TPN2601 Assignment 50 (PORTFOLIO ANSWERS) 2023

TPN2601 Assignment 50
(PORTFOLIO ANSWERS) 2023

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Tutorial Letter 103/0/2023
Teaching Practice for Intermediate Phase (Grades 4–6)


Assignment 50
Year module
Department of Curriculum and Instructional Studies

PLEASE NOTE IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

PORTFOLIO: Teaching Practice for INTERMEDIATE PHASE (Grades 4–6)

Unique number: 736056
Bar code
Final submission date: 03 October 2023

Please remember to write your student number on assignments.

STUDENT NAME AND SURNAME:……………………………………………

STUDENT NUMBER: …………………………………………………………………………


TABLE OF CONTENTS


1 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING PRACTICE...............................................................................3

1.1 OVERVIEW OF THE TEACHING PRACTICE MODULE...............................................................4
1.1.1 PURPOSE OF TEACHING PRACTICE MODULE 1(TPN2601).....................................................................4
1.1.2 THE MODULE STRUCTURE.........................................................................................................................5
1.1.3 MENTOR LETTER......................................................................................................................................... 5

2 PORTFOLIO FOR TEACHING PRACTICE FOR INTERMEDIATE PHASE (GRADE 4-6)...........7

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2.1.1 Purpose of the teaching practice portfolio......................................................................................................7
2.1.2 Portfolio structure and focus...........................................................................................................................8
2.1.3 Quality of the portfolio assignment.................................................................................................................9
2.1.4 Administration: submission and contact procedures......................................................................................9

3 TUTORIAL LETTER 103 TEMPLATE FOR THE INTERMEDIATE PHASE TEACHING PRACTICE
ACTIVITIES................................................................................................................................. 11

3.2 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT OBSERVATION ACTIVITIES.....................................................13
3.2.1 Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 14
3.2.2 A Perspectives on teaching and learning.....................................................................................................14
3.2.3 Important aspects regarding lessons and lesson presentation.....................................................................20
3.2.4 C) Observing experienced teachers.............................................................................................................25
3.2.5 Lessons observed........................................................................................................................................ 26
3.2.6 Observation of teacher movement...............................................................................................................37
3.2.7 Classroom management strategies to organise the classroom....................................................................39

4 DECLARATION FORMS.............................................................................................................58

5 MENTOR REPORT.....................................................................................................................59

6. STUDENT REPORT....................................................................................................................61

7 BIBLIOGRAPHY/REFERENCES................................................................................................ 63




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1 INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING PRACTICE


Dear Student

This tutorial letter contains the portfolio template to be used to complete Assignment 50 for TPN2601
(Teaching Practice for Intermediate Phase Grades 4-6.

Please read the instructions and guidelines carefully and thoroughly before attempting to complete the
portfolio. This portfolio counts 80% of your final mark for TPN2601.

Your future and your career depend on the timely submission of the portfolio. You must submit the
portfolio as soon as you finished your practical teaching period of 25 school days.

No portfolios received after 03 October 2023 will be marked! It will be returned to you and you will
have to reregister and repeat your teaching practice during the following year. Make sure that you
submit it in on time and that Unisa has received it.

PLEASE NOTE: The school visit is a very important part of your training as you get advice and support that
might be valuable for your preparation as a teacher. However, the mark you receive for the school visit
does not count towards your mark for this course, as at this stage we cannot yet guarantee that every
student will be visited. If it happens that you are not visited, your marks will not be affected in any
way.

If you have any queries regarding the portfolio, you can contact me at:

Prof TI Mogashoa
Mobile (International): +2776 372 5084
Mobile (Local): 076 372 5084
Email:

Please do not contact me regarding placements or school visits. See Tutorial Letters 101 and 102
for contact details in this regard.


For any other enquiries and contact details, see Tutorial Letter 101 section 3.
Kind regards
Prof TI Mogashoa




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