| K1 | <p>Critically examine learning theories, including constructivism and cognitive science, and the implications for teaching.</p> |
| K2 | <p>Examine myths related to learning and teaching and understand the concept of evidence-informed practice.</p> |
| K3 | <p>Understand the differences between ‘novice’ and ‘expert’ learners, the development of mental models and schemas in developing concepts and knowledge, and the role that emotions and social interactions play in learning.</p> |
| K4 | <p>Examine teaching approaches for surfacing prior knowledge, retrieving memory, retaining information, and avoiding cognitive overload.</p> |
| K5 | <p>Understand how diverse learners develop knowledge and skills through the support of explicit teaching, appropriate scaffolding and the gradual release of responsibility that fosters independent and collaborative learning.</p> |
| K6 | <p>Explore motivation in learning and the role of self-regulation, peer teaching and metacognition.</p> |
| K7 | <p>Examine concepts and practices related to student voice and agency.</p> |
| K8 | <p><strong> </strong>Understand theory and practice related to applied learning, vocational education, and active citizenship.</p> |
| K9 | <p>Collaboratively analyse and evaluate a range of instructional models for planning, structuring, and sequencing effective learning experiences.</p> |
| K10 | <p>Describe practices for giving specific and positive feedback to students which acknowledge their effort.</p> |
| K11 | <p>Understand a range of evidence-informed teaching practices which enable effective thinking and learning and support inclusive student participation, collaboration, and engagement.</p> |
| S1 | <p>Read for meaning, critically conduct and evaluate research and make thoughtful connections between theory, practice, and experience.</p> |
| S2 | <p>Learn through careful observation, close listening, dialogue, questioning and deduction.</p> |
| S3 | <p>Create well-structured, sequenced and deliberate lesson plans, including Backwards Design, using instructional models and teaching practices informed by research.</p> |
| S4 | <p>Establish learning goals and success criteria that are achievable, inclusive, and challenging.</p> |
| S5 | <p>Use effective communication skills, including a range of verbal and non-verbal strategies and scaffolding of learning to present explicit and clear instructions and model expectations to support student engagement.</p> |
| S6 | <p>Select and use a range of teaching practices appropriately, strategically, and imaginatively, and gather and respond to feedback.</p> |
| S7 | <p>Use a range of tools to reflect on personal thinking and professional learning experiences to extend understandings and evaluate and improve teaching.</p> |
| S8 | <p>Demonstrate digital literacy skills.</p> |
| A1 | <p>Use research, observations and critical thinking skills to describe and evaluate six teaching approaches in your subject area.</p> |
| A2 | <p>Plan, teach and evaluate a structured, engaging lesson for diverse learners that is informed by research into how students learn well.</p> |