PPD6012 - Preparing to Teach: Environment and Practice

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Interpret and appraise the relevance of the standards for qualified teacher status.
Design a plan for a particular age group using differentiation, appropriate teaching strategies and assessment.
Critically consider effective and ethical conditions for learning, learning inhibitors and the creation of an effective learning environment, including comparisons with international perspectives.
Critically evaluate a teaching episode and reflect on its impact on future planning.

Content:

In this module, students will be introduced to the TDA QTS standards and evaluate how they apply to practice in schools. They will evaluate teaching strategies and conditions for learning, addressing the personalised learning agenda, SEN, EAL and inclusion issues to be accommodated in planning, delivery, assessment and evaluation. Students will be expected to plan and deliver a teaching session, resulting in a critical evaluation of the impact this session made on pupil learning and the requirements for future planning.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Learning will take place in interactive sessions incorporating theoretical input, discussion, debate, ICT research and student presentation. Students will be supported by VLE materials, constructed reading and research tasks and workshop sessions. There will be further support for students as peer assessment opportunities are integrated throughout the module.

Lectures, seminars and workshops
Hours: 27
Intended group size: Cohort

On-line support and small group tutorials
Hours: 1 (min)
Intended Group size: 6-10

Guided independent study
Hours: 172

Further details relating to assessment
Portfolio evidence will involve four sections, including a critical evaluation of QTS standards, one set of planning documentation, written appraisal of environment and a reflective account and action plan for professional development. The contents of the portfolio and deadlines are contained within the Module Handbook.

Assessment: