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 * Teaching science to middle school students and biology to VCE students I believe to make the theory connect with the practical and lesson were interspersed with frequent lab work.**

=YEAR 11 BIOLOGY: VCE Unit 1 Are of Study 2 Functioning organisms.=

**Year 11 dissecting a calf's digestive system.** Thursday 10/9/09 VCE year 11 Biology Cow Gut dissection

//Excellent the way you set up the practical and have worked with the lab technician to get the practical dissection organised. I liked the way you went through the parts from the external view. You have asked excellent questions to get the students thinking.//
 * __Intro:__**

//The students were really keen to have a hand’s on approach and the idea of labelling the organ parts was excellent. Safety – it is always a good idea to remind students about the safe use of scalpels. You did a great job at investigating the various parts of the digestive system, and doing it one part at a time. It can be easy to focus on the students who are interested, and then the others talk amongst themselves. It is a hard question as to whether you are to worry about trying to get ALL students to remain on task – this is a hard question to answer.//
 * __Lesson:__**

**Labelled digestive system ** //I really liked the way you gave the responsibility of dissecting various parts to different students and so created a very positive learning environment where students are engaged and wanted to try and do the dissection.

Your critical questioning was fantastic. You really knew your stuff and led the practical really well. The students certainly had faith in your knowledge and the methodology you followed for the dissection.//

//It is really important to give direction on where to dispose the gloves, the tissue, and what to do with the scalpels and lab coats. This could have been a little clearer, but this will happen with experience. Overall you did a fantastic job for your first dissection with this group. Well done!//
 * __Cleaning up:__**

//This was a great use of time to engage the students and to start to get the students relating the practical to the theory. It was a great time for “excellent questions”.//
 * __Classroom:__**

//The follow up and making sure that the students have and understanding of how structure relates to function. SO, we now have to relate the practical to the theory. This is always a challenge.
 * __Challenge:__**

Well done a really pleasing class!//


 * Unedited comments from Mr Adrian Wale my supervising teacher during the practicum at Dromana Secondary College.**

=STUDENT SURVEY=

Survey* of three Year levels (7, 8 and 11) at the Dromana Secondary College on the teaching performance of Casper Pieters after a five week teaching practicum (17/08/09 - 19/09/09).