Teaching Practice Task 2: Monitoring the Learning

Program link: This task is associated to the guidelines of the course EPR 3203 – Teaching Methods for
the Primary School Teacher (Course learning outcomes 4 – Plan and implement appropriate modes of
assessment for primary mathematics teaching and learning)

Objective: Describe how you monitored the learning when the students were working on their activities
and identify the tools used to record your data. For each lesson you teach, you will describe the tool that
you use to monitor the work of the children. In the second column, you will describe how you used that
tool and you will reflect on how useful it was.

Grade Level: 2E,2D, 4E MST Name: Courtney Norman

For each Tools used to monitor Explain why you used that tool and reflect on how
lesson taught the learning (rubric, successful it was
notes, chart…)

1 Lesson 1  Notebook  At every start teaching practice I use this tool. I

 notes carry this notes on my hand it is very small and
Bar graphs
light. it helps me to organize my lesson plan by
6 March 2019 write everything I want to do in the class
because sometimes I forget what I want to do
Also help me to write some notes when I
observe different group and look for the students
what they understand and know how to do the
activity.
 successful to use this tool because organize my
plan and observe the students and I will keep
using for ever.
 Also, I learn many think in this teaching practice
because I am very luck with my MST, she
always gives me advise how to be good teacher,
furthermore every lesson I teach she made some
notes to be successful and make it better next
time.
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2 Lesson 2  Checklist  At every lesson plan I use this tool, is used during
student work in the centres. After I explain them
make line the activity I walk around and ask them questions
plot to see if they understand the activity and give him
some advice to make better next time.
11 March 2019  successful to use this tool because help me to
remember the students if they have problem
when do the activity, if they have any question
Also to make the activity batter next time
3 Lesson 3  Rubric  I used this tool with checklist is used to evaluate
the performance of students in class, I put point
make picture or any shape near the name of students through
graph criteria located in the rubric with comment. After
13 March 2019 I explain them the activity I walk around, and I
see the students work in the centre.
 successful to use this tool because help me to
know the student’s which level and if the student
able to move to next level or not.
4 Lesson 4  Exit ticket  At every lesson plan I use this tool at the end of
each lesson I do. I have exit ticket (small paper
Measurement has one questions) last 5 min before finishing
and Data the lesson, every student will get one and solved,
Place Value when they finish, before leaving the classroom
to 1000 they will put in the box and leave the class
quietly.
18 March 2019
  successful to use this tool because help me to
know who students understand the lesson.

5 Lesson 5  Names Sticks  I used this tool during the lesson it is names
students I write in the Sticks, so I use when I
Fraction and choice some students to answer the question.
Decimals successful to use this tool because help me to
Compare and know the students how is answer and be fair to
order
all students to answer
decimals.
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6 Lesson 6  Smart boards  I used smart board in the beginning of the lesson
to explain the lesson and writing equation for
Add decimals students and give him some time to think how to
solve, after that I use name sticks to pick
20 March students and come to board to solve the equation
2019  successful to use this tool because help me to
explain the lesson and write equation also see
the students understand. use technology in
classroom is very important for students because It
 draws students.

7 Lesson 7  Alarm clock  At every start teaching practice I use this tool. I
put it on the teacher tubal. it helps me to
review add organize my lesson plan and time managements.
and subtract  successful to use this tool because organize my
3-digit plan and give each part of lesson time.
numbers.
25 March
2019
8 Lesson 8  quiz  This tool is used at the begging of the lesson it is
a small quiz approximately less than 5 questions
review add about last lesson or new lesson. the teacher
and subtract wants to see performance for all student if they
3-digit understand the lesson or they have problem to.
numbers.  This strategy is very important to do it in the
class to know if the student’s word hard to move
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