Transcript

Kellie

Today in education, lesson planning can seem overwhelming sometimes. But I think when you are planning together, you’ve got that shared responsibility as well. And sometimes with a more innovative idea, when you're working with someone else, it gives you the confidence to try different things in class.

I think when you plan collaboratively and student-teachers planning with other teachers or mentors, I think it's important to remember that often the student-teacher, when they come in, will offer something new, something different. Because occasionally, for experienced teachers, sometimes you can get stuck into just repeating the same sort of activities. And I think it's important to remember that we can learn so much from student-teachers and some of the new ideas, the fresh approaches, that student-teachers can bring into the classroom. And I think that shouldn’t be underestimated.