Task 5

A day in the life of a science coordinator / teacher:

Focus: On the many roles of the science coordinator / teacher within the school:

Objectives:
For student teachers to:
Continue to develop positive working relationships with both the teacher and
the students by acting as a TA within the classroom under the direction of the
MST.

Shadow the science coordinator / teacher and complete Table 8: A Day in

the Life of a Science Coordinator / Teacher which provides an overview of
their duties throughout the day

You will need:

The Teaching Practice Tasks booklet for Practicum 3b
Table 8: A day in the life of a primary school science coordinator
A digital camera
Table 4: TP Discussion Board Guidelines

Before implementing these tasks:

Discuss each of these tasks with your partner. Decide what each of you will do.
Discuss the tasks with your MST. (Ask for permission to take photographs)

Whilst implementing the Tasks:

Make notes about any areas of interest or issues you would like to discuss with
your MCT and/or MST.
Photograph evidence for the tasks and portfolio.

After completion of the tasks:

Clearly label, PDF and store all school documentation in your BBL journal.
 Table 5: A Day in the Life of a UAE Primary School Science Teacher.
Time Activity Notes

7:30 The teacher signs in The teacher signs and sit in her classroom

7:30 to Teacher prepare for the first session

The teacher write the title on the board
7:45 and do independent work

7:45 to The teacher takes the children to the

Assembly
7:50 morning assembly area between this time
The teacher sing national anthem and
7:50 to happy birthday for those who was born in
Attending the morning assembly
8:02 the same date of the day

8:02 to The teacher take the students to the The teacher walk with the children to the
8:06 classroom classroom
The teacher give the learners independent
8:06 to work, then she do whole class activities
(calendar and morning routine)
8:55 such as changing the date and singing the
days of the week song
The teacher take the whole class to the
8:55 to The teacher takes and bring the
bathroom and wait them then return them
9:00 students from the bathrooms
back to the classroom
The teacher take the students to the art
9:00 to
Art classroom and get back to her room to do
9:30
independent work
The teacher take the children outdoors to
9:30 to
Recess/snack play and then she bring them back to eat
9:55
snacks
The teacher teach the student math
9:55 to
and she sit with different group of
10:30
students each time
The teacher take the whole class to the
10:30 to The teacher takes and bring the
bathroom and wait them then return them
10:35 students from the bathrooms
back to the classroom
She give the learners specific thing to do
10:36 to The teacher give student centered
by themselves such as playing with dice to
11:50 learning
do a task
The teacher take the whole class to the
11:50 to The teacher takes and bring the
bathroom and wait them then return them
11:55 students from the bathrooms
back to the classroom
11:55 to The teacher sit with the children to Teacher eats with the students or observe
12:20 have lunch in the classroom them

12:20 to The teacher take the students to the

Monitoring the children
12:30 playground
 The teacher take the whole class to the
12:30 to The teacher takes and bring the
bathroom and wait them then return them
12:35 students from the bathrooms
back to the classroom
The teacher leave students who
12:36 to study Islamic in the classroom with She monitor the children who dont study
1:15 the other teacher, and take the rest to Islamic
play outdoors
1:15 to The teacher come to the class for she switch off the light and switch on the
1:30 quiet time music for students to relax
The teacher divide the class into
1:30 to The teacher sit with the groups in different
groups and she teach them science,
2:30 times and teach them about summer
each group do something different
The teacher stays in the classroom with the
2:30 to children to observe some and wait for their
Pack up/games
2:50 parents to come to leave while they play
games in the room
 Reflection:

This task is useful for me, because I was observing the teacher and see how
she manages her time. I had learned many things of being punctual on time,
and I knew that a teacher should have a schedule to follow the whole day. In
addition, the teacher should also have a plan what she will do in her free time
at school. The mentor used the time in a good way, even for those students
who dont attend Islamic session there was an activity that they enjoy doing.
For example: the students who dont attend the Islamic class, they spend the
same time other students spend at the session however they do different
activities. Sometimes if the children are doing a task during a session the
teacher use an alarm to alarm students when to stop working, which is a good
idea that they get informed when the time finishes to move to another activity
(see picture 2).

In my opinion, it is better to set a time for each activity so when you apply it
you have an idea when it will be. This is what I saw in the student's schedule,
which is showing exactly at what time the children will do specific activity
(see picture 1). The students got used to their schedules, so they respect and
follow it and they know what each group of the class will be doing each day in
specific sessions depending on the groups color. Moreover, the class is divided
into four groups and each group does a different game/activity which is fun
and motivating (see picture 3). I really enjoy my time with KG 2 A even in
break time and when they study math and science, because they learn the topic
by games or watching pictures and videos.
 Pictures:

Picture 1

Picture 2

Picture 3