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Foundation of Professional Practice
Below is a general outline of how this section aligns itself with the foundations of professional practice as mandated by the Ontario College Teachers.
Professional knowledge:
Learning past history about atomic theory can help students understand the purpose of atomic theory and why it is used.Learning the history gives the student further knowledge in the lesson. Making the student interested more in the topic allow them to engage more and want to learn more about the scientists.
Ongoing Professional Learning:
By learning this topic student would learn the basic and they have to do their own research to learn more about it.
Through the video and the worksheets student are gaining experience with practicing these type of materials.
Leadership in Learning Communities:
During games and labs students take on leader ship roles to gain success.While working with others they are learning on how to work as a team in order to succeed, which helps them in the real world because in real world most learning communities are done through team work.
Professional Practice:
Students in this lesson are seeing visual aids throughout the video and the lesson which helps them to picture the material they are learning and also engaging the class and wanting to learn.
Commitment to Students and Student Learning:
Working in lab makes students more responsible with the equipment they are using.
By working hands on such as doing a lab the students would remember the material learned in class easily compare to a teacher directly teaching orally because students like working more hands on specially in science classes.
Professional knowledge:
Learning past history about atomic theory can help students understand the purpose of atomic theory and why it is used.Learning the history gives the student further knowledge in the lesson. Making the student interested more in the topic allow them to engage more and want to learn more about the scientists.
Ongoing Professional Learning:
By learning this topic student would learn the basic and they have to do their own research to learn more about it.
Through the video and the worksheets student are gaining experience with practicing these type of materials.
Leadership in Learning Communities:
During games and labs students take on leader ship roles to gain success.While working with others they are learning on how to work as a team in order to succeed, which helps them in the real world because in real world most learning communities are done through team work.
Professional Practice:
Students in this lesson are seeing visual aids throughout the video and the lesson which helps them to picture the material they are learning and also engaging the class and wanting to learn.
Commitment to Students and Student Learning:
Working in lab makes students more responsible with the equipment they are using.
By working hands on such as doing a lab the students would remember the material learned in class easily compare to a teacher directly teaching orally because students like working more hands on specially in science classes.