APST 1: Know students and how they learn
Focus area 1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students
Use teaching strategies based on knowledge of students’ physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics to improve student learning
NCCD and PPLs
Transition day allows colleagues to share strategies on students with different needs
Focus area 1.2 Understand how students learn
Structure teaching programs using research and collegial advice about how students learn
St Mary's and Lead Learn Cycle
Lead Learn allows teachers to receive genuine feedback from students
Completed twice throughout the school year
Pre and Post survey exists
Teachers can choose to different areas to focus and improve
Allows students to share their thoughts on teacher's current teaching style
Teachers can view the learning needs from students and their preferred way of approach
Focus area 1.3 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
Design and implement teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
Experience in working in two schools with different religious and cultural background
IQRA College - Islamic school with low socioeconomic backgrounds where lot of students were refugees from middle eastern Asia
Needed to avoid teaching certain topics when delivering SACE Stage 1 and 2 Physics
Focus area 1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Design and implement effective teaching strategies that are responsive to the local community and cultural setting, linguistic background and histories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Focus area 1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
Develop teaching activities that incorporate differentiated strategies to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
Mathematics Adjusted - allows students with more needs to learn at different pace
Focus area 1.6 Strategies to support full participation of students with disability
Design and implement teaching activities that support the participation and learning of students with disability and address relevant policy and legislative requirements
Student in my caregroup has limited access to certain areas - WRAP meetings to discuss alternatives for the students, managing school activities (physical), camps
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