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Samuel Lew
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APPENDIX 1: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GOALS

Giving consideration to your course work, feedback you have received, the progress you have made in achieving
the standards and focus areas of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, state the goals to which you
intend to give highest priority in this professional experience.

The goals must be completed and signed by your professional experience subject coordinator prior to the
commencement of your placement. These goals will form the basis of the initial feedback on your teaching (and
will be appropriately adjusted in collaboration with your supervising teacher and/or university liaison officer
(ULO) in response to your placement context).

Goals need to be specific, expressed as outcomes, include sequenced achievement steps and examples of
evidence to show you will have achieved each goal.

You need to discuss your goals with your supervising teacher and ULO at the commencement of your placement.
At this time, you should also show your supervising teacher your previous Professional Experience report to plan
an appropriate program to address your areas for development

Goal: Actions: Indicators/Evidence:

1. Professional Knowledge Goal
To demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of strategies for
differentiating teaching to meet the
specific learning needs of students
with varying abilities and
understandings.
1.5.1
Sequenced steps describing the Evidence you will have to show
actions you will take as you work you achieved the goal
towards achieving the goal
1. Consult with Supervising Teacher • Class Profile
to develop a class profile that
includes relevant information • Differentiated Lesson Plans
regarding which students require
• Written feedback from
differentiation in the class. (Prior to Supervising teacher
placement – Day 2)
2. Develop lesson plans with • Written self-evaluation on
differentiated learning activities teaching strategies and
resources and content that meets response from class.
the needs of all students. (Week 2
Onwards)
3. Self evaluate (Week 2-3)

4. Seek feedback from supervising

teacher. (Week 2-3)

a. Professional Practice Goal 1. Practice with a simulated class • Notes on self-evaluation

To demonstrate a range of verbal and
non-verbal communication strategies
to support student engagement.
(group of friends or family
members) reaching and
maintaining an effective voice
(tone, pitch, strength, speed and
about how effective my use of
verbal communication was.
• Diary with all questioning
techniques (open / closed) that
 confidence) adequate for stage 1 were effective in the classroom
3.5.1 students. (Prior to Placement) with a predicted reason why.

• Written feedback from ST on

2. Practice the necessary
vocabulary and metalanguage prior
to class to ensure the students are
provided with a conceptual
understanding of the concepts
taught. (Week 1 – Week 3)
the effectiveness of my non-
verbal communication with
respect to body language, eye
contact, distance and
behaviour.

3. Ask Supervising Teacher for

feedback on non-verbal
communication (body language,
eye contact, distance and
behaviour) with students. (Week 1
onwards)

4. Record a specific lesson in the

week 2 in order to analyse the
effectiveness of voice. (Week 2-3)

5. Self-evaluate verbal and non-

verbal communication strategies
used in the classroom. (Week 2-3)

2. Professional Engagement Goal
To understand strategies in
relation to working effectively,
sensitively and confidentially
with parents and carers.
7.3
1.Discuss with Supervising Teacher
potential strategies to help
communicate more effectively with
parents/carers (Week 1)
2. Introduce and greet parents and
carers, where possible and
appropriate. (Week 1)
3. Be actively involved in
communications between
Supervising Teacher and parents.
(Week 2)
• Notes from discussion with
Supervising Teacher.
• Notes on positive interactions
with parents / carers
• Notes on interactions with
parents/carers.
• Copy of communications
book.
• Feedback from Supervising
Teacher.

4. Seek feedback from Supervising

Teacher on interactions with
parents/carers. (Week 2 - Week 3)

5. Self-evaluate strategies used to

communicate effectively with
 parents/carers. (Week 2-3)

Other aims you may have for the professional experience:

• Use ICT Safely and responsibly.

• Be consistent with time management during lessons.
• Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities.
• Participate in extra curricular activities.
• Attend all staff meetings.
• Maintain student safety, comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements.

Teacher Education Student: __________________________________ Date: ________________

Supervising Teacher: __________________________________ Date: ________________

Subject Coordinator: __________________________________ Date: ________________