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Professional
Experience
Report
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EDUCATION
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Pre-Service Teacher lD: Enter lD (if known)
Pre-Service Teacher: Liam Sloan
Pre-service Teacher enrolled
in:
Placement: From 1-210512014
Grad. Diploma Education
to t3lO6/20I4
zero
Professional Experience placement
School: Henley High School
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Teaching
B Music Education
Days Absent: if there were no days absent, please enter
Days at School: 25
Professional Experience placement
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Mentor Teacher: Greg Pascoe / Bonnie Churchett
emal contact: greg. pascoe@hen [Link],ed
Site Co-ordinator: Anthony Van Ruiten
emacontact:
Anthony,va n ruiten
u. a u
University Liaison: Chad Sean Habel
hen [Link],edu. au
Subject Taught: ICT/HASS/PLP
Year Level(s) Taught: 8/9lLO/LI
Professional Experience School Context (eg: Co-educational, R-12 School)
Henley High School is an lnternotonolly Accredited (ClS), DECD School situoted in the Western Suburbs of Adeloide. The school has o
population of opproximately 7300 students from diverse bockgrounds (including over 70 internotionl students) and with diverse nterests.
The school attracts students rom o wide ronge of primory schools os opplcotons for enrolment grow from students who ore not n the
Henley HS zone. Henley olso hos o regionol Speciol Education Unt on site cotering for 32 students with disobilites. Henley HS hos o speciol
entry Speciolist Sports Progrom offering 77 sports for students with proven, high level oblities. The school offers o comprehensive
eductional program to cater for students who hove diverse osprotions including tertiory pothwoys, pothwoys to opprentceships and other
skilled employment. Henley hos hod extensive upgrodes o ts qcilites which include purpose built Middle School areos, Trode Troining
Centre, commerciol kitchen, Visual nd Performing Arts Centre and senior study centre, The school is committed to o future utilising current
reseorch for our plonning ond use of productive leorning spoces and technology to enhnce student leorning ond this has been reflected in
the design of the middle ond senior schools ond the 1:7 loptop progrom which is supports by robust infrostructure, technicol support ond
te o ch
rofe ssion
I d evel o p me nt.
Teaching/Learnng Context (eg: year levels, class sizes etc)
- 24 students, L4 boys, L0 girls, 9 EALD students, 1 NEP student, the class gets very distracted very easily
and struggle to stay on task
Yr 9 HASS - 26 students, 12 girls and 14 boys, 8 EALD students. This class is extremely derse with the highly
motivated at one end and the disengaged at the other.
Yr 10 ICT- 20 students, 19 boys, 1girl, 1 EALD student, the class has some very motivated students but also has
some students that are disengaged and struggle to be motivated
VET lT- 18 students, 5 external students from Seaton High, 2 EALD students, students in this class are completing
a Certificate ll in lT, most are motivated with a few that struggle
Yr 8 PLP
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Professional Experience Office, School of Education, University of Adelaide
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CLASSROOM PRACTICE.
Satisfactory M
Unsatisfactory
APST: 1 - Know the students and how they learn
71 Physical, social and intellectual
L2
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1.6
development and characteristics of
students.
Understand how students learn.
Students with diverse linguistic,
cultural, religious and socioeconomic
backgrounds.
Strateges for teaching Aboriginal and
Torres Strait lslander students.
Differentiate teaching to meet the
specific learning needs across the full
range of abilities.
Strateges to support full participation
of students with disa
Liam made a concerted effort to make sure that he learnt names of all students
to understand the differnet individual needs of all students. Liam worked
with students in a range of actvities in different situations. His ability to adapt
to the learning needs of the cohort meant that students were able to engage in
their own individual way with their work.
and
KNOWLEDGE OF SUBJECT AND RELEVANT CURRICULA.
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
APST:2 - Know the content and how to teach it
Content and teaching strategies of
the teaching area.
22 Content selection and organisation.
23 Curriculum, assessment and
reporting.
24 Understand and respect Aboriginal
and Torres Strait lslander people to
promote reconci liation between
lndigenous and non-l ndigenous
2.1
Liam showed a good understanding of both the VET competences and also the
Australian Curriculum. Liam has produced units on Social Media and
Programming as well as a unit on Making a Nation for Year 9 History. He has
incorporated ICT technologies into all of his lessons, making them as nterestng
and relatable to students as possible. Liam has shown great depth and
knowledge in his subjects taught and has shown great enthusiasm in teaching
these subjects.
Austra lia ns.
2.5
2.6
Literacy and numeracy strategies
lnformation and Communication
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PLANNING AND
PREPARATION.
Satisfactory Ef
Unsatisfactory
APST: 3 - Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3,4
3.5
3.6
3.7
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
Liam was always prepared for lesson with in-depth lesson plans and a clear
understanding of what he was trying to achieve with his lessons. Liam used a
range of resources to engage the students and continuously checked all new
ideas and technologies with mentor teachers frist before using them in the
classroom. Liam was always conscious about differentiating his teaching to
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MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE.
Satisfactory EI
Unsatisfactory
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APST: 4 - Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
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Support student pa rticpation
4.2 Ma nage classroom actvities
4.3 Manage challenging behaviour
4.4 Maintain student safety
4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and
ethica lly
ASSESSMENT AND
Liam showed that he has good classroom management strategies and is willing
to take on any advice to help him improve in these areas. He is fully aware that
this area of his teaching needs to be developed but he is very eager to take on
feedback and try different strategies. Liam successfully managed difficult
behaviours when challenged in the classroom and sought help where needed
or when unsure.
REPORTING.
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
APST: 5 - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
51 Assess student learning
52 Provide feedback to students
and
their learning
53 Make consistent and comparable
judgements
54 lnterpret student data
55 Report on student achievement
Throughout his placement, Liam has continually provided students with
feedback both through oral and wrtten communication. He has marked several
pieces of work and has provided a variety of assessment tasks for students to
complete. Liam has had limited opportunity to assess student work but is open
to having to complete assessments for all of his classes in his next practicum.
PROFESSIONAI QUALITIES, PROFESSIONAL RETATIONSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
Satisfactory
APST: 6 - Engage
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Unsatisfactory
with Professional Learning
ldentify and plan professional
learning needs
6.2 Engage in professional learning and
improve practice
6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve
practice
6.4 Apply professional learning and
improve student learning
Liam developed positve relationships wth his colleagues both in the office and
with the rest of the staff at the school. Liam has had positive communication
between staff about curriculum writing and about strategies to help with
behaviour management in the classroom. Liam has been in constant dialogue
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developing ways in which to install these into his own(EhTiilfipttlce.
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APST: 7 - Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community
Satisfactory
7.1,
Meet professional ethics a nd
responsibilities
7.2 Com ply with legislative,
administrative and organisational
requrements
7.3 Engage with the parents/carers
7.4 Engage with professional teaching
networks and broader communites
Unsatisfactory
Liam showed great professionalism during his teaching prac and has developed
solid relationships with staff and students. Lam has shown that he can engage
with other staff memebers on a professional level and have professional
dialogue with them. He has had limited opportunites to engage with parents
and caregivers but he understands that it is a requirement on his prac to
complete this.
Overall Evaluation.
Very Good
Liam has shown a true passion for teaching and endeavours to excel at everything that he does. He has developed
strong relationships with colleagues in the workplace and is always striving to improve his teaching methodologies.
Liam needs to continue to work on his behaviour management techniques to ensure he provides students a safe and
positive learning environment. Liam's continual willingness to improve his teaching practices is exceptional as he
continually seeks feedback and reflects on his performances.
Signed:
Classroom/Supervising Teacher
Date:
Signed:
Site Co-ordinator/Principa
Staff at the University of Adelaide's School of Education greatly value your opinion and appreciate the time and
effort you have put into supervising our pre-service teachers.
Thank you
Jan Keightley
Head of School
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Evaluation Rubric
they should give the rating that they think best reflects the pre-servce teache/s standard and provide supportve evidence in their qualitative feedback.
Ratng
Short
Description
U=
Unsatisfactorv
Performance below an
acceptable standard for this
stage.
Classroom Practice
APST 1
Know the students and how
they learn
Little willingness to engage
with the needs of individual
students and with the
school as a place of learning.
A = Acceptable
G = Good
VG = Very Good
Performance at a minimal
standard for this stage.
A sound performance at
ths stage.
Performance at a standard
above that which could be
expected at this stage.
Some willingness to engage
with the needs of individual
students and with the
school as a place of learning.
Clear evidence of initiative
and willingness to engage
positively with the needs of
individual students and with
the school as a place of
learning.
Knowledge of Content and
curricula
Scant/erroneous knowledge
of content and curricula.
APST 2
Know the content and how
to teach it
Planning and preparation
Knowledge of most content,
but several gaps: able to
Sound knowledge of
content; clear
meet curricular
requirements.
Little evidence of planning
or preparation for teaching.
APST 3
willingness to assst
needs.
curricu la.
colleagues.
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and preparation for
teaching.
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Planning andl or preparation
for teaching that extends
beyond the student's own
Planning and/or preparaton
for teaching extending
class.
Plan for and implement
effective teaching and
learning
Knowledge of content
beyond curricula and
understanding of curricular
Clear evidence of planning
Minimal evidence of
planning and preparation
for teaching.
Strong and self-reliant
knowledge of content;
imaginative application of
stage.
Leadership in engaging with
the needs of individual
students and with the
school as a place of learning.
the school as a place of
learning.
tr
Strong initiative and
willingness to engage
positively with the needs of
individual students and with
O = Outstanding
An exemplary performance
well above a standard that
could be expected at this
beyond the student's class
and year levels, or with a
creative aspect that insPires
learning.
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Short
Description
A = Acceptable
Unsatisfactory
Performance below an
acceptable standard for this
Performance at a minimal
standard for this stage.
stage.
Classroom Management
and Discipline
G=
Performance at a standard
above that which could be
expected at ths stage.
well above a standard that
could be expected at this
stage.
skills.
potential to develop.
APST
An exemplary performance
Confdent leadership in
classroom management
Confident classroom
management skills.
Effective classroom
management skills.
Some classroom
management skills, with
Poor/unethical classroom
management skills.
A sound performance at
ths stage.
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O = Outstandins
VG = Very Good
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Create and maintain
supportive and safe learning
environments
Assessment and Feedback
Little evidence of the use of
assessment as a tool to
Some evidence of
competent assessment.
APST 5
understand student
achievement and the
effectiveness of teaching.
Li
Assess, provide feedback
and report on student
learning
mited/ late feedback.
Lttle differentiation in
assessment processes.
n
Competent and considered
assessment. Useful and
timely feedback. Evidence of
differentiation in
assessment processes.
cient and reflective
assessment. Timely and
useful feedback linked to
strengths and weaknesses
of individual school
students. Creativity in
Profi
assessment processes.
n
Leadership in assessment
practices indicating
reflective teaching practice.
Timely feedback linked to
strengths and weaknesses
of individual school
students, associated beyond
the class to the year
level/cohort. lnnovation in
assessment processes.
Professional Relationships
APST 6 Engage
with
Little/no commitment to the
Minimal commitment to the
school, professional
colleagues and students.
school, professional
colleagues and students.
tr
Sound commitment to the
school, professional
colleagues and students.
tr
Strong commitment to the
school, professional
colleagues and students.
Exemplary commitment to
the school, professional
colleagues and
students.
Professional Learning
APST 7 Engage
professionally with
Colleagues, pa rents/carers
and the communitv
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