Reflect & Comment on Professional Standard 3: Professional Relationships

Reflect & Comment on Professional Standard 3: Professional Relationships/ Ngā hononga ngaio *

I have copied and pasted this from our termly Teacher Self-Check. It's a reflection against one of the professional standards.

How have you engaged in reciprocal, collaborative learning-focused relationships with:- 

learners, I offer students the opportunity to be involved in the process to design their own learning.

I assess them and share their learning data with them. They are able to see what they know and what they need to know. I support them to choose ways to meet those goals in ways that work for them.

family and whānau- I am very open about what my class is doing.

Here is a link to my newsletter that shares my intentions for the term with my whanau. https://drive.google.com/drive/u/2/my-drive

teaching colleagues, 

In our staff we regularly talk about what we are doing, why and how. I think we are all very close as a staff and we work closely together to support one another.

support staff and other professionals-  

I worked very closely this term with Haley my teacher aid. I trained her how to teach multiplication strategies and set her up with a group, resources etc so that she could be successful. As a result of this, many of my students made accelerated progress in maths last term with their number strategies.

Agencies, groups and individuals in the community.• 

I have worked closely with RTLB Pam on my spelling programme

I have liaised with CORE ed working about my teacher inquiry

I connected with our Enviro leader and the DOC Scientist to support learners in my class.

I also arranged many other members of the community to be interviewed by my students for their documentary project.

This question is also massive.

How do you communicate effectively 

I talk to people. ‘

I email. 

I text.

I listen.

I reflect and think.

Actively contribute, and work collegially, in the pursuit of improving my own and organisational practice, showing leadership, particularly in areas of responsibility.• 

I attend staff meetings

I attend COL meetings

I seek professional development eg anxiety workshop

I read the shared text to discuss at staff meetings

I read numerous other articles about teaching and learning

I organise things eg kapa haka trip, Matariki, kapa haka uniforms, school pantomime

Communicate clear and accurate assessment for learning and achievement information.

I communicate assessment on etap

I have quite a lot of assessment on my computer which is organised in ways that make sense to me. Much of this is not on etap.

I have written progress and achievement reports for my students 

I have had parent teacher interview to communicate achievement