This evidence piece for TRB Standard 5, “Educators implement effective practices in areas of classroom management, planning, instruction, assessment, evaluation and reporting,” is a webinar I attended about facilitating uncomfortable conversations in the classroom. The Seminar, presented by Facing History and Ourselves and The American Federation of teachers, addressed how teachers can deal with the issue of discrimination and hate within their classrooms and greater society.
TRB Standard 5 addresses the importance of having the knowledge and skills to facilitate all aspects of the learning process, from planning to reporting. When planning a lesson around sensitive topics, such as the Holocaust, residential |
This evidence piece is appropriate for TRB Standard 5 as it shows that I am interested in developing my skills in a particular area of instruction and that I will take the initiative to seek additional support to improve my practice. I found this Webinar on ShareMyLesson.com. This webinar, set in the context of American media and current events, dealt directly with the idea of “how emerging ideas and ideologies profoundly influence societies and events,” (BC, 2018) one of the Big Ideas in the BC social studies curriculum.
TRB Standard 5 is important because it emphasises how all aspects of the learning process are connected. This webinar reinforced my understanding of how important it is for classroom |
TRB Standard 5 highlights the importance of recognizing the connection between, classroom management, instruction, assessment and evaluation. This activity allowed the students be creative and have fun while practicing the content while providing me the opportunity for formative assessment. Their enjoyment playing in the sand mitigated the need for active classroom management. It also allowed students to work with and learn from one another as they discussed how to build their sandscapes. Throughout the activity, I was able to circulate among the groups and ask questions about the process of the land formations. If a group did not understand a concept, I could use the physical materials to show them the process.
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