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I currently have several Filipino students across my classes. These students are still developing their English language skills, and adjusting to the Australian Educational Landscape. These students have been struggling to effectively engage in group work, so I have been observing EAL/D lessons with these students, and searching fo professional development with the guidance of my HOLA.

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Moving into 2019, I am fortunate to have already secured a teaching position. I also know that I will be teaching a concept that I am not overly familiar with (upper school integrated science), and as such, I plan to engage with professional learning over the summer holidays. In particular, I have enrolled in a online course for introductory physics, and have been using my PLN to find high-quality teaching resources that I can use as exemplars.

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I have already completed my 'Apple Teacher' certification, but am unable to use Apple products in the classroom. I am able to use Google and Microsoft tools though. Therefore, I am currently completing online courses to develop y competencies in using these tools. This way, I will be able to engage students with quality, digital-resources that will encourage effective learning.

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Using grade descriptors to write assessments

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Using grade descriptors to write assessments

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My Masters of Teaching did not have a unit dedicated to assessment, and so I entered the classroom unsure of how to write a good assessment using the curriculum. Therefore, when the opportunity became available in In July 2018, I signed up for a PD called 'Writing Assessment for Essentials Math'. I was shown how to use grade descriptors to write an assessment, and how to distribute A, B and C-grade questions. I would like to complete another PD relating to this to this in which I get to bring along my science assessment and compare them to other teachers so that I know have have been using grade descriptors appropriately to write assessment.

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So far in Term 3, I have completed:
- CMS Workshop 2 because it was pointed out that I need to develop my grouping strategies
- Clifton Strengths (5 hours) because the whole school is completing this to learn how to use our individual strengths to work better as a unit
- Writing Assessment for Essentials Math because I was aware that I needed to develop my assessment writing skills

To keep me accountable to my professional development, I have been asking different teachers to observe my lessons throughout the term, and will continue to do so. In this way, these different teachers may identify areas for me to improve in that I am unaware of.

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From my experience in the SimLab activity, I am now aware hat I need to improve upon my ability to communicate with parents. As I will be involved with taking part in a number of parent-teacher interviews in the coming years, and I need to be able to have productive conversations with parents, I must develop my ability to use formal but jargon-free language.