Bed (1.5/2.

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MANUAL

TEACHING PRACTICE
CODE No: 6997

Department of Early Childhood Education and

Elementary Teacher Education
Faculty of Education
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
 MANUAL

TEACHING PRACTICE
BEd (1.5/2.5/04 YEARS)

CODE No: 6997

Department of Early Childhood Education and

Elementary Teacher Education
Faculty of Education
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
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 COURSE TEAM

Chairman:
Dr. Muhammad Athar Hussain
Early Childhood Education and Elementary
Teacher Education Department

Course Development Coordinator:

Dr. Mubeshera Tufail
Lecturer (ECE & ETED)

Members: 1. Dr. Rehmatullah Bhatti

Assistant Professor

2. Dr. Muhammad Samiullah

Assistant Professor

3. Dr. Syed Nasir Hussain

Assistant Professor

4. Dr. Jahan Ara Shams

Assistant Professor

4. Dr. Rukhsana Durrani

Lecturer

5. Mr. Salman Khalil

Lecturer

6. Dr. Nasrullah Bacha

Assistant Professor

Editor: Ms. Humera Ejaz

Composing: Mrs Nasira Aqeel
Layout: Ikram Yousaf

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 CONTENTS
1. Course Description………………………………………………. ...........................
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2. Course Learning Outcomes……………………………………… 1
3. Components of Teaching Practice……………………………….. 1
4. Plan of Action……………………………………………………. 6
5. Assessment………………………………………………………. 9
6. Behaviour Expectations from Trainee Teachers………………… 10
7. Workshop………………………………………………………... 12
8. Teaching Practice in School……………………………………... 17
9. Activities during Teaching Practice in School…………………... 17
10. Schedule for Teaching Practice in School……………………….. 18
11. Final Lessons…………………………………………………….. 19
12. Criteria for Assessment of Lesson Plans & Presentation ……….. 19
13. Practicum Report………………………………………………… 22
14. Making Field Notes and Journal………………………………… 22
15. Format of Practicum Report……………………………………... 23
16. Appendix I-Student Biodata Form………………………………. 24
17. Appendix II-Workshop Report…………………………………... 25
18. Appendix III-Progress Report of Students………………………. 26
19. Appendix IV Teaching Practice Site Approval Form…………… 27
20. Appendix V-Teaching Practice Letter…………………………… 28
21. Appendix VI-Teaching Practice Completion Certificate.………. 29
22. Appendix VII-Attendance Record for Teaching Practice in 30
School…………………………………………………………….
23. Appendix VIII-Form for Marking of Final Lesson Presentation... 31
24. Appendix IX (A) & (B)-Sample Lesson Plans…………………... 32
25. Appendix X-General Guidelines for Trainee Teachers of 6997… 38

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1. Course Description
This course involves field experiences for trainee teachers in a classroom/school setting.
This experience encompasses applying effective teaching theories, techniques, and skills
by trainee teachers in a classroom/school setting. This course provides opportunities to
trainee teachers for classroom teaching and school-based experiences. Besides classroom
teaching, this experience will also assist trainee teachers in learning classroom
management skills. This course consists of the workshop, teaching practice in school, and
presentation of model/final lesson plans. The workshop provides an orientation to the
trainee teachers about the course requirements, lesson planning and presentation.
Teaching practice in school requires trainee teachers to complete the work of 144 hours
duration in this course. The trainee teacher is required to work for 04-05 hours per day in
the school during 04 weeks of teaching practice. Site approval form for the school, where
a prospective teacher wants to perform teaching practice, must be submitted for approval
to the respective regional centre of the Allama Iqbal Open University. The submission of
the ‘Site Approval Form’ for approval of practicum school must be completed at least 02
to 03 weeks before the start of teaching practice. The regional centre of the University
will issue a teaching practice letter to the trainee teacher in the name of the head of that
school. This letter aims to facilitate trainee teachers getting permission from the head for
teaching practice in that school. After successful completion of teaching practice in
school, the trainee teachers present two model/final lessons in front of the evaluators
appointed by Allama Iqbal Open University. The centre for the presentation of lessons
will be communicated to the trainee teachers by the regional offices.

2. Course Learning Outcomes

After the successful completion of the Teaching Practice course, the trainee teacher
would be able to:
▪ Develop lesson plans for teaching using appropriate instructional methods and
techniques.
▪ Implement lesson plans for effectively teaching the content to students.
▪ Assess the learning needs of the students.
▪ Collaborate with teachers of the school for professional responsibilities.
▪ Utilize feedback from teachers of the school in a non-defensive manner.
▪ Reflect on the teaching practice in school.
▪ Establish a learning environment to meet the cognitive and affective needs of
children.
▪ Utilize appropriate techniques for assessing the students’ performance.

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3. Components of ‘Teaching Practice (Course Code: 6997)
‘Teaching Practice’ course consists of the following components:
1. Workshop - 18 hours of work
1.1 15 hours for face-to-face interaction for lesson planning, practice and
presentation
1.2 03 hours for home tasks related to lesson planning and AV aids etc. during
workshop days
2. Teaching Practice- 112 hours of work (04 weeks)
2.1 Teaching in the classroom- 36 hours (1-2 hours/day to teach in
the classroom at the school level)
2.2 Teaching Support activities in school- 36 hours (1-2 hours/day in the school)
2.3 Lesson planning and preparation- 40 hours (1 hour × 40 lesson plans= 40
hours)
2.4 Practicum report (see page# 20-21)
3. Final Lessons - 14 hours of work
3.1 Presence at the presentation venue for final lessons presentation and
observation of lessons presented by their colleagues (5 hours× 2 days = 10
hours)
3.2 Preparation of Lessons and AV aids for 'Final Lessons' (2 hours× 2 final
lessons = 4 hours)

*Presentation of practicum report is only for those students who have selected
specialization courses from “Leadership and Management” (i.e., course codes
8615, 8616, 8617 and 8618) in B.Ed. (1.5 years).

Note: All the trainee teachers of B.Ed. (2.5/04 years), and the trainee teachers of
B.Ed. (1.5 years) who have selected specialization courses from “Educational
Technology and Evaluation”, “Teacher Education”, “Science Education”,
“Inclusive Education” and “Reading” will consult the section “Teaching
Practice” (Pages No. 03-04 and 15-18) for further details. Students who have
selected specialization courses from “Leadership and Management (course
codes 8615, 8616, 8617 and 8618) in B.Ed. (1.5 years)” will consult section
“School Management Practicum” (Page No. 05-06 and 20-21) for further
details.

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Table 1: Components of Teaching Practice (CC: 6997) for Trainee Teachers
[All of the trainee teachers except the trainee teachers of leadership and management
area, will follow this table. Trainee Teachers of Leadership and Management Area i.e.,
trainee teachers who have passed the course codes: 8615, 8616, 8617 & 8618 in their
second semester of B.Ed. 1.5 years, will use table 02 on page 05.]
S# Component Activities/requirements Deadline Procedure
1 Workshop 1) Participation in During i. Plan the various
(03 days/15 Workshop and workshop components of a lesson
hours) Presentation of days in consultation with
lessons on two supervisors
10+20=30 topics selected from ii. Write neatly the
Marks two different school lesson plans
subjects (10 marks) iii. Develop teaching
2) Development of resources (charts,
teaching resources models, working
during the workshop models, technology
(charts, models, integration, low
working models, cost-no cost
technology materials) related
integration, low- to those lesson
cost/ no-cost plans
materials) (20 iv. Present the lesson
marks) plans with the help
of teaching
resources in front
of the supervisor
and trainee teachers
during the
workshop sessions.
2 Teaching Three documents are Due date to be i. Write lesson plans
practice required: communicated neatly and
(04 weeks) i) Lesson planner (at during appropriately in a
least 40 lesson workshop file/register etc. in
30 Marks plans from three days by the the form of a lesson
school subjects). workshop planner
ii) Teaching practice coordinator ii. Assemble into one
completion folder the lesson
certificate- planner, teaching
Compulsory. practice completion
[Without this certificate and
certificate, the attendance record
marks will not be of the trainee
given to the lesson teacher for the
planner.]. period of teaching

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 iii) Attendance record practice in school.
of the trainee iii. Submit the folder
teacher for teaching to the evaluator on
practice in the the day of
respective school- submission
Compulsory. informed by the
[Without this workshop
certificate, the coordinator and the
marks will not be regional office of
given to the lesson AIOU
planner.]
3 Final Two types of work are Deadline to be i. Develop/write the
Lesson-1 & required: communicated final lesson-1 and
Final i) Write up of a final during final lesson-2
Lesson-2 lesson plan-1 and workshop plans.
final lesson plan-2 days by the ii. Present the final
20+20=40 related to two workshop lessons with the
Marks different school- coordinator help of AV aids in
level subjects for a front of the panel
standard school of evaluators
class time appointed by the
ii) Preparation of university with the
appropriate AV aids help of appropriate
for the presentation AV aids for each
of model/final model/final lesson
lessons plan. The
university
examiner(s) may
ask questions from
the trainee teacher
during the
presentation.
iii. Submit the file of
written model/final
lesson plans to the
university
examiner.
Note: It is compulsory
to submit written
final/model lesson
plans and present them
in front of Examiners to
pass the final lessons
component.
Note: Only handwritten lesson plans will be accepted. No marks for typed lesson plans

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 Table 2: Components of Teaching Practice (CC: 6997) for Trainee Teachers of
Leadership and Management Area (trainee teachers who have passed the course codes:
8615, 8616, 8617 & 8618 in their second semester of B.Ed. 1.5 years)
S# Component Activities/requirements Deadline Submission
1 Workshop 1) Participation in During i. Plan the various
(03 days/15 Workshop and workshop components of a lesson
hours) Presentation of lessons days in consultation with
on two topics selected supervisors
from two different school ii. Write neatly the lesson
10+20 subjects (10 marks) plans
Marks 2) Development of iii. Develop teaching
teaching resources resources (charts, models,
during the workshop working models,
(charts, models, working technology integration,
models, technology low cost-no cost
integration, low-cost/ materials) related to those
no-cost materials) (20 lesson plans
marks) iv. Present the lesson
plans with the help of
teaching resources in
front of the supervisor
and trainee teachers
during the workshop
sessions.
2 Teaching Three documents are Deadline to be i. Assemble the lesson
practice required: communicated planner, practicum report,
(04 weeks) i) Lesson planner [at during teaching practice
least 20 lesson plans from workshop completion certificate, and
30 Marks 3 school subjects.] (15 days by the attendance record for the
marks) workshop teaching practice period in
ii) Practicum report coordinator school in one folder.
(detail given in the 6997 ii. Submit the folder to
manual). [Organizing 20 the evaluator on the day
field note journals in the of submission informed
following areas: Financial by the workshop
management of schools, coordinator and the
Physical resource regional office of AIOU
management, Personnel
management,
Instructional supervision,
School development/
improvement, School
Community Relations.
The last chapter of the
report will be the

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 conclusion and plan of
action.] (15 marks)
iii) Teaching practice
completion certificate-
Compulsory. [Without
this certificate, the marks
will not be given for the
lesson planner and the
practicum report.]
iv) Attendance record of
the trainee teacher for
teaching practice in the
respective school--
Compulsory. [Without
this certificate, the marks
will not be given for the
lesson planner and the
practicum report.]
3 Final Two types of work are Deadline to be i. Develop/write the
Lesson-1 & required: communicated final lesson 1 and one
One Action i) Write up a final lesson during action plan neatly and
Plan plan-1 related to the workshop appropriately.
school subject for a days by the ii. Present the lesson plan
20+20=40 standard school period and workshop and action plan in
Marks one action plan coordinator front of the examiners
ii) Preparation of with the help of
appropriate AV aids for appropriate AV aids.
the presentation of The university
model/final lesson and examiner may ask
action plan questions from the
trainee teacher during
the presentation
iii. Submit the file of the
model/final lesson
plan and action plan to
the university
examiner.
Note: It is compulsory to
submit written work of
model/final lesson plan
and, present it in front of
university examiners to
pass the teaching
practice course.
Note: Only handwritten lesson plans will be accepted. No marks for typed lesson plans.

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4. Plan of Action
The schedule of the workshop, teaching practice in school, and model/final lessons
will be communicated to trainee teachers through the website and/or regional office of
Allama Iqbal Open University. The trainee teacher is required to attend the workshop (03
days duration) before the start of the teaching practice in school. It is compulsory to
attend the workshop with 80% attendance for successfully passing the course. The trainee
teachers are also involved in developing lesson plans and their presentations under the
guidance of the tutor/supervisor during the workshop. This activity carries marks
therefore, successful completion of lesson presentation during the workshop is required.
The coordinator of a group of trainee teachers will keep a record of the names of trainee
teachers, and email addresses by filling Students’ Biodata Form (see Appendix I) for
future correspondence. The workshop coordinator will arrange the supervisors for
workshop sessions after approval from the university. The evaluators for the final lessons
will be finalized after approval from the regional office of the university. At the end of
the workshop, the coordinator will submit the workshop report (see Appendix II),
workshop progress report of trainee teachers (appendix III) and trainee teachers’ biodata
form to the regional office/center of the university as soon as possible.

After the successful completion of the workshop, the trainee teachers will attend
the school for the teaching practice. The duration of teaching practice in school is 04
weeks. The trainee teachers are required to spend 112 hours in the school during 04
weeks of teaching practice. The trainee teacher must work for at least 04 hours per day in
the school for the teaching practice component.

For teaching practice, the trainee teacher will inform the respective Regional
Center of the university about the school where he/she would perform teaching practice
by filling out the Teaching Practice Site Approval Form (given in appendix IV) and
submitting it in the respective Regional Center. The regional office/center of the
university will prepare a Teaching Practice Letter (see appendix V) for the trainee
teacher. The trainee teacher would submit the Teaching Practice letter to the school
where he/she will perform the teaching practice. However, the trainee teacher must
ensure the availability of opportunities for teaching practice at that school before the
submission of the Teaching Practice Site Approval Form. This process must be
completed at least 01 week before the start of the teaching practice.

After the successful completion of teaching practice in school, the trainee teachers
will present 02 final lessons before a panel of evaluators appointed by the university. The
panel will consist of a tutor, supervisor, and expert(s). The panel will assess the trainee
teacher on the components of lesson planning and presentation (mentioned in the criteria
for assessment of lesson plans and presentation section).

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Figure 01. Components of Teaching Practice Course

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 The responsibilities of all the agencies involved in the course are as follows:
Table 3: Responsibilities of the Stakeholders
S/No Stakeholder Responsibilities
1. Regional Centre i. Workshop arrangements for the trainee teachers
ii. To facilitate the trainee teachers by providing teaching
practice letters to perform teaching practice in a
school
iii. To guide the trainee teachers with their queries and
up- to-date information about various components
and work requirements of teaching practice course
2. Tutor/Supervisor i. To make necessary arrangements for conducting the
workshop and final lessons presentation after
approval from the regional offices of the university
ii. To ensure the smooth progress of the workshop
iii. To make arrangements for supervising the teaching
practice of trainee teachers by coordinating with the
Regional Centre of the University.
iv. To make arrangements for final lessons of trainee
teachers after approval from the regional offices of
the university
3. Cooperating i. To supervise trainee teachers by providing them with
Teacher (in practical experience in lesson planning and classroom
school) & teaching.
Tutor/Supervisor ii. To guide the development of professionalism among
(in the workshop) trainee teachers
iii. To observe the lesson presentation of the trainee
teacher during the workshop/in-classroom
iv. To monitor and assess the performance of trainee
teachers
v. To provide feedback on the performance of trainee
teachers
vi. To give suggestions to trainee teachers for improving
his/her teaching performance
vii. To supervise trainee teachers for reflection on his/her
teaching performance
4. School i. To assign a cooperating teacher to a trainee teacher in
Administration school
ii. To provide resources including classrooms,
electricity, AV aids and furniture i.e., table and
chairs, etc., to trainee teachers for teaching practice
work
iii. To ensure the availability of opportunities for
providing teaching and administrative work
experience to trainee teachers

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 5. Trainee Teacher i. To demonstrate professional behaviour depicting
punctuality, responsibility, dedication, respect,
integrity, teamwork and self-reflection during the
‘workshop’ and ‘teaching practice in school’
ii. To seek guidance from the coordinator, cooperating
teacher and schoolteachers in performing teaching
and administrative tasks
iii. To work collaboratively with teachers on teaching and
administrative tasks
iv. To co-plan and co-teach with teachers of the school
v. To plan for performing teaching, management and
assessment responsibilities in the classroom
vi. To reflect on his/her teaching practice
vii. To develop a portfolio containing lesson plans taught
by the trainee teacher and proof of attendance record
for teaching practice

5. Assessment
As there is no written exam in the course, the trainee teacher will be assessed by the
supervisor and the coordinator on his/her performance during the workshop, teaching
practice work and model/final lessons work. The trainee teacher will discuss and get
feedback about his/her performance with the supervisor and the cooperating teacher
during this course. During teaching practice, the trainee teacher can also seek guidance
from the teachers at the school. The lesson planning, lesson presentation, teaching
performance and classroom management skills of the trainee teachers will be assessed in
the course. Additionally, final lessons and a portfolio containing lesson plans and
teaching practice work will contribute to the major part of the assessment of the trainee
teacher during this course. The portfolio contains lesson plans taught by the trainee
teacher, teaching practice completion certificate and proof of attendance record for
teaching practice.
The trainee teachers with specialization courses in the Leadership and Management area
will be assessed on their practicum report containing reflective journals of day-to-day
activities and presentation of action plan. For further details, trainee teachers with
specialization courses in Leadership and Management must consult pages number 20-21.

Marks Distribution & Passing Marks

Passing marks in the Teaching Practice course are 50% aggregate. The component-wise
marks of this course are as follows:

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 Table 4: Marks Distribution for Teaching Practice course
S# Components Marks
Workshop/Practicum
Allocated
marks distribution
01 Workshop attendance and participation 10
95 % & above 10 marks
02 Development of teaching resources during the 20 90-94% 09 marks
workshop (charts, models, working models, 85-89% 08 marks
technology integration, lowcost/no-cost materials) 80-84% 07 marks
02 Teaching Practice Related Work (Lesson Planner, 30 Below 80% Does not
report) qualify
03 Final Lessons (Lesson Plans and Presentation) 40(202=40)
Total Marks 100

6. Behaviour Expectations from Trainee Teachers

There are some behaviours that a trainee teacher must exhibit during the workshop,
teaching practice in school and model/final lessons.

a. Responsibilities: ‘Workshop’ and ‘teaching practice in school’ are full-time

responsibilities. Therefore, any other assignments or responsibilities may not be
taken during the workshop and teaching practice period.
A trainee teacher is expected to be physically present in the workshop and teaching
practice site for the specified period. The trainee teacher will perform all curricular
and co-curricular activities as may be suggested by a teacher/school within the
territory of the school.

b. Absences: Absence due to illness or personal emergency must be timely notified to

the head of the school and the regional office/center of the university. If a trainee
teacher was unable to maintain 80% attendance during the workshop, then it would
result in failing the course “Teaching Practice”. The attendance record of trainee
teachers during ‘teaching practice in school’ is to be maintained by the school and
the trainee teacher. The trainee teacher will submit the attendance record along
with its lesson planner and other documents to the appointed tutor(s)/examiner(s)
appointed by the university at the end of the teaching practice.

c. Cell Phones: Phone calls, messaging or Facebook are not allowed during the
workshop and at the teaching practice site. All cell phones must be turned
off/switched on silent during the workshop and at the teaching practice site. If a
trainee teacher feels the need to use his/her cell phone, he/she must first get
permission from the headteacher for it.

d. Communication: Communication must be regularly between a trainee teacher,

tutor and the regional center of the university. The concerned regional center may
manage to visit practicum schools at regular intervals during teaching practice. The

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 purpose of this visit would be to ensure the successful completion of teaching
practice in school by the trainee teacher.
e. Confidentiality: Trainee teachers must maintain confidentiality concerning pupil
records and any other information related to the concerned classroom/school.
Written permission from the school administrator must be obtained before
collecting and sharing any school-related information with anyone outside the
school.
f. Corporal (Physical) Punishment: Trainee teachers must not use corporal
punishment in the classroom.

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7. Workshop
The workshop is a mandatory part of the Teaching Practice course. Attending
the workshop is compulsory to pass the course Teaching Practice. The purpose of
the workshop is to equip trainee teachers with the strategies, skills and techniques
for effective teaching practice in school. The workshop will consist of 03 days
with 05 hours duration per day. It carries 10 marks for lesson planning and
presentation work, and class participation during the workshop sessions. The
trainee teachers will plan and present two or three lessons in the workshop. The
trainee teachers will also work to develop the teaching resources during the
workshop (charts, models, working models, technology integration, low-cost/no-
cost materials) related to their lessons; it carries 20 marks. So, in total, the
workshop activities carry 30 marks.

The workshop will be conducted before teaching practice work in the school. The
workshop includes training on components like:

❖ Lesson planning
❖ Lesson presentation
❖ Development of AV aid/artwork
❖ Classroom management skills
❖ Classroom assessment skills
❖ Practical issues of teaching and learning in the classroom
❖ Preparing portfolio

The tentative program for the workshop is given below. However, minor
amendments can be made to make adjustments to local circumstances.

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 Table 5: Program of Workshop
Day Activity Responsibility Time Duration
01 Session-I An officer from the 02:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
(i) Inauguration of the concerned Regional 03:00 p.m.
Workshop Centre of the
(ii) Explanation of University/Faculty
requirements and marks Member in case of
distribution of the course a Workshop in the
Main Campus
Session-II Supervisor(s)/Tutor 03:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
(i) Instructional Planning & Trainee Teachers 04:00 p.m.
for an Academic Year
(ii) Components of Lesson
planning [Formulation of
instructional objectives and
learning outcomes, selection
of teaching method(s) and
technique(s), selection &
use of AV aids and
Classroom Assessment
Techniques (CATs) for a
lesson]
Session III Tutor, 04:00 to 01 Hour
Practice on components of Supervisor(s) & 05:00 p.m.
lesson planning Trainee Teachers
Session-IV Tutor, 05:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by Supervisor(s) & 06:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers & Trainee Teachers
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
Session-V Tutor, 06:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
(i) Organizing and Supervisor(s) & 07:00 p.m.
managing an inclusive and Trainee Teachers
safe classroom & learning
environment that recognizes
the physical, emotional,
affective, social, and
intellectual needs of the
students
(ii) Students will be assigned

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 tasks for lesson presentation
on the second and third day
of the workshop.
02 Session I Tutor/Supervisor(s) 02:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Development of various & Trainee Teachers 03:00 p.m.
kinds of AV aids (Hands-on
practice)
Session II Tutor, 03:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Development of various Supervisor(s) & 04:00 p.m.
kinds of AV aids (Hands-on Trainee Teachers
practice)
Session III Tutor, 04:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by Supervisor(s) & 05:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers & Trainee Teachers
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
Session IV Tutor/Supervisor(s) 05:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by & Trainee Teachers 06:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers &
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
Session V Tutor/Supervisor(s) 06:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by & Trainee Teachers 07:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers &
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
03 Session I Tutor/Supervisor(s) 02:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
(i) Instructional & non- & Trainee Teachers 03:00 p.m.
instructional roles of a
teacher for curriculum,
school, head teacher,
teachers, students, parents
and the community)
(ii) Professionalism in
Teaching: Dress Code,
Behaviour, Attitude and

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Interaction with Students &
Teachers
(iii) Issues faced/Queries
by trainee teachers related to
teaching and learning during
the field placements i.e.,
teaching practice in school)
Session II Tutor/Supervisor(s) 03:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by & Trainee Teachers 04:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers &
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
Session III Tutor/Supervisor(s) 04:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by & Trainee Teachers 05:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers &
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
Session IV Tutor/Supervisor(s) 05:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by & Trainee Teachers 06:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers &
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.
Session V Tutor/Supervisor(s) 06:00 p.m. to 01 Hour
Lesson Presentation by & Trainee Teachers 07:00 p.m.
Trainee Teachers &
Feedback provided by
supervisor(s)/tutor for
improvement of lesson
planning & presentation.

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‘Teaching Practice in School’

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8. Teaching Practice in School
The trainee teacher would be present at the teaching practice school for at least 04-05
hours per day during the teaching practice in school. Every week, the trainee teacher will
gradually take on more responsibilities thus leading to assuming a full range of
responsibilities during teaching practice in the school. Attendance of trainee teachers
must be maintained daily by the school during the teaching practice.

9. Activities during Teaching Practice in School

The activities that a trainee teacher is supposed to perform at practicum school are given
with an explanation below:
a. Performing Co-curricular and administrative tasks assigned by the school
within the school
b. Teaching in the Classroom
The trainee teacher would develop at least 40 lesson plans and teach them in the
class during the teaching practice in school. The duration of each lesson will be
equal to one class period in the school.
The format of the lesson plan is given below:
• Preliminary Section: It contains information about the title of the lesson, date of
teaching the lesson, name of the trainee teacher, his/her registration number,
subject name from which topic has been selected for teaching, topic to be taught,
class and number of students.
• Objectives of the Lesson: There would be general and specific objectives in the
lesson plan. The general objectives would be related to the purpose of teaching the
subject from which a topic for the lesson has been selected. The specific objectives
reflect the target behind teaching the particular topic.
• Teaching Method: The teaching method which would be used to teach a particular
topic must be suitable for teaching that topic. And teaching method must also help
achieve the general and specific objectives of the lesson.
• AV Aids: AV aids to be used for teaching the topic of the day must be in
accordance with the subject and topic of the lesson. It is also helpful for achieving
the general and specific objectives of the lesson.
• Previous Knowledge Test: A previous knowledge test would involve asking
questions from children to test their previous knowledge. The purpose of the
previous knowledge test is to relate the lesson of the day with the previous
knowledge of the students.
• Announcement of the Topic: The trainee teacher would announce the topic of the
lesson in such a way that would arouse the interest of the students.
• Presentation: The presentation of the lesson would be in two parts:
questions/activities would be asked of students after every part for formative
evaluation of the lesson. During the presentation, easy words should be used. The
style of presentation of the lesson must be appropriate to the age, background

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 knowledge and mental level of students. Formative assessment will keep the lesson
fresh in the minds of students.
• Recapitulation (Evaluation): Summative evaluation will be carried out at the end
of the lesson. It will be helpful to inform the teacher about how much he/she is
successful in achieving the objectives of the lesson.
• Homework: The students must be assigned brief but interesting homework for
practising the lesson of the day in more detail.

Sample lesson plans are given in Appendix VII. The trainee teacher will teach, manage
and assess the student’s performance for three or more subjects during teaching practice
in the school. He/she will also keep a written record of lesson plans in his/her lesson
planner. The lesson planner will be evaluated at the end of teaching practice.

10. Schedule of Teaching Practice in School

A general plan of teaching practice is given below. The tutor, cooperating teacher and the
trainee teacher must ensure to follow this plan.

Table 6: Schedule of Teaching Practice at School

S/No Week Tasks to be Performed
1. Week 01 • Awareness of school resources, school records,
community relationships, discipline, procedures, and
policies
• Information about the school system by interviewing a
school teacher and student(s)
2. Week 02 • Working on tasks (lesson-planning, copy checking, test
development, guiding a group of students, invigilation
or paper-checking) assigned by school
administration/cooperating teacher
• Observing the teaching of a school teacher for teacher-
student interaction and the flow of the lesson
• Co-teach lessons with a teacher at the school for one
subject every day
3. Week 03 • Assuming the responsibility for lesson planning
• Teaching and assessment of one subject (full lesson)
throughout the week
4. Week 04 • Assuming the responsibility for lesson planning
• Teaching and assessment of three core subjects (full
lesson) throughout the week (Maths, Urdu, Science/
General Studies etc.)

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11. Final Lessons
At the end of the teaching practice in school, the trainee teacher is required to prepare
two final lessons and present them before the panel of university examiners. The panel
will consist of tutors, supervisors and expert(s). The marks allocated to trainee teacher
during final lessons will add up in his/her final score for the course “Teaching Practice”.
Therefore, the successful presentation of two final lessons is compulsory for a trainee
teacher to pass the course.

12. Criteria for Assessment of Lesson Plans and Presentation

The criteria for assessment of lesson plans and presentation is given below:

Criteria for Assessment and Feedback for a Written Lesson Plan

1) Preliminary section of a Lesson Plan: Name of trainee teacher, his/her roll
number, subject, topic, class, size of class (number of students in the school
classroom), school name, date of lesson teaching and duration of lesson (for
example, 40 minutes)

2) Objectives of the Lesson: Clear & measurable lesson objectives and linked to
the objectives of the course/subject

3) Introduction of the Lesson: Relevant to the topic & students’ life

4) AV Aids: Appropriate for the level of students, lesson and subject

5) Teaching Method: Appropriate teaching method for the age group of students
and topic of the lesson

6) Procedure of lesson presentation: Step-by-step description of lesson content

with clarity. Step-wise explanation of class activity designed for students’
practice about the topic of the lesson.

7) Recapitulation: Assessment technique for checking the progress of students on

lesson objectives

8) Homework: Relevant to the topic & real life; it must address at least
application or higher cognitive level.

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 Criteria for Assessment and Feedback for Presentation of Lesson Plan
1) Introduction: The presenter must introduce herself/himself before the lesson
presentation.

2) Objectives of the Lesson: Clear & measurable lesson objectives and linked to
the objectives of the course/subject

3) Introduction of the Lesson: Relevant to the topic & students’ life

4) Use of AV Aids: Appropriate for the level of students, lesson and the subject

5) Teaching Method: Appropriate teaching method for the age group of students
and lesson topic

6) Presentation of lesson: Step-by-step presentation of lesson content with clarity

and students’ practice

7) Recapitulation: Assessment technique for checking the progress of students

on lesson objectives

8) Time Management: Allocation of reasonable time to various components of a

lesson during the presentation

9) Confidence: Confidence of trainee teacher during lesson presentation

10) Interaction with Audience/Students: The trainee teacher was interactive with
the audience/students during his/her presentation.

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 School Management Practicum

{Developed by EPPSL Department}

[For Students with Specialization Courses (course codes: 8615, 8616, 8617
& 8618) in the “Leadership & Management” area in the second semester of
B.Ed. (1.5 years) program]

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13. Practicum Report
At the end of the practicum, the trainee teacher will prepare a practicum report and
present it before the panel. The panel will consist of a tutor, cooperating teacher and
expert(s). The marks allocated to the trainee teacher after assessing their practicum report
and presentation will be added up with their final scores for the course “Teaching
Practice”. Therefore, a successful presentation of the practicum report is compulsory for a
trainee teacher to pass the course.

14. Making Field Notes and Journal

After completion of the workshop, students will go to the respective selected schools.
They will actively participate in the school administration for four weeks. The trainee
teachers are required to maintain a field notes journal for each day of the practicum. The
following guidelines should be considered while writing the journal. While making the
field notes journal students are advised to follow the Gibbs’ reflective cycle. Gibbs’
reflective cycle encourages you to think systematically about the phases of an experience
or activity, and you should use all the headings to structure your reflection. Gibbs'
reflective cycle can be very useful in making you think through all the phases of an
experience or activity.

Figure 02. Gibb's Reflective Cyclel

During the practicum sessions in school the trainees should observe the events
happening in their schools. Applying the Gibbs model they are required to prepare a
report for all days they attended their respective selected school during the four weeks of
practicum.

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15. Format of Practicum Report
Students are required to make a report of the practicum. The report should consist of 40
to 50 pages. The following are the details related to the format of the report.

1. Title Page
The title page of the report will include:
Name of the organization
Name, ID, and session of the trainee teacher
Submission date of the practicum report
Name of the University
AIOU logo
2. Letter of Undertaking (sample will be provided)
3. A scanned copy of the practicum certificate (provided by the school where the
practicum was conducted)
4. Dedication (Optional)
If you want to dedicate your work to someone, you may write the dedication note
under this section of your internship report.
5. Acknowledgement
In this section, you acknowledge the help and support of all those who helped you
in the completion of your practicum and the report e.g. tutor, supervisor, teachers,
principal, and your family members.
6. Executive Summary
Executive summary previews every section of the report in a short form. It can be
called a micro image of the report. It helps the reader to get a glance at the report
before reading it in detail. Everything important that you have done, discovered and
concluded should be mentioned but briefly and concisely.
7. Table of contents
List the important headings and subheadings in the report with page numbers. Also,
make a separate list of tables and figures in the table of contents if you have used any.
8. Overview of the Organization (word limit: min. 500 words)
• Brief History and Introduction of the school
9. Organizing the field note journals according to the following headings. They may
organize the field notes in chapters.
❖ Financial management of schools
❖ Physical resource management
❖ Personnel management
❖ Instructional supervision
❖ School development/improvement
❖ School Community
❖ Any other
10. The last chapter of the report will be the Conclusion and plan of action. The
students will present a plan of action to the panel of evaluators.

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 APPENDIX I
STUDENT BIODATA FORM (WORKSHOP)
S/No. Student Name Phone Number Email Address
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

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 APPENDIX II
WORKSHOP REPORT

1. Program: B.Ed. (1.5 years) B.Ed. (2.5 years) B.Ed. (04 years)
2. Duration of the Workshop: 03 days
3. Name of the Institution (where the Workshop was conducted) ..................................
4. Name of the Tutor .......................................................................................................
5. Qualification of the Tutor............................................................................................
6. Designation of the Tutor .............................................................................................
7. Name of the Supervisor ...............................................................................................
8. Qualification of the Supervisor ...................................................................................
9. Designation of the Supervisor .....................................................................................
10. Total Number of Students in Workshop .....................................................................
11. Number of Failure Students in Workshop...................................................................
12. Timings of the Workshop from............................ to ...................................................
13. Difficulties Faced During Workshop ..........................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
14. Suggestions for Improving Workshop ........................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................
.....................................................................................................................................

________________ ________________ ________________

Regional Director Tutor Supervisor

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 APPENDIX III
PROGRESS REPORT OF STUDENTS
Final Final
Portfolio Total Marks
Name Workshop Lesson I Lesson II
S/No. Roll No. (30 (Obtained
of Student (30 Marks) (20 (20
Marks) out of 100)
Marks) Marks)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

* For students with specialization courses in “Leadership and Management”, the action plan will be assessed
in place of final lesson II.

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 APPENDIX IV
TEACHING PRACTICE SITE APPROVAL FORM

This form must be completed and submitted to the concerned Regional Office/Center of
the Allama Iqbal Open University for approval at least 01 week before the start of
teaching practice.

Student Name:.......................................................................................................................

Registration No: ....................................................................................................................

Name & Address of School: .................................................................................................

Phone Number of School: .....................................................................................................

Principal/Head Teacher Name: .............................................................................................

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 APPENDIX V
TEACHING PRACTICE LETTER

Respected Head of the Institution,

Mr./Ms./Mrs. ___________________________________ is a student of B.Ed.

(1.5/2.5/04 years) under registration number_______________ in Allama Iqbal Open
University, Islamabad. He/she needs to perform teaching practice in the school as a
requirement of his/her degree program. Kindly facilitate him/her by providing this
opportunity in your institution.

Director,
Regional Center_______________,
AIOU, Islamabad.

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 APPENDIX VI
TEACHING PRACTICE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

Note: The teaching practice completion certificate must be printed on a page with
the school letterhead. It must have the signature of the school principal, contact
information (official phone number and email of the school principal) and the
official stamp.

It is certified that Mr./Ms./Mrs. ________________ Son/Daughter of ___________, Roll

No.__________registration number________________, has completed the teaching
practice of 04 weeks duration from date-month-year till date-month-year for the course
‘Teaching Practice (code: 6997)’ in school_________________________ (mention the
complete school name here). He/she was an active and responsible teacher during his/her
teaching practice in the above-mentioned school.

(Headteacher Name & Signature)

(School Name)

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 APPENDIX VII
ATTENDANCE RECORD FOR TEACHING PRACTICE IN SCHOOL

School Name:________________________________________________
Teacher’s Name:_______________________ Registration#:____________

S# Date Arrival Teacher’s Departure Teacher’s

Time Signature Time Signature
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31.
32.

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 APPENDIX VIII
FORM FOR MARKING OF FINAL LESSON PRESENTATION

Name of Trainee Teacher: ....................................................................................................

Roll No. of the Trainee Teacher: ..........................................................................................
Subject: .................................................................................................................................
Date: ......................................................................................................................................

S/No. Dimension Score Marks for Final Lesson

Preliminary section of a Lesson
1.
Plan
2. Objectives of the Lesson
3. Introduction of the Lesson
4. Use of AV Aids
5. Teaching Method
6. Presentation of lesson
7. Recapitulation
8. Homework
9. Time Management
10. Confidence
11. Interaction with Audience/Students
12. Professional write-up of Lesson

Comments:

Supervisor ..................................................... Evaluator.................................................

Evaluator……………………………………. Tutor……………………………………

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 APPENDIX IX (A)
SAMPLE LESSON PLAN 01

Name of the Trainee Teacher…………. Class: 6th

Subject: General Science No. of Students: 25
Duration of the Lesson: 30 min. Date: ..........................................
Topic of the Lesson: Our Environment School Name……………….

General Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Interpret the importance of the environment.
2. Execute various steps for keeping the environment clean.
3. Assess the importance of living organisms in the
environment.

Specific Objectives:
1. To define the term ‘environment’.
2. To enumerate the living and non-living components of the
environment.
3. To explain the relationship between the living beings of
the environment.
4. To exemplify the importance of various components of the
environment for one another.

Teaching Method: Lecture-cum-inductive/deductive Method

AV Aids: Blackboard, Chalk, Textbook, Chart, Pictures of living and non-living things.

Previous Knowledge:
1. What is the difference between living and non-living
things?
2. How many types of living beings are there?
3. What would be examples of non-living beings?
4. What do we obtain from the sun? (light & Energy)
5. What is the nature of light and energy?
6. Can we live without water?
7. What are the needs of living beings to live?
(Oxygen, water, food, a place to live)

Announcing the topic: Today, we are going to learn about “Our environment”.

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Introduction:

Give two minutes to children to notice and tell various living and non-living beings in the
classroom and the school. Write down the names told by students on the blackboard (air,
water, soil, plants, trees, birds, light, sun, children etc.).

Are all these things present in our home? Yes, nearly all places, the various living and
non-living make up the environment together.

Presentation:

Now show a chart to students with the following main elements and pictures of living and
non-living beings.

Figure 1: Components of Environment

(Formative Evaluation) Question: What are the main components of the environment?

Now tell about the importance of plants in the environment. Plants prepare food on which
other living beings depend. Plants are called producers. Now draw the diagram of the
food chain and explain to students the inter-dependence of various living beings on each
other. In the environment, energy travels from green plants to herbivores (animals eating
plants) then to carnivores (animals eating animals) and finally to omnivores (animals
who eat both plants and animals).

Now, explain the importance of green plants (producers) that they produce oxygen and
regulate the temperature of the environment. Tell about the importance of water in the
environment for all the plants and animals and that without it, life is impossible. Also,
mention the importance of soil for the living beings in the environment.

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Review:
➢ What benefits do we get from plants? (Ask children to write it down on blackboard
when they speak about it)
➢ What are the sources of energy in the environment?
➢ What are the man-made sources of energy?

Summative Evaluation (Recapitulation)

1. What do you mean by environment?
2. Give some examples of natural elements.
3. Are we also included in natural elements of the environment?
4. Is a human being a producer or consumer?
5. Who are the producers? What do they do?
6. How carnivores (animals who eat other animals) are dependent on plants?

Homework:
1. Arrange the following living beings in the sequence of the food chain.
Lion, Goat, Rabbit, Owl, Green plant
2. Write down the benefits of light and heat from the sun.
3. What benefits can be obtained if we grow more plants?

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 Appendix X
General Guidelines for Trainee Teachers of 6997
1) Only handwritten lesson plans are required for this course. Typed
lesson plans will not be accepted.
2) It is the trainee teacher’s responsibility to check before submission that the
submitted work is correct and appropriate for the given requirements.
An examiner cannot give marks for a work that does not meet the
requirements of any component of the teaching practice course (CC: 6997).
So, a trainee teacher is required to resolve these issues before the
submission date for the relevant component of the teaching practice course.
3) If the work of the teaching practice (course code: 6997) submitted by a
trainee teacher is found plagiarized/similar or close to similar to the work
submitted by another past/present trainee teacher at any stage of the
degree/semester, then s/he will be marked as “fail”. Disciplinary action will
be taken against such cases according to the university rules.
4) No fresh work shall be accepted from the trainee teachers for course 6997
after the due date of the submission of the work.
5) 50% marks are required in each component to successfully pass
Teaching Practice (CC: 6997).
6) If trainee teachers need guidance or have any questions, then they can
contact their group tutor/supervisor through email. The email should
contain the question/issue faced along with your name, roll number and the
course code. After sending the email, please wait for a few hours/days for
your tutor’s/supervisor’s response.
7) In case, you did not receive any response/support from your
tutor/supervisor through email, then you can send an email to the course
coordinator Dr. Mubeshera Tufail at mubeshera.tufail@aiou.edu.pk. Your
email should contain the question/issue faced along with your name, roll
number, and course code. After sending the email, please wait for a few
hours/days for your supervisor’s response.
8) In case, you face any issue regarding the Teaching Practice course (course
code: 6997), support from your group supervisor/tutor or any other related
issue, you can directly contact the course coordinator through
mubeshera.tufail@aiou.edu.pk. Your email must contain the question/issue
faced along with your name, roll number, course code and group number of
6997. Please contact the course coordinator only if you did not receive a
response from your tutor/supervisor.

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 Guidelines for Trainee Teachers about Result-Related Queries
1) For a result-related problem, you can send an email and/or post an
application to the AIOU regional office in your area about the details of
the request along with your name, roll number, course code, and a
screenshot of the result. You can also send an email to
mubeshera.tufail@aiou.edu.pk with relevant details in that email.
2) The result revision requests are entertained for 01 week afte the result
announcement. After this period, no request for result revision will be
entertained. Therefore, the trainee teachers are advised to immediately
report the result-related problem through email to the AIOU regional
office in your area.
Note: Please make sure that you have typed the correct email address
before sending that email. The relevant email address can be found in
regional campuses on the university website https://www.aiou.edu.pk/

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