughts- education systems, reform possibilities
For next week, please prepare to describe and/or demonstrate one or two things you observed that were most impressive, useful, and/or applicable to your teaching. Feel free to work with your observation partner(s) and select the same activities.
Example:
End of class One-on-One Challenge. (observed in 7th grade math class)
A student volunteer stands and selects a classmate to challenge. The teacher then asks a specific type of question (e.g. multiplication tables). The first student to answer two questions correctly wins. A third student is assigned to be a ‘floating judge’ to determine who answered first. Student rankings are adjusted after each match. The winning student then challenges another student.
Adaption: For a language class, the types of questions asked could be related to vocabulary or a grammar form (e.g. past participle).
Pros: Students seemed very eager to do this activity. It could be used a reward or behavior motivation. Useful for review.
Cons: Lower ranking student might be embarrassed or demotivated. Some students didn’t even try to answer the questions.
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