teachers have a significant role in developing and implementing the most effective teaching and...
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Victorian School of Languages
Performance & Professional Development Plans for Centre
Staff
Professional Development DayAugust 16th 2014
IntroductionTeachers have a significant role in developing and implementing the most effective teaching and learning strategies in their classroom and striving for consistent, high quality classroom teaching that will deliver improvements in student learning and directly impact on the achievement of Government education targets.
The Performance and Development arrangements for all school staff are
designed to:
Support the school in meeting its responsibilities to students, parents and to Government through linking staff performance and achievement of school, Department and Government policies and targets.
The Performance and Development arrangements for all school staff are
designed to:
Provide feedback on performance to support ongoing learning and development of staff, with a focus on ways in which student learning can be improved.
The Performance and Development arrangements for all school staff are
designed to:
Enhance the capacity of staff in undertaking leadership roles within their Area and school.
What is required to complete your yearly
Performance & Development Plan?
Part 1: Professional Development & Learning Log
As part of the VIT requirements for the VSL all teachers are expected to complete a minimum of 25 hours of professional development and learning to be accrued over the course of the year.
Part 1: Professional Development & Learning Log
This can be both formal professional development (external PD through subject associations, VSL professional learning activities & PD).
Can you provide some more examples of formal professional development?
Part 1: Professional Development & Learning Log
This can also be informal professional development or internal PD (VCE moderation partnerships, mentoring, staff faculty meetings, briefings etc).
Can you provide some more examples of informal professional development?
How will I record my Professional Development?
Staff will be provided with a template at the beginning of the school year.
As you complete Professional Development document it on the template.
What information will I need to provide?
Name of Professional Development activity attended
Date Time and Place of Activity Duration of Program Feedback on program Professional Learning hours accrued
Best Practice
For all formal professional development it is recommended that you keep an agenda or the certificate of participation issued at the session to validate your attendance.
These can be filed with your PD template for your records
The templateProfessional development activity attended
Date Time and place of the activity
Duration of program
Feedback on program
Professional hours accrued
VSL Professional development Day 1
1 February2014
9am – 12pmVSL: South East AreaDandenong HS (Princes HWY, Dandenong)
3 hours Information presented on transition from VELS to AusVELS & VCE
Opportunity to network
Opportunity to plan program summary for 2014 in faculty groups
3hours
New Teacher Induction
26 February 2014
6:30pm-9pmVSL Head OfficeClarendon street, Thornbury)
2½ hours 5½ hours
Any questions?
Part 2: Professional Teaching and Reflection Plan
The proposed performance requirements specify the way in which a classroom teacher expects to demonstrate that the professional standards for teachers have been met.
These are based on the DEECD Performance & Development guidelines and VIT Teacher Performance Standards.
What are the Professional Standards?
These are categorised into 3 Dimensions
Professional Knowledge Professional Practice Professional Engagement (The
Teacher’s)
Professional Knowledge
Professional Standard 1: StudentsKnow how students learn and how
to teach them effectively
What do your students already know? What can they do well? What areas need development?
Professional KnowledgeProfessional Standard 2: Curriculum
Know the content to teach The Teaching content and Student learning
outcomes for the program of learning. Drawing on the content of your program of
learning and prior knowledge of your students establish the content for your class and how this relates to broader curriculum expectations.
Establish the learning outcomes –ensuring they are achievable for all students but also challenge and develop their knowledge.
Professional PracticeProfessional Standard 3: Student Engagement
Use a range of learning practices & resources to engage students in effective learning
Developing learning resources, teaching practices and activitiesIn planning consider:- The sequence and structure of the program to facilitate learning for
all students The resources you will use to teach the content (including ICT
where relevant) and how they will engage your students. The teaching strategies you will use to develop knowledge, skills,
problem solving and critical thinking. How will you use verbal and non-verbal communication strategies
to support understanding and engagement with learning? How and when will you provide feedback to your students on the
progress of their learning in relation to learning outcomes? How will you engage parents/carers with the learning of your
students?
Professional PracticeProfessional Standard 4: Student Wellbeing
Create and maintain a safe and challenging learning environment
The teacher promotes a culture of value & respect for individuals and their communities
Each student experiences success through structured support, the valuing effort, and recognition of their work
The teacher encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning
The teacher uses strategies that build skills required for productive collaboration
Professional PracticeProfessional Standard 5: Assessment
Plan & Assess for effective learning and provide feedback
Develop assessment activities & practices
To be able to reflect on the effectiveness of your practice you need to be able to assess the learning of your students
Your assessment of learning should include both formative and summative assessment strategies and activities
Professional Engagement(The Teacher’s)
Professional Standard 6: Personal Evaluation & Reflection
Reflect on, evaluate and improve your professional knowledge, learning & practice
Discussing what you do in the classroom with colleagues – faculty/year level/centre based
Evaluating the effectiveness of your practice Understanding the learning your students achieved during the unit/semester
assists you to evaluate the effectiveness of your teaching practice Did your students achieve the expected learning outcomes and how has their
level of learning increased? What will you do next to continue to support the learning of your students? If there was little impact on student learning, what has that told you about
your practice and what might you try next? What aspects of your own learning will you apply to other teaching situations
in the future? How will you continue to develop your knowledge and practice?
Professional Engagement(The Teacher’s)
Professional Standard 7: Community Involvement
Be an active member of the language community and teaching profession
Engage professionally with colleagues, parent/carers and the community Meet professional and ethical responsibilities – duty of care, staff
contract, ministerial order for teachers, VIT professional standards Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements Engage with parents and carers Engage with professional/teachers networks and communities Meet code of ethics & conduct as required by DEECD, VIT and VSL Understand implication of and comply with administration, organisation,
professional requirements, policies and processes
Activity
1. Complete the Jigsaw Activity
Place the Professional standards in the correct category
Match the ideas on how to demonstrate the standard
2. When you finish: Area Managers will provide you the
template to check your jigsaw
Brainstorm Activity
In groups what have you done in your classroom to demonstrate that you are achieving the standard?
The Booklet
In your booklet It explains and further defines the
professional standard It provides examples of what you can
do to demonstrate that you are achieving the standard
It provides further strategies to demonstrate the standard by linking it to POLT (Principles of Learning & Teaching)
At the end of the year
At the end of the teaching year (2015) you will be required to submit to your Area Manager
The completed Professional Learning Log The Professional Teaching and Reflection Plan This will be filed as a personal reflection of what
you have achieved throughout the year and inform you on how you can further develop your methodology and pedagogy to improve the Teaching & Learning outcomes for students at the Victorian School of Languages
Thank you