Serene Stephens

Assessment 2 - E-Portfolio

TASK 1:
Part 1: Self-assessment against the AITSL Graduate Standards

Part 2: Assessing your resilience

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Part 3: Professional Learning Plan

Section 1: AITSL
Graduate Standard

Professional
Practice Standard
1: Know students
and how they learn.
1.2 Understand
how students
learn.

Professional
Practice Standard
5: Assess, provide
feedback and report
on student learning.
5.1 Assess
student learning
5.2 Provide
feedback to
students on
their learning
5.3 Make
consistent and

My goals for this

aspect:

Actions to develop my
capability:

(SMART goals Specific,

Measurable, Accurate,
Relevant, and Time
bound)

(Be specific about what

actions you intend to
undertake and the support
and professional learning
you will require).

Short Term Goals

By the end of the
Implement knowledge
semester I will have
gained from university
learnt how to get to
into practice.
know students and
Get to know students
how they learn in
individually through
different ways by
communication with
incorporating
them.
knowledge from
Ask mentors for each
university into the
childs specific
practical placement
educational and
and will ask for
emotional needs.
assistance from
Gather information on
mentors and
how individual
experienced
students learn and
educators on
how the teacher
strategies they use to
caters for their needs.
cater for diversity.
This includes any
background
information,
behavioural issues
and learning
difficulties.
Discuss with mentors
feedback once
lessons have
completed and
evaluate.
Research online on
how to teach students
with certain learning
difficulties such as
https://www.ldaustralia
.org/ (LDA, 2016)
which provide
information through
conferences and
seminars for
professional learning.
By the end of the
Talk to different
semester I will have
teachers about
discussed with
effective assessment
teachers on my
strategies, how they
practical placement
provide feedback and
about effective
report on students
assessment strategies.
learning.
I will gather a range of Research strategies
assessment, feedback
and resources online
and reporting
such as
examples to develop
https://www.lancsngfl.
and implement in the
ac.uk/curriculum/asse
classroom to assess
ssment/download/file/

Indicators of success:
What will you/others
see if your goal is
achieved?

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Close relationship
and rapport with
students.
Variety of
techniques
employed to cater
for each student.
Improved
integration and
inclusivity in the
classroom.
Increased flow of
lessons and
improved
educational
outcomes.

Constructive and
positive feedback
provided by
mentor.
Experience in
assessing
increased as data
collected shows
that the
assessment was
effective.
Curated a range of
effective

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comparable
judgements
5.4 Interpret
student data
5.5 Report on
student
achievement

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students and provide
constructive feedback.
After implementation I
will reflect on the
outcome of these
strategies to further
develop professionally.

Professional
Practice Standard
Standard 6: Engage
in professional
learning.
6.2 Engage in
professional
learning and
improve
practice.

By the end of the

semester I will have
attended classes in
University for primary
teaching on how to
effectively teach.
During my practical
placement I will
implement the
knowledge obtained
and gather more
information from a

04%20Day%20to%20
Day%20Ass%20Strat
egies.pdf (Primary
national strategy,
2004) that focus on
day-to-day
assessment
strategies.
Observe mentor use
of a variety of
effective assessment
and feedback
strategies. Ask for
rubrics, checklists and
feedback to keep as
examples.
Develop and adapt
assessments tasks
for different subject
areas. Cater for
diversity and students
individual needs.
Get to know each
students way of
learning or ask
mentor.
Deliver consistent,
fair, measureable and
constructive
feedback.
Report through a
range of strategies
constantly accurately
interpreting students
work.
Ask for mentor
assistance if not sure
when interpreting
student data.
Reflect and make
adaptions on
strategies
implemented.
Receive mentor
feedback on
assessment
strategies used in
lessons.
Attend classes at
university to develop
effective teaching
skills.
Talk to educators on
my practical
placement on how to
improve teaching and
different strategies
they employ to
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strategies.

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Assorted ideas,
techniques and
range of teaching
methods
employed.
Improved coping
abilities, flexibility
with behaviour
management,
lessons and
catering for

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range of educators. I
will participate in
mentor meetings,
professional
development and
school development
days.

Professional
Practice Standard
Standard 7: Engage
professionally with
colleagues,
parents/carers and
the community.
7.2 Comply with
legislative,
administrative
and
organisational
requirements
Section 2: BRITE
Resilience Factors
Module 3: 3.3
Maintaining
Motivation.

By the end of the

semester I will have

gathered information
on the legislative,
administrative and

organisational
requirements of the
practical placement
school and employed

care and respect to the

policies and process
required.

By the end of the

semester I want to be
able to maintain
motivation with a
positive and persistent
attitude towards
becoming a teacher.

Module 5: 5.3
Managing Emotions.

By the end of the

semester I will be
capable of
understanding that
different situations
effect students
emotions as well as

different levels.
Discuss with mentors
and receive feedback
on strategies to
improve teaching.
Participate in school
development days and
teacher meetings for
professional
development and gain
an idea of how they
aim to achieve greater
success in education.
Volunteer to assist if
there are any events
or cases where
assistance is needed
so that I can improve
professionally.
Research and acquire
relevant policies and
processes that pertain
to teachers.
Understand the
requirements of the
school during the
practical placement.
Encourage, support
and inform other preservice teachers of
necessary legislations
and policies.

Stay on task but also

allow room for relaxing
when needed.
Set realistic goals to
be achieved over a
short period.
Think positive and
optimistically during
busy periods and
during reflections.
Remember the motive
for starting education
and re-evaluate them
when times get busy.
Think about positive
experiences and
aspects that are
fulfilling.
Reflect on situations
thoroughly before
making rash
decisions.
Stay in touch with
students through
communication in

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diversity.

Better
understanding and
integration into
teaching and
professional
placement school.

A proactive and
enthusiastic
educator.
A positive role
model.
Confidence and
desire to teach.

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Strong
relationships
between students
as well as the
teacher.
Improved
behaviour

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my own and how to
manage emotional
environments.

Professional
Practice Standard
1: Know students
and how they learn.
1.2 Understand
how students
learn.

Professional
Practice Standard
Standard 6: Engage
in professional
learning.
6.2 Engage in
professional
learning and
improve practice.

order to be aware of
what students are
feeling.
In difficult situations
use problem solving
skills before taking
action.
Discuss with more
experienced
educators on how they
approach different
situations.
Think positive and
teach students how to
manage their
emotions.
Create an emotionally
safe environment for
students to learn in to
help them with their
cognitive learning.
This can be achieved
through positive
relationships,
constructive feedback
and high expectations.
Long Term Goals
Before I graduate I will Focus on building
have improved in
strong relationships
building rapport with
with individual
students and become
students on the
more fluent,
internship.
comfortable and
Seek the mentors
knowledgeable in how
knowledge on the
students learn.
students in the class
and how they learn.
Apply knowledge of
the way that students
learn through varied
lessons that cater for
differences.
By the time I graduate Attend school teacher
I want to have
meetings and discuss
increased awareness
with more experienced
of teaching techniques
teachers about
and developed an
techniques and
improved teaching
behaviour
pedagogy through
management
engaging in teaching
strategies they
workshops, meetings,
employ.
conferences and
Participate in teacher
programs.
workshops and
conferences to build
professional network
and gain knowledge to
further understanding
and improve practice.
Attend professional
learning such as those

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management
strategies.
More time given to
focus lessons.
Students who feel
safe and happy to
be in the
classroom.

Confidence and
increased ability to
detect the way
each child learns.
Range of activities
and techniques
used during
implementation of
lessons.

Increased
confidence and
direction in
preparation and
teaching.

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provided by the
Department of
Education
http://det.wa.edu.au/pr
ofessionallearning/det
cms/navigation/forgraduateteachers/#toc1 (DoE,
2015).

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