EPT241: Assignment 2: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - SMART GOALS

Teacher Education Student Name: Chloe Godfrey Due (via EASTS) as part of Assessment Item Two

Giving consideration to your course work, the Evidence Guide for Graduate Teachers (also in Resources), 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 Subject Coordinator prior to the commencement of your placement.

These goals will form the basis of the initial negotiation with your Supervising Teacher at the commencement of placement and for feedback on your teaching. They
will be appropriately adjusted in collaboration with your supervising teacher and/or university liaison officer (ULO) in response to your placement context.

As indicated in Assessment 2 in the Subject Outline, SMART Goals need to be Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-framed. They are 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.

Goals: Indicators/Evidence: Actions:

Specific, Measurable, Achievable,
Realistic; Time-framed.
1. Professional Knowledge
To identify the different needs and
abilities of students and develop
teaching strategies to help them
improve.
Know students and how they
learn.
1.5 differentiate teaching to meet
the specific learning needs of
students across the full range of
abilities.
During my last placement, I had
multiple students with high needs,
and found myself having to adapt the
lesson to suit individual needs. For
Observable evidence you will have to show you achieved
the goal
I will collaborate with my supervising teacher and
develop learning programs for students with
additional needs.
I will ask my supervising teacher which students
have additional needs, what teaching strategies
have worked for them in the past in regards to their
personal learning and if there are any specific things
I need to know before implementing a plan with
them.
I will implement the strategies and parts of lesson
plans into my portfolio to demonstrate I’m meeting
this standard.
Sequenced steps describing the actions you will take as you work towards
achieving the goal.
(Please include a time frame such as: Week 1, Week 2 etc…)
Week 1 – discuss with supervising teacher how to effectively
implement learning programs for diverse learners and plan this.
Weeks 2/3 - positive feedback from students, e.g. participation in
lessons (my supervising teachers notes/comments on these).
Positive or improving results from assessments and learning
opportunities.
Week 4 - verbal feedback from supervising teacher, e.g. the lesson
plan does implement necessary steps to help students with additional
needs succeed.
My lesson evaluates with standard 1.5.
this upcoming placement, I wish to
better prepare myself for teaching to
the wide variety of needs each class
presents.

2. Professional Practice
To provide students with relevant
and timely feedback during and
on the completion of tasks and
assignments.
5.2 provide feedback to students
on their learning.
During my last placement, I ensured I
marked the work as I moved
around the classroom. Although, in
a high school setting, I understand
not all classwork will be completed
in a singular lesson, and some
larger tasks or essays require
marking and feedback
concurrently. For my upcoming
placement, I would like to provide
feedback in the middle of units of
work, during class, but as an
entirety at the end of a task or
assessment. This ensures
students understand areas for
improvement or areas they’re
already showing improvement in.
Discuss with supervising teacher an appropriate, Week 1 – discuss with supervising teacher how to effectively
timely and effective way to provide feedback to implement feedback for students development in their work.
students during lessons.
Weeks 2/3 - verbal feedback from supervising teacher on the quality
Demonstrate the ability to provide feedback to of feedback I’m providing.
students during and after lessons, assessment
dates and in-class assessments on time and Physical evidence feedback given to students.
thoroughly.
An example of a worked response before, during and after feedback.
Provide students with written as well as verbal
feedback for their tasks to shoe varying levels of Week 4 -my evaluation of my work in this KLA.
requirements.
I will implement a physical copy of feedback given
to a student into my portfolio to demonstrate I’m
meeting this standard.
I will provide an example of a worked response
before, during and after feedback into my portfolio
to demonstrate I’m meeting this standard.
3. Professional Engagement Notes from discussions with supervising teacher Week 1 – share goal with supervising teacher and discuss school
about communication. communication strategies and policies.
To engage with the parents/carers
of students, specifically about Notes from observation of supervising teacher Week 2/3 – create notes (student work samples/observation notes)
their child’s progress and making communications. on student prior to making communication with parent/carer.
understanding of classwork.
Notes of scripts/pre notes on communication Partake in or witness email or phone call communication.
7.3 engage with parents/carers. strategies (phone call).
Make notes during and after the communication has occurred.
By the end of my four week Copies of communication instances (emails, own
placement I will participate or teacher profile – for students). Week 4 – reflect on feedback from supervising teacher and self
witness instances of reflect on personal performance.
teacher/parent/carer emails or Self reflection notes.
phone calls and focus on
communicating professionally and I will implement the copies of feedback from
positively. This improves my supervising teacher (possibly from other placement)
understanding of the significance into my portfolio to provide evidence of meeting this
of parent/carer communications. standard.
Due to COVID-19, my
communications with
parents/carers were limited. This
interaction will expand my skills in
communication and my ability to
understand and gain knowledge on
the students and their background,
home lives, interests needs and
wants in education.
Other aims you may have for the professional experience:

To attend formal and informal meetings with staff members.

To be punctual and consistent.
To create positive relationships with staff and students.

Teacher Education Student __________________________________ Date: ________________

Subject Coordinator: _______________________________________ Date: ________________

Supervising Teacher: _______________________________________ Date: ________________