Competency 4

Competency 4: To pilot teaching/learning situations that are appropriate to the students concerned and to the subject content with a view to developing the competencies targeted in the programs of study.

FEATURES

Creates conditions in which students can engage in meaningful problem situations, tasks or projects, based on their cognitive, emotional and social characteristics.
Provides students with the resources they need to take part in the learning situations.
Guides students in selecting, interpreting and understanding the information provided in the various resources and in understanding the elements of a problem situation or the requirements of a task or project.
Supports student learning by asking questions and providing frequent and relevant feedback to promote the integration and transfer of learning.
Encourages teamwork.

LEVEL OF MASTERY

By the end of his or her initial training, the student teacher should be able to:

Guide students, through appropriate interventions, in carrying out learning tasks; lead the students to work together in cooperation;
Detect teaching/learning problems that arise and use the appropriate resources to remedy them.

I ensured that I choose lessons that the students would find interesting and relevant to them, such as the lesson I called If I Had $1,000,000, and another one on something called The Butterfly Effect. It is also notable that these lessons were very open-ended and allowed students to share their own viewpoints rather than being constrained to a "correct" or "incorrect" response.

I also provided scaffolding activities for students to complete their activities: for example, prior to doing an assignment in which students listed 10 things they would bring to a deserted island, we completed this deserted island simulation as a C1 activity in which they worked in teams. I could see that many of the students drew inspiration from this while doing their assignments.

Finally, in an evaluation the students completed, most of the students agreed or strongly agreed that they were able to participate in class, that learning objectives were clear, and that material was explained well. You can see the results of this evaluation here.

I believe I have achieved thorough mastery of this competency.

To see my Competency 4 development in my previous placements, click here.