PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE GOALS

Giving consideration to your course work, feedback from your previous placements, the graduate teaching standards
and your expectations of this professional experience, state the goals to which you intend to give highest priority in
this professional experience EPT330.
1. This task must be completed and discussed with your Professional Experience Subject Coordinator
prior to the commencement of your placement.
2. These goals will form the basis of the targets for your teaching sessions and be drawn from feedback and
guidance from your previous professional experiences.
3. You need to discuss your goals with your Supervising Teacher at the commencement of your placement.

Goal
Standard 1: Know students
and how then learn
A lesson plan that
To gain a thorough
understanding of each childs
strengths and abilities, and
how they learn best. As well
as utilise a variety of
teaching strategies to
support the learning needs of
the students.
Focus area 1.1 Physical,
social and intellectual
development and
characteristics of students
Focus area 1.5 Differentiate
teaching to meet the specific
learning needs of students
across the full range of
abilities
Indicators and evidence you
will have to demonstrate you
have achieved this goal
Develop student and class
profiles
demonstrates differentiation
for students with different
learning needs
Actions you will take to work towards
the goal
Demonstrates knowledge and
understanding of physical, social and
intellectual development and
characteristics of students and how
these may affect learning.
- Demonstrate knowledge of and
implement a variety of teaching
strategies that are responsive to the
learning strengths and needs of
students with a wide range of ability.
- Implementation of a wide range of
learning styles to increase student
engagement.
Demonstrates knowledge and
understanding of strategies for
differentiating teaching to meet the
specific learning needs of students
across the full range of abilities.
- Possible modifications for inclusion:
simplify tasks, provide extension
activities, and use appropriate
resources, visual aids or concrete
resources
- Plan for extension activities and
more complex independent learning
for students

Standard 3: Plan for and
implement effective teaching
and learning
To implement effective
classroom teaching and
learning practices using a
variety of teaching strategies
and resources.
Focus area 3.3 Use teaching
strategies
Focus area 3.5 Use effective
classroom communication
Incorporation of concrete and
ICT resources into my
teaching practices.
Incorporate a range of whole
class, group and individual
work into teaching plans.
Include a range of teaching strategies in
teaching.
- Implement different teaching and
learning strategies within my lesson
plans (visual aides, daily planner)
Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-
verbal communication strategies to
support students engagement.
- Use effective, clear and concise
communication of instructions to
support students understanding,
participation, engagement and
achievement.
- Include visual imagery or verbal
instructions.
 Standard 6: Engage in Seek constructive feedback 6.3.1 Seek and apply constructive
professional learning after the completion of a feedback from supervisors and teachers
lesson/or end of day. to improve teaching practices.
To engage in professional
learning opportunities, and Feedback sheet and Mid/Final - Discuss each lesson with
utilise critical reflection to report. Supervising Teacher and improve
improve practice. upon areas noted
Personal reflection of the
Focus area 6.3 Engage with implemented learning - Attend all staff meetings/professional
colleagues and improve experiences. learning days to improve my teaching
practice practice
Other aims you may have for the professional experience:
Attend all staff meetings and yard duties
Demonstrate clear organisational skills
Plan and sequence lessons effectively
Storybook reading skills

Preservice Teacher: _______________________________________ Date: ________________

Supervising Teacher: ______________________________________ Date: ________________

Subject Coordinator: _______________________________________ Date: ________________