Insert your SMART goal here

To gain a better
understanding of the host
school context.

To foster a trusting,
professional relationship
with the students of my
mentor teacher, for
example learn names and
something about each
child.

To gain a better
understanding of how
classroom and behaviour
management strategies
work in a classroom setting.

Which teaching standards do

your gaols line up with? See prac
report standards and indicators.

1.3 Students with diverse

linguistic, cultural, religious
and socioeconomic
backgrounds.

1.1 Physical, social and

intellectual development
and characteristics of
students.

4.2 Manage classroom

activities.

7.2 Comply with

legislative, administrative
and organisational
requirements.

1.2 Understand how

students learn.

Goal

Standard

Action
Plan

What actions will you take to

achieve your goal?

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Before I visit for the first time:

When I meet my Mentor Teacher:
During observation visits:
Before I start my teaching block:
When preparing lessons:
When teaching:
When planning and reflecting with
my Mentor/Adviser:

Research my host
school via various
websites such as My
School, own and
Department of
Education.
When I arrive at the
school I will talk to
staff, students and
where appropriate
parents to gain an
understanding of the
community

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4.3. Manage challenging

behaviour.

4.1 Support student

participation.

Before I visit I will do

some background
research about the
school, for example
the demographics,
location and local
community.
When I meet my
mentor teacher I will
ask for a class plan
or class list to aid
me on my
observation days to

During my
observation I will
take notes on
different strategies
utilised according to
the lesson and the
students.
When preparing
lessons I will be
better able to draw
on these types of
strategies for the
class I will be

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How will you know if you have

achieved your (ultimate) goal?

Measure

(One measure will be whether you

carried out each action step, but what
evidence will you have by the end that
demonstrates achievement against
this standard?)

Timeframe within which the goal

will be achieved

Timeframe

Support Required

List ways that support people

can help you to achieve your
goals

involved with

By creating a school
context description
document.

I will be able to confidently

say to a child who they are.

My mentor teacher and

supervisor will provide
feedback on my teaching
methods.

By the end of my practicum

experience I will produce a
completed document.

I aim to remember most

childrens names by the
middle of the second week
and all names by the end of
my prac.

Whilst some of these will be

ongoing throughout each
practicum and beyond, I
hope to be able to actively
put into place some of the
theory learnt by the end of
my practicum.

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learn the
childrens names.
When assisting my
mentor teacher with
tasks I will use the
students names.
When I finish my
prac I will make up
an individual
personalised thank
you card for each
child.

Discussions with my
mentor teacher and
other staff.
Ability to locate
information digitally.

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My mentor teacher
could supply me with
a class list prior to
prac
commencement.
When working with
the children the
teacher could name

Discussions with my
mentor teacher.

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the children before

directing them to
activities with me,
where I would
repeat
the names.

Reflection

Planner Document

What WAS achieved? How?

What was NOT? Why?
Future plans????

Was the information

required readily
available?
Was I able to collect
relevant information
pertaining to the
school?
How did this assist
my lesson planning?
Did I gain enough insight
into the students I was
teaching?

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Did I have a class

list or something
similar to aid in my
memorising the
childrens names?
Do the children have
nametags stuck on
the desks?
Did I remember the
names in a
reasonable
timeframe?

I will take notes on

the different
strategies used by
mentor teacher.
Reflection on
lessons that I deliver.
Ongoing discussions
with mentor and
supervisor.
Collation of my notes
into a blog.

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Goal

Standard

Prepare a reading lesson

with a variety of learning
aids and tools.

To attend and learn from

staff meetings.

To practice using some of

the behaviour management
strategies I have been
learning about

To cater for the varied

abilities to those students
within the class

3.3 Use teaching

strategies.

6.3 Engage with

colleagues and improve
practice.

4.1 Support student

participation.

1.2 Understand how

students learn.

3.4 select and use

resources.

4.3 manage challenging

behaviour.

3.5 Use effective

classroom communication.

5.2 Provide feedback to

students on their learning.

1.5 Differentiate teaching

to meet the specific
learning needs of students
across the full range of
abilities.

4.2 Manage classroom

activities.

3.4 select and use

resources.

5.1 Assess student

learning.

3.5 Use effective

classroom communication.

5.2 Provide feedback to

students on their learning.

4.1 Support student

participation.
4.2 Manage classroom
activities.

Action
Plan

Planner Document

In a reading lesson I
will try to use a
variety of learning
aids and tools to
assist with the
students learning.

Having discussions
with my mentor
teacher and stage
group, or other
teachers I will work
closely with at the

Professional Experience 1

In my lessons I will
try to put in place
some of the many
behaviour
management
strategies I will

In my lessons I will
adapt to the different
needs of the
students by having a
range of varied
activities according

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host school.

Measure

Timeframe

to the many different

abilities.

My lesson plan will have

the various web links and
other teaching aids used
for the lesson.

I will take relevant notes at

staff meetings, and
discussions with my mentor
during the day.

I will have my notes,

discussion and feedback
from observing my mentor
of the different strategies
that can be used.

Depending on the lesson, I

will have varied activities
for the different abilities.
For example maths groups
I will have different level
games for the students to
play.

By the end of my practicum

experience I will provide
documented evidence from
one of my lessons.

In this instance, staff

meetings attendance will
be as required.

My mentor will provide

feedback documents during
my practicum as well as
this being noted in my
reflections within my lesson
plans.

My mentor will provide

feedback documents during
my practicum as well as
this being noted in my
reflections within my lesson
plans with copies of
resources used.

Support Required

observe from my
mentor teacher.

Discussions with my
mentor teacher.
Ability to locate
information digitally.

Was I able to utilise

a variety of teaching
methods and
learning tools in a
reading lesson?
Did students
respond positively to

Discussions with my
mentor teacher.

Discussions with my
mentor teacher.

Discussions with my
mentor teacher.
Ability to locate a
variety of resources.

Reflection

Planner Document

Did I learn anything

specific from the
staff meetings?
Ongoing discussions
with mentor and
supervisor.

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Was I able to
effectively
incorporate some of
the strategies I have
observed?
Did the selected
method work or

Did I effectively cater

for all students
abilities?
Were the resources
selected at an
appropriate level?
Was I able to

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the different learning

tools?
How did I assess the
learning intention
was achieved?

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could I have used a

different method?
Did I provide
feedback and praise
for students
responses?

effectively
communicate to the
students the different
activities?

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