PSII Practicum Goals
Target Areas Objectives
Differentiation Differentiate within the
classrooms.
Knowing what resources to
use for students.
Scaffolding for students who
need differentiation
Knowing when differentiate is
useful for one student are
made for all students
Find ways to connect student
interest with the differentiation
Student Engagement Being able to ask different
levels of questions before,
during, and after instruction to
determine students
comprehension, knowledge
and understanding.
Connect lesson to students
interest
Ensure that students are
actively engaged throughout
lesson
Critical Thinking Being able to teach students to
be critical thinkers
Teach students to be critical
minded
Students be able to find
answers for their questions
Have students know
understand why Social Studies
is important in school
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Strategies
Ask TA what methods of
differentiate they use
Research to find other helpful
techniques to ensure students
are not feeling overwhelmed
with their work load but are
still learning.
Ask students what they are
interested in to connect it to
the differentiation
Using various course
materials, find and create
questions that are at different
cognitive levels that can be
used to assess learning.
Ask TA and observe what
questions they use throughout
lesson.
Ask students what they
would like to learn and use
throughout the lesson
Use techniques taught and
used in C&I
Ask TA what critical thinking
strategies that they use
Have students create their
own critical questions
Research to find other
methods and strategies of
critical thinking
Expected Outcomes
I will know I have reached the goal
when students can do with their work
that is challenging but does not push
them out of their Zone of Proximal
Development.
Students are doing their work have a
challenge but not frustrated that it is
impossible
I will know that I have reached my
goal when I can think of questions at
different levels throughout instruction
and assessing student learning.
Students are engaged and showing
interest throughout the lesson and
actively participating
Students will be able to explain why
the lesson content is important and are
able to relate to it
Students are coming up with their own
critical questions and answers
PSII Practicum Goals Spring 2017 Agatha Klassen