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Page 1: Personal Statements Responsibilities as an Educator As an educator, there are many responsibilities I have however the five I will be discussing deeper include duty of care, professional learning, inclusivity in the classroom, building professional relationships with students and families and maintaining registration. Duty of care As an educator at any school, it is my responsibility to manage and care for the health and safety of each student when they are at school. The Department of Education requires all of its staff to “owe a duty to take reasonable care to protect those children and/or young people in their care and control from a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm” ( dep of edu). My responsibility is to not only look after the physically and mental health and safety of the students on school campus but also making sure their moral, social and intellectual welfare is being looked after in an appropriate manner outside of school hours (Churchill et al., 2016 p.574-574). Failure to complete this duty of care can result in the mistreatment of many students causing trauma and harm which can scar for a lifetime meaning it is imperative to obey this responsibility to the best of my ability. Professional Learning Continuing to improve my teaching through different strategies and pedagogies is vital in maintaining professional learning and getting the best out of my students. The degree I am currently undertaking has some great advice and support for professional learning but will not singlehandedly provide me with every possible skill and strategy, therefore it is very important that throughout my career, I still partake in development courses Inclusivity in the classroom Building professional relationships with students and families Maintaining registration

Values as a teacher As an individual, my values play an enormous role in my identity and the way I hold myself in the community, and how I will hold myself in the classroom. Some of my core values include kindness, creativity, being inclusive, honesty, caring and being fun, and making everything I do enjoyable. These values I hope to always demonstrate through my lesson plans in my classroom in a number of ways. I will use the value of kindness and care in my classroom by demonstrating positive behaviour and mindsets in the class which leads to validating the value of inclusivity, allowing the students to all feel welcomed and involved in activities and learning, creating a safe positive environment for all. Having honesty in the classroom also allows for a safe environment as it encourages students to speak up and voice their opinions. A major priority for me though is having fun. Making sure that the students are enjoying their learning is key for me because it opens avenues for good attitudes and promotes a great learning environment where students can participate, and bounce off each other. These values all link to the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians. Goal one promotes equity and excellence in Australian schools, and I believe that my values link and support these goals as I am willing to promote diversity and inclusion of all individuals in my classroom to create an environment where students can strive for excellence (melb dec pg 7). My values are also linked to goal two, all young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens because I will be encouraging students to creative, confident learners whether that is individually or in a team environment, and motivate them to develop strong beliefs whilst striving to be the best people they can be inside and out of the classroom (melb dec pg 9). My Pedagogical Approach As a pre-service teacher, I understand that there are many different methods and techniques when it comes to teaching students and keeping them engaged in the classroom. This is why I believe it is important to know them all and to be able to adapt and change approaches depending on the environment I am teaching because different pedagogies

allow different students to have the opportunity to thrive in their learning. Personally, though, one of the main pedagogical approaches I will use in my classroom is the productive pedagogical approach. This pedagogy allows me to produce a learning environment where students can be creative and take control of their learning whilst having a safe, inclusive, supportive environment from teachers and other students. Coinciding this, students are able to take risks and make mistakes and explore all avenues of learning without having the fear of other students judging them and making them feel insecure for wanting to learn (Churchill et al., 2016, p.261). Through this strategy, it is important for me, as the teacher, to start classroom discussions and make sure students are understanding the content before encouraging them to take on their learnings and put them into practice, almost promoting failure to help them learn. As a student, it is important that they contribute to discussions and ask questions to clarify content if they do not understand but most importantly, going out and try it for themselves and then ask questions once they have tried to further reinforce their learning. Cultural Video Hi, my name is Connor. I am 22 years old and was born in Melbourne but have spent my life growing up and living in Adelaide with my parents and younger sister. My parents were both born and raised in Darwin until they were 18 before, they then moved to Adelaide together. My mum’s background is English and Australian, and my dad’s is Scottish and Indigenous Australian so as you can probably tell I have a big family, full of lots of Uncle’s and Aunties and cousins. Growing up, my dad played football and my mum became a psychologist and became a social worker for indigenous kids, so our household was full of core beliefs and attitudes and values. Some of our core values as a family include getting out what you put in so identifying that you it doesn’t matter where you come from or what you can afford but as long as you work hard and put time and effort into achieving your goals, you can achieve anything you put your mind to. Being kind and compassionate to everyone because everyone comes from different backgrounds and faces their own hardships in life so it’s important to not be judgemental and actually be understanding and supportive and lastly, just trying your best. It’s essential for students to understand that everyone will make mistakes and learn at their own paces, so I think it is important that I make sure that they are trying their best but most of all, just having fun and enjoying their learning.

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References Churchill. (2016). Teaching: making a difference (Third edition.). John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd. Pg.261 http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/curtin/reader.action?docID=4748104

Page 2: Clearances Anyone looking to become a registered teacher in South Australia must abide by the specific guidelines and complete all the requirements set out by the Teacher Registration Board of South Australia (TRBSA, 2021). In South Australia to become a qualified teacher, I must hold a higher education (i.e. University) qualification of at least 4 years full-time or part-time equivalent study, where I am provided with the correct teacher qualifications (TRBSA, 2021). Furthermore, as of 2019, the Department of Education South Australia has made it compulsory for all tertiary students enrolled in teaching qualifications to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education Students (LANTITE) before the completion of their studies (Department of Education). To be fully registered as a teacher in addition to these requirements, I need to have the following clearances to further highlight I am suitable and proper for this career. - Mandatory Notification Training (RAN course), which I have completed - A Working with Children Check, which I have completed - Proof of Identification, which I have in the form of a driver’s license - Consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (Police check) - Covid vaccination requirements (TRBSA, 2021) (Department of Education). All these clearances are necessities for the Teacher Registration Board of South Australia as it allows them to successfully and correctly appoint individuals who they believe will be the best role models and create the best environment for the next generation of young students to help guided and engage them in through their learning.

Page 3 - REFLECTIVE PRACTICES I personally understand that reflective practices are a vital part of any teachers, pre-service or fully qualified, practices and is an important tool to develop ourselves throughout our teaching careers. Reflection is defined as the act of reviewing or analysing a person’s practice allowing them to evaluate, refine and develop their teaching practices in a positive way (Churchill et al., 2016, p.483). Reflective practices are one of the many cornerstones of any teacher educational practices and understanding the importance of these practices will allows teachers to identify different learning paths they have taken and review if it worked or not, whether they operated smoothly or if there is another avenue, they can take to improve the way students take on information. Churchill (2016, p.485), suggested that this sort of reflection relies on data collection in the form of notes of photographs, memories, or comments from peers after the lesson is complete to gain a reflection of the experiences. It is crucial that I reflect on the artifacts that I will collate throughout my education in becoming a teacher and throughout my career as it will allow me to further analyse and assist me in developing my understanding of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the standards I need to further improve on. Having the ability to reflect on these standards allows me to continually improve and analyse the standards to improve my practices to advance my teaching. In order to successfully develop and progress through each standard, it is important to collect artifacts throughout the course of my degree, which can be collated through weekly class work, lectures, assessments and other professional development modules including the Building Resilience in Teacher Education (BRiTE) modules. One artifact I have already collected is the BRiTE module certificate. This artifact is evidence for standard 6.2, engage in professional learning and improve practice, because it is a professional learning program aimed at pre-service teachers, which allowed me to gain a better understand about the different skills, practices and plans to build my resilience. I have presented my certificate on page: standard 6.2, accompanied with a reflection of the evidence supporting the standard it has been places in. This further validates the importance of reflective analysis of how it ties in with that standard and how I can improve next time.

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Churchill. (2016). Teaching: making a difference (Third edition.). John Wiley & Sons Australia Ltd. Pg.483-485 http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/curtin/reader.action?docID=4748104 4.1 The evidence of standard 4.1 is a poster I created during my studies of unit EDC163 Developing Teacher Identity where I studied the significance of being a global citizen and really recognised what that meant to me by producing a poster. This I poster is an educational tool that I can use throughout my teaching career as it is used to demonstrate to students some of the characteristics of being a beautiful global citizen. I believe this poster fits the evidence for standard 4.1 because it really identifies some of the strategies used to support inclusive student participation and these ideas all support healthy and positive engagement in the classroom and throughout activities so students can feel comfortable during their learning. I chose to create the poster because it is easy for the children to understand as it is colourful and bright and is quite simple in terms of its messages, but it also displays a high standard of values that I want my students to value in my classroom. I could further improve my evidence for this standard by adding a bit more writing to the poster or another one, which may allow me to give the students examples of how they would show these values and practices in and out of the classroom. 6.2 The evidence of standard 6.2 is a certificate of the BRiTE modules that I completed during my studies of unit ECC163 where I learnt about the importance of professional learning for teachers and understanding the appropriate sources for this. This certificate shows that I have successfully completed the pre-service teacher’s program that aims at building awareness of the practices that will assist me build resilience throughout my teacher career. I believe this certificate fits the criteria of standard 6.2 as it allows me to understand and slowly work through a program which encourages professional learning and gives the ability to reflect and recognise where I can improve as a teacher to further enhance my skills in the classroom, and this is the reason I chose this certificate for this standard. I could further improve my evidence my continuing to find other modules or tasks that will broaden my

development of professional learning and continue to help me plan and participate in these situations. Teaching & Learning philosophy - Topic 8

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