Annotation standard 3 Parent activities

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

3.7 Engage The artefact Involving careers in the This artefact demonstrates
parents/carers in attached is a educative process is an my ability to organise and
the educative discussion of why important step in plan events with
process parents should be connecting the students parents/carers in the
Describe a broad involved in the learning inside the educative process (3.7).
range of strategies learning process as classroom to the outside
for involving well as a list of community and world. Strategies to support
parents/carers in ways the teacher Emerson (2012), insists student engagement can
the educative could potentially having parents and carers be done through involving
process. include parents in involved in the learning carers and parents into the
the educative process helps not only learning of their child (3.5).
3.5 Use effective process. enhance the educational
classroom It is important to learning taking place but
communication. note this is only a also behavioural
Demonstrate a sample of events management techniques.
range of verbal and as there are many
non-verbal more you could As a preservice teacher I
communication include for example am eager to be
strategies to community continuously looking for
support student gardens and book new engaging ways for my
engagement. club meetings. students to learn in this
case by inviting the parents
into the educative process
as well as developing my
own teaching practice.

This artefact supports my

development as a teacher
as it demonstrates my
willingness to use different
strategies in my classroom.
Using a range of teaching
approaches ensures
students can connect prior
learning, their own personal
interest and support
relationships not only with
the teacher but the outside
community (Marsh, 2010).

References:
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. (2014). Australian
Professional Standards for Teachers. Retrieved from
http://www.aitsl.edu.au/australian-professional-standards-for-teachers.
Annotation standard 3 Parent activities

Emerson, L. (2012). Parental engagement in Learning and schooling: Lessons

from research. Retrieved from Australian Research Alliance for children &
youth: https://www.aracy.org.au/publications-
resources/command/download_file/id/7/filename/Parental_engagement_in_lear
ning_and_schooling_Lessons_from_research_BUREAU_ARACY_August_2012.pdf.
Marsh, C. (2010). Becoming a Teacher Knowledge, skills and issues (2 nd ed.).
Frenchs Forest, NSW: Pearson Australia.