Performance Planning
The DECD Performance and Development website provides fact sheets on SMART goals and advice regarding preparation for performance
and development conversations.
1. Work priorities
Which four to six goals will I focus on in my work
for the next 12 months? Consider professional
standards and site, team or organisational goals.
1.1 Physical, social and intellectual
development and characteristics of
students
Use teaching strategies based on
knowledge of students physical, social and
intellectual development and characteristics
to improve student learning
By the end of 2017, I will have continually
utilised the Play is the Way program within
my classroom. I will do this by facilitating
the Play is the Way games, providing
students with life raft activities to explore
the Play is the Way five key concepts and by
actively using the empowering and
supportive language of the program.
2. Performance objectives
Identify specific strategies / objectives / learning
activities that will help me to achieve my goals.
-Deeper reading of the Play is the Way
manual
-Peer observations of other teachers within
the school
-Watching videos of Wilson McCaskell
facilitating the Play is the Way games
-Questioning students about their behaviour
using the Play is the Way Self-Mastery
checklist
-Consistently referring to the Play is the Way
five key concept posters and encouraging
students to also do this
3. Performance indicators
How will I measure improvement / achievement
of my performance objectives? ( eg identify
timeframes, targets, quantity, quality, possible
sources of feedback)
-Have working examples of how I have
embedded PITW within my classroom
-100% of students able to identify each of
the five key concept posters
-Quantitative and qualitative data collected
from my students about their understanding
of PITW
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of
the teaching area
Apply knowledge of the content and
teaching strategies of the teaching area to
develop engaging activities.
By the beginning of Term 2 I will have
developed an engaging Geography unit of
work to be implemented in Term 2 that
focuses on the location of Australias
neighbouring countries and their diverse
characteristics.
1.5 Develop teaching activities that
incorporate differentiated strategies to
meet the specific learning needs of
students across the full range of
abilities.
Differentiate teaching to meet the specific
learning needs of students across the full
range of abilities.
By the end of 2017 I will have ensured that
all students have had access to the
Mathematics curriculum, specifically
Number and place value, through teaching
-Deep reading of the Geography Curriculum
with particular focus on the achievement
standard for Year Three
-Seek advice and research and collaborate
with others
-Use a variety of online resources to assist in
planning, including Scootle and Pinterest
-Use a backwards-by-design planning
template to ensure that I know what
students will need to understand, know and
be able to do by the end of the unit
-Access current data on student numeracy
achievement
-Develop a scope and sequence for
mathematical units, using a backwards-by-
design planning template, drawing on the
Australian Curriculum standards
-Include differentiated programs and provide
multiple entry points to the same task to
ensure that students are working at an
optimal level of challenge
-Communicate with parents/carers about
student progress and achievement
-A planned Geography unit of work that
demonstrates my knowledge of the content
and reflects how certain teaching strategies
have been chosen to ensure the unit is
engaging and effective
-Feedback from students at the end of the
unit
-Formative and summative assessment data
to reflect what students learnt within the
unit
-100% of students have had access to year
level curriculum regardless of ability
-Use of formative and summative
assessment tasks to gauge student
competency against Australian Curriculum
standards
-I will participate in at least one
mathematics PD session in 2017
and learning programs. I will do this by
developing learning programs with
differentiated strategies.
Professional Learning
1. Areas for development 2. Professional learning activities 3. Responsibility for action

Skills, knowledge, behaviours or specific What learning programs or collaborative Who, where and when?
competencies to processes can I initiate or undertake to support
be developed to assist achievement of my work my goals? How can I use work shadowing or
priorities observation as professional learning?
and goals.

Deeper understanding of Play is the Way Working with my team. Look for groups to join on Facebook,
Pinterest.
Deeper understanding of the Geography Have taken PD sessions.
curriculum. Continual discussion with my team and
Observation of colleagues with high sharing of ideas.
Deeper understanding of the Mathematics competency in mathematics , geography
curriculum. and Play is the Way.

Joining networks and following social media

for mathematics, Play is the Way and
Geography.

Deep reading of the Australian Curriculum.

Career pathway planning

My short and long-term career goals have been identified and discussed.
Performance Feedback and Review
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1. Reflecting on my achievements 2. Evaluating my work

What have I achieved since my last professional conversation? What feedback have I sought and received in relation to my work?

Which performance objectives am I particularly proud of What areas of strength have been identified through observation of
achieving? my practice?
How did I overcome any difficulties in meeting my performance What relevant data is available?
objectives?

3. Reflecting on areas for further development 4. My overall reflection (attach further information if needed)
 What performance objectives were not achieved? Why? Reflecting on my performance has enabled me to

What could I have done better or differently? In evaluating my performance against the agreed Standards for my
What further professional learning /feedback/skills development do I need? work, I found
My next steps
Manager/Leaders Feedback
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