PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL VALUES
PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN PRACTICE
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Fully certificated teachers engage in appropriate professional relationships and demonstrate commitment to professional values.
i. engage in ethical, respectful, positive and collaborative professional relationships with: • ākonga • teaching colleagues, support staff and other professionals • whānau and other carers of ākonga • agencies, groups and individuals in the community. Reflective Question: What do I do to establish working relationships with my ākonga, their whānau and my colleagues and others to support the learning of those I teach? ______________________________________________________________________ i. take all reasonable steps to provide and maintain a teaching and learning environment that is physically, socially, culturally and emotionally safe ii. acknowledge and respect the languages, heritages and cultures of all ākonga iii. comply with relevant regulatory and statutory requirements. Reflective Question: How do I show that I actively promote the well-being of all ākonga for whom I am responsible in my practice? ______________________________________________________________________
i. demonstrate respect for the heritages, languages and cultures of both partners to the Treaty of Waitangi. Reflective Question: How do I reflect in my professional work respect for the cultural heritages of both Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand? ______________________________________________________________________
i. identify professional learning goals in consultation with colleagues ii. participate responsively in professional learning opportunities within the learning community iii initiate learning opportunities to advance personal professional knowledge and skills. Reflective Question: How do I continue to advance my professional learning as a teacher? ______________________________________________________________________ i. actively contribute to the professional learning community ii undertake areas of responsibility effectively. Reflective Question: How do I help support my colleagues to strengthen teaching and learning in my setting? ______________________________________________________________________ Fully certificated teachers make use of their professional knowledge and understanding to build a stimulating, challenging and supportive learning environment that promotes learning and success for all ākonga. i. articulate clearly the aims of their teaching, give sound professional reasons for adopting these aims and implement them in their practice ii. through their planning and teaching, demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of relevant content, disciplines and curriculum documents. Reflective Question: What do I take into account when planning programmes of work for groups and individuals? ______________________________________________________________________ i. demonstrate effective management of the learning setting that incorporates successful strategies to engage and motivate ākonga. ii. foster trust, respect and co-operation with and among ākonga. Reflective Question: How does my teaching practice promote an environment where learners feel safe to explore ideas and respond respectfully to others in the group? ______________________________________________________________________ i. enable ākonga to make connections between their prior experiences and learning and their current learning activities ii. provide opportunities and support for ākonga to engage with, practise and apply new learning to different contexts iii. encourage ākonga to take responsibility for their own learning and behaviour iv. assist ākonga to think critically about information and ideas and to reflect on their learning. Reflective Question: How does my teaching reflect my understanding of the main influences on how my ākonga learn? ______________________________________________________________________
i. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social and cultural influences on learning, by working effectively in the bicultural and multi-cultural contexts of learning in Aotearoa New Zealand
ii. select teaching approaches, resources, technologies and learning and assessment activities that are inclusive and effective for diverse ākonga. iii. modify teaching approaches to address the needs of individuals and groups of ākonga. Reflective Question: How does my knowledge of the varied strengths, interests and needs of individuals and groups of ākonga influence how I teach them? ______________________________________________________________________
i. practise and develop the relevant use of te reo Māori me ngā tikanga-ā-iwi in context ii. specifically and effectively address the educational aspirations of ākonga Māori, displaying high expectations for their learning. Reflective Question: In my teaching, how do I take into account the bicultural context of teaching and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand? ______________________________________________________________________ i. analyse assessment information to identify progress and ongoing learning needs of ākonga ii. use assessment information to give regular and ongoing feedback to guide and support further learning iii. analyse assessment information to reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching iv. communicate assessment and achievement information to relevant members of the learning community v. foster involvement of whānau in the collection and use of information about the learning of ākonga. Reflective Question: How do I gather and use assessment information in ways that advance the learning of my ākonga? ______________________________________________________________________ i. systematically and critically engage with evidence and professional literature to reflect on and refine practice
ii. respond professionally to feedback from members of their learning community
iii. critically examine their own beliefs, including cultural beliefs, and how they impact on their professional practice and the achievement of ākonga.
Reflective Question: How do I advance the learning of my ākonga through critical inquiry within my professional learning? |