Week 9 23 March 2015 to 27 March 2015 - QIP Suggestions - complete and copy this into your QIP
Key improvements sought forQA1Education program and practice
Strengths / Use the weekly learning activities and/or critical reflections to complete this section.Element 1.1.3 / The program, including routines, is organised in ways that maximise opportunities for each child’s learning.
Identified issue / Use the weekly learning activities and/or critical reflections to complete this section.
Improvement plan
Standard/element / What outcome or goal do we seek? / Priority (L/M/H) / How will we get this outcome? (Steps) / Success measure / By when? / Progress notes
Element 1.1.3 / Routines are used to promote children’s learning and development against the learning outcomes. / H / Use the ‘Routine Tracker’ template which requires educators to reflect on a series of questions for each routines and links routines to Learning Outcomes. / Our curriculum and learning documentation includes learning from routines.
Routines are used to extend children’s learning and sense of attachment/trust. / March and ongoing
Week 9 23 March 2015 to 27 March 2015 - QIP Suggestions - complete and copy this into your QIP
Key improvements sought forQA1 Education program and practice
Strengths / Use the weekly learning activities and/or critical reflections to complete this section.Element 1.2.2 / Educators respond to children’s ideas and play and use intentional teaching to scaffold and extend each child’s learning.
Identified issue / Use the weekly learning activities and/or critical reflections to complete this section.
Improvement plan
Standard/element / What outcome or goal do we seek? / Priority (L/M/H) / How will we get this outcome? (Steps) / Success measure / By when? / Progress notes
Element 1.2.2 / Educators use children’s interactions and social relationships to become directly involved in teaching children new skills, processes or concepts. / H / We made soft, sparkly, green slime on St Patrick’s Day. The children wanted to know what St Patrick’s Day meant and why things had to be green. Educators helped the children research some information on the internet and we found out that St Patrick’s day celebrates the heritage and culture of Irish people, and that the colour green represents Ireland. We have one family who is Irish and they have cousins who learn Irish dancing. We looked at a video of some Irish dancers and talked about the difference between Irish dancing and other types of dancing / Our curriculum and learning documentation shows educators regularly use intentional teaching to promote children’s learning. / March and ongoing