3.6 Evaluate and Improve Teaching Programs
Teaching programs need flexibility. You can plan out your units and lessons meticulously, but that doesn’t mean that they will be what every student needs.
What is the QLD Teacher Annual Performance Review Process?
Everyone working in a Queensland public school, from site leaders to graduate teachers on a single-term contract, need to do an Annual Performance Review.
What Does it Mean to be a Graduate Teacher?
If you haven’t met the standards by the time you graduate, you will not be able to become a registered teacher and teach in Australian classrooms.
What Does it Mean to Be a Proficient Teacher?
Different states in Australia have different processes for certifying their teachers as Proficient. All of them will involve gathering evidence.
3.5 Use Effective Classroom Communication
It’s not about what you’re teaching, or even the strategies that you’re using to teach it. It’s about how you, as a person, interact with young people.
What Does it Mean to be a Highly Accomplished Teacher?
Reaching this stage takes experience and passion for teaching. You’ll need to know your stuff, but you also become an integral part of your school community.
3.4 Select and Use Resources
From worksheets to digital platforms, videos to physical manipulatives. The more resources you are familiar with, the more options you have for your students.
3.3 Use Teaching Strategies
This area covers both what strategies you know, whether you can apply them to the correct context, and whether you can actually implement them or not.
3.2 Plan, Structure and Sequence Learning Programs
Creating a quality scope and sequence balances your students’ needs. You’ll need to ensure they have the foundation to extend themselves in the future.
3.1 Establish Challenging Learning Goals
Developing learning goals for your students at the right level for them is a real skill. It takes some time, training and practice to get the balance right.