To ensure that my skills are inline and up-to-date with current practices, educational thought and Ministerial initiatives,

I must continue to be a lifelong

learner and promote equity and excellence in education. This will ensure that I am able to assist students to become successful learners, confident and
creative individuals and active and informed citizens (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 2008). This will be
achieved by attending all professional development opportunities and actively seeking out my own learning experiences.

AREAS FOR
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
ICT

FURTHER
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
REQUIRED

Interactive White Board training to

use the ICT to its full potential
during lessons.

How to develop an electronic

portfolio of student learning for
assessment purposes

ALIGNMEN
T WITH
AITSL
STANDARD

IMPLEMENTATION
STRATEGIES

1.2; 1.5; 1.6; 2.6;

3.3; 3.4; 3.5; 4.4;
4.5; 5.5; 6.4.

Actively seek professional

development courses for:
Interactive white boards
The safe use of
technology in the
classroom
Cyber bullying
Ipad use
Blogs and websites
Engage in further personal
research.

SUPPORT NETWORKS/
RESOURCES
Join QSITE - Queensland
Society for Information and
Technology in Education
ICTPD.NET provides online
professional development for
teachers to integrate ICT
throughout the curriculum.
http://ictpd.net/

Queensland Curriculum &

Assessment Authority (QCAA)
Workshops
http://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/events.html

LITERACY

Further develop skills to teach

reading, writing, grammar and
spelling in the early years.

1.2; 1.5; 2.1; 2.2;

2.5; 3.2; 3.3; 3.5;
4.1; 6.1; 6.2; 6.3.

Actively seek professional

development courses for:
Reading
Spelling
Grammar
Writing
Phonics
Engage in further personal
research e.g. John Hattie.

Join:
PETAA - Primary English
Teaching Association
Australia
ETAQ - The English
Teachers' Association of
Queensland
ALEA - Australian Literacy
Educators Association

Online Resources:

Childrens Book Council of

Australia
Trevor Cairneys Blog

QCAA Workshops
http://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/events.html

NUMERACY

Learn and develop more

mathematic strategies to cater for
all the different learning styles in
the classroom.
Learn how to make mathematics
more hands on and visual for the
students who learn in this way.

1.5; 2.1; 2.5; 3.3;

3.4.

Actively seek professional

development courses for:
Differentiation of
mathematic strategies
Engage in further personal
research.

Join:
AAMT - The Australian
Association of Mathematics
Teachers
QAMT - Queensland
Association of Mathematics
Teachers
Online Resources:
Mathletics
IMaths
IXL Maths
QCAA Workshops
http://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/events.html

Aboriginal & Torres

Strait Islander
Education

To gain further understanding of

the Indigenous culture.
To understanding teaching
strategies for Indigenous students.

1.2; 1.3; 1.4; 2.4;

3.3; 3.5; 4.1; 5.2;
7.3.

Actively seek professional

development courses for:
Teaching strategies
Cultural understanding

Join BETA - Beginning and

Establishing Teachers'
Association

Engage in further personal

research.

http://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/events.html

QCAA Workshops
QCAA Aboriginal & Torres
Strait Islander perspectives
strategy
https://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/3024.html

Assessment

To gain further information on

diagnostic, formative and
summative assessment tools.
Report card writing.

2.3; 5.1; 5.2; 5.3;

5.4; 5.5.

Actively seek professional

development courses for:
Report card writing
Diagnostic, formative and
summative assessment.
Engage in further personal
research.

Join BETA - Beginning and

Establishing Teachers'
Association
QCAA Workshops
http://www.qcaa.qld.edu.au/events.html