Australian Teaching Standards Linked to this PD include:
1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific
learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
1.6 Strategies to support full
participation of students with a disability
4.1
Support Student participation
6.4 Apply professional learning and
improve student learning
7.4 Engage with
professional teaching networks and broader communities
Reasons that people decided to
participate included: interested in learning about how schools may organise
themselves to ensure that all students have the best learning opportunities,
appreciate the background the presenter has in this area of response to
intervention, to find out the usefulness in the CRT context, hoped to acquire new
ideas, looking for relevant ways to engage students, provided PD hours in
special educational needs, it was a local opportunity, it was cost free.
Karen, as always, had a wealth of
information to present. Her handouts
provided the key points to the information she disseminated. There were some
problems experienced with the data projection /computer link which altered the
smooth flow of ideas. Despite this, Karen
accepted queries or comments from participants as they arose, but it was
generally felt that it would be better if Karen had been able to access the
tests to show us what she was talking about.
This was not possible, because
although she was a crucial part of the set-up of these ideas, as she is a
non-DET employee, she did not have access. Many participants wrote on their
feedback forms that they would like access to these tests not just through
schools they work in, but by utilising the fact that all Victorian teachers
need to be registered, thus a registered teacher should have access to the
tools of their trade. It would make
sense as CRTs have time to look up these tests when they are not working.
It
would be an easy way to keep teachers informed.
CRTs generally felt they have a responsibility
to come to grips with what schools are doing, but that it was best to go into a
school with the knowledge rather than have none. It is a distinct disadvantage
to their future prospective employment to be on the outer.
Ian Conabere 5 10
2016
