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Continuing Professional Development of Teaching Practice Tutors

Continuing Professional Development of Teaching Practice Tutors. University of Limerick P lanning Team Jim.Gleeson@ul.ie Geraldine.Mooney.Simmie@ul.ie GerSlattery@ul.ie Seamus.Gordon@ul.ie Deborah.Tannehill@ul.ie Department of Education & Professional Studies. Today’s Agenda.

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Continuing Professional Development of Teaching Practice Tutors

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  1. Continuing Professional Development of Teaching Practice Tutors University of Limerick Planning Team Jim.Gleeson@ul.ie Geraldine.Mooney.Simmie@ul.ie GerSlattery@ul.ie Seamus.Gordon@ul.ie Deborah.Tannehill@ul.ie Department of Education & Professional Studies

  2. Today’s Agenda Lecture format; Subject-based Seminars; Planning and LAG Revisit

  3. ACADEMIC REGULATIONS/PROCEDURES Preparation and Professional Conduct on Teaching Practice 2.7 A student who is deemed to be unprepared for teaching practice will not be permitted to proceed to the school placement 2.8 Where a student is not permitted to proceed to the school placement, a fail grade (F/NG) is awarded 2.9 A student who fails to observe regulations with regard to professional conduct, safety, preparation, attendance or punctuality may be withdrawn from teaching practice 2.10 A student who is withdrawn from teaching practice is awarded a fail grade (F/NG)

  4. Teaching at the University of Limerick • Teaching as a complex activity • Teachers are members of a statutory self-regulating body the Teaching Council who advocates for ‘teachers as professionals’ • Bound by a professional code of practice Inquiry-oriented, reflective, co-professionals Teaching as a Continuum, December 2010

  5. teaching practice preparation and planning? Room LCB012 Teaching Practice Space EN4024 Planning for Teaching and Learning 2

  6. What classes do student teachers teach? • Year 2 student teachers should work mainly with junior cycle, second level pupils • Timetable needs to meet requirements • TP Student Handbook (p.6-9; p.16 ) • Some negotiation

  7. a holistic grading process • Pre-TP meeting • LAGs • Post-TP meeting • TP FILE • Summative Instrument • Grading Rubric

  8. Teaching Practice as a Holistic Process • second year teaching practice • six criteria highlighted • plan, act, reflect cycle • management of a safe environment and a learning environment • teaching and learning strategies • professional conduct • subject matter matters • grading rubric

  9. TP Planning Document • What are their educationally sound reasons? • Teacher Activity: Pupil Activity (Motivation, Orientation, Information, Application and Review) • Can they justify their type of planning model chosen? • e.g Process model See notes from EN4024 module for further information

  10. TP File p. 24 • Documentation re: School • Today’s Lesson • Schemes of Work and Lesson Plans • Reflections • Tutor Report Forms • MUST BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES IN HARD COPY

  11. Pre and Post TP Grading Rubric • Timetable meets requirements • Schemes of work and lesson plans follow TP Student Handbook and Planning Document • student teacher-tutor joint sign-off

  12. LAG Lesson Appraisal Guide Quality of Relationships* Coherence and Quality of Planning* Management of Learning Environment* Effectiveness of Teaching Strategies* Reflective Practice* Professional Conduct and Practice* Subject and Procedural Knowledge Coherence of Lesson Teaching in Diverse Settings Integration of Literacy and Numeracy Quality Assessment of/for Pupil Learning

  13. the teaching practice school • developing the relationship with co-operating teachers • school provides information in their school report Professional conduct Willingness to help with extra-curricular activities Support for general rules and standards Relationship with school staff Relationship with the pupils

  14. Grading Scales • A1-A2 • B1-B2** • B3-C1 • C2-C3 • F student teacher-tutor dialogue ** key components for excellence to achieve a B1-B2 award

  15. Counselling Services • Teaching teenagers and young people can be tiring, demanding and stressful • Take good care of yourself • Seek help if you find yourself getting anxious or too tired • Don’t wait for things to get too bad • Counselling Drop-In Service in UL • TP Student Handbook • Page (62) • 061-202327, 086-8115829 • www.ul.ie/counselling

  16. making contact when out on placement • Two Teaching Practice Tutors • Course Director • If its more serious then HOD and Academic Coordinator will need to be notified through: Carol.Lewis@ul.ie thank you for your attention and every best wish for a successful teaching practice tutoring experience

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