1.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical,
social and intellectual development and characteristics of
students and how these may affect learning.
Eg. Demonstrates an understanding of the relevance of
responding to students’ individual characteristics and
developmental stage through the use of modifications in
lessons and assessments for individuals and groups of
students.
1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are
responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students
from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and
socioeconomic backgrounds.
Eg. Plans for and respects the diversity of all students in
the classroom and makes connections between aspects
of a lesson and students’ own contexts.
1.5 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies
for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning
needs of students across the full range of abilities.
Eg. Demonstrates, through lesson plans, an appropriate
differentiation of content and/or teaching and learning
strategies and/or resources that cater for differing ability
levels.
2.2 Organise content into an effective learning and teaching
sequence.
Eg. Organises lesson content and teaching and learning
strategies into a logical sequence over a series of
lessons/learning experiences that demonstrates an
understanding of the need for scaffolding learning.
2.3 Use curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to
design learning sequences and lesson plans.
Eg. Uses relevant curriculum documents to develop a
sequence of lessons/learning experiences. These should
demonstrate an understanding of the related assessment
tasks and the monitoring of student learning in relation
to these.
2.5 Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching
strategies and their application in teaching areas.
Eg. Uses explicit teaching and/or modeling of literacy or
numeracy skills.
3.1 Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for
students of varying abilities and characteristics.
Eg. Develops a sequence of lessons with explicit,
challenging and achievable learning goals.
3.2 Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student
learning, content and effective teaching strategies.