This course is designed to provide high quality professional teaching and learning experiences for students with increased opportunities to (a) reflect on practice, (b) plan and implement innovations in classroom teaching, learning and assessment and (c) evaluate the effectiveness of pedagogic innovations in different classroom contexts. Students will reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of their practice and draw on a range of evidence to support their evaluative conclusions in collaboration with their College academic advisors. Students will be introduced to a range of innovative evidence-based pedagogies, classroom management strategies, curriculum development and assessment practices and policies relevant to a variety of school settings. Students will be supported in developing critical reflective thinking and enquiry skills in the planning, delivery and evaluation of lessons during the 22 weeks school-based Practice Development Placement across two semesters. They will use the knowledge and practical skills developed in this and other courses of the Program to develop innovative pedagogic solutions to complex and challenging teaching, learning and assessment problems and grow as reflective, enquiry-oriented innovative practitioners engaging creatively to develop practices consistent with UAE national professional standards for teachers.
Week 1
Class Meeting 2: Orientation Session- Review of expectations and Handbook
Introduction to Practice Development Placement 1
Readings:
Week 2
Engaging in Practitioner Research/Action Research
Practitioner/action research Reflecting on your teaching Knowing your students
PDP1 Class Meeting 2
Week 3
Enhancing Student Engagement and independent learning through Pedagogic Innovations:
Metacognitive Strategies Student Voice
PDP1 Class Meeting 3
Week 4
PLANNING/TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Week 5
PLANNING/TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Week 6
Enhancing Active Student Involvement & Engagement in the Classroom: Dialogic Teaching
Peer-Mediated Instruction (student grouping practices)
Readings:
PDP1 Class Meeting 4
Week 7
Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning:
Instructional Technology Devices and Software
Emerging Technology in Education (e.g., AI, robotics, mobile devices) Evidence-Based Practices in Distance Learning (online, hybrid)
PDP1 Class Meeting 5
Week 8
PLANNING/TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Week 9
PLANNING/TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Pedagogic Innovation Reflective Report 2 Due
Week 10
Resourcing and managing professional growth
(research partnership- networking- professional organizations- continuous PD)
Week 11
Forming Teacher Identity
E-Portfolio Part I Due
Week 12
Introduction to Practice Development Placement 1 Lesson Planning and Differentiation of Instruction Readings:
Week13
Formative Assessment: Assessment for Learning Questioning Strategies for Building Critical Thinking Skills Project-Based Assessment
Readings
Chapter 12
Week 14
PLANNING/ TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Week 15
PLANNING/ TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Week16
PLANNING/ TEACHING/ REFLECTION
Week 17
Effective Summative Assessment Practices Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback Data-Driven Instructional Decision Making
Readings:
Pedagogic Innovation Reflection Report 3 Due
PDP2 Class Meeting 3
Week18
Developing and Deepening Teacher Leadership Skills: Classroom Management
School-community partnerships: Effective Communication with Students, Colleagues, and Families
Week19
PLANNING/ TEACHING/ REFLECTION
SCHOOL VISITS
Week 20
PLANNING/ TEACHING/ REFLECTION SCHOOL VISITS
Professional Growth Plan Due
Week 21
Forming Teacher Identity
PDP2 Class Meeting 5
Week 22
Professional Growth Plan Presentations PDP2 Class Meeting 6
E-Portfolio Part II Due