ASSESSMENT 3:
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES AND EVALUATING LEARNING
COMPLETED BY THE MENTOR TEACHER
 
The pre-service teacher is a 3rd  year Teacher Education student completing their third Professional
Experience in a School.
 
Pre-service teacher: Xerri, Susan Student Id: 15563886

School: Good Shepherd Catholic PS Class: Yr 5

- Kelmscott

Professional Experience 10/23/2017 12:00:00 AM 11/17/2017 12:00:00 AM

Dates:

 
(Please tick the appropriate box and write a comment if necessary)
 
Standard 1: Know Students Competent Not Yet Competent Comment
and How They Learn

Uses language appropriate to Yes No Highly articulate and

the students’ level of
development.
Establishes rapport with all
students and demonstrates
respect of difference
knowlegeable, Susan is a
very effective
communicator.
Yes No Susan treats all children
with great respect and was
able to establish a warm
rapport with the class who,
in turn, treated her with
great respect.
With assistance develops Yes
activity / lesson objectives and
strategies appropriate to
students’ developmental and
learning needs.
Standard 2: Know Content Competent
and How to Teach It
No With little assistance, Susan
consistently produced
explicit lesson plans that
were highly appropriate to
the learning needs of the
children.
Her pre lesson preparation,
both in terms of research
and the organisation of
resources, has been
excellent, as has been her
ability to challenge and
direct the children’s
learning effectively.
In addition, Susan's ability
to identify and plan for
individual student needs is
both instinctive and
spontaneous.
Not Yet Competent Comment
Clearly explains concepts and
ideas.
Lesson / activity planning and
content are linked to relevant
curriculum documents and
learners’ developmental
stages and experiences.
Yes No Susan possesses a very
good general knowledge
and, where necessary,
enthusiastically
supplemented her
background knowledge
through research. She is
able to clearly direct
explanations and lead
children from the concrete
to the abstract and showed
great initiative with
planning for, and accessing,
a variety of resources to
facilitate learning.
All lessons were clearly and
logically developed and
Susan was able to
spontaneously and
effectively respond to the
children's needs as they
arose. Where confusion was
evident, Susan addressed
this immediately using a
variety of strategies.
Yes No Susan has comprehensively
demonstrated that she is
able to prepare highly
detailed lesson plans,
indicative of thorough
preparation, in order to
achieve appropriate
outcomes which have been
clearly stated, and which
are linked to relevant
curriculum support
materials.
In addition, the level and
quality of integration
evident in her lessons (both
planned and incidental) was
outstanding.
Uses freely available and
licensed ICT resources in
lesson/activity planning and
strategies
Standard 3: Plan For and
Implement Effective
Teaching and Learning
Identifies clear, achievable
learning objectives and
understands that these may
need to vary for different
students
Produces timely, clear and
logically organised lesson plans
Assessment and monitoring
procedures are included in
lesson planning
Yes No Time spent thoroughly
investigating suitable ICT
resources was evident
throughout the practice.
Susan seamlessly integrated
these within lessons to
great effect, not only
maximising the potential
achievement of learning
outcomes but also
motivating the students.
Competent Not Yet Competent Comment
Yes No Susan's lessons showed
originality of thought,
creativity, and innovation in
the strategies used to cater
for diverse student learning
styles and needs. Her ability
to meaningfully incorporate
incidental teaching
opportunities and link
concepts across the
curriculum was excellent.
Yes No Extremely efficient, Susan
gives great thought to her
lessons and all were very
well-organised well in
advance of their delivery.
Yes No Susan's lesson plans
consistently showed
evidence of using the plan-
teach-evaluate process to
inform future planning.
With assistance, uses a range Yes
of teaching, learning and
assessment strategies.
Suitable resources are Yes
prepared and used effectively
Demonstrates a high standard Yes
of oral and written
communication skills
Standard 4: Create and Competent
Maintain Supportive and
Safe Learning
Environments
Offers encouragement to all Yes
students to enhance learning
and self-confidence.
Well-prepared regarding time, Yes
resources and physical space.
No Susan's ability to link lesson
objectives with suitable
strategies to achieve them
is outstanding. She has
conscientiously and
consistently linked learning
objectives to methods,
activities and materials that
allow differentiated
learning experiences in
individual, small group and
whole class contexts.
No Susan's lessons consistently
showed evidence of the
enhancement of student
learning through the
integrated use of
information technology and
a wide variety of support
materials.
No Highly confident with staff,
students and parents alike,
Susan is able to
communicate very
effectively across written,
verbal and non verbal
mediums.
Not Yet Competent Comment
No Always positive, highly
supportive and enthusiastic,
Susan constantly sought to
encourage the children to
achieve their best and they
responded accordingly.
No A very efficient organiser,
Susan was at all times
prepared well in advance of
each lesson.
Demonstrates awareness of
what is occurring in the
learning setting.
Deals with students fairly and
respectfully.
With support, uses routines
and procedures that positively
guide student behaviour.
Yes No Whether indoors or out;
from individual to small
group to whole class
instruction, Susan's
management skills are
impressive. Not only does
she command respect, she
also varies the pace of her
lessons and constantly
communicates expectations
– instinctively thinking-on-
the-run and redirecting the
learning focus as the need
arises. Her use of praise is
sincere and encouraging
and provides a wonderfully
friendly and supportive
learning environment; her
attention demanding cues
are both varied and
effective; her movement
around the room and
monitoring of student
progress and behaviour is
outstanding.
Yes No Susan has been able to
establish a rapport with the
children in the class that has
been wonderful to see.
Indeed, Susan's interaction
with the children has been
faultless – she treats them
with great respect (which
has been reciprocated) and
is not only genuinely
interested in their welfare
but also enjoys their
company.
Yes No Susan was easily able to
adapt to class routines and
management principles and
effectively introduced many
of her own.
Plans for effective indoor /
outdoor learning
environments that support
children’s well-being and
safety.
Standard 5: Assess, Provide Competent
Feedback and Report on
Student Learning
Records observations and
achievements of students.
Provides individual assistance
and specific feedback.
With assistance, uses
assessment to inform
judgements about student
learning and identify effective
and ineffective teaching
strategies.
Standard 6: Engage in
Professional Learning
Yes No The safety and welfare of
the children was of
paramount importance to
Susan at all times.
Not Yet Competent Comment
Yes No Susan's record-keeping
displayed quality, accuracy,
and consistency. All
assessments were recorded
in a highly organised and
efficient system.
Yes No Susan was meticulous in
providing both immediate
individual assistance, when
and where needed, and
quality feedback which
directed the children's
attention to the specified
learning objectives.
Yes No Throughout the practice,
Susan developed and
maintained a range of
assessment tools and
processes that were
inclusive of all students;
were directly related to the
outcomes and teaching
objectives and provided
consistent and valuable
feedback which has driven
her planning and translated
into effective teaching and
learning experiences.
Competent Not Yet Competent Comment
Reflects on own teaching and
with help is able to identify
strengths and gaps.
Interacts positively with
teaching and non-teaching
staff.
Takes opportunities to learn
and improve professional
practice.
Responds positively to
suggestions given by Mentor
Teacher and others.
Standard 7: Engage Competent
Professionally with
Colleagues, Parents/Carers
and the Community
Yes No Susan has a well-developed
ability to reflect critically on
professional experiences in
order to enhance her
professional learning.
She also has the capacity to
justify decisions using sound
teaching/learning/research
principles.
Yes No Susan has constantly
impressed me with her
warmth, good humour,
enthusiasm and genuine
care for all within our
school community.
Yes No Self-evaluation, personal
reflection and a constant
and passionate desire to
improve her teaching
practices have been a
hallmark of Susan's practice
period.
Yes No Always striving for
excellence, Susan
constantly sought advice
and acted upon it with
enthusiasm.
Not Yet Competent Comment
Approaches placement in a Yes
professional manner.
Carries out any responsibilities Yes
allocated
Is aware of, and complies with Yes
the policies and processes of
the schoo
Interacts positively and Yes
professionally with parents
and carers.
Strengths:
No From her personal
appearance to her
relationships with staff and
students alike, Susan has, at
all times, acted very
professionally. Always
punctual, thoroughly
determined to improve her
techniques and totally
committed to the welfare of
the children, Susan has
been a highly respected
member of our school
community throughout her
short term stay with us.
No Patient, highly capable,
flexible, extremely
approachable and eager to
assist wherever and
whenever she was able,
nothing has been too much
trouble for Susan. As such,
she has been very involved
in the many activities which
have been the life of the
school since she joined us.
Her initiative and sense of
responsibility have been
outstanding.
No Susan was proactive in
developing her
understanding of our
school's ethos, policies and
processes and her attitude
and work ethic were at all
times compatible with
these.
No At all times, Susan
interacted with
parents/carers within the
school community with
patience, understanding
and a high degree of
professionalism.
 
From the outset, it was apparent that Susan was able to employ a wide range of instructional techniques
appropriate to differing situations to motivate and sustain the children’s interest in order to maximise learning
across both the affective and cognitive domains. She consistently established prior knowledge (thus working from a
sound cognitive base) and provided comprehensive scaffolding. Susan sequentially developed lessons that
addressed specific outcomes, modified learning experiences to suit the immediate needs of individuals and/or
groups, quickly recognised difficulties, taught to point of error and provided constant links with concepts across the
curriculum.

Passionate about teaching and learning, Susan is a naturally talented teacher with an instinctive grasp of classroom
procedures and pedagogic techniques and strategies relevant to our specific learning environment. Her initiative,
astute observations and awareness of the needs of the children (socially, emotionally and intellectually) and her
ability to quickly identify difficulties and address those needs were outstanding, as was her ability to praise,
encourage and motivate.
Areas Needing Improvement:
Susan has made substantial progress in developing her qualitative questioning technique and has begun using data
gathered to assist in developing solutions that are tailored to the particular context of future learning experiences.
Conclusion:
 
Intelligent, empathic, extremely well-organised and compellingly self-motivated, Susan has clearly demonstrated
that she has huge potential to excel as a highly effective and dynamic teacher.
It has truly been a great privilege and a sincere pleasure to have Susan with us and the children and I wish her much
success in the future.
PASS FAIL
Yes No
Mentor Teacher: Barbara Stone Date: 17/11.2017

Pre-service Teacher: Susan Xerri Date: 17/11/2017

Actioned by Stone, Barbara on 17/11/2017 1:21 AM (AWST)

Actioned by Xerri, Susan (15563886) on 17/11/2017 4:32 PM (AWST)