Reflection on urbanisation
CONTEXT
- The teacher education student is in the first year of a Master of Teaching degree.
- The teacher education student is completing her second teaching placement.
- This school is a small, co-educational comprehensive school in an urban area.
- This resource is a reflection on a sequence of Geography lessons for Year 9 students.
Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional learning needs.
EVIDENCE ANNOTATION
The teacher education student demonstrates 6.1.1 ‘Working Towards Graduate’ through:
- Describing and reflecting on a sequence of Giography lessons on urbanisation.
- Making connections between practice and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (with specific Standards in brackets integrated throughout this description) as well as academic research.
G: The goal for this teacher education student is 6.1.1.
R: The teacher education student has satisfied 6.1.1 at ‘Working towards graduate’ level.
O: What specific mentoring strategies could you employ with this teacher education student to help her move towards ‘Graduate achieved’ for 6.1.1?
W: What is the next step you would negotiate as a goal for this teacher education student? What will you do as a Mentor to help her achieve this goal?
G: To demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional learning needs and to move up on the 6.1.1 graduate continuum.
R: Which level of the graduate continuum are you currently at for 6.1.1? Refer to recent feedback you have received.
O: What specific actions could you take to demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional learning needs?
- Could you reflect on other aspects of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers such as Standard 2, which is about knowing content and how to teach it?
- Could you identify personal goals in relation to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers?
W: What is your next step in improving your understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in terms of identifying professional learning needs? Try to formulate a specific goal.