Quality Education is what all professionals in the education field strive for and are held accountable to. I make it a practice to adhere to the Teaching Quality Standard daily in my planning, teaching, and interaction with the students within our school. The Teacher Quality Standard is set by the Alberta Government to ensure Quality of Education is upheld in our every changing and diverse classrooms. I am responsible to know, understand and provide quality education as specified in the Teacher Quality Standard, this is done through on going assessment of both the students, and my planning daily. A integral part of this assessment is reflection which drives improvements to my standard of teaching daily.
Teachers engage in a range of planning activities. It is important when planning to begin with the BIG picture and then individualize the content delivery to individual needs. I engage in a Long Range Plan that clearly drives where I want to go. Then this is broken down into little chunks of unit plans and daily lesson planning that then is individualized to all students through good differentiated instruction. Examples in my classroom: During the process of planning I continually collaborate with colleagues and others who are teaching the same discipline in and outside of my school to develop concepts, create engaging activities and share ideas. I also spend numerous hours researching topics that we are discussing. Daily assessing the students to ensure that the plans are meaningful and the students are meeting the desired outcomes. The most important aspect of the planning is the daily reflection. Examples as a Classroom Support Teacher. As a classroom support teacher collaboration with colleagues is the Key to success. I help plan the students individualized plans, and set strategies on how to achieve success. I am constantly learning and engaged in professional development opportunities to help myself provide quality education. I also engage in mentoring colleagues and Para professionals on strategies that will help enhance the learning environment of individual students. I also help to coordinate services in and outside of the school that encourage development of the student. It is during the planning for individual students that the TEAM approach is the most beneficial. |
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