Registered Teacher Criteria

Professional relationships and professional values - Reflecting on my progress towards meeting the RTC's

1) Professional Relationships

Reflective question: What do I do to establish working relationships with my äkonga, their whänau and my colleagues and others to support the learning of those I teach?

With Akonga

- Treat all students fairly and with respect.

- Take an interest in students lifes outside of school.

- Students know that they can trust me

With Whanau:

- Make myself available to talk through a variety of communcation channels

- Show professionalism when communicating with parents

With Collegues:

- Take an active roll during staff/team meetings.

- Share education resources with others.

- Communicate openly and honestly with fellow teachers and support staff.

Next steps:

Do I communicate regluarly with Whanau? Do I ensure that communcations are primarily positive?

What can I do to more regularly communicate with Whanau in a positive way?

Drawing more attention to the blog an get parents to comment is one way to share the positive learning that is happening in the classroom. We could include photo's of the weeks MVP's....

2) Promotion of well-being

Reflective question: How do I show in my practice that I actively promote the well-being of all äkonga for whom I am responsible?

I have done my best to create a classroom environment that is safe both emotionally and physically. Putdowns are not tollerated and incidences of  bullying are taken seriously. Unnecessary physical contact is not tollerated. All efforts are made to manage behaviour effectively through a positive behaviour management programme.

Explicit teaching of the key competencies to help promote the concept of life-long learning.

Next Steps:

Do all my students feel empowered to share their ideas? Do other students respect others ideas? Are student ideas validated and accepted?

One of the things that I would like to encourage in my students is their ability to formulate their own view-point/perspective on a topic or issue. In order for this to be successful I need to establish an envoronment in which students feel empowered and confident to share without the fear of ridicule.

To establish this I will work with students to discuss how to react if someone says somthing that you think is strange or that you dont agree with. A role play would work well to develop this.

3) Commitment to bicultural partnership

Reflective question: How do I reflect in my professional work respect for the cultural heritages of both Treaty partners in Aotearoa New Zealand?

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4) On-going professional learning

Reflective question: How do I continue to advance my professional learning as a teacher?

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5) Show leadership

Reflective question: How do I help support my colleagues to strengthen teaching and learning in my setting?

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Professional knowledge in practice

6) Learning programmes

Reflective question: What do I take into account when planning programmes of work for groups and individuals?

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7) Learning environment

Reflective question: How does my teaching practice promote an environment where
learners feel safe to explore ideas and respond respectfully to others in the group?

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8) Knowledge of how akonga learn

Reflective question: How does my teaching reflect that I understand the main influences on how my äkonga learn?

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9) Responsivity

Reflective question: How does my knowledge of the varied strengths, interests and needs of individuals and groups of äkonga influence how I teach them?

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10) Bicultural context

Reflective question: In my teaching, how do I take into account the bicultural context of teaching and learning in Aotearoa New Zealand?

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11) Assessment and learning

Reflective question: How do I gather and use assessment information in ways that advance the learning of my äkonga?

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12) Inquiry

Reflective question: How do I advance the learning of my äkonga through critical inquiry within my professional learning?

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