2. ROLES OF THE
TEACHER
b.
Teaching activities – Roles of the teacher
Through
discussion with your Cooperating Teacher and through observation of your
teacher working, identify the following:
2. Amount of weekly scheduled instructional time and length of class periods
3. Amount of scheduled daily and weekly preparation time, free periods, lunchtime,
recess, etc.
4. Number and diversity of students that the teacher is assigned to instruct daily/weekly
5. Scheduling of the teacher's various instructional activities and the setting in which
they take place (e.g., classroom, gymnasium, lab, etc.)
6. Average daily amount of time (during as well as before and after school hours) devoted to lesson preparation, assignment/test construction, marking, evaluation)
7. Nature and extent of regular student supervision duties
8. Noninstructional tasks (e.g., record?keeping, duplicating, talking to students, etc.)
9. Types and amounts of extracurricular activities in which the teacher is involved and
the time required for these
10. Staff meetings, committees, etc.
11. Contact with parents and other community members
12. Other duties that are carried out on a
regular basis
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How
does the teacher gain the students' attention before beginning the lesson? Is
an initiating activity used to motivate them?
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How
does the teacher identify the purpose of the lesson for the students?
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What does the teacher want the students to
learn, and how does he/she let the students know?
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Are the learning outcomes explicit and direct
(e.g., basic knowledge and skills) or
implicit,
open?ended, indirect (e.g., higher?level thinking skills, inquiry, critical
thinking, creativity)?
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How
does the teacher relate the content of this lesson to previous lessons or place
it in the context of an overall unit?
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What techniques does the teacher use to
communicate effectively (e.g., in terms of audibility, transition, use of
appropriate language)?
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What curriculum materials, instructional
materials/aids are used (e.g., audio/visual tactile?kinesthetic aids, texts,
workbooks, handouts, exercise sheets)?
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In what ways does the teacher attempt to respond
to the differing needs of learners (e.g., in terms of differentiated
instruction, grouping, task time allocation)?
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How is student involvement and maximum
participation maintained?
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How does the teacher attempt to initiate and
sustain meaningful discussion?
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How does the teacher check for comprehension and
skill attainment?
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Does the teacher encourage student cooperation?
Competition? Individual seat work?
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Group work?
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How is lesson closure achieved?
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Describe
the relationship established between the teacher and the students.
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How does the teacher distribute materials,
arrange seating, orchestrate group activities, give directions for tasks and
activities, manage the flow of oral interaction during a group discussion?
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How does the teacher pace the lesson and effect
smooth transitions?
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How does the teacher attempt to keep
interruptions to a minimum? Handle disruptions and misbehavior? Deal with inattentiveness?
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To what extent does the teacher move around the
room/stay seated? When does the teacher use proximity?
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What kind of positive reinforcers and
encouragement does the teacher use?
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What are the rules and procedures in place in
this classroom? How do you know?
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Describe the routines that are in evidence in
this classroom.