Category: Professional knowledge

I recognise that I am at the start of a long journey to becoming a professional in my chosen field of Early Childhood Education. As a beginning teacher, my priority would be to develop an understanding of my student’s abilities and backgrounds to better understand how they learn (AITSL, 2017). I believe teachers are ethically and legally required to personalise teaching by recognising barriers to learning and implementing strategies to support students to overcome these barriers and achieve success (Council of Australian Governments (COAG, 2019). I will promote an open-door policy and invite families to share information about their child’s strengths, weakness, interests, and goals, to enhance existing One School data. For me, teaching is not solely about grades but also about student wellbeing and promoting a growth mindset, so that students leave my classroom as independent, robust individuals, capable of being valued members of our society.