TASK 8: Interview your mentor on the roles and responsibilities of a teacher

Roles & responsibilities	Questions to ask mentor	Comments
Planning	How do you plan your lessons? Do you differentiate your plans? Do you plan weekly or daily? Do you plan individually or in a group?	1. Look at the Curriculum provided by ADEC. Incorporate and use the resources provided by ADEC together with Teacher researching activities for the class. Use the year plan drawn up by the teachers the previous year. Plan as a grade group a Monthly parent planner for the new theme. This will be given to the parents. Each teacher will draw up their own lesson plan, Daily for The week. 2. Yes. Students will be given worked based on their level. Activities in Focus Group and Centers are differentiated. 3. Daily Lesson plan is done for a Week. 4. Refer to question 1.
Pastoral	How often do you meet parents? What does your pastoral work involve?	1. Parents are given an opportunity to observe the teacher and students in the class for every Theme on a Monthly basis. 2. Parents have Parent consultation once every term. 3. Parents are invited to participate in the Events of the School. (Recycling Day/Hajj etc.) 4. School have an open door Policy for Parents to come and make an appointment to see the teacher as required. 5. Parents can communicate with the teacher via What sup & Communication Book. 6. Pastoral Work as a teacher includes every aspect of the Child (Emotional well being/Behavior/Learning) Teachers are required to meet the needs of the students. Some of the duties are: * Lunch Duty - Help children to open/close boxes. Check to see if they are eating healthy lunches. Teach them correct etiquettes while eating. (Say prayer etc.) * Pod duty - Before and after school. Once a week teacher have duties in the morning at 7:30 till the start of the school day. Every afternoon the teacher will wait with their class for the parents to fetch the students. Once every 6 week The teacher has late duty which requires the teacher to stay at school until all children have left for home. * Bus Duty - Once very second week. Fetch students from the bus and walk them to the class. *  Reception Duty - Welcome early students and take care of the till 7:30,until pod duty start. * Safety in the Class and outside. * If students are sick, get The necessary help they need.
Professional Development	What PD do you do?   How often do you have PD?	1. Administrative Information Sessions, Sharing Best practices, Attending PDs that ADEC provide (English/Math/ Science) 2. School have PDs on a SUNDAY and MONDAY every week. 3. Adec has Monthly Workshops.
Class Management	What do you need to manage your class? How do you manage your class?  Do you have any problems with class management?  Which classroom rules do you use? Why?	1. Establish a good classroom routine. Put rules and a positive reward System in place. Implement. 2. Implement the rules and rewarding system in class. 3. No 4. We have Circle Time Rules, Center Rules, Outdoor rules and general classroom behavior rules. We also use Approaches to learning outcomes which enhances the student's holistic growth and help manages their attitudes and behaviors.
Teaching Strategies	What is your favourite teaching strategy? What important strategies should we follow?	1. Active learning and Real life experiences of the child. Students go on trips and a powerpoint and story will be made from the activity. 2. We should follow as many strategies as possible according to what you want to teach. Students need to be engaged in a positive way. Using the Centers are also good for students to explore and discover for themselves. Hands on approach is important for Science where students engage with the materials and their natural surroundings. Experiments are a good way for students to follow simple procedures and predict, observe and record their findings. Powerpoints and ICT is also a valuable tool for the students which give students opportunity for self discovery. Using the revealing strategy for learning Phonics is really effective. Sing along are good to acquire the spoken language and recording their voices.

TASK 7: Scientific resources in the Classroom

Discuss possibilities for implementing activities using these resources with your peer

A List of resources that target specific scientific skills and concepts in the school

Resources for Science teaching classroom:	Scientific Skill(s) / Concept(s) that can be developed with it.	Exploring on possible activities to develop mathematical skills and concepts using these materials.
Magnets	Magnets are made of iron or steel and can attract other pieces of iron or steel. They do not attract any other material. Magnets can attract or repel each other (make them move away) depending on which way the poles are aligned. Magnets can attract other pieces of iron or steel though various materials (including glass and through water) depending on the materials thickness. We can use magnets to draw pictures on magnet boards.
Magnifying glass	Magnifying glasses make things look bigger. We can see all the small details of an object or part of the body using a magnifying glass. When we look through a magnifying glass our eye looks bigger.
Water Tray Colour Paddles Sand Tray	Properties of water; wet, hot, cold, we can see through clear water; can be poured, falls through any holes, can make things move (pouring; squirting) – can turn wheels; big containers full of water are heavy; small ones are light; water cleans things; can be coloured; makes bubbles when mixed with soap; can dissolve some things; can freeze; makes a splash; some things float in it; others sink. etc. When two or more colours are mixed, new colours are formed. Colour is a property of light. We can’t see colours in the dark. Properties of dry sand; feels smooth; can be poured, falls through most holes, can make things move (pouring) – can turn wheels; big containers full of sand are heavy; small ones are light; Properties of wet sand; sticks to hands; is heavier than dry sand; is cold; feels rough; not easy to pour; doesn’t fall through holes; moulds itself to containers and retains that shape when emptied out; holes dug are more solid.