Life+Science+Table+2

 || Skills of a future teacher  || Mr Slater was a very good source of discipline. He had a very strong relationship with the students, chatting with them before the lesson began. The students appeared very comfortable in his class, they were happy to joke with the teacher and discuss their topic with him. He was very good at giving the students constructive criticism and praise during the lesson. He addressed the problems with the group presentations through giving his opinion on what was great about it and what could be done to make it better. Mr Slater was very knowledgeable In his subject and was enthusiastic for the students to find a way to make the topic of evolution relevant to their individual lives, for example, thinking about it In reference to their religious beliefs. He made the lesson interesting and engaging by having the students lead it. Each group had to give a presentation to the whole class about their individual perspectives of evolution in relation to religion and then the rest of the class had to challenge their presentation by asking the group questions. This process kept the class very much in focus and the debate was a great way of triggering the students to think more about the topic. Mr Slater was definitely more of a facilitator than lecturer during this lesson. The lesson was designed in a very flexible way as to ensure that the topic of evolution could be made relevant to a group of religious students. || The students had a very strong relationship with their teacher. They were relaxed and comfortable around each other and both the student and the teacher should each other a lot of respect. The class atmosphere was very laid back despite the lesson taking the form of a debate. Mr Slater gave his students feedback on their involvement within the lesson and they were open to ask him any questions. Mr Slater and the students had a good amount of banter and humour between them, with both showing the other their witty sense of humour. Although the relationship was close, Mr Slater still remained a strong source of discipline towards his students when it was necessary. 
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 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">2 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Student-teacher relationship <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">  || ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">3 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Students opinions on problems in teaching <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The lesson was very interactive with the students having strong involvement on how it went. The content of the lesson was based soley on the students participation and ideas, there was no spoon-feeding. There was a lot of discussion but this was not a problem as it was due to this discussion that students were able to share their ideas and formulate their understanding of the topic. Mr Slater gave all of the class feedback on how the lesson was going, how their presentations were going and how both of these things could be made better. He was a good source of discipline as he only used it when it was actually needed. The teacher sat with the students and actively involved himself in their situation, taking on the role of any other student rather than a defined segregation between teacher and students. Students were given a lot of responsibility as learners and with this responsibility came the freedom to have a lesson designed around their involvement and opinion.   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">4 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Learning styles  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The class presentations were done as part of a group activity with at least 4 students in each group. This was to develop of their teamwork abilities and to allow the students to share their individual interpretations of evolution with their classmates. The teacher acted more as a facilitator rather than a lecturer which saw the students taking a lot of responsibility for both their own and the rest of the classes learning and understanding. Each group presentation was followed by a class debate and discussion on the content of each presentation. This kept all students engaged and interested in sharing their own opinions. The teacher was not the sole source of knowledge, students were just as much if not more.   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">5 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Input and say in learning  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;"> The students got complete control on the content of their lesson. They were all given the same task with the outcome of presenting the Life Science topic of Evolution to the rest of he class, taking into consideration religion when discussing. This allowed the students to address the topic in relation to their own beliefs, making the very broad topic directly relevant to their everyday lives. “What is evolution? How did we get here?”. The students then led the class debate with their own ideas and interpretations from the content of each group presentation.   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">6 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Use of technology  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">N/A  ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">7 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Skills students need to prepare them for the future <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Through doing their research and presentations In groups, the students each developed on their teamwork abilities. The topic, of evolution in relation to religion, allowed the students to find the relevance in a subject and relate it to their personal opinions and lifes. This is a great skill to have as it allows you to take real life situations and find out how it relates to you and what your responsibilities could be. The class debate allowed the students to develop on their listening abilities and their communication skills which are both vital for any career. The students developed on their reaction and addressing of responsibility by being given a lot of input into the lesson. Through the relationship between the students, their peers and their teacher being so strong, the students were definitely developing on their social skills. Social Skills are necessary in any life situation from buying something at the shop to trying to sell a point in a very important business meeting.   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">8 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Balance of skills  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">This lesson was an introduction into the topic of evolution in Life Sciences. The lesson was very practical with the students actively participating throughout the entire lesson. The content was very important for the success of the lesson and was emphasized through the student participation. The lesson itself was very effective in balancing the practical skills developed with the academic skills through the group work activity and class involvement with the content of the lesson.   ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">9 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Inclusion of practical elements  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">The lesson was very hands on with the students involvement being significant to the success of the lesson. The practical element of group presentations and class debate was very predominant within the lesson. This interactive element was important for keeping the students engaged within the lesson and ensuring it stayed relevant to them.  ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">10 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The examination/assessment system  || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">There was no written test for the class. As it was the introductory lesson there was not very much necessity for assessment. Mr Slater did, however, give all of the students constructive feedback on their presentations and debating skills. This was effective as due to the strong relationship between teacher and student, all of the students took his words of board to try and progress with their skills.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">11 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Class atmosphere  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The class atmosphere was very encouraging and relaxed. The students were comfortable with their surroundings and the class itself had a very close relationship with one and other. Mr Slater acted as a clear source of discipline but was also comfortable with the students. The class was fun, both the students and the teachers seemed to enjoy the company and the lesson itself. Everyone was very engaged in the topic at hand and were excited to share their individual interpretations. The atmosphere was very encouraging for everyone In the room to get involved.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">12 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Age Versus Stage  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">N/A  ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">13 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Network Learning  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">N/A  ||
 * <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">14 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Cross-curricular links & Interdisciplinary learning  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">The class was unique as it is reasonably unusual to find the topic of evolution to be paired with religion and taught from this standpoint. It was almost as if RMPS and Biology were being used to teach about the one topic.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">15 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Physical Layout  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">The desks were paired together and set out in rows facing the front. The layout did not seem to hinder the students involvement. Each group stood up at the from of the class, using the chalkboard as a place to pin up their posters during their presentations. The teacher sat amongst the students during the entire class, almost undistinguishable if not for age. The class was very crammed with no room to re-arrange the desks to suit the lesson style.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">16 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Personal Development  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Through this lesson, the students developed on lots of their personal skills. They were able to develop on their social skills such as communication, listening, respecting other people’s ideas etc. They were also able to develop on their confidence by standing up in front of the entire class. The debate allowed them to express their own ideas and develop on their personal opinions regarding a particular topic through listening to the each others ideas.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">17 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Inclusion  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Everyone was included in the presentations and the class debate. No student’s idea was excluded and everyone respected each others individual opinion.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">18 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Learning Outwith school  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Some of the preparation for this class had to be done out with the school timetable. The students had to research the different religions and formulate their group presentations outwith the lesson. The personal beliefs of the students and their families, which they have grown up with and learnt out with the school environment came into relevance during this particular topic. This involved the students applying their personal knowledge and understanding outwith school into a school project.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">19 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Homework  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">The students were given the homework to prepare their presentations for the rest of the class. This involved the groups arranging times to practice and formulate their group argument to share with the rest of the class. It appeared through the final presentations that each group had put in the effort to prepare for the lesson as a group.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">20 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Options after school  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Through developing so many skills and approaching a subject with relevance to their individual lifestyles, each student is greatly improving their work-related skills as well as their everyday life skills. These all add to their options after school and their future careers and lifestyles.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">21 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Flexible Learning Times  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">The students were given a lot of responsibility in this lesson and thus it was down to them at what times out-with school that they wanted to dedicate to their lesson. Many of the students came from religious homes and thus they already know a lot of the opinions and beliefs on the topic from their upbringing and environment. The topic allowed the students to apply the topic to their everyday lifestyles and thus increased their learning times by making it very much relevant to them rather than a separated lesson from their lives.   ||
 * <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">21 || <span style="mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Flexible Learning Times  || <span style="margin-left: 0cm; mso-add-space: auto; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-left: center; mso-element-top: -5.85pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">The students were given a lot of responsibility in this lesson and thus it was down to them at what times out-with school that they wanted to dedicate to their lesson. Many of the students came from religious homes and thus they already know a lot of the opinions and beliefs on the topic from their upbringing and environment. The topic allowed the students to apply the topic to their everyday lifestyles and thus increased their learning times by making it very much relevant to them rather than a separated lesson from their lives.   ||