TASK 8: Interview your mentor on the roles and responsibilities of a teacher

Roles & responsibilities	Questions to ask mentor	Comments
Planning	How do you plan your lessons? Do you differentiate your plans? Do you plan weekly or daily? Do you plan individually or in a group?	- Refer to outcomes fir each subject then research various activities online. - Yes, every subject fir each ability. - Weekly. - Individually and in a group.
Pastoral	How often do you meet parents? What does your pastoral work involve?	-        Some every day (parents who collect children). -        Other parents if issues come up with children. -        Otherwise every 3 months parents meeting.
Professional Development	What PD do you do?  How often do you have PD?	-        Differentiation, Problem solving. -        Every week.
Class Management	What do you need to manage your class? How do you manage your class?  Do you have any problems with class management?  Which classroom rules do you use? Why?	-        Discipline, rules, good activities. -        Behavior management system in place.
Teaching Strategies	What is your Favorite  teaching strategy? What important strategies should we follow?	- Focus group: small group, engaging hands on differentiated task.

  

TASK 6: Mathematical resources in the Classroom

Mathematical Resources found in the preschool classroom:	Mathematics Skill / Concept that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Dominoes	-       Counting 1-6. -       Places the amount of resources to match the numbers.	-       Pattern recognition. -       Number recognition. -       Counting recognition.
Flash card manipulative	-        Places the amount of resources to match the numbers. -       Can read the numbers.	-       Pattern recognition. -       Number recognition. -       Counting recognition. -       Color recognition.
Dice and cube chart	-       Counting. -       Calculate.	-       Pattern recognition. -       Number recognition.

TASK 5: Learning styles

	Math	Reading
Auditory	Teacher explains the activities for each group.	The teacher explain the letter ”F,f”.
Visual	The activity-taking place.	The teacher will use a book with picture and some word with letter “F” to show the student word or picture with “F”
Kinesthetic	More and less activity.	Student will draw some pictures with letter ”F” and also write words >

●      Which learning styles did all the children seem to enjoy and why?

They enjoy hand on approach and interactive learning.

●      Why do you think the teacher incorporates a variety of learning styles for the children?

To suit the ability of the children and to cater for the needs of them.

●      Notices which activities are repeated with a variety of learning styles e.g. read a story, listen to a story, act the story, and draw the story. Can you find other examples e.g. math or science

Morning circles activities.

●      How can teachers improve student learning by using a range of learning styles?

    Cater for the needs, differentiation for the children.