Quality of Time Management of the Class Period for Trainees (Student Teachers) from the point of view of their Supervisors

Abstract

The trainee teacher or student teacher is new to the field and inexperienced, and therefore he is in urgent need of practicing the ABCs of teaching from the beginning. How can he do this without help and guidance, and even direct supervision from others? Teaching is a profession that cannot be risked or reckless with its inputs, as the school is not a place for random experimentation, but rather a place for actual directed practice. The teacher has great responsibilities and many tasks, and he needs to continuously develop and keep pace with modern technology and integrate it with the actual curricula applied, which are in turn updated periodically. Not only that, but the competent teacher possesses educational competencies represented by his knowledge and awareness of carrying out the educational process and human competencies represented by his students' psychological needs and feelings (Al-Ajlan, 2019).

One of the requirements for graduation from the colleges of education in various universities in the United Arab Emirates is that the student undergoes a period of practical training or as it is called field training. The student and his supervising teacher choose the appropriate kindergarten or school for him to train in under the supervision of the teacher and the cooperating teacher chosen by the school administration to assist him in completing his task. The student teacher does not have the option of choosing the place or the cooperating teacher with him within the educational institution, as the university chooses the school according to the nominations of the Emirates Schools Establishment, but the school later appoints the competent and appropriate teacher to perform the supervision tasks in the best possible way.