PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GOALS

Giving consideration to your course work and your expectations of this professional experience,
state the objectives to which you intend to give highest priority in this teaching practice session.
N.B. 1. This task must be completed and signed by your EPT426 Subject Coordinator
prior to the commencement of your placement.
2. These objectives will form the basis of the targets for your teaching sessions.
3. Objectives should be specific, expressed as outcomes and include indicators of success.
Goal
Goal 1:
Standard 1:
Know the students and how
they learn

Actions you will take to work

towards the goal
1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of teaching
strategies that are responsive to the
learning strengths and needs of
students from diverse linguistic,
cultural, religious and socioeconomic background
.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the
specific needs of students across the
full range of abilities

Goal 2:
Standard 2:
Know the content and how to
teach it

2.3 Use curriculum, assessment and

reporting knowledge to design
learning sequences and lesson plans.

2.6 Implement teaching strategies for

using ICT to expand curriculumlearning opportunities for students.
Goal 3:
Standard 5:
Assess, provide feedback and
report on student learning

5.1 Demonstrate understanding of

assessment strategies, including
informal and formal, diagnostic,
formative and summative approaches
to assess student learning.

5.4 Demonstrate the capacity to interpret

student assessment data to evaluate
student learning and modify teaching
practice.
Goal 4:
Standard 6:
Engage in professional
learning

.2

Engage in professional learning and

improve practice. Understand the
relevant and appropriate sources of
professional learning for teachers.

Indicators of achievement of goal

Focus area 1.3
Plan for and respect the diversity of all
students within the classroom utilising a
range of effective teaching practices
culturally sensitive resources, language etc.
Focus area 1.5
In order to approach and achieve this goal I
will plan and implement detailed yet flexible
teaching practices that allow for
modifications to be made to both lesson
content and lesson structure in relation to
students and their ranging abilities, this
would be highlighted and evident within
lesson plans.
Focus area 2.3
Clear and explicit lesson plans that
demonstrate the use of curriculum areas
and how they integrate with assessment
and reporting.
e.g. curriculum, syllabus outcomes,
syllabus content, assessment.
Focus area 2.6
Developed lesson plans and teaching
strategies that focus on and incorporate a
range of different software (e.g.
PowerPoint) and hardware (e.g. iPads).
Focus area 5.1
Gain ideas and assessment techniques
from the supervising teacher and replicate
these within my own lesson plans and
teaching.
Assessment examples may consist of:
surveys, quizzes, observation/note taking,
question time etc.
Focus area 5.4
Linking the Professional Standards and the
Quality teaching model in lesson plans to
further inform and support teaching and
learning practices, assessment and
feedback.
Focus area 6.2
Attend where possible Professional
Development Training sessions, staff
meetings and Key Learning Area meetings.
Record and gather extensive resources and

information from professionals/colleagues.

.3 Engage with colleagues and improve
practice. Seek and apply constructive
feedback from supervisors and
teachers to improve teaching
practices.

Focus area 6.3

Consistent self-reflection about aspects of
professional knowledge, practice and
engagement. Working collaboratively with
mentoring teacher and other staff to
establish written and oral constructive
feedback in all areas allowing myself to
adjust and improve future lessons and
overall professional development.

Other aims you may have for the professional experience:

- Attend staff meetings and lesson planning sessions
- Attend other classes throughout the week to gain an insight of different teaching and behaviour management
strategies used within the classroom.
- Make the most of my time within the staffroom, engaging and communicating with colleagues.
- Become involved in extra curricular opportunities whole school involvement