EDUC43370

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be enabled to:

Model effective habits of teaching. This will involve i) developing a sense of what you value in science and science teaching, ii) playing with effective strategies (pedagogy, assessment, etc.) that see you explore and test those values, iii) implementing your own science teacher education plan.

Unpack Junior Cycle Science learning objectives. Student teachers will explicitly develop and model effective habits of teaching through Junior Cycle Science.

Indicative Module Content:

The module seeks to support your development of practical skills, lesson planning, pedagogy, and dispositions associated with second-level science teaching

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

The lecturers will provide comments on student work as they are written. The assignments will be graded against rubrics that will be discussed in class. Students will receive a copy of the feedback sheets and will have the opportunity to speak to the lecturer regarding their assessments. Given the practical nature of this module, feedback will be offered over the entire trimester. The group will be asked to reflect at various points during the module. The lecturer will provide formative feedback to the group. The aim of this feedback is to shape the class as a community of practice.