Note this part of the assignment differs based on your MTeach program. In writing up your example, you should identify the learning needs of GAT students (1714 students) OR effective PBL practices (1848 students); discuss why these are important; and explain the teacher’s role in designing curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment to address these learning needs or create these effective practices. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA - Knowledge, understanding and critical engagement with foundation concepts, Understanding of learning needs and critical engagement with the role of teachers to address those needs and Use of evidence, literacy skills and APA referencing.

Ensure your essay has a clear introduction, which previews your thesis or line of argument, has clearly developed paragraphs which build your arguments, and a strong conclusion which ties your arguments together. As you are entering an evidence-based profession, you should support your arguments in both parts of the essay with relevant scholarly sources. You can use course readings as evidence but you should also conduct your own research in academic journals. A minimum of five sources is required. Be sure to cite your sources and include a reference list, formatting both according to APA 6th Style.

Critically discusses each concept and associated contemporary feature to illustrate complexity in the daily work of teachers. Critically discusses the impact of learning needs/PBL practices, illustrates with relevant examples, and explains the teacher’s role in designing integrated curricular, pedagogical and assessment responses. Frequent use of evidence from a wide range of scholarly sources, incl. own research. Occasional minor errors with spelling, grammar, punctuation, sentence and/or paragraph construction. No errors in reference list or in-text citations.