Commentary+on+professional+activities


 * STANDARDS REFERENCED PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES **
 * DATE || PROFESSIONAL LEARNING ACTIVITY |||||||||||||||| STANDARDS REFERENCED ACTIVITY (Tick those that apply) || REFLECTION AND COMMENT ||
 * ^  ||^   ||  1  ||  2  ||  3  ||  4  ||  5  ||  6  ||  7  ||  8  ||^   ||
 * 2011 || Classroom observation of fellow teachers ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ü ||   ||   ||
 * Feb 2011 || Andrea Hilbrick – Developing narratives. ||  ||   || ü || ü || ü || ü ||   ||   || Developing teaching styles to develop narratives with students. Excellent understanding of using various visuals and stimulation for students to be inspired to write. ||
 * Feb 2011 || Jo Lang – Behavioural management. || ü ||  || ü ||   ||   ||   ||   || ü || This was excellent to begin the year. I have used many strategies and the language that came from this PD. ||
 * May 2011 || Andrea Hilbrick – Developing persuasive text. ||  ||   || ü || ü || ü || ü ||   ||   || Andrea continued to show us how to include many areas of persuasive text in our classroom. This gave me a huge amount of ideas to develop with my students. ||
 * July 2011 || Andrea Hilbrick – Developing Information text ||  ||   || ü || ü || ü || ü ||   ||   || This enabled me to include many areas of ICT in the classroom. I managed to include social networking and blogging to help students develop their information text. ||
 * May 2011 || Epipen and Asthma training ||  ||   || ü ||   || ü ||   ||   || ü || Excellent PD. This gave me so much confidence to be prepared for any asthma or epipen event. ||
 * April 2011 || Parent/Teacher interviews ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ü || Very interesting experience. Gave me a good understanding of the students. This also helped with the development of a support network for students at home. ||
 * 2011 || Participated in moderation activities term 1, term 2, and term 3. ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ü ||   || This provided me with an understanding of curriculum and development and review that needs to happen. ||
 * 2011 || Writing of formal reports for all my students ||  || ü || ü ||   || ü ||   ||   ||   || This gave me the understanding of language when writing reports. ||
 * 2011 || Discussions of professional issues with colleagues ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || ü || This was an excellent way to obtain information and support from other staff. This helped me understand and develop many areas of my teaching. ||
 * 2011 || Participated in section meetings and curriculum development ||  ||   ||   || ü ||   ||   || ü ||   || Good to develop an understanding of teamwork and contributing to a team. Excellent support and teamwork when developing tools for teaching. ||
 * 2011 || Organisation of maths student-centred, self-paced online activities for senior section. || ü || ü || ü || ü ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||


 * PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE |||||| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE |||||||| PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT ||
 * 1 || 2 || 3 |||| 4 || 5 |||| 6 || 7 || 8 ||
 * Teachers know how students learn and how to teach them effectively || Teachers know the content they teach || Teachers know their students |||| Teachers plan and assess for effective learning || Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments |||| Teachers use a range of teaching practices and resources to engage students in effective learning || Teachers reflect on, evaluate and improve their professional knowledge and practice. || Teachers are active members of their profession ||

** THE COMMENTARY ON PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES PRO FORMA ** Classroom observations of fellow teachers. || This activity for me was the most valuable. I was able to see in full the way in which teaching was planned and executed in the classroom. The discussions with my mentor teacher beforehand helped me understand how to develop tools to accommodate all learning styles and levels her students were on. She then showed how to deliver reciprocal teaching and how working in small groups could benefit the students learning. The feedback and discussion afterwards allowed me to take this idea and develop the use of technology with my students in this teaching style. || Behavioural management with Jo Lang || This PD at the beginning of the year allowed me to have an excellent understanding of how to set up behavioural management systems in my classroom. It also allowed me to develop a language that I have used the entire year. This has worked many time and has helped me to create an excellent rapport with students in my class. The management of the behaviour and the students has meant we have been able to concentrate on delivery of content rather than the management of poor behaviour. The students are now very clear with what is expected. ||
 * || ** Commentary on professional learning arising from professional activities ** ||
 * ** Activity 1: **
 * Parent/Teacher interviews. ** || I have conducted one set of parent/teacher interviews this year so far. This gave me an excellent connection with parents. It allowed me to show where their child’s learning was situated at and where I thought we could support their learning to increase to. This also allowed for open communication with the parents and myself. The parents seemed more connected after this meeting. They communicated more and were willing to support students at home with their school work. ||
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