2.3 Curriculum, assessment and reporting
The descriptors under this focus area talk about learning programs, but the core of this focus area is how you build assessment into your teaching.
2.2 Content selection and organisation
Knowing how to structure and sequence a learning program is an important skill for a teacher and can greatly impact the efficacy of their teaching.
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area
As a teacher, you need to understand the content you are teaching well enough to foresee the obstacles your students will face and plan accordingly.
1.6 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
This descriptor specifies adjustments beyond differentiation, such as accessibility, supporting full participation and adhering to legislative requirements.
Do teachers REALLY get paid for the holidays?
Sure, your job is difficult. Sure, the rates of burnout for teachers are unreasonably high. But don’t you get paid for the holidays?
Is it Worth Becoming a Highly Accomplished Teacher?
Many schools have a salary tier for HATs, but these are often specific positions. There is no guarantee that you will win one, or that one will be available.
How teachers check for plagiarism – can they really tell?
If you think you can get away with it, remember that reading and judging student work is a key part of their jobs, and most are very good at it.
AI assignments – the new threat to academic integrity
Technology is changing every year, and the problem now is, teachers may not be aware of what is out there.
How much tax should relief teachers pay?
Schools withhold income tax like any other employer. As a relief teacher, you will be paying tax according to the Australian Resident Tax Rates.
Female Teachers NEED to use Different Teaching Strategies.
There are differences between men and women. While we should have the same opportunities and support in our careers, we are perceived in different ways.