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Tutorial Letter 103/0/2024

TEACHING PRACTICE 2
FET PHASE (GRADE 10-12)

TPS3704
Year Module

Department: Curriculum and Instructional

Studies
ASSIGNMENT 50: PORTFOLIO
TPS3704: Assignment 50

Dear Student

This tutorial letter contains the portfolio template to be used to complete assignment 50 for TPS3704
(Teaching practice for FET (grades 10 - 12).

Please read the instructions and guidelines carefully and thoroughly before attempting to complete
the portfolio. This portfolio counts 80% of your final mark for TPS3704.

Your future and your career depend on quality teaching practice and timely submission of the
portfolio. You must submit the portfolio as soon as you finished your practical teaching period of 25
school days. Since this is a non-venue-based examination, you are expected to complete it every day.
In the interest of quality assessment, we have to stagger the submissions so that they do not all come
to us for marking at the end of the year. If you do not complete the portfolio during the Teaching
Practice period and do not submit it on the last day of your teaching practice you will be penalised in
the following way: If it reaches us two weeks late – minus 10%, three weeks late – minus 20%, four
weeks late 30% and so on. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE SURE YOUR PORTFOLIO IS
RECEIVED IN GOOD ORDER AND ON TIME. You might think that these measures are harsh, but we
work with huge numbers of portfolios and expect you to take responsibility for your work and to make
sure you follow the guidelines as you are also expected to instil the same skills to learners.

PLEASE NOTE: The school visit is a very important part of your training as you get advice and support
that is valuable for your preparation as a teacher. The mark you receive for the school visit does count
towards your marks for this module and we can affirm that every student can be visited.

Warm Regards
Prof Safura Meeran
012-4296039
meeras@unisa.ac.za

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Read all instructions from this booklet as well as Tut 101
and 102 before you start your teaching practice.
1. INSTRUCTIONS
PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE STARTING YOUR TEACHING PRACTICE

This is a non-venue-based exam called portfolio. It has to be completed on each day you are at school
(every day). You should learn as much as possible from your mentor and other teachers as well as
from the learners. During Teaching Practice (TP), you are expected to comply with all the school rules
and policies e.g. leave policy, code of conduct etc. Read this document thoroughly before you start
your TP. For this module, you can do TP at high school in grade 10-12 or TVET College in NCV L2-
4 in your one subject specialisation that is different from the one you did for TPS3703.

It is your responsibility to plan for TP i.e. arranging with the school and plan the TP during the teaching
and learning period. Planning to do TP during third term may be problematic since most schools are
busy with trial exams. Check with the school for the best time to do TP.

This document is the teaching portfolio template and must be completed fully and submitted as one
document with comprehensive evidence of each aspect inserted at the appropriate sections. PLEASE
DO NOT ATTACH ALL EVIDENCE AT THE END OR AS A SEPARATE SECTION.

This is a structured portfolio and you must use the portfolio template we provided. All aspects of the
portfolio are compulsory except where it is indicated that something can be included for additional
marks. You are expected to complete all activities for each aspect of the portfolio that is compulsory.

Where applicable you have to include documentary evidence. Attach the evidence at the appropriate
section in the portfolio.

The portfolio also includes lesson plans that you have to complete and present. You must teach and
observe every day in your subject specialisation in the FET (Grades 10 to 12) phase that is
different from the subject you teach for TPS3703. Four of the lessons need to be assessed by
your mentor and one of the lessons by your external supervisor. Mentors will give you a mark and
feedback and will sign the assessments. You also need to get the assessed lesson plans stamped with
the official school stamp.

After completing the portfolio, you need to sign the declaration form at the end, and you must also get it
signed by the mentor and the school principal. This also needs to be stamped with the official school
stamp.

If the declaration is not signed and stamped, the portfolio will be invalid.

You need to complete your portfolio electronically and submit it online. Documents in pdf format that is
less than 50mbs must be submitted through the online portal. NO WORD DOCUMENTS WILL BE
ACCEPTED. After submitting it, please check that everything was downloaded and that, it appears
correctly on the system. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS IN THE PORTAL
FOR THE PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION. MAKE SURE ALL YOUR INFORMATION IS IN THE
PORTFOLIO BEFORE SUBMITTING IT. No additional information can be added later. DO NOT
SUBMIT THE WRONG PORTFOLIO IN THE PORTAL MEANT FOR ANOTHER PORTFOLIO.

Always keep a backup of your portfolio. I have heard all the hard luck stories (some true and some very
innovative inventions) about laptops being stolen from cars, from homes, from schools and everywhere
else, you can think of and from crashed computers, viruses, etc. These things happen and you should
KEEP BACKUPS ALL THE TIME. PORTFOLIOS CANNOT BE REMARKED OR PURCHASED.
If you add, substantial amounts of colourful, interesting, and credible evidence you must please reduce the size of
your artefacts to keep within the maximum size of documents that can be submitted online. If your portfolio is more
than 50mbs you can go to ilovepdf.com and compress your pdf file.

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The following could be reasons why students fail their practical teaching:

Non-submission and failed assignment 1 and 2, lack of credible evidence, poor quality of lesson
plans, poor quality of answers, failure to complete all sections of the portfolio comprehensively
(including meaningful reflections), cheating (with school stamps, signatures, copying of the
work of other students, submitting the work of teachers instead of your own, not attending all
practical teaching days).

Portfolios should be submitted a week after completion of 25 days. This means your due date is based
on when you finish your teaching practice. The is for students who will complete their teaching practice
at the end of the third term. No portfolios received after will be marked! Keep evidence of your
portfolio submission.

Please submit your assignment/portfolio:

 online
To submit your portfolio via myUnisa:

 Go to myUnisa.

 Then click on MyModules

 Select the module.

 On the Moodle page you will find Assignment 50

 Click on the assignment 50

 Follow the instructions.

 Please do not zip documents

 Please note that essay assignments must be in Portable Document Format (pdf) for
online submission and onscreen marking.

 Check that your PORTFOLIO does register and is uploaded.

 Alternatively use the Moodle Link to access your assignment:

https:// mymodules.dtls.unisa.ac.za/course/view.php?id=45130

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ORIENTATION REGARDING YOUR TEACHING PRACTICE
One of the biggest challenges students seem to encounter when preparing and presenting their
lessons is planning and implementation of assessments. Most students lose many marks because of
the poor assessments they include in their lesson plans, and some just do not complete the
assessment sections.

In Tutorial Letter 101 I have included recommended books and links to articles that can assist you in
your practical. Please read these books which you will find in the library.

On the TPS3704 Moodle site you will find important information including Tipptytube videos which will
orientate you to teach successfully. Please make use of these resources and engage in the discussion
forum which will improve the way you teach and learn.

You are also encouraged to read other books and articles on teaching practice to equip you better on
teaching and learning environment.

The success of your teaching practice is mostly in your hands and if you approach it with an energetic
and positive attitude, it can be a very satisfying and enriching experience. Go and show them out there
that you are going to be a professional teacher when you start teaching!

PORTFOLIO FOCUS

The purpose of this portfolio is to demonstrate and give evidence that you completed a successful
teaching practice period of 25 full school days in Further Education and Training (grades 10-12).

Teacher education consists of different types of knowledge that must be integrated:

 Conceptual knowledge (foundations of education/ theories/disciplinary knowledge/ content) with
the aim of acquiring knowledge specialised proficiency.
 Contextual knowledge (all aspects that endeavours to contextualise knowledge for occupational
purposes, such as subject didactics and practical teaching) with the aim of acquiring task-
specific proficiency.

It is therefore important that you find links between school practices (including their
associated activities) and your studies (including disciplinary knowledge and skills). You
must do this in every section of the portfolio.

This portfolio will have a whole-school perspective (understanding your role as teacher in the school).
As a student you are expected to familiarise yourself with the full range of activities that are associated
with a functional school. You not only have to observe these activities, but you are expected to take
part in as many of them as is possible. You are also expected to look at these activities critically and to
comment on their purpose, functionality, outstanding features and possible shortcomings where
applicable.
REMOVE PAGE 1-6 AND SUBMIT THE REST OF
THIS DOCUMENT AS YOUR PORTFOLIO

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Tick the subject you have chosen as your didactic.

Subject didactics FET Tick b o x with

an X PLEASE NOTE:
(grades 10 - 12)
Consumer studies IF YOU DO NOT
Hospitality studies
Computer Applications
COMPLETE THIS
Technology PAGE
Information Technology
Life Sciences
CORRECTLY
Geography 10% WILL BE
Life Orientation
DEDUCTED FROM
Mathematical literacy
Mathematics YOUR
History
PORTFOLIO MARK.
Accounting
Business studies Indicate what subject
Economics specialisation you did
Religion studies
for TPS3703 as you have
Physical Science
Languages (specify) to use a different
Technical subjects subject for TPS3704
(specify)
TPS3703:
MARKER SHOULD INDICATE HERE HOW MUCH MUST BE SUBTRACTED BECAUSE OF LATE
SUBMISSION
Minus %
2. INDEX PAGE (fill in the pages as per your completed portfolio)

Contents Pages
1. Declaration page 11
2. Mentor letter 12
3. Mentor Page 13-14
4. The School Context 15-17
5. Subject assessment plan and evidence 18
6. Personal Time- table 19
7. My teaching philosophy 20
8. Weekly Journal 21-23
9. Table of lessons taught in subject specialisation 24
10. Five independent teaching lesson plans and evidence 25-48
11. External Supervisor Report 49
12. Assessment of independent lesson presentation by mentor 50-52
13. Table of lesson observations in subject specialisation 53-56
14. Good practices in the school 57
15. Suggestions for improvement of school practices 58
16. Assessment/marking grid 59
17. Student Evaluation Form 61
18. Attendance Register 62-63

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SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENTS

YEAR MARK
TEACHING PRACTICE PLACEMENT DUE DATE CONTRIBUTION
Tutor
ial Assignment 01 Written (COMPULSORY) 7 May 2024 10%
Lette Unique No: 547870
r 101

Assignment 02 MCQ’s 28 June 2024 10%

(COMPULSORY) Unique No: 548043

102 Teaching Practice Office placement arrangements

SCHOOL-BASED PRACTICAL ASSIGNMENTS (Non—venue-based exam)

Tutorial Letter 103:

Assignment 50 80% Closing date:
PORTFOLIO
19 September
Unique No: 548121
COMPULSORY 2024

Year mark 20% TOTAL

Final mark 100%
Examination mark/Portfolio 80%

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. DECLARATION FORM

The purpose of this declaration form is to ensure the authenticity of this portfolio and the
practical teaching it was based upon. Please complete and sign this declaration form. The
mentor teacher and the school principal should also sign it.

DECLARATION BY STUDENT:

I,...............................................................................................(Name), student number ________________

declare that all the work in this portfolio is my own and that I completed 25 days of practical teaching.

Signature ………………………………………………………..
Date:……………………………………………………

DECLARATION BY MENTOR TEACHER:

I,.......................................................................................(Name), declare that the abovementioned

student completed her/his 25 days of practical teaching under my supervision or that of my
colleagues.

Signature …………………………………………………………
Date ………………………………………..

DECLARATION BY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL:

I,..................................................................................(Name), declare that this student completed 25

full school days of supervised practical teaching at
….........................................................................................(Name of institution).

Signature ……………………………………………………..
Date ………………………………………………………..

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2. MENTOR LETTER

Please hand this letter to your mentor to read on your first day at the school:

Dear mentor

Thank you very much for agreeing to support and guide this student from Unisa. It is only possible for
our students to get acquainted with the realities of teaching under the supervision of experienced top
teachers. What you do for our students is irreplaceable and inestimable in their preparation to become
teachers. Could we please request you to assist us with the following?

Please dedicate some time each week to formally meet with the student to discuss her/his progress
during the past week and schedule for the following week.
Please allow the student to observe all the lessons you present and write a short report on 25 of them
(as in the report form included in this portfolio under section 4). Please ensure that this is done
regularly.
Please assist the student in working through the portfolio systematically to enable her/him to
comprehensively complete it in the 25 days at the school.
Please control that the portfolio is comprehensively completed (including all attachments) at the end of
the 25 days.
Please assist the student with lesson preparation for lessons she/he has to present.
Please assist the student to present as many lessons as possible under your supervision.
Please provide feedback to the student after every lesson.
Please assess five of the lessons that must be presented and included in this portfolio.
Please provide feedback and make suggestions for improvement of these five lessons.
Please write a short report on the behaviour and activities of the student during the Practical Teaching
period on the following page.
Please include contact details with your report if we need to make contact with you regarding any
aspect of the Practical Teaching (it may also be the school contact details).
Please contact me Professor Safura Meeran, on 012-4296039 or meeras@unisa.ac.za for any
clarification you need or for any issues you may have.

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3. MENTOR PAGE

MENTOR REPORT REGARDING (name of student)

BY TITLE: ................ SURNAME: ................................................ NAME: ...............................................

CONTACT DETAILS (those of the school if that is what you prefer):

Cell phone: ............................................ E- mail: .....................................................................................

Name: ………………………………………………………………….……….……………………..
Qualifications: ……………………………………………………………….……………………..
Experience as teacher: ……………………………………………………….……………………..
Experience as mentor (how many students mentored before?): ……………………………..
Training as mentor (by whom and how much/ formal/informal, accredited or not)
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Please provide fair and honest comments regarding the following:

Was the general conduct of the student irreproachable (on time, conduct according to school
requirements for teachers)?

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Did the student prepare well when she/he had to present lessons?

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Did the student complete her/his portfolio during the Practical Teaching period? YES/NO
Strong points of the student/ good qualities and good work done:
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Aspects on which student still have to improve to be ready to enter education as a beginner
teacher:

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SIGNATURE SCHOOL STAMP

Date: ____________________________
4. THE SCHOOL CONTEXT

Complete the following open-ended questions to the best of your ability: Please give as much
information as possible.
1. Description of your school (location, age, facilities, how many learners, how
many teachers, LOLT, etc.)
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2. Description of your classroom (size, facilities, learning and teaching support

materials, classroom atmosphere, etc.)

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3. Description of your learners (number per class, level of readiness to learn, their home
and environmental conditions etc.)

4. How did the information you have gathered in Questions 1 to 3 affect your lesson
planning, teaching and assessment? How did you adapt your lessons, methods and
resources for your particular school?

5. Description of your mentor/subject/learning area teacher (knowledge, teaching

experience, helpfulness, guidance, etc.).

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6. Description of your personal background (Are you teaching at present? If so, for how
long and which subjects? Description of your qualifications (where and when did you
acquire them?).

7. Description of any other appropriate experience/information, which has had an

influence on your teaching practice experience.

8. Description of your experience with Unisa’s teaching practice arrangements,

placements, school visits, support and so on

9. Short account of your overall teaching practice experience (positive and/or negative)

10. Describe how you conducted yourself in terms of the South African Council of
Educators Code of Conduct?
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11. Make a neat sketch of the school, showing the classrooms, offices, hall and other
facilities (sport fields etc.). Please add photographic evidence as well.

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5. SUBJECT ASSESSMENT PLAN WITH EVIDENCE
Assessment is an extremely important aspect in education. The purpose of this section is to familiarise
yourself with the assessment plan and to reflect on its functionality.

Describe main aspects of the plan (For e.g., assessment activities, coding, etc.).
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Has the assessment plan been adapted for CAPS? Give examples.
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Which aspects of assessment were you involved in during your time at the school, if at all?
(e.g. marking, invigilating, etc.). Describe what you did and provide evidence.
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Reflection: H o w d i d the assessment practice you studied in the assessment module

assisted you in implementing assessment? Explain your answer and give examples.
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Evidence: Attach the assessment plan

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6. PERSONAL TIME- TABLE
(Attach your personal timetables- indicating periods for your subject that you will teach and
observe.)

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7. MY TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
Write a brief teaching philosophy. Include aspects such as: why you want to be a teacher;
what subject and age group you would like to teach and why; how you believe teaching should
take place; how you believe learners learn best; why you believe teaching is a vital profession,
how you believe you can make a difference etc.
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8. Weekly Journal
So many things happen in a teaching day that it is difficult to remember it all at the end of a
five-week period. In this section of the Portfolio, you keep a reflective journal for each week. It
is a good idea to have a notebook where you keep of record of things on a daily basis that you
find interesting, difficult, exciting, challenging or a new experience so that you can write a
report here each week. At the end of the report, you are asked to shade in some graphical
representations of your week.

Journal for Week 1- Date: ……………………………………………

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Indicate on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being poor and 10 being excellent) how you faired on the following
aspects this week.

Confidence in 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
front of a class
Discipline 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10