Transcript Victorian School of Languages Performance & Professional

Teachers 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.
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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.
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Provide feedback on performance to
support ongoing learning and
development of staff, with a focus on
ways in which student learning can be
improved.
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Enhance the capacity of staff in
undertaking leadership roles within their
Area and school.
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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.
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This can be both formal professional
development (external PD through
subject associations, VSL professional
learning activities & PD).
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Can you provide some more examples
of formal professional development?
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This can also be informal professional
development or internal PD (VCE
moderation partnerships, mentoring, staff
faculty meetings, briefings etc).
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Can you provide some more examples
of informal 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.
Name of Professional Development
activity attended
 Date
 Time and Place of Activity
 Duration of Program
 Feedback on program
 Professional Learning hours accrued
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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
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Professional
development
activity attended
VSL Professional
development
Day 1
Date
Time and place
of the activity
Duration of
program
Feedback on
program
1 February
2014
9am – 12pm
VSL: South East
Area
Dandenong HS
(Princes HWY,
Dandenong)
3 hours
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New Teacher
Induction
26 February
2014
6:30pm-9pm
VSL Head Office
Clarendon street,
Thornbury)
2½ hours
Professional
hours accrued
Information
3hours
presented on
transition
from VELS
to AusVELS
& VCE
Opportunity
to network
Opportunity
to plan
program
summary for
2014 in
faculty
groups
5½ hours
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.
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These are categorised into 3 Dimensions
 Professional
Knowledge
 Professional Practice
 Professional Engagement (The
Teacher’s)
Professional Standard 1: Students
Know how students learn and how to teach
them effectively
What do your students already know?
 What can they do well?
 What areas need development?
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Professional 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 Standard 3: Student Engagement
Use a range of learning practices & resources to engage students in
effective learning
 Developing learning resources, teaching practices and activities
In 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 Standard 4: Student Wellbeing
Create and maintain a safe and challenging
learning environment
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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 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 Standard 6: Personal Evaluation &
Reflection
Reflect on, evaluate and improve your professional
knowledge, learning & practice
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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 Standard 7: Community Involvement
Be an active member of the language
community and teaching profession
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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
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
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groups what have you done
in your classroom to
demonstrate that you are
achieving the standard?
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)
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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