Graduate teacher professional conversation log
Name: Izzy Roberts                Coach: Sue Knight                School: Christmas Island DHS                                       Year Level: 5
Date: 22-2-2024                              Start Time: 1.30                                              Finish Time: 2.20
Goal: learning is authentic and valued
What’s Working:                                                         Current Focus:
Cohort are more respectful and friendly to each other                   Want to get grad portfolio done, modules finishes
They are better at doing group work                                     Engaging the students
It is a strength of theirs                                              Engaging content
They like to talk                                                       School wide approaches eg spelling. Make it more engaging and still align with school focus.
They have the skills to collaborate                                     Continue to do collaborative work
They have the foundational skills of cooperation
                                                                        Criteria:
I have a relationship with them                                         Facilitate
                                                                        Enjoyment
Doing a lot more placemat activities, working in groups, play games.    Movement
I feel more comfortable doing group work – kids have skills, I am       Able to talk to other people
more confident doing group work.                                        Challenge
                                                                        More successful as a group than an individual
Cooperative learning. I already build in                                Give the accountability back to them as a group and the reflection on how they contributed in the group
     • F2f
     • Individual accountability                                        Measure (what evidence I will collect):
     • Positive interdependence – goal                                    Remember what they reflect on and build it into practice the second time.
I am working on Group processing. Once they have presented, we            Be able to see an improvement in their participation
have a discussion what the other groups have done, elements of            Have an impact on how they participate whole class – discussion
reflecting                                                                Collect their reflections – their interpretation
                                                                        Anecdotal notes, checklist
Options                                                                 Insights/ Affirmations
Branch out and give them opportunities to be collaborative in other     • I am doing more than I realise
areas                                                                   • How significant the social skills are for students and the class climate
Get them to work in groups of three and come up with words              • Set up the toolkit for collaboration
    • Collaborative skills – open to sharing, letting partners have a   • Having the confidence to be able to do things – how much I have grown in one year.
        turn, equal participation                                       Next meeting date and time:
    • Group processing – individually reflect, scale of 1-10, how       Wednesday 20th March, 11.10-12.10 CITime (12.10-1.10)
        much did you have, how much did your partner have? What
        could you do next time to share more?                           Focus for next meeting:
    • How much did they participate? How did it make them
                                                                        Teacher feedback for coach:
        effective?
                                                                        Good to start thinking about it – get back into it.
    • Help and Hinders. WWW/ EBI
Give them a goal or a challenge/ success criteria.
Lot more shared activities – more We Do.
1
                                              Graduate teacher professional conversation log
Continue to promote the idea of positive interdependence – how
does the success of one contribute to the group.
Teacher’s next action:
I will do Group processing – reflect on what they are contributing to
the team so that they are more collaborative and accountable to
working in the group
Teacher thoughts/ conclusions/ outcomes/ ideas:
2
                                                             Graduate teacher professional conversation log
                                                                      Australian Professional Standards for Teachers - Proficient Phase
    Standard 1                            Standard 2                      Standard 3                       Standard 4                      Standard 5                      Standard 6                       Standard 7
    Know students and how they            Know content and how to         Plan for and implement           Create and maintain             Assess, provide feedback        Engage in professional           Engage professionally
    learn                                 teach it                        effective teaching and           supportive and safe             and report on student           learning                         with colleagues,
                                                                          learning                         learning environments           learning                                                         parents/carers and the
                                                                                                                                                                                                            community
    1.1 Use teaching strategies           2.1 Apply knowledge of the      3.1 Set explicit, challenging    4.1 Establish and               5.1 Develop, select and use     6.1 Use the APS for
    based on knowledge of students’       content and teaching            and achievable learning goals    implement inclusive and         informal and formal,            Teachers and advice from         7.1 Meet codes of ethics
    physical, social and intellectual     strategies of the teaching      for all students.                positive interactions to        diagnostic, formative and       colleagues to identify and       and conduct established by
    development and characteristics       area to develop engaging                                         engage and support all          summative assessment            plan professional learning       regulatory authorities,
    to improve student learning.          teaching activities.            3.2 Plan and implement well-     students in classroom           strategies to assess student    needs.                           systems and schools.
                                                                          structured learning and          activities.                     learning.
    1.2 Structure teaching programs       2.2 Organise content into       teaching programs or lesson                                                                      6.2 Participate in learning to   7.2 Understand the
    using research and collegial          coherent, well-sequenced        sequences that engage            4.2 Establish and maintain      5.2 Provide timely, effective   update knowledge and             implications of and comply
    advice about how students             learning and teaching           students and promote             orderly and workable            and appropriate feedback to     practice, targeted to            with relevant legislative,
    learn.                                programs.                       learning.                        routines to create an           students about their            professional needs and           administrative,
                                                                                                           environment where student       achievement relative to         school and/or system             organisational and
    1.3 Design and implement              2.3 Design and implement        3.3 Select and use relevant      time is spent on learning       their learning goals.           priorities.                      professional requirements,
    teaching strategies that are          learning and teaching           teaching strategies to develop   tasks.                                                                                           policies and processes.
    responsive to the learning            programs using knowledge        knowledge, skills, problem                                       5.3 Understand and              6.3 Contribute to collegial
    strengths and needs of students       of curriculum, assessment       solving and critical and         4.3 Manage challenging          participate in assessment       discussions and apply            7.3 Establish and maintain
    from diverse linguistic, cultural,    and reporting requirements.     creative thinking.               behaviour by establishing       moderation activities to        constructive                     respectful collaborative
    religious and socioeconomic                                                                            and negotiating clear           support consistent and          feedback from colleagues         relationships with
    backgrounds.                          2.4 Provide opportunities for   3.4 Select and/or create and     expectations with students      comparable judgments of         to improve professional          parents/carers regarding
                                          students to develop             use a range of resources,        and addressing discipline       student learning.               knowledge and practice.          their children’s learning and
    1.4 Design and implement              understanding of and            including ICT, to engage         issues promptly, fairly                                                                          well-being.
    effective teaching strategies that    respect for Aboriginal and      students in their learning.      and respectfully.               5.4 Use student                 6.4 Undertake professional
    are responsive to the local           Torres Strait Islander                                                                           assessment data to analyse      learning programs designed       7.4 Participate in
    community and cultural setting,       histories, cultures and         3.5 Use effective verbal and     4.4 Ensure students’ well-      and evaluate student            to address identified            professional and community
    linguistic background and             languages.                      non-verbal communication         being and safety within         understanding of                student learning needs.          networks and forums to
    histories of Aboriginal and                                           strategies to support student    school by implementing          subject/content, identifying                                     broaden knowledge and
    Torres Strait Islander students.      2.5 Apply knowledge and         understanding, participation,    school and/ or system,          interventions and modifying                                      improve practice.
                                          understanding of effective      engagement and                   curriculum and legislative      teaching practice.
    1.5 Develop teaching activities       teaching strategies to          achievement.                     requirements.
    that incorporate differentiated       support students’ literacy                                                                       5.5 Report clearly,
    strategies to meet the specific       and numeracy achievement.       3.6 Evaluate personal            4.5 Incorporate strategies to   accurately and respectfully
    learning needs of students                                            teaching and learning            promote the safe,               to students and
    across the full range of abilities.   2.6 Use effective teaching      programs using evidence,         responsible and ethical use     parents/carers about
                                          strategies to integrate ICT     including feedback from          of ICT in learning and          student achievement,
    1.6 Design and implement              into learning and teaching      students and student             teaching.                       making use of accurate and
    teaching activities that support      programs to make selected       assessment data, to inform                                       reliable records.
    the participation and learning of     content relevant and            planning.
    students with disability and          meaningful.
    address relevant policy and                                           3.7 Plan for appropriate and
    legislative requirements.                                             contextually relevant
                                                                          opportunities for parents/
                                                                          carers to be involved in their
                                                                          children’s learning.
3
                                                                   Graduate teacher professional conversation log
                                                                           Australian Professional Standards for Teachers – Highly Accomplished Phase
Standard 1                            Standard 2                             Standard 3                                Standard 4                      Standard 5                      Standard 6                       Standard 7
Know students and how they            Know content and how to                Plan for and implement effective          Create and maintain             Assess, provide feedback        Engage in professional           Engage professionally
learn                                 teach it                               teaching and learning                     supportive and safe             and report on student           learning                         with colleagues,
                                                                                                                       learning environments           learning                                                         parents/carers and the
1.1 Select from a flexible and        2.1 Support colleagues using           3.1 Develop a culture of high                                                                             6.1 Analyse the Australian       community
effective repertoire of teaching      current and comprehensive              expectations for all students by          4.1 Model effective practice    5.1 Develop and apply a         Professional Standards for
strategies to suit the physical,      knowledge of content and               modelling and setting challenging         and support colleagues to       comprehensive range of          Teachers to plan personal        7.1 Maintain high ethical
social and intellectual               teaching strategies to develop         learning goals.                           implement inclusive             assessment strategies to        professional development         standards and support
development and characteristics       and implement engaging                                                           strategies that engage and      diagnose learning needs,        goals, support colleagues to     colleagues to interpret codes
of students.                          learning and teaching programs.        3.2 Work with colleagues to plan,         support all students.           comply with curriculum          identify and achieve             of ethics and exercise sound
                                                                             evaluate and modify learning and                                          requirements and support        personal development goals       judgement in all school and
1.2 Expand understanding of           2.2 Exhibit innovative practice in     teaching programs to create productive    4.2 Model and share with        colleagues to evaluate the      and preservice teachers to       community contexts.
how students learn using              the selection and organisation of      learning environments that engage all     colleagues a flexible           effectiveness of their          improve classroom practice.
research and workplace                content and delivery of learning       students.                                 repertoire of strategies for    approaches to assessment.                                        7.2 Support colleagues to
knowledge.                            and teaching programs.                                                           classroom management to                                         6.2 Plan for professional        review and interpret
                                                                             3.3 Support colleagues to select and      ensure all students are         5.2 Select from an effective    learning by accessing and        legislative, administrative,
1.3 Support colleagues to             2.3 Support colleagues to plan         apply effective teaching strategies to    engaged in purposeful           range of strategies to          critiquing relevant research,    and organisational
develop effective teaching            and implement learning and             develop knowledge, skills, problem        activities.                     provide targeted feedback       engage in high quality           requirements, policies and
strategies that address the           teaching programs using                solving and critical and creative                                         based on informed and           targeted opportunities to        processes.
learning strengths and needs of       contemporary knowledge and             thinking.                                 4.3 Develop and share with      timely judgements of each       improve practice and offer
students from diverse linguistic,     understanding of curriculum,                                                     colleagues a flexible           student’s current needs in      quality placements for           7.3 Demonstrate
cultural, religious and               assessment and reporting               3.4 Assist colleagues to create, select   repertoire of behaviour         order to progress learning.     preservice teachers where        responsiveness in all
socioeconomic backgrounds.            requirements.                          and use a wide range of resources,        management strategies                                           applicable.                      communications with
                                                                             including ICT, to engage students in      using expert knowledge and      5.3 Organise assessment                                          parents/carers about their
1.4 Provide advice and support        2.4 Support colleagues with            their learning.                           workplace experience.           moderation activities that      6.3 Initiate and engage in       children’s learning and
colleagues in the implementation      providing opportunities for                                                                                      support consistent and          professional discussions with    wellbeing.
of effective teaching strategies      students to develop                    3.5 Assist colleagues to select a wide    4.4 Initiate and take           comparable judgements of        colleagues in a range of
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait      understanding of and respect for       range of verbal and nonverbal             responsibility for              student learning.               forums to evaluate practice      7.4 Contribute to
Islander students using               Aboriginal and Torres Strait           communication strategies to support       implementing current school                                     directed at improving            professional networks and
knowledge of and support from         Islander histories, cultures and       students’ understanding, engagement       and/or system, curriculum       5.4 Work with colleagues to     professional knowledge and       associations and build
community representatives.            languages.                             and achievement.                          and legislative requirements    use data from internal and      practice, and the educational    productive links with the
                                                                                                                       to ensure student wellbeing     external student                outcomes of students.            wider community to improve
1.5 Evaluate learning and             2.5 Support colleagues to              3.6 Work with colleagues to review        and safety.                     assessments for evaluating                                       teaching and learning.
teaching programs, using              implement effective teaching           current teaching and learning programs                                    learning and teaching,          6.4 Engage with colleagues
student assessment data that          strategies to improve students’        using student feedback, student           4.5 Model, and support          identifying interventions and   to evaluate the effectiveness
are differentiated for the specific   literacy and numeracy                  assessment data, and knowledge of         colleagues to develop,          modifying teaching practice.    of teacher professional
learning needs of students            achievement.                           curriculum and workplace practices.       strategies to promote the                                       learning activities to address
across the full range of abilities.                                                                                    safe, responsible and ethical   5.5 Work with colleagues to     student learning needs.
                                      2.6 Model high level teaching          3.7 Work with colleagues to provide       use of ICT in learning and      construct accurate,
1.6 Work with colleagues to           knowledge and skills and work          appropriate and contextually relevant     teaching.                       informative and timely
access specialist knowledge,          with colleagues to use current         opportunities for parents/carers to be                                    reports to students and
and relevant policy and               ICT to improve their teaching          involved in their children’s learning.                                    parents/carers about student
legislation, to develop teaching      practice and make content                                                                                        learning and achievement.
programs that support the             relevant and meaningful.
participation and learning of
students with disability.