Dana's portfolio

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Student: Teacher’s Name: Dana Abumandil ID Number : 201410044
Specialization: English Language Teaching Class: Grade 5B3
School: The Gulf International Private Acedemy Date: Feb 7,2017
Subject: English (Reading Comprehension)

Instruction Domain :
1-Communicating Clearly And Accurately (Directions and Procedures, Oral
and Written Language )
The teacher used clear direction and procedures in each activity. His goal
was to be clear so that the students would know exactly what they are
learning.

2-Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques ( Quality of
questions, Discussion techniques, and Student participation).
The teacher started the class with a discussion which made the
class interact with each other. There were some students that
were shy and scared to speak out but the teacher stood asking
them questions till they spoke which I think it will motivate them
more later on.

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3- Engaging Students in Learning. (Representation of content. Activities
and assignments and grouping of students. Instructions materials and
resources. Structures and pacing).
The teacher engaged the students by passing sticky notes so they can
answer a question as a starter for the lesson . The teacher also used the
smart board to present a video that is related to the lesson. He
combined them in groups so that they can work on activities.
4-Providing feedback to students: (Quality: accurate, substantive,
constructive, and specific Timeliness).
The teacher gave feedback immediately through facial expression and
gestures. He also used written feedback on the board.
5—Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness: (lesson adjustment,
response to students, and Persistence).
The teacher knows his student’s needs and was supportive. The
teacher was so flexible, which made the class go smoothly and he
followed the lesson plan without any problem.

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Classroom Environment:
1. Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport: (Teacher
interaction with students and student interaction).
The teacher was easy going with his students. He made sure that
everyone participate. His students were polite and quiet.

2. Establishing a culture for learning: (Importance of the content.
Student pride in work. Expectations for learning and achievement).
Well and organized culture that made them all want to
participate. All students wanted to work on time. Activities were
clear and interesting which made the students want to work more
and more.

3. -Managing Classroom Procedures (Management of instructional
groups. Management of transitions. Management of materials
and supplies. Performance of non-instructional duties).
Students worked in groups and each one had to do a
task. The teacher took 5 mins with the starter. Later
on, he started with the lesson and following
with the activity.

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4. Managing Student Behavior: (Expectations, Monitoring of student
behavior, and response to student misbehavior).
The teacher was well prepared to deal with any misbehavior of
the students. He takes the student on the side and talks to them so
that the students won’t feel embarrassed.

5. - Organizing Physical Space: (Safety and arrangement of furniture,
Accessibility to learning, and use of physical resources)
The classroom was safe. The teacher divided the students into 5
groups and each group had 4 students. The class was too small
and tight. The teacher used physical resources appropriately .

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Student: Teacher’s Name: Dana Abumandil Number : 201410044
Specialization: English Language Teaching Class: Grade 8B
School: The Gulf International Private Acedemy Date: Feb 8,2017
Subject: English (Reading Comprehension)

Instruction Domain

1- Communicating Clearly And Accurately (Directions and
Procedures. Oral and written language.)
The teacher and the students have a very special relationship. Her
instructions at the beginning of the class were clear and the way
she used her oral language was outstanding.

2- Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques (Quality of
questions. Discussion techniques and Student participation).
The way she asked her student’s questions was
understandable. Her activities were all discussion
techniques. The students in groups to discuss the
question.

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3- Engaging Students in Learning. (Representation of content.
Activities and assignments. Grouping of students. Instructions
materials and resource. Structures and pacing).
Over here the teacher engaged the students by using the white
board to answer the questions of the book. She also engaged them
with critical questions.

4- Providing feedback to students (Quality: accurate, substantive,
constructive and specific Timeliness).
Most of the teacher’s feedback was through her facial expressions
and through verbal communications.

5- Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness (Lesson adjustment.
Response to students and Persistence).
The teacher dealt with her students in a flexible way and
had no problem.

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Classroom Environment:
1. Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport: (Teacher
interaction with students and student interaction).
The teacher had a specific way to deal with her students. They
were not interacting with her, but she had a technique to let them
cooperate more often.

2. Establishing a culture for learning (Importance of the content.
Student pride in work. Expectations for learning and achievement).
The teacher focused on the class being quiet and neat.

3. -Managing Classroom Procedures (Management of instructional
groups. Management of transitions. Management of materials and
supplies. Performance of non-instructional duties).
It was very well organized. She started with summarizing what
they took the previous class and linked it to the lesson they
are taking. Her discussion did not take more than 5
minutes.

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4. Managing Student Behavior: (Expectations, Monitoring of student
behavior, Response to student misbehavior).
She managed her student’s behavior very easily by walking
around them so that they won’t be able to talk. There was a small
conflict between two students, but the teacher makes sure to
control the situation.

5. - Organizing Physical Space: (Safety and arrangement of furniture.
Accessibility to learning and use of physical resources)
The physical space was well arranged. The class was huge and the
students were divided in 4 groups.

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Student: Teacher’s Name: Dana Abumandil Number : 201410044
Specialization: English Language Teaching Class: 6G2
School: The Gulf International Private Acedemy Date: 9/02/2017
Subject: English (Compare and Contrast)

Instruction Domain

1. Communicating Clearly And Accurately (Directions and
Procedures. Oral and written language)
The teacher used a clear direction in activities. Her oral and
written language was rich in strong vocabulary words.

2. Using Questioning and Discussion Techniques (Quality of
questions, Discussion techniques, Student participation).
The teacher started a discussion and got the
students to participate.

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3. Engaging Students in Learning. (Representation of content.
Activities and assignments. Grouping of students. Instructions
materials and resources, Structures and pacing).
The teacher grabbed the students attention by using different
methods of teaching. She also used the smart board to present a
video as a starter of the lesson.

4. Providing feedback to students ( Quality : accurate,
substantive,constructive and specific Timeliness ).
Over here the teacher’s feedback was giving the students bonus
marks and also through written feedback.

5. Demonstrating Flexibility and Responsiveness (lesson
adjustment, response to students, and Persistence) .
The teacher was friendly to her students and she
interacted with them in a polite way. In addition, she
used to move around the class to give feedbacks.

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Classroom Environment:
1. Creating an Environment of Respect and Rapport: (Teacher
interaction with students, student interaction).
The teacher follows the rules of the class to create a positive
environment, which made the students to build a good
relationship with each others.

2. Establishing a culture for learning (Importance of the content.
Student pride in work. Expectations for learning and
achievement).
The teacher was able to manage the class to be organized and
quiet. Through the activity they had, they expressed pride in
their work.

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3. -Managing Classroom Procedures (Management of instructional
groups, management of transitions, management of materials
and supplies, performance of non-instructional duties).
One of the teacher’s procedures in the classroom, was to
present a video and after the video they had a discussion.

4- Managing Student Behavior: (Expectations, Monitoring of
student behavior, Response to student misbehavior).
At the beginning of the class she was not able to control some
student’s behavior, but by giving them an activity worksheet,
the student’s behavior was much better.

5- Organizing Physical Space: (Safety and arrangement of
furniture, Accessibility to learn and use of physical resources)

The class was huge and clean, but the weather of the
class was hot and humid. The students were divided
into 5 groups.

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Date : Monday, Feburary 27,2017
Grade : 4G1
My first time teaching made me extremely nervous because it
was my first time to teach all by myself. Dr.Yousef attended the
class, it was about guided reading, which the school specified
this class every Monday, that is a chance for students to
practice reading. I began with the starter and went on with the
lesson by passing the stories to the students. I was amazed by
how my students after reading the story started with the
activity without even telling them what to do. I concentrated
on the low achievers and gave them the fluency test. On
the other hand, I discovered a lot of mistakes I did that I
will put into consideration. Dr. Yousef at the end
gave me his feedback and told me where did I go
wrong which I really appreciate it.

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Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Grade : 4G2

My second time teaching was much easier than the first time. I
got used to my students and so did they. I felt relaxed while
giving the lesson. The lesson was about grammar (comparative
and superlative). I prepared four activities and the students
worked in groups, I also presented two videos about the lesson
as a starter which was fun for the students. I prepared for them
an assessment worksheet just to make sure that my students got
the lesson and at the same time they can benefit from the
worksheet as a revision for their final exam. The class was easy
going and everything was great, but the only thing that I
suffered from was the time. The time was going so slow
that I had to give the students some extra work. However,
It seemed well organized that I was so happy for
myself. At the end of the class Dr. Yousef thanked
me which gave me a lot of motivation and
support.

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Date: Tuesday, April 11,2017

Grade : 4G2

On this day I was comfortable and had no difficulties. I
practiced my lesson with other classes and made sure not to
repeat my weaknesses. When the clock hit 12:45, it was time
for me to start the class. Dr. Yousef came and attended my class
and the principal and assistant principal also wanted to attend,
but due to their meetings they could not manage to come. My
lesson was about spelling. I divide the class into 4 groups
and each group had an activity in which they would
rotate, and have a chance to participate in the 4
activities. I also prepared a fun plenary that made the
students enjoy the class. I managed to finish the
class on time exactly. I was so happy for such
improvement.

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A Summary of Week (February 6-9)
Monday, February 6th, 2017, was my first day at The Gulf
International Private Academy School. They sent us to the HR, in order
to organize our schedule. After that they took us to the Assist Principal,
Mr. Mohamad Hassan, he welcomed us in a very respectful way and
made us feel as if its home. He explained all the procedures and took us
around the school for a tour. After that, He gave us the classes that we
will be observing for the week. The first class was with Mrs. Soma,
grade 6B2 it was a bit challenging to me because the teacher had
difficulty controlling the class. On Tuesday, February 7th, 2017, I
observed Grade 5B3 with Mr. Mohamad Shafi. The class was well
controlled and the techniques he used was amazing. He used
many resources and activities as well, which made the students
motivated more to learn. On Wednesday, February 8th,
2017, I observed Grade 4B1 with Mrs. Alaa. I really
liked the way she creates her starter just to

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attract the students. She used the four skills all together. I also observed
Grade 8 boys with Mrs. Hajar, I really liked how the teacher was
stricked with time and she times every activity that she gives to the
student. She gave some time for discussion,
where all the class discuss what they have learned in the story. On
Thursday, February 9th, 2017, I observed a math class with Mrs.
Hadeel. She started the class by presenting a game online through the
projector and asked each student to log in through their iPad so that
they can all participate. I also observed Grade 6G2 with Mrs. Israa. It
was a useful class because I got a lot of ideas that I would never think
of. My first week of practicum was remarkable.

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A Summary of Week (February 12-16)
This week was quite interesting because ADEC came for a visit and
stayed for 4 days to evaluate the school. It was a quite awesome
experience. I introduced myself to one of them, he was American and
was so glad to meet me as a trainee. The school was under stress,
especially the teachers so I helped them in organizing and preparing
the classroom as a shadow teacher. On Thursday, February 16th,2017,
was sports day so they took all the girl’s campus to the Hili
Archaeological Park so that they can enjoy their sports day there. I
went along with my students, grade 4. There were a lot of activities that
were prepared by the P.E. Teachers which was quite an amazing idea.
This trip made me spend more time to know more about my students.

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A Summary of Week (February 19-23)
This week was challenging, since it was my first time teaching. Thanks
to my mentor teacher, Mrs. Alaa Samir that helped me during this
week. I started teaching grade 4 boys and girls. Moreover, I attended
with the special need class just to gain more experience and I
volunteered in helping the teachers with special need students. I also
had a talk with the social worker about some student’s misbehavior. On
Thursday, February 23,2017, was the Culture Day, where I took part in
different countries. I took my class grade 4G1 to the Culture Day so
that they could learn about different cultures and traditions. My week

was well spent.

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I interviewed Mr. Mohamed Hassan, an Assistant Principal for the boys
section in the The Gulf International Private Academy School. Mr.
Mohamed Hassan currently holds a B.A in
Interview Questions:

1. Interviewer: Give me some background information about yourself?

Interviewee: I have two bachelor degrees. I graduated from the
Faculty of Archaeology from Egypt, 1996. Since 1996, I have been
working in Education. I also joined the faculty of Education, English
Department , 2001. I joined this College to be qualified to teach as a
English Teacher.

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