Carla Bate - Professional Learning Plan

Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership

Areas for
improvement

5.1 Assess
student learning.

Goals for achievement

Strategies for achievement

Professional Practice Domain - Graduate Standard

Standard 5 - Assess, provides feedback and report on student learning.
Continue to further and develop Continually expand my understanding of the various assessment types. This will be
an understanding of various achieved, through reading academic texts and initiating discussion with a placement
assessment strategies including mentor and teachers at my school of employment. Additionally, verbalising questions,
informal, formal, diagnostic, thoughts and ideas with colleagues will aide in the identification and the development
formative and summative.
of a confident justification of types of assessment strategies used in the placement
classroom.

Develop appropriate informal,

formal, diagnostic, formative and
summative
assessment
strategies in order to assess
student learning.

Resources
Text - Classroom Assessment - Principles and practice for effective standards- based
Instruction. J. McMillian.
Text - Practical Planning and Assessment. K. Readman & B, Allen.
Under the guide of my placement mentor I will attempt to develop and use appropriate
assessment strategies to increase my knowledge and confidence in this area. Seeking
feedback of my development will aide in confirming my understanding in this field.
Resources
Text - https://www.griffith.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/52862/gihe_tipsheet_web_dea.pdf
Link - http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/assessment/20-simple-assessment-strategiescan-use-every-day/

Increase knowledge on how

each
assessment
strategy
compliments each other and are
interchangeable
for
various
purposes.

Continue to self educate myself to develop an extensive understanding of the value of

assessment and how various assessments work together. This will be achieved
through reading academic texts, enrolling in personal development courses and
continuing discussions with professional peers.
Resources
Text - http://www.nap.edu/read/9847/chapter/6
Professional learning http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/teachers/support/Pages/prep10proflearn.aspx

Identify an effective tool to

document student data for
assessment.

5.2 Provide
feedback to
students on their
learning.

Explore various tools for documenting student progress in order to assess student
learning and academic growth. Digital resources including spread sheets and iPads
applications will be investigated and selected for trial implementation during my
pending placement.
For example,
Class lists, Excel spread sheets, Word Documents
ipad applications. Eg. idoceo http://www.idoceo.net/index.php/en/
Standard 5 - Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
Develop an understanding of the Continue to expand my knowledge of appropriate and timely feedback through
importance and purpose of academic reading. Discuss and question professional peers regarding feedback in
providing timely and appropriate order to develop working knowledge of feedback in the classroom. Explore example of
feedback to students.
feedback provided to student and asses them for constructive language.
Resources
Text - http://education.qld.gov.au/staff/development/performance/resources/readings/powerfeedback.pdf
Text - http://ro.ecu.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2207&context=ajte

Identify various strategies that

can be employed to provide
feedback in order to aid learning
progression
and
motivate
students.

Research and develop positive language for providing constructive feedback in order
to guide learning for students and peers.
Collaborate with peers and mentor teacher; have them assess feedback before
returning student work. Have mentor teacher approve feedback attempts before
returning student work.
Investigate positive feedback professional learning.
Assess student work in an appropriate time frame in order to ensure feedback is
timely. Implement feedback knowledge when providing feedback to student throughout
placement.

Module B
Building resilience

Continue
building
personal
resilience in order to develop the
skills to professionally manage
both expected and unexpected
issues within the whole school
community.

Resources
Text - http://faculty.washington.edu/ezent/el.htm
Professional development link - http://elireview.com/content/td/feedback/
BRiTE Resilience Factors
To engage in personal and professional resilience development courses.
Initiate discussions on resilience building with professional peers.
Maintain a positive attitude in order to resist accepting burden for situations which you
have no control.
Resources
Reflection on BRiTE toolkit
Professional development link -

https://www.shu.ac.uk/faculties/hwb/cpd/modules/detail.html?cpd_id=844