A2 - Final
A2 - Final
A2 - Final
o Bucket ball. Teacher V studenrts. Throw ball in all directions, students retreive - Use a circle rather than a
and return balls to teacher circle. Teachers aim is to empty circle, students vise bucket and remind students to Rope
versa. keep their eyes up to prevent
collisions cones
o Throw and catch with grip ball. Then with sticks - Pre-develop even and cohesive
Grip ball/pads
teams.
o Place students into teams for the remainder of unit. Ask them to think of a name - Discuss similarities between Soft crosse sticks
before next lesson. throwing and catching with
different implements. I.e. aim Soft crosse balls
o Ranking tag. In teams, 1 team has nothing, 1 team has a ball each and the third at stick/pad rather than the
Braids (3x6)
team has sticks and a ball. The aim of the game is to move you way up the peking person.
order by tagging someone who has more than you. - Discuss technique of dodging
with a stick and a ball.
o Small sided possession grid with grip pads, have one team off, rotate after a - Encourage the team off to
team makes 5-10 passes. Progess to sticks if time. analyse the game.
LESSON EVALUATION:
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Evaluate the lesson plan according to the following Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. Only standards directly addressed in
Designing Teaching & Learning that are relevant to this assignment have been included. However, this does not mean the other standards are
irrelevant to lesson planning and evaluation more generally.
Evaluate the lesson plan according to the following NSW Quality Teaching model elements.
Evaluation score – refer to NSW QTM Classroom Practice Guide for each element
Comments incl. evidence for evaluation score (2 sentences)
1 Intellectual quality
1.1 Deep knowledge
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Depth of knowledge is minimal, neither teacher nor students provide any facilitation of
information, arguments or reasoning of Lacrosse’s input or significance to the unit.
1.2 Deep understanding
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Students demonstrate key learning and understanding objectives of problem solving (tactics and
strategy), relationships (teamwork and collaboration) and construct conclusions (justification of
strategy choice).
1.3 Problematic knowledge
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Multiple interpretations to problem solving to complete the task allow effectual breadth
of problematic knowledge. Numerous goals to reach objectives (win, score, etc.) are encouraged.
1.4 Higher-order thinking
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Students will autonomously modify their approaches to the activities, as variant methods
will determine differing levels of success. This process is identified through rapid processing of
tasks and strategy in game simulations. However, this is not pervasive throughout the entire lesson.
1.5 Metalanguage
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Metalanguage has not been identified in the lesson plan, however, there is scope for this
to be included through the use of correct Lacrosse terminology to construct a deeper understanding
of the topic.
1.6 Substantive communication
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Oral and visual (technique examples) constitute the use of communication with
sustained interaction, lesson focus, with capability of student reciprocation when demonstrating
techniques previously exemplified.
Quality learning environment
2.1 Explicit quality criteria
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: No evidence of specific, frequent, or detailed statements regarding activities. However,
through assumption, the teacher would inevitably discuss points related to understanding of skill
acquisition in order to teach students fundamental movements of Lacrosse.
2.2 Engagement
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Identified by student investment, engagement is arguably maintained in the lesson plan
through the organisation and planning of multiple activities to limit boredom. Students have
opportunities to raise questions during the analysis portion of the concluding activity.
2.3 High expectations
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Being a practical activity, evidence of conceptual or other forms of risks when learning
movements are encouraged. Conversely, expectations specifically, are not communicated throughout
the lesson plan.
2.4 Social support
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Students in order to obtain the objective (win, or score), are encouraged to try hard,
albeit risking potential failure in the pursuit of learning or improvement.
2.5 Students’ self-regulation
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: With the organisation of the lesson plan, disallowing of deterrent behaviour is predicted
as session is notably structured to limit time spent not participating in an activity. Therefore,
disciplining student behaviour will be minimised.
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3 Significance
3.1 Background knowledge
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Being an elective unit, prior knowledge of sports and physical activity is assumed, and
thus, knowledge transference is implied. However, specific knowledge regarding the chosen activity
is not recognised.
3.2 Cultural knowledge
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Cultural knowledge is unidentified within the lesson plan.
3.3 Knowledge integration
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Previously learned skill acquisition will be identified and integrated into the practical
activity. Students address past experiences and combine them to form meaningful connections.
However, knowledge integration is additionally dependent on participant experience.
3.4 Inclusivity
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: Inclusivity is evidenced throughout the majority of the lesson plan. However, a portion
has students (6) sitting out in order to manage the gameplay more effectively.
3.5 Connectedness
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: The lesson has minimal links to further justification of activity choice beyond lesson
plan selection.
3.6 Narrative
1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 Comments: No evidence of narrative is utilised in the lesson sequence.
Identify the two APST standards and two NSW QT model elements you are targeting for improvement.
APST
1) 4.2 Manage classroom activities 2) 1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander students
QT model
1) 1.1 Deep knowledge 2) 1.5 Metalanguage
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Lesson Plan
Cross Curriculum themes & General Explicit subject specific concepts and skills
capabilities
Students are partaking in the unit “Games and Sport
Cross-Curriculum themes Application 1.” Students will have prior levels of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories practical relevance and knowledge which will be
and cultures: (Activity 1) transferred from previous topics. Students will apply
this degree of problem solving, social support and
General Capabilities deep understanding. This is the initial lesson of the
Critical and Creative thinking – Practical topic, therefore safety precautions are discussed in
component, discussion through questioning relation to resources such as sticks, which could
and guided discovery detriment the wellbeing of a student if used
inappropriately.
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Reflection
What have I learned about the teaching and learning process when preparing this lesson?
this task was how the relating concepts established by the Australian Professional Standards
for Teachers (APST), and the New South Wales Quality Teaching Model (QTM) necessitates
the amount of thought process involved when creating a lesson plan in order to meet the
establishes challenges as a pre-service teacher in not only understanding the learning area,
comprehension before commencing this assessment. I believed creating a lesson plan was a
straight forward process, however, this misconception was quickly realised when applying
the frameworks to the syllabus. I found it difficult to detract myself from my own
understanding of the APST and QTM, and attempted to look at the lesson plan and
framework criteria from an objective point of view – which I admittedly found difficult.
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WHS
What are the key risk issues that may appear for and need to be reduced/eliminated in
this lesson? Using your syllabus and support documents as well as other WHS policy-
Outline the key WHS considerations that are to be applied in this lesson?
Potential risk is plausible to conceive during the practical aspects of the lesson.
Undertaking a risk assessment would identify issues surrounding injury. Safety
precautions will be included in the introductory statements regarding the equipment
and playing area. Consistent concurrent statements throughout the duration of the
lesson to further reiterate these instructions will presumably minimise potential injury.
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Academic Justification
The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) address the appropriate
guidelines of teaching outcomes for educators. The characteristics further facilitate the
standards applicable across a range of different contexts in connotation to: knowing students
and how they learn, knowing the content and how to teach it, planning and implementation of
effectual teaching and learning, creating and maintaining supportive and safe learning
environments (APST, 2014). In addressing these outcomes when analyzing the chosen lesson
plan, two areas were identified for modification: manage classroom activities (4.2) and
Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students (1.4).
that amplify student learning objectives. In the original lesson plan, there was no example
that related the activities chosen, to the Sport, Lifestyle and Recreation (SLR) syllabus. As a
modification, alterations were made to implement an explanation of the topic and directly
justify the relevance, in order to provide immediate student purpose. Justifying the learning,
pre-asserts the lesson plan effectively, whereby, clarifying the teaching intentions and
objectives. As noted in research by Williams and Wilson (2012), initially stating the
objectives in the lesson contextualises new learning links to previously learned material. This
extends into the concept developed by Biggs (1999) and further reiterated by Biggs and Tang
A second modification in the lesson plan was implemented to include strategies for
teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students (APST, 1.4). Embedding Indigenous
of ‘Gorri’ within the lesson plan is applicable in relation to one of the cross-curriculum
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knowledge. The inclusion of a Traditional Indigenous Game (TIG) limits social isolation for
Indigenous students (Buckskin, 2012). TIGs encompass both, life skills and leisure pursuits
(Thompson, Meldrum & Sellwood, 2014). By extension, the community social practice
quantitative research findings by Louth (2014), found that implementing TIGs at school
facilitating the promotion of teamwork and cooperation amongst the student population
sample.
The Quality Teaching Model (QTM; NSW Department of Education and Training.
are three elements developed to ascertain these standards: intellectual quality, quality learning
In reference to the QTM, a modification presented in the altered lesson plan reiterated
the concept of Deep Knowledge (1.1). To facilitate this, an adjustment to the concluding
activity was presented. By using questioning and guided discovery, an educator has the
ability to discuss the significant aspects of the lesson sequence, and further reiterate the
intended concepts. Morgan, Kingston and Sproule (2005) as cited in Hein, Ries, Pires, Caune,
Ekler, Emeljanovas and Valantiniene (2012) noted the impacts of guided discovery, reflected
traditionalist teaching styles. Further evidence by Davids, Araújo, Hristovski, Passos and
Chow (2012) supports guided discovery as a technique used in skill acquisition. Comparative
to non-instructed learners, methods of guided discovery not only enhances learning, but
terminology. In terms of the modified lesson plan, metalanguage directly correlates with the
use of terms relative to the sport of Lacrosse. By initiating the lesson using terminology
related to the sport, students grasp the concept of Lacrosse at a greater depth. Research of the
and understanding will be heightened when contextual basis is applied. The design of the
lesson sequence, allows the educator to precede the lesson with a small dialogue related to
terminology that will account for any previous knowledge students may have. An issue
persists if students have variant understandings of terms; therefore, reinstating the correct
metalanguage used for the session will pervade the student understanding (Magill &
Anderson, 2012). Armour (2010) identified the effectiveness of diagnosing learning needs in
differ in learning styles. The research indicated HPE teachers necessitating a theoretical
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