Annotation Six Professional Development from the

pedagogical coach

Note the focus area Note the type Describe the artefact / document and indicate the possible impact or Describe how the artefact /
and standard of artefact / result on teaching and/ or student learning document
descriptor/s the document meet the standard descriptors
artefact / document you have identified.
reflects

The type of There are many impacts which can occur to both teachers and Before my professional
6.1 Identify and artefact students when professional learning and development is not development session I was
plan professional which is put into practice. Professional development is an important asked by my mentor
learning needs. being aspect of a teachers career as it equips them with the teacher to incorporate the
annotated is knowledge and skills to enable their students to learn the WALT framework into my
Demonstrate an a feedback content which is being taught to them (Department of lessons (APST 6.1). This
understanding of sheet from Education Melbourne, 2005). Ongoing professional experience framework was a new
the role of the the is important for teachers development by ensuring the teacher pedagogical concept which
Australian pedagogical continues to provide their students with high quality schooling, had been adapted in the
Professional coach at my allow teachers to maintain their professionalism and allow school that year. In order to
Standards for second teachers to become a part of a community via networking develop my skills in this
Teachers in school. I had (Department of Education Queensland, 2016). Professional area I had a session with
identifying asked her to experience which teachers engage in allows the students to the pedagogical coach to
professional complete a benefits from their newly learnt skills. Without this professional improve my ability to use
learning needs. feedback development the teacher may not be teaching their students the WALT framework (APST
form and to to the best of their abilities. 6.2). Throughout my
6.2 Engage in evaluate my professional development I
professional lesson. The As a result of my professional development session I learnt engaged with my
learning and lesson was how to use We Are Learning To, What Im Looking For and This colleagues to successfully
improve based on the Is Because framework effectively. After my professional allow them to watch my
practice. mathematica development my lessons improved as I was able to lesson and provide
l concept of successfully implement these topics in my lessons and constructive feedback to
Understand the sharing. enhance my students learning. The WALT framework is often me. This therefore, allowed
relevant and used to ensure lessons are focussed, objective led and in me to improve my teaching
appropriate context for the learner according to Way and Hickton (2010). and in turn allow my
sources of Therefore, by incorporating this into my lessons I was able to students to achieve new
professional make sure that the students understood the reasons of why academic success.
learning for the learning was taking place.
teachers

6.3 Engage with My mentor said on the

colleagues and 14/11/15
improvement Cassidy has had the
practice opportunity to engage in a
wide variety of professional
Seek and apply development and learning
constructive experiences. This year, our
feedback from school has been involved in
supervisors and a variety of new initiatives,
teachers to which we are still learning
improve to implements ourselves.
teaching Cassidy has taken on board
practices. there initiatives, which we
are still learning to
implement ourselves.
Cassidy has taken on board
there initiatives and has
done an excellent job at
implementing them into her
lessons. She has taken on
board any feedback we
have provided.
(Mentor Teacher C,
McGeary, personal
communication,
14/11/2015)
References

Department of Education Melbourne. (2005). Professional learning in effective schools. Retrieved from
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/Documents/school/teachers/profdev/proflearningeffectivesch.pdf
Department of Education Queensland. (2016). Teachers. Retrieved from
http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/employee/teachers/

Way, S and Hickton, S. (2010). Using stories to teach science. Retrieved from

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