Victorian School of Languages

Performance & Professional Development Plans for Centre

Staff

Professional Development DayAugust 16th 2014

IntroductionTeachers have a significant role in developing and implementing the most effective teaching and learning strategies in their classroom and striving for consistent, high quality classroom teaching that will deliver improvements in student learning and directly impact on the achievement of Government education targets.

The Performance and Development arrangements for all school staff are

designed to:

Support the school in meeting its responsibilities to students, parents and to Government through linking staff performance and achievement of school, Department and Government policies and targets.

The Performance and Development arrangements for all school staff are

designed to:

Provide feedback on performance to support ongoing learning and development of staff, with a focus on ways in which student learning can be improved.

The Performance and Development arrangements for all school staff are

designed to:

Enhance the capacity of staff in undertaking leadership roles within their Area and school.

What is required to complete your yearly

Performance & Development Plan?

Part 1: Professional Development & Learning Log

As part of the VIT requirements for the VSL all teachers are expected to complete a minimum of 25 hours of professional development and learning to be accrued over the course of the year.

Part 1: Professional Development & Learning Log

This can be both formal professional development (external PD through subject associations, VSL professional learning activities & PD).

Can you provide some more examples of formal professional development?

Part 1: Professional Development & Learning Log

This can also be informal professional development or internal PD (VCE moderation partnerships, mentoring, staff faculty meetings, briefings etc).

Can you provide some more examples of informal professional development?

How will I record my Professional Development?

Staff will be provided with a template at the beginning of the school year.

As you complete Professional Development document it on the template.

What information will I need to provide?

Name of Professional Development activity attended

Date Time and Place of Activity Duration of Program Feedback on program Professional Learning hours accrued

Best Practice

For all formal professional development it is recommended that you keep an agenda or the certificate of participation issued at the session to validate your attendance.

These can be filed with your PD template for your records

The templateProfessional development activity attended

Date Time and place of the activity

Duration of program

Feedback on program

Professional hours accrued

VSL Professional development Day 1

1 February2014

9am – 12pmVSL: South East AreaDandenong HS (Princes HWY, Dandenong)

3 hours Information presented on transition from VELS to AusVELS & VCE

Opportunity to network

Opportunity to plan program summary for 2014 in faculty groups

3hours

New Teacher Induction

26 February 2014

6:30pm-9pmVSL Head OfficeClarendon street, Thornbury)

2½ hours 5½ hours

Any questions?

Part 2: Professional Teaching and Reflection Plan

The proposed performance requirements specify the way in which a classroom teacher expects to demonstrate that the professional standards for teachers have been met.

These are based on the DEECD Performance & Development guidelines and VIT Teacher Performance Standards.

What are the Professional Standards?

These are categorised into 3 Dimensions

Professional Knowledge Professional Practice Professional Engagement (The

Teacher’s)

Professional Knowledge

Professional Standard 1: StudentsKnow how students learn and how

to teach them effectively

What do your students already know? What can they do well? What areas need development?

Professional KnowledgeProfessional Standard 2: Curriculum

Know the content to teach The Teaching content and Student learning

outcomes for the program of learning. Drawing on the content of your program of

learning and prior knowledge of your students establish the content for your class and how this relates to broader curriculum expectations.

Establish the learning outcomes –ensuring they are achievable for all students but also challenge and develop their knowledge.

Professional PracticeProfessional Standard 3: Student Engagement

Use a range of learning practices & resources to engage students in effective learning

Developing learning resources, teaching practices and activitiesIn planning consider:- The sequence and structure of the program to facilitate learning for

all students The resources you will use to teach the content (including ICT

where relevant) and how they will engage your students. The teaching strategies you will use to develop knowledge, skills,

problem solving and critical thinking. How will you use verbal and non-verbal communication strategies

to support understanding and engagement with learning? How and when will you provide feedback to your students on the

progress of their learning in relation to learning outcomes? How will you engage parents/carers with the learning of your

students?

Professional PracticeProfessional Standard 4: Student Wellbeing

Create and maintain a safe and challenging learning environment

The teacher promotes a culture of value & respect for individuals and their communities

Each student experiences success through structured support, the valuing effort, and recognition of their work

The teacher encourages and supports students to take responsibility for their learning

The teacher uses strategies that build skills required for productive collaboration

Professional PracticeProfessional Standard 5: Assessment

Plan & Assess for effective learning and provide feedback

Develop assessment activities & practices

To be able to reflect on the effectiveness of your practice you need to be able to assess the learning of your students

Your assessment of learning should include both formative and summative assessment strategies and activities

Professional Engagement(The Teacher’s)

Professional Standard 6: Personal Evaluation & Reflection

Reflect on, evaluate and improve your professional knowledge, learning & practice

Discussing what you do in the classroom with colleagues – faculty/year level/centre based

Evaluating the effectiveness of your practice Understanding the learning your students achieved during the unit/semester

assists you to evaluate the effectiveness of your teaching practice Did your students achieve the expected learning outcomes and how has their

level of learning increased? What will you do next to continue to support the learning of your students? If there was little impact on student learning, what has that told you about

your practice and what might you try next? What aspects of your own learning will you apply to other teaching situations

in the future? How will you continue to develop your knowledge and practice?

Professional Engagement(The Teacher’s)

Professional Standard 7: Community Involvement

Be an active member of the language community and teaching profession

Engage professionally with colleagues, parent/carers and the community Meet professional and ethical responsibilities – duty of care, staff

contract, ministerial order for teachers, VIT professional standards Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements Engage with parents and carers Engage with professional/teachers networks and communities Meet code of ethics & conduct as required by DEECD, VIT and VSL Understand implication of and comply with administration, organisation,

professional requirements, policies and processes

Activity

1. Complete the Jigsaw Activity

Place the Professional standards in the correct category

Match the ideas on how to demonstrate the standard

2. When you finish: Area Managers will provide you the

template to check your jigsaw

Brainstorm Activity

In groups what have you done in your classroom to demonstrate that you are achieving the standard?

The Booklet

In your booklet It explains and further defines the

professional standard It provides examples of what you can

do to demonstrate that you are achieving the standard

It provides further strategies to demonstrate the standard by linking it to POLT (Principles of Learning & Teaching)

At the end of the year

At the end of the teaching year (2015) you will be required to submit to your Area Manager

The completed Professional Learning Log The Professional Teaching and Reflection Plan This will be filed as a personal reflection of what

you have achieved throughout the year and inform you on how you can further develop your methodology and pedagogy to improve the Teaching & Learning outcomes for students at the Victorian School of Languages

Thank you