PERFORMANCE & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CENTRE STAFF

Dear Teacher

Teachers have a significant role in developing and implementing the most effective teaching and learning strategies in their classroom and striving for consistent, high quality classroom teaching that will deliver improvements in student learning and directly impact on the achievement of Government education targets.

The performance and development arrangements for all school staff are designed to:

  • Support the school in meeting its responsibilities to students, parents and to Government through linking staff performance and achievement of school, Department and Government policies and targets
  • Provide feedback on performance to support ongoing learning and development of staff, with a focus on ways in which student learning can be improved
  • Enhance the capacity of staff in undertaking leadership roles within their Area and school.

The sections below explain what is required to complete your yearly performance and development plan.

Part 1: Professional Development and Learning Log

A minimum of 25 hours of professional development and learning is required to be accruedthroughout the year. This can be both formal professional development (externalPD through subject associations, VSL professional learning activities & PD) and informal (mentoring, staff faculty meetings etc).

Part 2: Professional Teaching and Reflection Plan

The proposed performance requirements specify the way in which a classroom teacher expects to demonstrate that the professional standards for teachers have been met.

These need to be completed progressively throughout the year and submitted to your Area Manager by Saturday 5th November 2016.

Yours Sincerely

Frank Merlino

Principal

Part 1: Professional Development and Learning Log

Area:

Language:

Teacher Name:

Professional development activity attended / Date / Time and place of the activity / Duration of program / Feedback on program / Professional hours accrued
Example 1:
VSL Professional development Day 1 / 1 February
2014 / 9am – 12pm
VSL: South East Area
Dandenong HS (Princes HWY, Dandenong) / 3 hours /
  • Information presented on transition from VELS to AusVELS & VCE
  • Opportunity to network
  • Opportunity to plan program summary for 2014 in faculty groups
/ 3hours
Example 2:
New Teacher Induction / 26 February
2014 / 6:30pm-9pm
VSL Head Office
Clarendon street, Thornbury) / 2½ hours / 5½ hours

(Add pages as required)

Part 2: Professional Teaching and Reflection Plan

Professional Standard / Ideas on how to demonstrate the standard / What have you done in your classroom to achieve the standard
Professional Knowledge / Students
Know how student learn and how to teach them effectively /
  • Engage students in active learning
  • Know the learning strengths and weaknesses of your students and awareness of the factors that influence their learning
  • Know the importance of prior learning and language for learning
  • Facilitate discussion, group interaction and reflection in the learning process
  • Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities

Curriculum
Know the content they teach /
  • Have a sound, critical understanding of the content, processes and skills to teach
  • Know the methodologies, resources and technologies (ICT) which support learning of content, processes and skills taught
  • Familiarity with curriculum statements, policies, materials and programs associated with the content that is taught.
  • Organise content into coherent well sequenced learning and teaching programs

Professional Practice / Student Engagement
Use a range of learning practices & resources to engage students in effective learning /
  • Use and manage a range of teaching and learning strategies, technologies (ICT), activities and resources
  • Use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem solving and critical and creative thinking

Student Well being
Create & maintain safe & challenging learning environments /
  • Foster a learning environment that engages and challenges your students and encourages them to take responsibility for their own learning
  • Use and manage the materials, resources of your classroom to create a stimulating and safe environment for learning
  • Establish and maintain clear and consistent expectations for students as learners and for their behaviour in the classroom.

Assessment
Plan & Assess for Effective learning /
  • Use of a range of activities, resources and materials to provide meaningful learning opportunities for all their students
  • Monitor student engagement in learning and maintain records of their learning progress
  • Report clearly and accurately to students achievement making use of accurate and reliable records

Professional Engagement / Personal Evaluation and Reflection
Reflect on, evaluate and improve their professional knowledge, learning & practice /
  • Identify your own professional learning needs and plan for and engage in professional development activities
  • Engage in collegial discussions and apply constructive feedback to improve professional knowledge and practice

Community involvement
Be an active member of the language community and teaching profession /
  • Work with other professionals, parents/guardians and members of the broader community to provide effective learning for students
  • Promote learning and the value of language education in the wider community
  • Understand and comply with DET/VSL organisational and professional requirements

Teacher Signature: / Received by Area Manager
Date: