AfGT Preparation Planner

Suggested plan for successful completion of the AfGT

Week TASKS SAVE and/or SUBMIT

• Review your knowledge and understanding of
the relevant Australian Professional Standards for
Teachers (APST) at Graduate Level -
https://www.aitsl.edu.au/teach/standards
• Access and read the AfGT Information Booklet
• Consult the AfGT Workbook (ensure you have the latest
version). On pp. 25-27 of the workbook, you will see a
MATRIX of the APST for Graduate Teachers showing
which of the standards is assessed in which Element of the
AfGT.

Pre-
Internship TASKS
WEEKS
• Engage in Professional Experience preparation and • Initiate and complete
observation days - five (5) full day pre-visits at your host the pre-visit form in
school. You may be able to negotiate more than the SONIA
assigned number of preparation/observation days, subject • Save response to
to your availability and that of your mentor teacher. Element 1 in AfGT
• Engage in all AfGT Collaborate sessions workbook after
• Consult AfGT Workbook - Note requirements for consulting the rubrics
completion of Element 1. Consult relevant APST Standards for all items
1.1; 1.2; 1.3; 1.5; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 3.2; 3.4; 4.1; 4.5; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3; • SUBMIT Element 4 of
5.4. the AfGT by the close
• Gather information/data on your pre-visits/observation date
days and complete DRAFT of Element 1 in Workbook -
Check all Element 1 requirements including the sequence
of 5-8 lessons and assessment plan. Note: consider a
summative assessment task (Element 3) once you record
your overarching goal. This will help with planning your
series of lessons.
• Before attempting Element 4 consult APST Standards 1.4;
1.6; 2.4; 3.1; and 4.3 and attend the unit Collaborate
session for this Element of the AfGT
• Complete Element 4 of the AfGT. Completion of Element 4
will occur BEFORE you commence your internship
• Preparation for AfGT Element 2: Consider the sequence of
5-8 lessons you have documented in your Element 1 plan.
Select TWO lessons to be observed by your mentor
teacher. Your mentor must provide written feedback on
delivery of the TWO lessons, specifically on a short
segment of 8-10 minutes from each of the two lessons.
This is known as a Key Pedagogical Segment or KPS.
• Familiarise yourself and your mentor with the
requirements to analyse two KPSs taken from your lesson
series. Discuss this with your mentor so he/she is aware of
when this will occur.

Internship
TASKS
WEEKS
• Finalise Element 1 of AfGT
1-2 • Preparation for AfGT Element 2: Consider the sequence of
5-8 lessons planned and documented in Element 1 and
 the TWO lessons to be delivered and observed by your
mentor teacher.
• Element 2 Requirement: Plan, teach and evaluate Lesson 1
and KPS 1 of the TWO chosen lessons. Consider APST
Standards 1.2; 3.1; 3.3; 3.5; 3.6; 4.2; 4.4; 6.3 for this task.
You might like to consider the use of audio recordings to
support your post-lesson reflections.
• Ensure your mentor has a copy of the template on which
to record observations of the two KPSs. The use of this
template is mandatory. You can find the mentor teacher
KPS feedback template in the Assessment 1 Folder.
• Preparation for Element 3: Refer to the 5-8 sequence of
lessons planned in Element 1 in the AfGT Workbook.
Consider a summative assessment task for students.
Discuss with your mentor.

• Element 2 Requirement: Plan, teach and evaluate Lesson 2 • Upload signed KPS
and KPS 2 of the TWO chosen lessons. Consider APST mentor feedback
Standards 1.2; 3.1; 3.3; 3.5; 3.6; 4.2; 4.4; 6.3 for this task. template into AfGT
You might like to consider the use of audio recordings to Workbook at the
support your post-lesson reflections. beginning of Element 2
• Element 3 Requirement: Implement a targeted summative • Analyse teaching
assessment task. Determine the extent to which students practice that
have achieved the overarching learning goals of the 5-8 incorporates mentor
sequence of lessons outlined in Element 1. feedback on the KPSs
• Element 3 Requirement: Produce a data display that and save responses for
reports whole class responses to the summative Element 2 in AfGT
assessment task. Consult APST Standards 1.2; 1.5; 5.1; 5.2; Workbook - consult
5.3; 5.4. rubrics for Element 2
• Element 3 Requirement: Critically analyse the assessment • Upload whole class data
3-6 data and discuss findings. Justify written feedback to
THREE de-identified students using critical analysis of
display and copies of
the completed
data. Using evaluation of the assessment data and summative assessment
research, justify next steps in teaching these students and tasks for three de-
the whole class. Analyse assessment MODERATION identified students into
processes used and evaluate the efficacy of these AfGT Workbook at
processes. beginning of Element 3
• Analyse and reflect on
assessment and
assessment practices
and save responses in
AfGt Workbook -
consult rubrics for
Element 3

• Review, edit/modify content for Elements 1, 2 and 3 in the •

6-7
AfGT Workbook
• Consult the Assessment Rubrics for all items.

• Review, edit/modify content for Elements 1, 2 and 3 in the • SUBMIT AfGT

AfGT Workbook Workbook via TURNITIN
• Use the AfGT Submission Checklist to ensure you have at 5 pm WST by the due
7-8 responded to all items and uploaded all required
supplementary information for Elements 2&3.
date specified