https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz A reflection of my professional growth and development as a pre-service teacher en-us 2019-08-09 01:24:09 UTC 2023-01-23 03:52:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F2696.png Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025346 Individual Curriculum Plan (ICP) for year 4 student with a moderate Intellectual Disability (ID). Adaptations were planned and provided for Child Z to match similar content of other students. ]]> 2019-09-17 01:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025346 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025548 Written reflection and observation of differentiated teaching by applying Bloom's taxonomy of higher order thinking to support students' learning (Conklin, 2005).]]> 2019-09-17 01:33:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025548 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025769 Example of 8 ways of learning pedagogical framework to enable teachers to include Aboriginal perspectives and processes into all students learning. ]]> 2019-09-17 01:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025769 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025906 This resource provides teaching strategies directly linked to the Australian curriculum and English content descriptors to support EAL/D and new arrival students in the Foundation year to year 10.]]> 2019-09-17 01:34:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385025906 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026161 Image of students in year Prep participating in diverse learning activities that accommodate for student-centred tactile, spatial, interpersonal and intrapersonal  learning styles (Pritchard, 2009). These activities were planned to include differentiated abilities without modifying the activities.]]> 2019-09-17 01:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026161 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026216 Written observations from first day of placement to analyse student behaviour, learning styles and overall getting to know students.]]> 2019-09-17 01:35:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026216 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026797 Follow on activity after a practise emergency drill at school. Students use Quiver Vision application to create 3D Virtual Reality of their coloured in firetruck image. Students are aware of digital safety, however, explicit teaching is necessary to remind students not to film their friends without permission and to not click on unknown advertisements or messages without asking a teacher or parent.   ]]> 2019-09-17 01:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026797 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026959 Unplanned teaching activities as exit tickets or brain breaks. I modelled blending of CVC and special friends (fred talk) for students to gain phonetic awareness.  Alternatively, I would point to one of the CVC words on the weekly chart (image provided) and students would blend the word to read.   ]]> 2019-09-17 01:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385026959 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027210 Evidence of running notes of Indigenous champions team meeting. Discussions to support Indigenous students motivation and education.]]> 2019-09-17 01:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027210 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027408 Evidence of collection of work for Geography. Linking to the Achievement standards, activity outline and Guide to Making judgement (GTMJ) for assessment purposes. ]]> 2019-09-17 01:41:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027408 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027473 Unit plan for Term 3 Geography unit. Students describe and represent familiar places and their features using pictorial maps, prepositional language and ICT.]]> 2019-09-17 01:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027473 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027538 Lesson plan demonstrating the English concept and content in preparation for English writing assessment including lesson structure and teaching strategies.]]> 2019-09-17 01:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385027538 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034091 Written observation of mentor's contribution to engage parents/careers during the educative process of students' learning and development and how they can also support their child's learning. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034091 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034190 Evidence of reflection of student behaviour during a Mathematics lesson. I recognised student behaviour was potentially linked to disinterest in the content, delivery and teaching approaches. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034190 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034273 Evidence of mentor teacher feedback on writing focus lesson. Demonstrating reference to prior learning, modelled examples of writing task, clear communication of instruction and positive acknowledgement with voice and body projection, monitoring the classroom for participation, behaviour and informal assessing]]> 2019-09-17 02:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034273 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034354 Rationale and images of using a variety of resources in my planning and teaching across all learning areas.]]> 2019-09-17 02:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034354 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034399 Evidence of daily planner example to demonstrate time structure and management of each lesson experience. I kept and referred my daily planner with me all day to ensure I was on track and sticking to my time guidelines. Previously planned lessons were written as "45 minutes" rather than "12:00-12:45" resulting in me having poor time management and daily structure. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034399 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034546 Literacy learning goals for prep students were established at the beginning of the term to encourage teaching and learning towards the Term 3 English assessment. The classroom teacher often conducted informal formative assessments reflective of the literacy goals to recognise students' ongoing progress and/or areas needing further teaching prior to the assessment. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:11:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034546 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034621 CRSS and Australian Government (n.d.) provide accessible resources for teachers, students and families concerning cyber safety and our communities responsibility to ensure the young students are aware of their digital citizenship.]]> 2019-09-17 02:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034621 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034780 The Coomera Rivers State School (CRSS) Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) policy (Queensland Government, 2018b), establishes a safe and respectful learning environment and culture for the extended community of CRSS. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:12:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034780 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034822 The micro skills for managing classroom behaviour was shared by my mentor to develop my awareness and knowledge of essential skills for classroom management. The booklet provides effective and concise step by step behaviour management guides to manage challenging behaviours and how to provide effective and  proactive encouragement to students. 
Understanding and utilising the essential skills empowered me to construct on own behaviour expectations and manage the classroom more effectively, rather than feeling frustrated and unsure of what do to. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034822 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034874 Written reflection of classroom management and transition in Year 4. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034874 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034914 Mentor feedback responding to my dedication to provide a safe, supportive and inclusive learning environment for all students. I considered what I knew about students and their learning styles to establish meaningful relationships and provide engaging teaching. 

]]> 2019-09-17 02:13:17 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385034914 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035038 Example document of student achievement and progress for Parent Teacher Interview reporting. Example outlines basic information to share with parents of how their child is performing at school and in the literacy and phonetic programs. Digital records of student achievement and/or behaviour can be documented informally on Seesaw or iDoceo application for individual teacher knowledge and record keeping, or formally documented on OneSchool - a database that is shared between Education Queensland.]]> 2019-09-17 02:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035038 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035116 Data collected from a summative assessment of students' phonetic awareness for the Read Write Inc (RWI) phonics program. Differentiation of students' abilities was established across ten prep classrooms and teachers to better support each student and provide phonetic intervention. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035116 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035198 The Guide to Making Judgement (GTMJ) was utilised to mark each students' English assessment, consisting of three separate tasks - Understanding text, speaking and creating written text. Moderating of English assessments was undertaken during the PLT of week 9 to share and provide feedback of any uncertainties during the marking process. Examples from Becoming Aware through to Applying were moderated from each Prep class in the cohort.

]]> 2019-09-17 02:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035198 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035274 Students were given an independent writing task of what they did on the weekend. During their writing, I assessed and marked students' writing as they used one-to-one correspondence to read back their writing (Fellowes & Oakley, 2014). On the spot marking enabled students to recognise what they need to remember for their writing assessment, for example, finger spaces, capital letters, full stops and oral blending strategies to support phonetic awareness. Informal assessing of students' work samples informed me of what extra teaching was required (Churchill et al, 2013). ]]> 2019-09-17 02:14:31 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035274 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035350 Work samples of student writing for a diagnostic assessment of learning/writing ability. 
Example 1 of an Exploring student. Example 2 of a Making Connections student. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035350 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035404 Reflection of applying constructive feedback to subsequent lessons and the implications to students' learning.]]> 2019-09-17 02:15:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035404 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035528 Reflection on the benefits of reflecting after teaching and collaborating with mentor/colleagues to seek advice and feedback.]]> 2019-09-17 02:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035528 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035651 Running notes of PLT discussion of reinforcing zones of regulation, classroom behaviour and understanding the reason and nature behind challenging behaviour.  ]]> 2019-09-17 02:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035651 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035829 Mentor comments reflecting my consistent participation in professional development opportunities during my practicum, demonstrating the professional learning needs of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:16:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035829 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035957 Coomera Rivers State School invited teaching professionals for Professional Development (PD) opportunities, as well as open classrooms to showcase their apple distinguished school. I attended a PD for 'Critical and Creative thinking in a digital environment' and 'Animated Literacy' aimed at lower primary. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385035957 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385036142 Written observations and screenshot of mentor teachers communication and engagement with parents and careers. ]]> 2019-09-17 02:17:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385036142 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385036187 Written observations of mentor teacher's responsibility to comply with the Queensland Code of Ethics  for teachers (Queensland College of Teachers, n.d.) and Child Protection Act, 1999 (Queensland Government, 2018a).]]> 2019-09-17 02:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385036187 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385036341 Mentor comments adhering to the Queensland Code of Ethics for Teacher (Queensland College of Teachers, n.d.), reflecting the respectful, caring and professional relationships with parents and families I established during my practicum.]]> 2019-09-17 02:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/385036341 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/388521168 Teaching strategies for effective teaching and learning implemented throughout the duration of my practicum included:

• One-one-one teacher guided
• whole-class explicit instruction using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 
• Independent think-pair-share collaboration
• Small group teacher modelled and supported
• Independent construction for own learning (Churchill et al, 2013).

]]> 2019-09-23 23:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/388521168 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389236172 2019-09-25 04:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389236172 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389246641 2019-09-25 05:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389246641 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389255055 2019-09-25 06:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389255055 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389780088 2019-09-25 23:29:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389780088 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389802985 2019-09-26 01:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389802985 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389820078 2019-09-26 02:20:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389820078 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389838246 2019-09-26 03:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389838246 Renee_Briggs https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389838529 2019-09-26 03:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Renee_Briggs/9vipmhja38rz/wish/389838529