Tutorial Letter 103/0/2019 Practical Teaching for the Senior Phase (Grades 7 - 9)
Assignment 50. Year module. PORTFOLIO TEMPLATE
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAGE IS TO IDENTIFY THE ONE SENIOR PHASE SUBJECT DIDACTICS MODULE THAT
IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PRACTICAL TEACHING PORTFOLIO
Mark the box next to the one senior phase subject (grade 7-9) for which you prepared this portfolio
Subject didactics senior Tick box with an X PLEASE NOTE:
phase (grades 7-9)
Teaching Technology IF YOU DO NOT
Teaching languages COMPLETE THIS
Teaching Economic & PAGE CORRECTLY
management sciences x
WE WILL DEDUCT
Teaching Human & Social
sciences 10% FROM YOUR
PORTFOLIO MARK.
Teaching Life orientation
Teaching Natural sciences
Teaching Arts
Teaching Mathematics
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 3
2. MENTOR TEACHER PAGE ............................................................................ 8
2.1 Mentor teacher report ...................................................................................... 9
3. WHOLE SCHOOL EVALUATION......................................................................11
3.1 Description of classroom and picture or photo ................................................ 11
3.2 Time tables ........................................................................................................13
3.3 Subject policy copy ...........................................................................................14
3.4 Subject teaching plan copy.................................................................................15
3.5 Classroom management ....................................................................................15
3.6 Classroom register copy ...........................................................................................
3.7 Your participation in extra-mural activities/school activities and evidence ........ 19
3.8 Attendance of a training course ........................................................................ 20
3.9 Assessment activities ........................................................................................ 21
3.10 Marks records sheets ......................................................................................... 22
4. FIVE LESSON PLANS AND EVIDENCE ......................................................... 24
5 LESSON OBSERVATIONS AND DIARY/RELECTIVE JOURNAL ...........44
6. DIARY ..................................................................................................................70
7. REFLECTIVE JOURNAL ..................................................................................... 71
8. GOOD PRACTICES IN YOUR SUBJECT .......................................................... 72
9. SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF PRACTICES IN YOUR SUBJECT.73
10. DECLARATION FORM..........................................................................................74
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,2 MENTOR LETTER
Please hand this letter to your mentor to read on your first day at the school:
Dear mentor
Thank you very much for agreeing to support and guide this student from Unisa. It is only possible for
our students to get acquainted with the realities of teaching under the supervision of experienced top
teachers. What you do for our students is irreplaceable and inestimable in their preparation to
become teachers. We request you to assist us with the following?
• Dedicate some time each week to formally meet with the student to discuss her/his progress
during the past week and schedule for the following week.
• Allow the student to observe all the lessons you present and write a short report on 25 of
them (as in the report form included in this portfolio under section 4). Please control that this
is done regularly.
• Assist the student in working through the portfolio systematically to enable her/him to
comprehensively complete it in the 25 days at the school.
• Control that the portfolio is comprehensively completed (including all attachments) at the
end of the 25 days.
• Assist the student with lesson preparation for lessons she/he has to present.
• Assist the student to present as many lessons as possible under your supervision.
• provide feedback to the student after every lesson.
• Assess five of the lessons that must be presented and included in this portfolio.
• Provide feedback and make suggestions for improvement of these five lessons.
• Write a short report on the behaviour and activities of the student during the Practical
Teaching period on the following page.
• Include contact details with your report if we need to make contact with you regarding any
aspect of the Practical Teaching (it may also be the school contact details).
• Contact me if there is any indistinctness regarding what is expected of you or regarding what
the student must do.
• Contact me regarding any misbehaviour or unethical actions by the student (e.g. if the
student comes late or is absent without a good reason or if the student does not cooperate
or if the student does not prepare properly for the lessons she/he must present).
My contact details are:
Ms TB
Maphumulo 012
429 4550(Work)
emaphutb@unisa.ac.za
Thank you very much for agreeing to help and guide the student.
Thabisile Maphumulo
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3 WHOLE SCHOOL EVALUATION
3.1 Description of classroom
Classroom – where is the school? (Name school and choose type: urban well
resourced, rural well resourced, private well resourced, FET college, urban less
well resourced, rural less well resourced, private less well resourced).
Give details of your choice.
The school is in an urban area, there are not enough resources to cater for the learners
need. The library does not have enough books and computers.
Structure of classroom (permanent, temporary): there are permanent classroom structures
Type (ordinary, laboratory, workshop, etc.): there is a library and halls
Size (is there enough space to accommodate learners?): The classrooms are not enough to
accommodate learners and they are small in size.
Number of learners (average): 792
Available resources and facilities (store room, electricity, media such as smart board,
computer,
etc.):
There is a storeroom, electricity, and computers
Reflection: Is this classroom a learning space that is conducive to quality teaching and
learning and does it represent a safe and attractive environment? Explain your answer and
attach photo‘s or a sketch to demonstrate your answer.
There classroom s are small in size, there is no enough space to conduct all teaching and
learning activities effectively. The library is very small it is equal to the size of a car garage.
The toilets are too small.
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