Performance Planning: Holly Steele 2017
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1. Work priorities
Which four to six goals will I focus on for the next 12
months? Consider professional standards and site, team or
organisational goals.
SIP: Literacy: Improve the literacy levels of the
students in my classes through planning and
implementing effective teaching and learning.
SIP: Pedagogy: Plan for and implement effective
teaching and learning and know the content and how
to teach it.
SIP: SACE improvement. Improve students
analytical skills as identified as lacking in a significant
number of students.
Personal goal. Further my understanding of the
Australian Curriculum in relation to HASS and English
2. Performance objectives
Identify specific strategies / objectives / learning activities
that will help me to achieve my goals.
Participation in the Premiers Reading
Challenge. Homework tasks built around encouraging
PRC and requiring students to elaborate on what they
have learnt whilst reading the novels. Explicit teaching
of subject specific words. Joint deconstruction and
construction of a range of text types. The introduction
of homework based on spelling, grammar and syntax.
Work with colleagues to plan, evaluate, review
and modify CATs to ensure successful and challenging
learning. Take time each week to review and reflect
on teaching practice and make improvements where
necessary.
Discussion of and breaking down Assessment
criteria to ensure students understand what they are
required to do. This will prepare student for the senior
years. Provide a number of opportunities for students
to implement analytical skills and provide feedback
for improvement.
Plan my assignments using UBD and construct
assignments that directly assess the AC. Explicitly
3. Performance indicators
How will I measure improvement / achievement of my
performance objectives? ( eg identify timeframes, targets,
quantity, quality, possible sources of feedback)
Ensure that weekly reading is taking place by
checking records in planners and PRC homework
tasks. Improvement in number of students achieving
higher results and improvement in students
understanding and meeting the Achievement
Standards. Take time each week to have some one on
one time with students to monitor their work and
understanding.
Qualitative data from both students and
teachers. Joint moderation of student work and
compare the data as each term finishes for signs of
improvement.
Students improving as the year goes on and
their knowledge and skills develop. Gain feedback
from students and line manager.
Feedback from my line manager and joint
moderation of tasks against the AC. Continually
outcomes and standards. Further my understanding implement ongoing assessment to ensure outcomes monitor students work to ensure they are achieving
of SACE. and standards are being met. curriculum outcomes and standards.
Professional Learning

1. Areas for development 2. Professional learning activities 3. Responsibility for action

Skills, knowledge, behaviours or specific competencies to What learning programs or collaborative processes can I Who, where and when?
be developed to assist achievement of my work priorities initiate or undertake to support my goals? How can I use
and goals. work shadowing or observation as professional learning?

Collaborate with staff at Christies about best Myself, line manager and other teachers throughout
design and what has been successful. my time at CBHS
Observe other teachers of English at the school to
Wider reading on literacy improvement strategies. learn useful and successful techniques.

Create authentic and engaging assessment

Further my knowledge on stage 1 Essential English

Career pathway planning

My short and long-term career goals have been identified and discussed.

My short term goals are to deliver lessons and units of work that will provide opportunities for all students to succeed and challenge themselves based on the
Australian Curriculum and to be able to produce my own units and UBDs.

My long term goals are to improve my skills, knowledge and abilities in my subject areas.
Performance Feedback and Review
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1. Reflecting on my achievements 2. Evaluating my work

What have I achieved since my last professional conversation? What feedback have I sought and received in relation to my work?
Which performance objectives am I particularly proud of achieving? What areas of strength have been identified through observation of my practice?
How did I overcome any difficulties in meeting my performance objectives? What relevant data is available?

3. Reflecting on areas for further development 4. My overall reflection (attach further information if needed)

What performance objectives were not achieved? Why? Reflecting on my performance has enabled me to
What could I have done better or differently? In evaluating my performance against the agreed Standards for my work, I found
What further professional learning /feedback/skills development do I need? My next steps

Attended the SATETA conference to further my literacy strategies and

further my knowledge of stage 1 Essential English
Discussed with other teachers who are teaching my subject on what
assessments have work well, which has helped me created engaging
assessment tasks
Students are participating in the Premiers Reading Challenge some
lessons I read to them or they read independently
Manager/Leaders Feedback
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