Artefact Type: Pedagogies and Planning and the Integrated Curriculum - EDP333 Group Assessment

Date Created: 16/08/2021

Creators: Victoria Croker, Holly Harrison, Layne George, Rochelle Robins

Standard 1: Know students and how they learn

1.1 - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of a variety of teaching strategies for differentiating teaching required to meet the range of learning needs for all students. The artefact provides evidence of competency and initiative to develop relationships with students and the ability to get to know them as individuals identifying their individual learning needs. 

1.2 - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn and the implications for teaching. The artefact demonstrates that I am competent at this level which was achieved through my initiative to get to know the students quickly and apply this knowledge to my teaching.

1.3 - Demonstrates knowledge of teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. 

1.5 - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities. 

The artefact, Pedagogies and Planning and the Integrated Curriculum was a group generated piece for EDP333 Assessment Two. The artefact provides an insight into my ability to work as a team member to generate a four-week planning document. The four-week planning document focused on creating a series of lessons that catered for diverse students and implemented teaching strategies that allow students to learn and the implications of teaching. 

This artefact provides evidence of my initiative and willingness to work collaboratively to create a learning program that recognises and implements the learning needs of students. By recognising considering the students learning needs to create a learning program, the group first had to consider, recognise, and identify key factors about students. This specifically makes a connection to sub-strand 1.1. 

The learning program demonstrates the ability to understand how students learn and incorporate differentiation strategies to meet the learning needs of students. This specifically makes a connection to sub-strand 1.2.

The whole assessment was based on Kalinda Primary School, which utilises Individual Learning Improvement Plans [ILIP]. The use of ILIP was incorporated and consideration is given to these throughout the teaching plan to ensure that lessons could be differentiated to incorporate different teaching strategies that assist students in meeting the learning goals in the lesson. This specifically makes a connection to sub-strand 1.3 and 1.5.

Overall, this assessment resulted in a High Distinction grade and provided an opportunity for me and fellow students to work together and experience potentially what we will encounter in the real world of teaching.