Methods of Teaching

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UNIT 1
UNIT 4
UNIT 5
UNIT 3
UNIT 6
UNIT 2
UNIT 7
Summarizing observational data (20 minutes) 
Return the charts from the last session to the wall so that everyone can see the data. 
Student Teachers will use this time in class time to get the data from the charts that 
they need to complete their homework assignment.
For homework, Student Teachers will write two one-page summaries: one of the 
lower primary school data and one of the upper primary school data. Their summa-
ries should include the most frequently occurring actions and the least frequently 
occurring actions. They also should include the number of classes in which they saw 
five or more actions, what those actions were, and the number of classes in which five 
or fewer actions were observed. If there are differences in actions between teachers in 
the lower and upper primary classes, this should be noted. If teachers used actions not 
on the ‘Teacher Observation Form’, this should also be noted. 
The point of this exercise is to develop a snapshot of primary school teachers’ actions 
when they use effective teacher research as a guide to teach. 
Small group discussion (10 minutes) 
Divide Student Teachers into groups of five. Using Handout 6 ‘Seven Principles of 
Learning’, ask them to discuss the definition of learning. Ask groups to list which 
aspects of the principles they agree with, disagree with, or don’t understand. 
This list will become the basis for a third one-page paper.
Whole-class discussion (15 minutes) 
This is the first in a series of discussions on cultural influences on teaching and 
learning in Pakistan. This topic is a thread that runs through the course. This first 
discussion is a response to the following questions:
• What do Pakistani parents want education to achieve for their children? 
• Do expectations differ from one subculture to another? 
Cite some of the subcultures and their differences in expectations.