Christian TeachingMoving together to the next level

NSW Institute of Teachers◦ 4 Stages:

Graduate Teacher Professional Competence Professional Accomplishment Professional Leadership

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NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Within each of the stages, 3 domains:

Professional Knowledge Professional Practice Professional Commitment

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NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Within each of the Domains are Elements…

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NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Domain: Professional Knowledge:

Element 1: Teachers know their subject content and how to teach that content to their students

Element 2: Teachers know their students and how they learn

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NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Domain: Professional Practice:

Element 3: Teachers Plan, Assess And Report For Effective Learning

Element 4: Teachers communicate effectively with their students

Element 5: Teachers create and maintain safe and challenging learning environments through the use of classroom management skills

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NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Domain: Professional Commitment:

Element 6: Teachers continually improve their professional knowledge and practice

Element 7: Teachers are actively engaged members of their profession and the wider community

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NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Elements

Within each of the elements, are different aspects The Stages, Domains, Elements and Aspects

combine to form a multi-layered, sequential and challenging framework that guides a professional teacher’s work and career development…

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ELEMENT NAME

ASPECT KEY STAGEGRADUATE TEACHER

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

ELEMENT NAME (eg Element 1 Know subject & how to teach it…)

ASPECT KEY STAGEGRADUATE TEACHER

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP

Content 1.1.1 1.2.1 1.3.1 1.4.1

Pedagogy 1.1.2 1.2.2 1.3.2 1.4.2

Curriculum 1.1.3 1.2.3 1.3.3 1.4.3

etc

NSW Institute of Teachers◦ Accreditation process

Graduate Teacher TAA: NSWIT and NCS

Professional Competence TAA: NCS

Professional Accomplishment TAA: CSA TAC

Professional Leadership TAA: CSA TAC

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CSA TAC◦ Christian Education◦ Christian Teaching◦ NSWIT Framework

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What’s this got to do with us?

CSA TAC◦ Christian Education

….is our mission◦ Christian Teaching

…. is one of our main strategies◦ NSWIT Framework

…. forms a multi-layered, sequential and challenging framework that guides a professional teacher’s work and career development

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The Challenge…Implementing CSA TAC’s Standards in every

aspect of my daily teaching*

El 1- knowing the subject & how to teach it; El 2 – knowing the students & how they learn; El 3 – planning, assessing & reporting for

effective learning; El 4 – communicating effectively; El 5 – maintaining safe and challenging learning

environments through classroom management; El 6 – continually working to improve knowledge

& practice; El 7 – engaging professionally & with community.

*Teaching

CSA TAC Elements