Year1 Semester2 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?	-       Weekly planning with English colleagues. -       Weekly planning with Arabic teacher. -       Differentiate according to ability level.
Pastoral	How often do you meet parents? What does your pastoral work involve?	-       Parental communication : ·      Daily ; WhatsApp. ·      Weekly ; Student diary. ·      Monthly ; School wide meeting.
Professional Development	What PD do you do?  How often do you have PD?	-       Looking at best practices with in school are well as other schools. -       In-services on phonics / Math for children (Prekindergarten) as second language.
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?	-       Involves having activities Prepared for each child. -       Behavioral management. -       Rewards + Consequences.
Teaching Strategies	What is your favorite teaching strategy? What important strategies should we follow?	-       Alphabet Brainstorming, Children can show that they understand the sounds well as recognize the letter.

Year1 Semester2 Task 7

Scientific resources in the classroom.

Resources for Science teaching classroom:	Scientific Skill(s) / Concept(s) that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials
Magnets	Magnets are made of iron or steel and can attract other pieces of iron or steel. They do not attract any other material. Magnets can attract or repel each other (make them move away) depending on which way the poles are aligned. Magnets can attract other pieces of iron or steel though various materials (including glass and through water) depending on the materials thickness. We can use magnets to draw pictures on magnet boards.	The students will see what is the magnet, and what of the materials is able to magnets.
Microscope	Magnifying glasses make things look bigger. We can see all the small details of an object or part of the body.	The students will see the small things from the Microscope, and decide what is it.