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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.