Item 3: Professional Learning Plan

Section 1: AITSL

My goals for this

Actions to develop

Indicators of

Graduate Standard

aspect

my capability

success

Short Term Goals

Professional

By the conclusion of

Practice Standard

my Professional

mentor and take

large resource

2: Know the content

Practice Placement,

notes on his

folder containing

and how to teach it.

I will have a

teaching

detailed notes

2.1 Demonstrate

thorough knowledge

strategies,

and a variety of

knowledge and

and understanding

focusing

resources and

understanding of

of the contents and

especially on

documentation

the contents,

structure of the Year

how he

that I can refer to

substance and

5/6 curriculum, have

diversifies his

when planning

structure of the

used a broad range

teaching to cater

for teaching and

content and

of teaching

to different

learning.

teaching

strategies and

learning styles.

strategies of the

collated extensive

teaching area.

Observe my

The collation of a

Positive

Create a

feedback

resources in order to

resource folder

received from

successfully teach

and collect all

my mentor and

the curriculum

notes, resources

supervisor.

content at this level

and

to a diverse range of

documentation

outcomes for

learners.

relevant to

students shown

supporting my

through

planning and

demonstrated

teaching.

learning and

Thoroughly

progress.

familiarise

Positive

Action taken on

myself with the

constructive

Australian

feedback from

Curriculum as

my mentor and

well as the

supervisor.

Australian
Curriculum in

Victoria
(AusVELS), in
order to deepen
my knowledge
and
understanding of
the scope and
sequence of the
Year 5/6
curriculum.

Research and
read literature on
teaching
strategies for
diverse learners
and
implementing
these.

Professional

As using and

Download all

Lessened

Practice Standard

teaching with

programs and

anxiety when the

2: Know the content

ICT is my

apps used by the

use of ICT is a

and how to teach it.

weakest area, I

school / year

requirement.

2.6 Implement

will take every

level and

teaching

opportunity to

familiarise

efficient and

strategies for ICT

improve my

myself with

proficient use of

to expand

knowledge of

these, by

a range of ICT

curriculum

and skills in

experimenting

programs and

learning

using and

with different

apps.

opportunities for

teaching with

ways they can

students.

ICT. By the

be used,

how the use of

conclusion of my

watching online

ICT is supporting

Professional

tutorials and

my students

Practice

reading

learning and

Placement, I will

instructions /

improving their

have used and

forums

outcomes.

Faster, more

Understanding of

taught using at

relating to their

least one new

use.

program or app

each week.

Talk through my
current
limitations with
my mentor and
ask for help
when using /
teaching with
ICT whenever
necessary.

Attend any
school-run or
other
professional
development
sessions I can
find on the use
of ICT in
teaching.

Continue to
challenge myself
by using ICT in
my planning and
teaching if its
use will benefit
my students,
even though I
may be putting
myself outside
my comfort
zone.
Remember that
more frequent
use will increase

my skills and
confidence.

Professional

By the conclusion of

Practice Standard

my Professional

observations,

student

3: Plan for and

Practice Placement,

resources and

engagement,

implement effective

I will have not only

documentation

shown by

teaching and

collated a range of

collected

demonstrated

learning.

resources, but

throughout my

learning and

3.4 Demonstrate

demonstrated

Professional

optimal

knowledge of a

knowledge of their

Practice

educational

range of

use in teaching and

Placement to

outcomes,

resources,

improving the

plan for teaching

clearly linked to

including ICT,

educational

and learning.

learning

that engage

outcomes for a

Use the

experiences

students in their

diverse range of

feedback

planned using a

learning.

learners, by using

provided by my

range of

these appropriately

mentor and

appropriate

in my planning. I will

supervisor to

resources.

have included the

constructive

use of ICT in my

effect, by

student

teaching as a

adjusting my

progression,

valuable educational

planning and

clearly linked to

resource.

teaching.

learning

Observe

experiences

students

planned using a

engagement with

range of

their learning

appropriate

and adjust plans

resources.

Use the notes,

if I can see that

Enhanced

Demonstrated

Positive

students are

feedback

confused,

received from

frustrated or

my mentor and

uninterested, or

supervisor.

if outcomes are
not as expected.

Action taken on
constructive

Ensure that I

feedback from my

regularly

mentor and

integrate ICT

supervisor and use

into my planning

of these resources

and teaching,

to reflect on and

wherever I feel

improve my

that it will

teaching.

enhance student
outcomes.

Professional

By the conclusion of

Practice Standard

my Professional

read literature on

carefully

5: Assess, provide

Practice Placement,

planning for and

designed

feedback and report

I will have designed

evaluating

assessment

on student learning.

and implemented a

assessment and

tasks that reflect

5.4 Demonstrate

range of

use my reading

relevant

the capacity to

assessment tasks

to inform the

research and

interpret student

for students, which I

design of my

literature.

assessment data

will analyse in order

assessment

to evaluate

to modify my

tasks.

tasks are

student learning

planning and

Further refine

relevant to

and modify

teaching practice.

assessment

identified student

teaching

My analysis of these

tasks I have

needs and cater

practice.

assessment tasks

developed in

for diverse

will also assist me in

collaboration

leaners.

evaluating their

with my mentor.

usefulness in

Use his

feedback

demonstrating

experience as a

received from

student learning.

sounding board

my mentor and

for what may be

supervisor.

Research and

appropriate /
useful.

Work closely and

consistently with
my mentor to
evaluate student

A selection of

Assessment

Positive

assessment
tasks I have
implemented
and clarify my
thinking on
appropriate next
steps.

Consciously
refer to
previously
completed
assessment
tasks when
creating a unit of
work, in order to
ensure that the
learning
experiences
cater to the
needs of the
students, as
shown by the
misconceptions
evident in their
previous work.

Long Term Goals

Professional

By the conclusion of

Practice Standard

my Internship, I will

and colleagues

collation of a

2: Know the content

have a thorough

to share /

large resource

and how to teach it.

knowledge and

discuss some of

folder containing

2.1 Demonstrate

understanding of the

their teaching

detailed self-

knowledge and

contents and

strategies with

evaluation and a

understanding of

structure of the

me. In particular,

variety of

the contents,

curriculum at the

ask for advice on

resources and

substance and

level I have been

diversifying

documentation

Ask my mentor

The ongoing

structure of the

teaching, as well as

teaching to cater

that I can refer to

content and

a detailed

to different

when planning

teaching

knowledge of the

learning styles.

for teaching and

strategies of the

curriculum at the

Continue to

learning.

teaching area.

year levels above

update my

and below my

resource folder.

feedback

Thoroughly

received from

there will most likely

familiarise

my mentor,

be students in my

myself with the

colleagues,

class whose work is

Australian

students and

above or below the

Curriculum as

their parents.

standard.

well as the

Additionally, I will

Australian

outcomes for

have a broad

Curriculum in

students shown

general knowledge

Victoria

through

of the curriculum at

(AusVELS), in

demonstrated

all levels. I will have

order to deepen

learning and

used a wide range

my knowledge

progress.

of teaching

and

strategies and

understanding of

constructive

collated extensive

the scope and

feedback from

resources in order to

sequence of the

my mentor and

successfully teach

curriculum at all

continual self-

the curriculum

levels.

reflection and

Research and

evaluation of my

levels to a diverse

read literature on

teaching.

range of learners. I

teaching

will have begun to

strategies for

apply this

diverse learners

knowledge to the

and

development of

implementing

engaging teaching

these.

teaching level, as

content at range of

activities.

Attend
professional

Positive

Positive

Action taken on

development
courses, engage
in professional
collaboration and
join in with
school and
community
activities.

Professional

As using and

Practice Standard

teaching with ICT is

with the ICT

using and

2: Know the content

my weakest area, I

programs in use

teaching with

and how to teach it.

will take every

at the school

ICT.

2.6 Implement

opportunity to

where I am

teaching

improve my

teaching,

and proficient

strategies for ICT

knowledge of and

download all

use of a wide

to expand

skills in using and

applicable

range of ICT

curriculum

teaching with ICT.

programs and

programs and

learning

By the conclusion of

apps used by the

apps.

opportunities for

my Internship, I will

school / year

students.

have used and

level and

understanding of

taught using a

familiarise

how to use ICT

variety of programs /

myself with

to support my

apps for a variety of

these, by

students

educational

experimenting

learning and

purposes. I will feel

with different

improve their

comfortable using

ways they can

outcomes by

these and integrate

be used,

making content

them into my

watching online

meaningful and

teaching with the

tutorials and

relevant.

same ease I would

reading

any other resource. I

instructions /

will develop my

forums relating

knowledge and

to their use.

understanding of

Keep up to date

why the use of ICT

with new

is beneficial to

research into

Acquaint myself

Confidence in

Fast, efficient

Deep

student learning and

ICT use in

how it can make

schools by

content more

attending any

relevant and

school-run or

meaningful.

other
professional
development
sessions, in
addition to
undertaking my
own research.

Continue to
challenge myself
by using ICT in
my planning and
teaching if its
use will benefit
my students,
even though I
may be putting
myself outside
my comfort
zone.
Remember that
more frequent
use will increase
my skills and
confidence.

Professional

By the conclusion of

Practice Standard

my Internship, I will

observations,

student

3: Plan for and

be able to create my

documentation

engagement,

implement effective

own rich resources

and resources

shown by

teaching and

to support my

collated

demonstrated

learning.

planning for learning

throughout my

learning and

3.4 Demonstrate

experiences, to add

studies and

optimal

knowledge of a

to a portfolio of

Use notes,

Enhanced

range of

selected appropriate

teaching career

educational

resources,

resources. I will

thus far, in

outcomes,

including ICT,

have demonstrated

addition to

clearly linked to

that engage

knowledge of their

research and my

learning

students in their

use in teaching and

own learning

experiences

learning.

improving the

from

planned using a

educational

professional

range of

outcomes for a

development

appropriate

diverse range of

courses and the

resources.

learners, by using

like to create rich

Demonstrated

these appropriately

learning

student

in my planning. I will

experiences.

progression,

Use feedback

clearly linked to

use of ICT in my

provided by my

learning

teaching as a

mentor and

experiences

valuable educational

colleagues, as

planned using a

resource.

well as my own

range of

observations, to

appropriate

constructive

resources.

have included the

effect, by

Positive

constantly

feedback

adjusting and

received from

improving my

my mentor,

planning and

colleagues and

teaching.

parents of

Observe

students.

students

Action taken on

engagement with

constructive

their learning

feedback from

and adjust plans

my mentor and

if I can see that

colleagues and

students are

use of these

confused,

resources to

frustrated or

reflect on and

uninterested, or

improve my
teaching.

if outcomes are
not as expected.

Ensure that I
regularly
integrate ICT
into my planning
and teaching,
wherever I feel
that it will
enhance student
outcomes.

Professional

By the conclusion of

Practice Standard

my Internship, I will

read literature on

carefully

5: Assess, provide

have designed and

planning for and

designed

feedback and report

implemented a

evaluating

assessment

on student learning.

range of

assessment and

tasks that reflect

5.4 Demonstrate

assessment tasks

use my reading,

relevant

the capacity to

for students, which I

in addition to my

research and

interpret student

will analyse and

teaching

literature.

assessment data

evaluate for student

experience thus

to evaluate

understanding and

far, to inform the

tasks are

student learning

any necessary

design of my

relevant to

and modify

interventions, in

assessment

identified student

tasks.

needs and cater

Talk with my

for diverse

teaching practice.

mentor and

leaners.

My analysis of these

colleagues and

assessment tasks

attend relevant

student

will also assist me in

professional

progression,

evaluating their

development

through a

usefulness in

courses.

carefully

Further refine

designed

assessment

learning program

tasks I have

reflective of

developed with

careful analysis

teaching practice. order to modify my

planning and

demonstrating
student learning.

Research and

A selection of

Assessment

Demonstrated

consideration

and evaluation of

given to advice

student

from my mentor

assessment

and colleagues.

tasks.

Use their
experience as a
sounding board
for what may be
appropriate /
useful.

Work closely and

consistently with
my mentor to
evaluate student
assessment
tasks I have
implemented
and clarify my
thinking on
appropriate next
steps.

Analyse and
evaluate
students
assessment
tasks when
creating a unit of
work, in order to
ensure that the
learning
experiences
cater to the
needs of the
students as
shown by the
misconceptions

evident in their
previous work,
by including any
necessary
interventions.

Section 2: BrITE

My goals for this

Actions to develop

Indicators of

Resilience Factors

aspect

my capability

success

Short Term Goals

Building new

I can be reluctant to

relationships

approach people

every one of my

comfortable and

when I am in an

colleagues was

accepted within

unfamiliar

a pre-service

the school

environment and am

teacher once,

community.

unsure of how and

that they will

where I fit in. I am

remember how

more people

not naturally

that feels, and

who I am

outgoing and often

just as I would

comfortable

struggle to form new

be happy to offer

approaching for

relationships quickly,

encouragement

help or advice.

as I am more

and support to

comfortable being

anyone who

professional

approached than

needed it, so too

relationships

doing the

would most

with my mentor

approaching. On the

others.

and his team.

premise though, that

Remember that

Dont be

Feeling

Having one or

Emerging

Close

having at least one

embarrassed to

relationships

strong support

ask for help or

with my

person in my

seek out relevant

students.

professional

information.

environment will

Feedback from

Engage in

my mentor and

have a strong

conversation

supervisor

impact on my

with my

indicating that I

emotional wellbeing

colleagues; talk

have contributed

and resilience, I will

to them about

to my students

aim to develop a

their experience

learning and the

relationship with my

and practices.

school

mentor and the

Find some

community as a

members of his

common ground

whole in a

team that provides

and / or mutual

positive manner.

me with the advice,

interests on

support and

which a

professional

relationship can

knowledge that will

be formed.

contribute to making

Get to know the

my Professional

students and

Practice Placement

their parents.

a positive and

Join in with

professionally

school and

enriching

community

experience.

activities.

Maintaining

I will use my

motivation

Professional

and record ways

anticipated

Practice Placement

in which my

attending my

to recommit myself

mentor uses

Professional

to my ideals it has

teaching

Practice

been a year since

strategies to

Placement each

my last teaching

make a positive

day with

round which was a

change in his

enthusiasm.

positive experience,

students.

and I intend to

I will observe

I will have

I will have

I will not let any

maintained my

recommit myself to

failures affect my

energy and

my chosen

motivation or

positivity.

profession, by

self-confidence.

reducing my

I will have

I will persist with

continued to

perceived need for

my learning and

develop and

perfectionism,

see challenges

refine my

engaging in positive

as learning

teaching

self-talk, exercising

opportunities,

philosophy,

persistence and

taking new ideas

seeking help when I

rather than

and points of

need it.

obstacles.

view on board.

I will keep a list

I will have added

of all the things

ideas about

that I do well and

strategies for

focus on these,

maintaining

rather than

optimism and

letting the things

motivation both

I dont do well, or

within the

everything that I

classroom and

still have to learn

within myself to

discourage me.

my resource

I will ensure that

folder.

I get enough
sleep and take
time out to
exercise and do
some of the
things that I
enjoy in my
leisure time.
Long Term Goals

Building new

By the conclusion of

relationships

my graduate year, I

colleagues, at

that I am an

will have developed

least on a

accepted and

a relationship with

professional

valued part of

my mentor and

level, and for

the school

several of my

those colleagues

community.

colleagues that

who I click with,

provides me with the

be open to

network of

advice, support and

forming

people who I am

professional

friendships.

comfortable with

Develop more

approaching for

confidence in my

help or advice.

knowledge that will

contribute to making

Get to know my

abilities as a

Feeling confident

Having a

The

my work

teacher, so that I

development of

environment a

dont feel that I

mutually

positive and

am unequal to

beneficial

professionally

my colleagues.

professional

enriching experience

Acknowledge the

relationships

and assist me in

crucial role that

with a number of

managing the

collegial

my colleagues.

challenges I

relationships

encounter. I will

play in teacher

colleagues,

acknowledge that

resilience and

students and

teaching is, by its

thus the

parents

nature, a

importance of

indicating that I

collaborative

creating and

have contributed

profession and that

maintaining

to my students

my personal

these

learning and the

wellbeing and

relationships.

school

Engage in self-

community as a

satisfaction will be

reflection and

whole in a

greatly enhanced by

ask willing

positive manner.

the development of

colleagues to

these relationships.

assist me with

many aspects of

improving my

the school

planning and

running and

teaching

community

strategies.

activities.

professional

Acknowledge
that I also have
valuable
experience and
ideas. Dont
always assume
that others
necessarily know
better all the
time.

Feedback from

Involvement in

Get to know
students and
their parents.

Organise, as
well as joining in
with school and
community
activities.

Maintaining

By the end of my

motivation

graduate year, I will

informal

motivated to

have practiced

professional and

return to my

professionally in a

personal

classroom and

way that conforms to

networks that will

my students

my own ethical

provide

every day,

code, remembering

emotional

because my

my ideals and

support, advice

work

reasons for wanting

and professional

environment will

to be a teacher. I will

knowledge, in

be one of

remind myself of

order to boost

encouragement,

these reasons when

my morale when

support,

I am feeling

such help is

optimism and

challenged, or that

needed and

achievement.

Im not making

maintain my

progress. I will

commitment.

networks of

Have confidence

colleagues and

my perceived need

in my abilities as

friends I can rely

for perfectionism,

a teacher

on for advice,

engage in positive

sustained effort

encouragement

self-talk, persevere

and

and support

and seek help when

perseverance

whenever I need

I need it. I will make

will develop my

it for myself.

my classroom an

resilient

environment where

qualities.

confident in my

Ask students

ability to

continue to reduce

both my students

Establish

I will be

I will have

I will be

persevere and

overcome

and I can be

about what goals

optimistic about the

they have for

possibilities for rich

their learning

learning and life

and what kind of

experience.

an environment

understand that

they would like

their classroom

their classroom

is a safe place

to be. Create a

where the

poster that lists

environment is

these attributes

one of positivity

and use it as a

and inspiration.

reminder to both

Every member of

myself and my

the class,

students to

including myself

practice

will feel that their

empathy,

individuality is

encouragement

accepted and

and optimism

their

every day.

contributions are

challenges and
setbacks.

My students will

respected.