Pedagogical Praxis Series 8: Adjusting Instruction

Benchmarked against Teacher Standards for the UAE and KSA Teacher Standards and Professional Development Pathways

Despite our best planning, not all lessons go to plan. Teachers need to be sensitive to the needs of their students and adjust their instruction in the moment to adapt their approach. Module 8, Adjusting Instruction unpacks the notion of teachers being responsive, using observations and discussions with students, to make adjustments within the lesson which better meet the needs of her students.

Learning Outcomes:

• To benchmark and review current practices.
• To recognise ways in which teachers adjust their instruction to meet student needs.
• To discuss ways in which teachers can adjust instruction to meet student needs.

To demonstrate instructional approaches which adjust teaching practice and meet student needs.

The Pedagogical Praxis Series (PPS) are a series of modules aimed at developing teaching praxis in relation to a variety of research based high leverage practices (HLP’s). These practices cover the basic fundamentals of teaching, used across subject areas, grade levels, and contexts. They are considered high leverage not only because they matter to student learning but because they are basic for advancing skill in teaching, no matter who you are teaching.

Praxis is a term used to describe teaching in action. This stems from the understanding that when knowledge and reflection are not followed by action they are worthless. So too, when action does not stem from knowledge and reflection it is uninformed. These Modules provide in service teachers with the opportunity to select from a ‘menu’ of competencies, to custom design a professional development experience pertaining to their own specific needs and development areas.

The PPS Modules are:

• Available in English & Arabic
• Online
• Supported by a Critical Friend- participants must identify 1 critical friend to support their reflection and progress.
• Involve Simulation Training