CORE PRINCIPLES

• Professional Relationships

• Professional Knowledge

• Professional Practice

STANDARDS FOR ENTRY TO THE REGISTER
for Professional Knowledge

1.  Learning Processes

2. Learning Content

3. Learner Context

2. Professional Knowledge

1.  Learning Processes

Teachers know about learning processes and how to teach and implement

Example characteristics of the standards (other characteristics may be added):

• Demonstrate an understanding of teaching and learning principles

• Demonstrate an ability to design and evaluate programs, locate and use various resources and structure learning opportunities to enthuse and engage learners

• Further develop knowledge of contemporary learning theory and research, child and adolescent development and connections between pedagogy and practice

• Understand the philosophy and structure of relevant curriculum frameworks

• Understand the connections between pedagogy and assessment

• Further develop knowledge of how assessment of and for learning can be structured to support the learner and influence learning

• Demonstrate conceptual knowledge, confidence and personal skills related to literacy, numeracy and information and communication technologies (ICT)

2. Learning Content

Teachers know the content they teach

Example characteristics of the standards (other characteristics may be added):

• Understand the content, processes and skills relevant to the educational levels and areas of learning in which they teach

• Demonstrate knowledge of current curriculum statements, conceptual frameworks and programs associated with relevant teaching areas and levels

• Demonstrate knowledge of a range of methods, resources and assessment techniques to support independent and collaborative learning

• Understand equity, vocational and socially-critical perspectives

• Demonstrate knowledge of a range of strategies to support literacy, numeracy and ICT learning in their teaching areas

• Demonstrate an ability to effectively integrate learning, literacy, numeracy and ICT across the curriculum

3. Learner Context

Teachers know about learner contexts and diversity

Example characteristics of the standards (other characteristics may be added):

• Understand how to build on prior learning and analyse individual needs to plan strategies for and negotiate future learning

• Employ a variety of professional and responsive strategies for managing learning environments and a range of learner behaviours

• Demonstrate an awareness of the impacts of disadvantage and understand that personal, social and cultural factors may influence learning and relationships, and may impact on student engagement and performance

• Demonstrate professional behaviour in seeking information about learners and their personal contexts