Like most things, there are issues surrounding the two strategies outlined in Artefacts 2 and 3. Collaborative learning and structured lessons both have ethical issues that can impact the learning of students. An ethical issue in education may mean to breach academic integrity, favour students without learning difficulties or to exclude students from varying backgrounds…Continue Reading Artefact 4
Artefact 3
Both collaborative learning and structured lessons from the HITS are teachings styles that can expand and enhance student learning. Collaborative learning provides the opportunity for students to develop skills that they can use in many aspects of their life. HITS (Victorian Government, 2020) explains that collaborative learning fosters many skills like, effective communication, negotiations, cooperation,…Continue Reading Artefact 3
Artefact 2
Strategy 1: collaborative learning- figure 1 Collaborative learning is a strategy outlined in the High Impact Teaching Strategies (HITS) (Victorian Government, 2020). Collaborative learning is defined as, students working together to complete a learning task in smaller groups. This strategy can be utilised in classrooms to benefit student learning and enhance digital technology knowledge. Microsoft…Continue Reading Artefact 2
Artefact 1
Part 1: Personal Digital Literacies (Belshaw’s Framework) Digital Literacy Element Question Strongly Disagree Disagree Neither Agree nor Disagree Agree Strongly Agree Cultural 1 I understand the cultural norms and expectations when interacting in different online communities ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ Cultural 2 I can adapt my behaviour to suit various digital environments, whether formal…Continue Reading Artefact 1
Professional Knowledge
Professional knowledge is the first domain of the Australian Professional Standards of Teachers (APSTs) (AITSL, 2017). Teachers need to know their students and the content to succeed in this domain. The Queensland College of Teachers states, teachers know their students well, including their linguistic, cultural and religious backgrounds. Teachers know what challenges students bring to…Continue Reading Professional Knowledge
Standard 5
5.2 Provide feedback to students on their learning Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning. 5.1 Assess student learning Demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning. I was fortunate to teach a year 12…Continue Reading Standard 5
Standard 4
4.2 Manage classroom activities Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions. 4.3 Manage challenging behaviour Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour As a pre-service teacher, I found it challenging to meet standards 4.2 and 4.3. I found that my students were disengaged so they were not listening to…Continue Reading Standard 4
