Teacher Tutor Resource Book - Belfast Education & Library Board

PDA Learning Log 3.6During the delivery of the PDA the EPD teacher should keep a log of key moments in their teaching which will help them to think more critically about theirpupils’ learning and their role in the learning process. Keeping a learning log can prompt them to ask pertinent questions about what is happening in theirclassroom such as the following: Did the strategy/activity work? How do they know? How did the pupils benefit? What did the teacher learn? What shall they keep doing? Why? What shall they stop doing or do differently? Why? What should they try for the first time? Why? When?The following template is provided for the optional use of the EPD teacher and the completed example below is designed to guide them m in the process.The teacher may wish to adapt the template for their own purposes or record their learning in another format, e.g. by devising a ‘blog.’ For those opting tocomplete their portfolio in e-format, the Pebblepad e-portfolio system offers slick and creative online tools to record reflections such as the ‘Blog’, ‘Experience’and ‘Activity’ tools.DateWhat was the LessonActivity/Strategy?15 October 2010 Year 9 French Lesson on theme of ‘AuCafé’Pupils were tasked to work in groups offour to plan, rehearse and act out ascene at a café to showcase some ofthe target language they have learned inthe Unit ‘Eating Out’What Happened? The majority of pupils demonstratedgood command of the vocabularytaught and most workedenthusiastically and well in this morepupil centred and less teacherdirected group learning activity However, 2 groups took longer thanothers to agree roles and get down tothe task This has reinforced the need for me toengage in some specific classroommanagement work with pupils to helpthem appreciate the importance ofroles so that they are able to supporteach other more effectively inpeer/group situationsWhat Next?I will now wish to: Set aside some discrete time to workwith this Year 9 class to establish andagree a set of ground rules to promotesuccessful collaborative group work Provide increased opportunities for thepupils to apply these jointly negotiatedrules to group and team situations sothat they are able to work and learnwith increasing effectiveness fromeach otherTeacher Tutor Resource BookSeptember 2012 edition65