FE and Professional Learning Portfolio II Session 5
Session 5
Understanding Students’ All-round Development Needs &
Teachers’ Role as Caring Cultivators of All-round Growth
Learning Objectives
Student-teachers should be able to:
1. identify students’ all-round development needs;
2. explain how you can support students’ all-round development;
3. plan for your role as a caring cultivator of all-round growth for your students.
Related course assessment task:
Assessment Task 2
Evidence-based reflection on contribution to supporting students’ development of moral
virtues, positive and ethical values and attitudes, multicultural awareness, and/or an
entrepreneurial spirit (in collaboration with other teachers)
(Refer also to CILO2 and the relevant assessment rubrics)
Activity 1: Understanding students’ all-round development needs
The table below shows some key areas of development teachers need to help students with, in
addition to their academic learning (see the T-standard+ framework):
Areas of development* Examples of student behaviour
moral and ethical values
positive attitudes
multicultural awareness
entrepreneurial spirit#
* For the purpose of Assessment Task 2, the key areas shown in the table have been chosen. This does not stop
you from exploring into other areas stated in the T-standard+ framework and beyond.
# Refer to the T-standard+ framework p.8 footnotes no.2 for a description.
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1. For each area, write down one example of what your students need to do to show that they
have made an achievement in this area of development. It can be something in relation to
their behavior in your subject classroom or in their school life in general. (Some of the
21st century skills you worked on in Session 4 can be relevant.)
2. Share your examples with your group members / class to collect more examples.
Activity 2: Supporting students’ all-round development
Based on your understanding of students’ all-round development needs from the examples you
worked out in Activity 1,
1. plan one way/thing you can do for each area during BPII / FES to help students with their
development in each area; you can consider the following aspects of your interaction with
students:
a. during subject teaching: the topics and learning objectives; the choice of content; the
learning activities; the grouping of students; the assignments etc.;
b. class management routines;
c. during recess, lunch break, afterschool activities;
d. any other innovative ways you can think of.
Areas of development A way/think I can do to support students’ development
moral and ethical values
positive attitudes
multicultural awareness
entrepreneurial spirit
2. share with your groupmates your plan; explain why you think the ways/things you planned
can support students’ development in these areas.
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Activity 3: Considering your teacher role of “A caring cultivator of all-round
growth”
Considering your teacher role as ‘a caring cultivator of all-round growth’ for students (Refer
to the T-standard+ framework),
1. state one strength of yourself that enables you to be a caring cultivator of all-round growth
for your students:
2. plan one thing you can do to strength your teacher role as a caring cultivator of all-round
growth for your students:
3. share your thoughts with others to get some advice.
Preparation Task for Session 6
Revise the 5 stages of the problem-solving approach you learnt in the Portfolio I Course
(Session 4). Jot down the 5 stages and any other notes that can help you to use it again in the
next session.
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During-BP Preparation Task for Portfolio Assessment Task 2
Use the following table to help you collect evidence and/or record your contributions to
supporting your students’ all-round development during your BP:
Areas of development What my student(s) did What I did
moral and ethical values
positive attitudes
multicultural awareness
entrepreneurial spirit
Remember to collect the evidence you need to support your reflection.
[For the purpose of this assessment task,
1. you can focus on just one school activity that supports your students’ development in
all/most of the areas above OR you can reflect on some activities that together support
students’ development in all/most of these areas;
2. you need to explain how the activity / activities support(s) students’ development in
all/most of these areas and your contributions to it;
3. adjust the table to suit your own needs.]
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