Rich Evidence Set: Writing in the Sand

Name: Jodie Wilde School: Cassia PS Yr. Level/Subject Area: Kindergarten

Situation: Briefly outline the circumstances surrounding the Action: describe the skills/knowledge/competencies Outcome: Describes the results of your action.- summarise
example of a situation that had a positive outcome or one in required to address the situation- outline the steps you took to the results of the action and/or the Professional Growth that
which professional growth occurred. complete the task. occurred.

Where, why and when did you do the task?
 Regional community with high indigenous/ESL
population
 30% of Kindergarten class indigenous/ESL students
 Wide variety of ability – large proportion with little/no
fine motor and prewriting skills
 Writing in the Sands school program designed
specifically for children in the Pilbara needed to be
implemented as part of my literacy lesson
 I was required to become familiar with this program
and integrate it into my planning along with
appropriate engaging activities
What did you do? How did you do it?
 Liaise with colleagues regarding the Writing in the
Sand program
 Research the program – read the background
documents and lesson suggestions
 Create mid-term plan for Writing in the Sand literacy
program
 Design engaging activities to reinforce the program
and allow students multiple opportunities to practice
the skills introduced in the program
What was the result of your action? How do you know? What
would you do differently next time?
 All children enjoyed the program and looked forward
to the literacy lessons, as evidenced by their
engagement with the story and activities
 Improved achievement – one child went from being
unable to hold a pencil to being able to form most of
the letters in his name in a 5 week period
 Improved knowledge and understanding of the needs
of indigenous students

Supporting Evidence: e.g. Planning Documents- Short Mid & Long term /IEPs/IBMPs/ Data/ Work samples/ Emails/ Photographs/program overview/Performance Management feedback??

Professional Knowledge Professional Practice Professional Engagement

Standard 1 Standard 2
Know students and how
they learn
 Physical, social and
intellectual development
and characteristics of
students
 Understand how students
learn
 Students with linguistic,
cultural, religious and
socioeconomic backgrounds
 Strategies for teaching
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander students
 Differentiate teaching to
meet the specific learning
needs of students across the
full range of abilities.
 Strategies to support full
participation of students
with disability
Know content and how to
teach it
 Content and teaching
strategies of the teaching
area
 Content selection and
organisation
 Curriculum, assessment and
reporting
 Understand and respect
Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people to promote
reconciliation between
Indigenous and non-
Indigenous Australians
 Literacy and numeracy
strategies
 Information and
Communication Technology
(ICT)
Standard 3
Plan for and implement
effective teaching and
learning
 Establish challenging learning
goals
 Plan, structure and sequence
learning programs
 Use teaching strategies
 Select and use resources
 Use effective classroom
communication
 Evaluate and improve
teaching programs
 Engage parents/carers in the
educative process
Standard 4
Create and maintain
supportive and safe learning
environments
 Support student participation
 Manage classroom activities
 Manage challenging
behaviour
 Maintain student safety
 Use ICT safely, responsibly
and ethically
Standard 5
Assess, provide feedback and
report on student learning
 Assess student learning
 Provide feedback to students
on their learning
 Make consistent and
comparable judgements
 Interpret student data
 Report on student
achievement
Standard 6
Engage in professional
learning
 Identify and plan professional
learning needs
 Engage in professional
learning and improve practice
 Engage with colleagues and
improve practice
 Apply professional learning
and improve student learning
Standard 7
Engage professionally with
colleagues, parents/carers
and the community
 Meet professional ethics and
responsibilities
 Comply with legislative,
administrative and
organisational requirements
 Engage with the
parents/carers
 Engage with professional
teaching networks and
broader communities