EPT436 Handout: Linking Evidence to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
STANDARD 1: KNOW STUDENTS AND HOW THEY LEARN
FOCUS AREA
Physical, social and intellectual
development and characteristics of
students
Understand how students learn
Students with diverse linguistic,
cultural, religious and
socioeconomic backgrounds
Strategies for teaching Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander students
Differentiate teaching to meet the
specific learning needs of students
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE
across the full range of abilities
Strategies to support full
participation of students with
disability
STANDARD 2: KNOW THE CONTENT AND HOW TO TEACH IT
FOCUS AREA
Content and teaching strategies of
the teaching area
Content selection and organisation
Curriculum, assessment and
reporting
Understand and respect Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander people
to promote reconciliation between
Indigenous and non-Indigenous
Australians
Literacy and numeracy strategies
Information and Communication
Technology (ICT)
STANDARD 3: PLAN FOR AND IMPLEMENT EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
FOCUS AREA
Establish challenging learning
goals
Plan, structure and sequence
learning programs
Use teaching strategies
PROFESIONAL PRACTICE
Select and use resources
Use effective classroom
communication
Evaluate and improve teaching
programs
Engage parents/carers in the
educative process
STANDARD 4: CREATE AND MAINTAIN SUPPORTIVE AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
FOCUS AREA
Support student participation
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
1.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, social
and intellectual development and characteristics of students and
how these may affect learning.
1.2 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how Learner outcomes for a dyslexic
students learn and the implications for teaching student (University assignment)
1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are
responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students
from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic
backgrounds
1.4 Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of the impact
of culture, cultural identity and linguistic background on the
education of students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
backgrounds
1.5 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for Differentiating a unit of work for a
differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of dyslexic student (University
students across the full range of abilities assignment) Planning a revision
lesson for a Year 10 exam
1.6 Demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of
legislative requirements and teaching strategies that support
participation and learning of students with disability.
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
2.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the Learner outcomes for a dyslexic
concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching student (University assignment),
strategies of the teaching area designing a presentation for
imbedding indigenous perspectives
in the curriculum, Final exam for year
10
2.2 Organise content into an effective learning and teaching Final exam for year 10
sequence
2.3 Use curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to Final exam for year 10
design learning sequences and lesson plans
2.4 Demonstrate broad knowledge of, understanding of and
respect for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories,
cultures and languages
2.5 Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching strategies
and their application in teaching areas
2.6 Implement teaching strategies for using ICT to expand -Issues surrounding ICT and how to
curriculum learning opportunities for students use it safely (web resource), Googe
Cloud Platform as a web resource
(digital portfolio)
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
3.1 Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for
students of varying abilities and characteristics
3.2 Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, Googe Cloud Platform as a web
content and effective teaching strategies. resource (digital portfolio)
3.3 Include a range of teaching strategies Rationale for the implementation of
effective teaching for a dyslexic
student (Universty assignment)
3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, Googe Cloud Platform as a web
that engage students in their learning resource (digital portfolio)
3.5 Demonstrate a range of verbal and nonverbal communication
strategies to support student engagement
3.6 Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that can be used to Rationale for Indigenous education
evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning. within the curriculum
3.7 Describe a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers Planning for Xavier High School’s
in the educative process open day, Engage with
parents/carers at Xavier High
School’s open day
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
4.1 Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and Rationale for Indigenous education
engagement in classroom activities within the curriculum, Planning a
revision lesson for a Year 10 exam
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Manage classroom activities
Manage challenging behaviour
Maintain student safety
Use ICT safely, responsibly and
ethically
STANDARD 5: ASSESS, PROVIDE FEEDBACK AND REPORT ON STUDENT LEARNING
FOCUS AREA
Assess student learning
Provide feedback to students on
their learning
Make consistent an comparable
judgements
Interpret student data
Report on student achievement
STANDARD 6: ENGAGE IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
FOCUS AREA
Identify and plan professional
learning needs
Engage in professional learning
and improve practice
Engage with colleagues and
PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT
improve practice
Apply professional learning and
improve student learning
STANDARD 7: ENGAGE PROFESSIONALLY WITH COLLEAGUES, PARENTS/CARERS AND THE COMMUNITY
FOCUS AREA
Meet professional ethics and
responsibilities
Comply with legislative,
administrative and organisational
requirements
Engage with the
parents/carers
Engage with professional teaching
networks and broader
communities
4.2 Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and Planning a revision lesson for a Year
provide clear directions 10 exam
4.3 Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage Issues surrounding ICT and how to
challenging behaviour use it safely (web resource)
4.4 Describe strategies that support students’ wellbeing and safety Issues surrounding ICT and how to
working within school and/or system, curriculum and legislative use it safely (web resource)
requirements
4.5 Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant issues and the Issues surrounding ICT and how to
strategies available to support the safe, responsible and ethical use it safely (web resource), Googe
use of ICT in learning and teaching. Cloud Platform as a web resource
(digital portfolio)
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
5.1 Demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies, including Googe Cloud Platform as a web
informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative resource (digital portfolio), creating a
approaches to assess student learning marking rubric for an assessment
task, providing feedback on student
learning
5.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing Creating a marking rubric for an
timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning assessment task
5..3 Demonstrate understanding of assessment moderation and its Providing feedback on a student
application to support consistent and comparable judgements of assessment task
student learning.
5.4 Demonstrate the capacity to interpret student assessment data Providing feedback on a student
to evaluate student learning and modify teaching practice. assessment task
5.5 Demonstrate understanding of a range of strategies for reporting
to students and parents/carers and the purpose of keeping
accurate and reliable records of student achievement
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
6.1 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the National
Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional
learning needs.
6.2 Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional
learning for teachers.
6.3 Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and Planning and implementing a final
teachers to improve teaching practices exam with colleagues, planning for
Xavier High School’s open day
6.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for continued
professional learning and the implications for improved student
learning
Descriptor (graduate level) Evidence sample
7.1 Understand and apply the key principles described in codes of
ethics and conduct for the teaching profession
7.2 Understand the relevant legislative, administrative and ICT capabilities website of
organisational policies and processes required for teachers resources, Recognising policies
according to school stage. present amongst the curriculum to
support learning needs of ATSI
students.
7.3 Understand strategies for working effectively, sensitively and Engage with parents/carers at Xavier
confidentially with parents/carers High School’s open day
7.4 Understand the role of external professionals and community Designing a presentation for
representatives in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge imbedding indigenous perspectives
and practice in the curriculum, Engage with
parents/carers at Xavier High
School’s open day