COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICUM PORTFOLIO
SAMPLES LESSON DELIVERY AND REFLECTION
NOTES
◉ What is one of the aims of the 'Working in Classrooms' module?
Answer: To improve the understanding and practice of teaching.
◉ What does the module suggest about the impact of large classes
on teaching?
Answer: Large classes present challenges that require specific
strategies for effective time and space management.
◉ What is the relationship between teaching and critical reflection?
Answer: Critical reflection allows teachers to assess and improve
their practice in relation to time and space.
◉ What does the module imply about the assumption of basic issues
in teaching?
Answer: It encourages questioning and reflecting on assumptions
that educators may take for granted.
,◉ What is the purpose of the tutor-marked assignments in the
module?
Answer: They assess understanding and application of the concepts
covered in the module.
◉ What is the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence mentioned
in the module?
Answer: It allows for sharing and adapting the work as long as
proper attribution is given.
◉ What is the significance of the inter-relationship of SAIDE Teacher
Education Modules?
Answer: It shows how different modules collectively contribute to a
comprehensive teacher education framework.
◉ What is the primary focus of this module?
Answer: To explore how South African teachers can reorganize the
spaces and time in which they teach to improve learning.
◉ How does time and space affect teaching?
Answer: Teaching is both enabled and constrained by time and
space.
◉ What is a key question addressed in this module?
,Answer: How to arrange school and classroom time and space to
best enable teachers to fulfill their purpose of enabling systematic
learning.
◉ What does the module suggest about the role of teachers
regarding time and space?
Answer: Teachers can reorganize time and space to enable
systematic learning.
◉ What are the expected outcomes of this module for participants?
Answer: Understanding school teaching as a complex practice, how
arrangements of time and space shape teaching, and the
responsibility of teachers in designing learning programs.
◉ What is meant by 'notional' time in the context of this module?
Answer: The idea that more teaching can happen outside
classrooms, contrasting with rote-learning approaches.
◉ What does Section Two of the module focus on?
Answer: Building a conceptual framework to understand teaching as
a practice shaped by time and space.
◉ What does Section Three provide in the module?
, Answer: The institutional context that shapes teachers' work,
including regulations and classroom resources.
◉ What is the focus of Section Four in the module?
Answer: How teachers can change the 'givens' of time and space to
enable systematic learning.
◉ What challenges are addressed in Section Five of the module?
Answer: Working with large classes in crowded classrooms and
enabling learning beyond the classroom.
◉ What is the purpose of the video clips mentioned in the module?
Answer: To stimulate thinking about teaching strategies that
promote effective learning.
◉ What does the module suggest about the relationship between
curriculum and teaching time and space?
Answer: Different curricula require different arrangements of time
and space for effective teaching.
◉ What is the significance of teacher flexibility in organizing
learning?
Answer: It is necessary to meet particular needs in different
teaching situations.