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TPAC Context For Learning-1
TPAC Context For Learning-1
About the School Where You Are Teaching 1. In what type of school do you teach? High school; Suburban 2. List any special features of your school or classroom setting (e.g., themed magnet, remedial course, honors course) that will affect your teaching in this learning segment. I teach Fundamentals of Writing Lab, which is the assistance-based course for Fundamentals of Writing. The lab aims to help students who have scored below the forty-fifth percentile in the reading section of the state standards test and are currently taking Fundamentals of Writing. 3. Describe any district, school, or cooperating teacher requirements or expectations that might affect your planning or delivery of instruction, such as required curricula or texts, pacing plan, use of specific instructional strategies, or standardized tests. The district standards of West Des Moines Community Schools sets forth a required curriculum for Fundamentals of Writing courses. Therefore, I am required to include timed writings, a nonfiction book unit, grammar, and vocabulary in my curriculum. About the Class Featured in This Assessment 1. What is the name of the course? Fundamentals of Writing 2. What is the length of the course? One semester 3. What is the class schedule (e.g., 50 minutes every day, 90 minutes every other day)? 50 minutes every Monday, Thursday, and Friday; 1 hour 20 minutes every Wednesday
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