Getting the practical teaching element right: A guide for literacy, numeracy and ESOL teacher educators



Getting the practical teaching
element right :

A guide for literacy, numeracy
and ESOL teacher educators

Helen Casey, Jay Derrick, Samantha Duncan and David Mallows
April 2007

Contents

Introduction

Theory and practice

The organisation of teaching practice:

8 Group teaching practice

11 Paired teaching practice

12 Individual teaching practice

How to organise group teaching practice or ‘training groups’

More than just teaching - opportunities for observation

‘Practise as you preach’ - the role of modelling

Putting it all together

Innovative partnership arrangements

Methods of assessing teaching practice

Formative and summative assessment

References

Appendices

32 Appendix 1: Examples of job descriptions for
teaching practice mentors

34 Appendix 2: Examples of timetables for teaching
practice groups

37 Appendix 3: Example teaching practice feedback record sheet



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