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Compilation*of**Evidence*Example

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Situation:!Briefly!outline!the!circumstances!
surrounding!the!example!of!a!situation!that!had!a!
positive!outcome!or!one!in!which!professional!growth!
occurred.!

Action:!!Describe!the!skills/knowledge/competencies!
required!to!address!the!situation!L!outline!the!steps!
you!took!to!complete!the!task.!

Outcome:!Describes!the!results!of!your!action!L!
summarise!the!results!of!the!action!and/or!the!
Professional!Growth!that!occurred.!What!was!the!result!of!

What!did!you!do?!How!did!you!do!it?!!!

your!action?!How!do!you!know?!What!would!you!do!differently!next!
time?!

Where,!why!and!when!did!you!do!the!task?!

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I!took!on!the!lead!role!in!mathematics.!All!!PreL
primary!staff!at!Deanmore!will!use!the!same!
Mathematics!Program.!It!is!a!systematic,!
structured,!differentiated!Mathematics!
Program!based!on!the!WA!Syllabus!for!the!
Australian!Curriculum.!!
The!PreLprimary!Mathematics!Program!was!
used!in!2012!and!2013!at!Deanmore!primary!
school!for!4!classes!that!consisted!of!PreL
primarys.!!
All!PreLprimary!staff!will!regularly!participate!
in!professional!discussions!and!provide!
feedback!on!the!effectiveness!of!the!program!
and!assist!in!making!changes.!!!
The!Program!I!created!consists!of!a!syllabus,!
weekly!plan!and!weekly!lesson!plans!

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As!the!lead!teacher!in!this!role!I!familiarised!
myself!with!the!WA!syllabus!for!the!Australian!
Curriculum!and!identified!what!areas!of!maths!
needed!to!be!covered!for!the!year!in!PreL
primary.!A!scope!and!sequence!was!made!to!
ensure!all!strands!were!covered.!!
We!then!carried!out!an!arrange!of!assessments!
to!find!out!students!knowledge.!On!entry!
testing!was!used!to!contribute!to!finding!out!
the!children's!abilities.!I!provided!the!teachers!
with!the!tasks!to!give!to!the!students!so!we!
could!use!them!for!moderation.!
A!weekly!mathematics!and!numeracy!focus!
was!made!by!using!the!weekly!overview!
provided!which!was!discussed!by!teachers!
involved.!
We!collaborated!to!determine!open!ended,!
appropriate!and!differentiated!assessment!
tasks.!
Notes,!future!direction!and!evaluation!was!
recorded!daily!in!teaching!and!learning!
program.!This!included!student!reflections!
and!achievements!on!the!lesson!outcomes!and!
activities.!
GEP!groups!were!given!extra!support!and!
taken!out!by!Education!Assistants!to!
consolidate!learning.!
At!the!end!of!each!term!teachers!meet!to!give!
feedback!and!guidance!for!future!directions!
and!alterations.!
Before!the!end!of!the!semesters!we!would!
meet!to!moderate.!We!used!the!Australian!
curriculum!exemplars!to!compare!and!help!
assess!and!grade!the!students.!!

Supporting*Evidence:!e.g.,!Planning!DocumentsL!

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As!a!result!the!maths!program!ensured!that!all!
students!in!the!preLprimary!were!exposed!in!a!
systematic!and!organised!way.!
The!program!gave!a!clear!outline!of!
assessment!tasks!and!the!use!of!moderation!
made!judgements!valid!and!consistent.!
By!receiving!teachers!feedback!on!the!quality!
and!age!appropriateness!of!mathematical!
resources!I!could!evaluate!and!order!
necessary!resources!to!ensure!quality!
implementation!of!hands!on!mathematical!
lessons!
Evaluate!and!order!necessary!resources!to!
ensure!quality!implementation!of!
differentiated!hands!on!mathematics!lessons!
that!support!children's!participation.!
Data!and!teacher!judgement!identifies!
improvement!in!all!students!maths!problem!
children!showed!high!interest!in!the!hands!on!
games!and!activities.!

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Institute!for!Professional!Learning!

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Name:*Jessica*Ellis! ********************School:* !

Standard*1*

Professional*Knowledge*
Standard*2*

Know%students%and%how%they%
learn%
Physical,!social!and!
intellectual!development!
and!characteristics!of!
students
Understand!how!students!
learn
Students!with!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!across!
the!full!range!of!abilities.
Strategies!to!support!full!
participation!of!students!
with!disability

Know%content%and%how%to%teach%
it%
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!nonL
Indigenous!Australians
Literacy!and!numeracy!
strategies
Information!and!
Communication!Technology!
(ICT)

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Deanmore*PS*************** !

Standard*3*
Plan%for%and%implement%effective%
teaching%and%learning%
Establish!challenging!
learning!goals
Plan,!structure!and!sequence!
learning!programs
Use!teaching!strategies
Select!and!use!resources
Use!effective!classroom!
communication
Evaluate!and!improve!
teaching!programs
Engage!parents/carers!in!
the!educative!process

Professional*Practice*
Standard*4*
Create%and%maintain%supportive%
and%safe%learning%environments%
Support!student!
participation
Manage!classroom!activities
Manage!challenging!
behaviour
Maintain!student!safety
Use!ICT!safely,!responsibly!
and!ethically

Yr.*Level/Subject*Area:*PreEprimary*Mathematics*

Professional*Engagement*
Standard*7*

Standard*5*

Standard*6*

Assess,%provide%feedback%and%
report%on%student%learning%
Assess!student!learning
Provide!feedback!to!students!
on!their!learning
Make!consistent!and!
comparable!judgements
Interpret!student!data
Report!on!student!
achievement
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Engage%in%professional%learning%
Identify!and!plan!
professional!learning!needs
Engage!in!professional!
learning!and!improve!
practice
Engage!with!colleagues!and!
improve!practice
Apply!professional!learning!
and!improve!student!
learning
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Engage%professionally%with%
colleagues,%parents/carers%and%
the%community%
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

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Institute!for!Professional!Learning!