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Prepared by:

Dr. Michelle Nieves Cintron

Table of ContentsTITLES PAGES

Introduction

• Write a general introduction for the journal stating the purpose of the document, its contents, and justification.

• Cite (APA) a definition of TWS

PART ITC & Practice Group Profile

TC & Practice Group

PICTURE

• Post your and your practice group picture here.

PROFILE

• Write any information that you want about yourself and your students.

PART IIContextual Factors

Contextual Factors• Provide a narrative- like description of the school’s

environment and practice group: • school district• community surrounding the school, school’s culture and

social environment• classroom physical resources• teachers & support personnel • group’s organization• characteristics of the practice group• practice group learning styles• practice group learning weaknesses and strengths based

on diagnostic test tabulation and results• practice group interests• students with special needs in the practice group • other important elements• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Evidence

• Post your nucleus study & group profile

• Use hyperlinks

Reflection # 1

• Write a deep reflection about the importance of these contextual factors in the teaching-learning process and how these impact your students’ learning.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

PART IIILearning Goals

Learning Goals

• Describe, explain, and exemplify the English Program’s learning goals based on the following documents:

• PRDE documents: Circular Letters (English Program Circular Letter 2008), Laws (NCLB, Law # 149), Content Standards and Grade Level Expectations (2007), English Curriculum Framework (2003), Pruebas Puertorriqueñas, etc.)

• Teaching methodologies (required and non required teaching approaches stated in the English Program Circular Letter 2008)

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Evidence

• Post evidence on how your students achieve learning goals in the three (3) standards. (Listening/speaking, reading & writing).

• Hyperlink

Reflection # 2

• Write a deep reflection about the importance of ESL learning goals for my practice students and how they understand, react, and show awareness of these goals.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

PART IVDesign for Instruction

Design for Instruction

• Describe, explain, and exemplify one thematic unit you created based on your students’ learning needs and interests.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Evidence

• Post the thematic unit.

• Hyperlinks

Reflection # 3

• Write a deep reflection about the overall experiences your students had with that thematic unit in class, how they benefited from it, and how it impacted their learning experience.

• Use WORD (hyperlink)

PART VAssessment Plan

Assessment Plan

• Describe, explain, and exemplify all the assessment techniques used in the thematic unit to monitor and evaluate your students’ learning.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Evidence

• Post samples of your students’ performance in the completed assessments throughout the thematic unit.

• Hyperlinks

Reflection # 4

• Write a deep reflection about how your practice group responded to these assessment strategies used in this thematic unit in terms of attitudes, class performance, and effectiveness.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

PART VIInstructional Decision-Making

Instructional Decision-Making• Describe, explain, and exemplify in

what instances (at least three examples) you had to make instructional decisions to eliminate, add, modify, or change the lessons in the thematic unit and/or assessment techniques to comply with your students’ learning needs, interests, strengths, or weaknesses congruent with the required content.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Evidence

• Post evidence that shows in which way students’ performance encouraged you to make these decisions.

• Hyperlinks

Reflection # 5

• Write a deep reflection about how these decisions benefited your students’ learning.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

PART VIIAnalysis of Students’ Learning

Analysis of Students’ Learning• Describe, explain, and exemplify in

what instances you realized that after correcting and analyzing your students’ work some or most of them did not meet the proposed objectives and you had to make modifications to the thematic unit to comply with the lesson’s objectives.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Evidence

• Post evidence of students’ results before and after you analyzed their demonstration of performance.

• Hyperlinks

Reflection # 6

• Write a deep reflection about how your students benefited from this analysis and the importance of dealing with students’ diverse needs and interests in their learning process.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

PART VIIICore Areas

Core Areas

• Post four activities carried out in the practice teaching that fostered in students the opportunity to demonstrate the following core areas: DIVERSITY, CREATIVITY, LEARDERSHIP, and SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION. Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Reflection # 7

• Explain providing narrative examples of how your students elicited these aspects in the activities carried out. (Show evidence) ex; case study, special project, activities carried out in the classroom, etc.

• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

PART IXEvaluation & Reflection

Self-reflection # 8 • Write a narrative-like self-reflection answering the following questions:• What does it take to be an excellent teacher?• Evaluate your teaching performance.• Evaluate your strengths and weaknesses as a teacher.• Evaluate your interpersonal relationships with your peers, students, and

community.• What works for you and what doesn’t in terms of the teaching-learning

process and why?• How did your students respond to you?• What positive and negative impact did you have on your students?• How and why are you the best choice as a teacher for your students?• What do you need to improve as a teacher for your students to learn

effectively?• What positive contribution can you provide to your student’s life?• What needs to be changed so your students can achieve effective

learning goals?• Add any other aspect that helps you reflect upon your teaching

practices as a main character in your student’s learning process.• Use WORD (hyperlinks)

Show evidence of the positive impact you had on your student’s learning (ex; pictures, letters, works, etc.

Creative representationCreate a collage or a creative representation of your overall experience in the Practice Teaching course.

PART XCONCLUSION

Conclusion

• Write a general conclusion of the completion of this document and how it helped you reflect upon your teaching practices and your students’ performances in the teaching-leaning process.