Many Languages One Methodology
  • Type Certification
  • Level Advanced
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Many Languages One Methodology

Issued by Association of Independent Schools of WA (AISWA)

The earner of this badge has completed over 40 hours of face-to-face Professional Learning over a semester to gain tertiary-level qualifications to teach a second/foreign language.

  • Type Certification
  • Level Advanced
  • Time Months
  • Cost Paid
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Skills

Earning Criteria

  • Classroom observation by a colleague or the course organiser.
  • Submission of 4 sequential lesson plans.
  • Journalling and discussion of reflections of teaching practice throughout the semester.
  • Attendance and participation in 7-days (over 40 hours) spaced face-to-face learning.

Standards

1.1 Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students.
1.2 Understand how students learn.
1.3 Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds.
1.4 Strategies for teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
1.5 Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.
2.1 Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area.
2.2 Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence.
2.3 Use curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson plans.
3.1 Establish challenging learning goals.
3.2 Plan, structure and sequence learning programs.
3.3 Use teaching strategies.
3.4 Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning.
3.4 Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement.
3.6 Demonstrate broad knowledge of strategies that can be used to evaluate teaching programs to improve student learning.
4.1 Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities.
5.1 Demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning.
5.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of providing timely and appropriate feedback to students about their learning.
6.2 Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers.
6.3 Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and teachers to improve teaching practices.
6.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning.
7.4 Understand the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice.
(Australian Professional Standards for Teachers)