PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
STANDARD 1 - Know students and how they learn STANDARD 2 - Know the content and how to teach it STANDARD 3 - Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning STANDARD 4 - Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments STANDARD 5 - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning STANDARD 6 - Engage in professional learning STANDARD 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community Focus 1.1 - Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students 2.1 - Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area 3.1 - Establish challenging learning goals 4.1 - Support student participation 5.1 - Assess student learning 6.1 - Identify and plan professional learning needs 7.1 - Meet professional ethics and responsibilities Descriptor Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area. Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics. Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities. Demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional learning needs. Understand and apply the key principles described in codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession. Focus 1.2 - Understand how students learn 2.2 - Content selection and organisation 3.2 - Plan, structure and sequence learning programs 4.2 - Manage classroom activities 5.2 - Provide feedback to students on their learning 6.2 - Engage in professional learning and improve practice 7.2 - Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements Descriptor Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn and the implications for teaching. Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence. Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies. Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions. Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning. Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers. Understand the relevant legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes required for teachers according to school stage. Focus 1.3 - Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds 2.3 - Curriculum, assessment and reporting 3.3 - Use teaching strategies 4.3 - Manage challenging behaviour 5.3 - Make consistent and comparable judgements 6.3 - Engage with colleagues and improve practice 7.3 - Engage with the parents/carers Descriptor Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. Use curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson plans. Include a range of teaching strategies. Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour. Demonstrate understanding of assessment moderation and its application to support consistent and comparable judgements of student learning. Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and teachers to improve teaching practices. Understand strategies for working effectively, sensitively and condentially with parents/carers. Focus 1.4 - Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students 2.4 - Understand and respect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non- Indigenous Australians 3.4 - Select and use resources 4.4 - Maintain student safety 5.4 - Interpret student data 6.4 - Apply professional learning and improve student learning 7.4 - Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities Descriptor Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of the impact of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the education of students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. Demonstrate broad knowledge of, understanding of and respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and languages. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning. Describe strategies that support students wellbeing and safety working within school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements. Demonstrate the capacity to interpret student assessment data to evaluate student learning and modify teaching practice. Demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning. Understand the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers professional knowledge and practice. Focus 1.5 - Differentiate teaching to meet the specifc learning needs of students across the full range of abilities 2.5 - Literacy and numeracy strategies 3.5 - Use effective classroom communication 4.5 - Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically 5.5 - Report on student achievement Descriptor Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specic learning needs of students across the full range of abilities. Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching strategies and their application in teaching areas. Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement. Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant issues and the strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching. Demonstrate understanding of a range of strategies for reporting to students and parents/carers and the purpose of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement. Focus 1.6 - Strategies to support full participation of students with disability 2.6 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 3.6 - Evaluate and improve teaching programs Descriptor Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements and teaching strategies that support participation and learning of students with disability. Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand curriculum learning opportunities for students. Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning. Focus 3.7 - Engage parents/carers in the educative process Descriptor Describe a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers in the educative process. Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Extract) Graduate Career Stage The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers were endorsed by Australias Education Ministers in December 2010 and released by Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership in February 2011.
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