Matt Pearce
A Learning Journey
As listed in the National Professional Standards for Teachers, educators must “know the content and how to teach it.”
This standard is broken down into a few subcategories:
7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities
7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements
7.3 Engage with parents/carers
7.4 Engage with Professionaln teaching networks and broader communities
I feel that I have met the above criteria by doing the following:
- I am professional in all my dealings with staff,students and parents. I have found myself mentors to work with to help me develop into a better professional.
- I support my employer fully and abide by any request that are asked of me as a teacher and Learning Leader.
- I have developed a stronger administration ability as I have moved into different roles and used the frameworks supplied by my school to keep records up to date.
- I am a registered teacher, have a Wilderness First Aid certificate as well as mandatory reporting and other certificates required to operate as a teacher.
- I have instigated parents meetings, information nights and showcases to enable strong communication lines between the school and the community.
- I have written articles in our school magazine as well as fortnightly newsletters communicating information to parents and the student body.
- I have spoken at information nights about our curriculum and answered questions from unsure parents.
- I am a member of a number of learning communites online such as twitter, yammer, linkedin, edublogs and technology blogs. I contribute to these discussions and provide links to collegues on blogs that may be relevant to their key learning areas.
- I am a member of various groups such as OHS&W that review policies for the school.
- I have presented at educational conferences both in Australia and overseas.
- I am a committee member of the REAL group ( AISSA middle school group).
- I am an advocate for Adolescent Success ( formally MYSA)
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