Professional Practice

Professional Practice - Issue 1

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We remind you that its time to log in to your MyVIT account to complete your registration tasks, hear some tips for EC mentors and PRTs, outline the returning from non-practising registration process and share some ideas on how you can provide evidence of your professional development.

In our latest video / podcast series, we explore a tricky situation where a teacher has an encounter with a student at the local pub and discuss issues that teachers need to consider when using social media.

Watching and reflecting on these can contribute towards PD hours for registration renewal.

Here are some thought starters for your reflection.

After watching / listening, reflect on how you establish appropriate relationships and professional boundaries with your learners.
From the information presented
- how does it connect with what you already know?
- how have your ideas / thinking changed or extended in new directions?
- What aspects of this still challenge you?
Where could you go to access additional resources or information?

We still want to hear about the outstanding work in your school or early childhood setting. Email us your stories of teaching and learning excellence and you could feature on the VIT website.

Don’t forget it's registration time

Important information about your registration.

Video: Case study - maintaining professional boundaries

In a hypothetical case study based on real events, a teacher encounters a student at the local pub.

This video addresses APST 7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities and 7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements.

Watch video

Resources for working with learners with special needs (APST 1.5, 1.6 & 4.1)

If you're applying for (full) registration, these resources could be very useful.

What is a Workplace Recommendation Panel?

Who sits on this panel and what do they do?

Safe use of digital technologies

As a teacher, it is important to use digital resources in a professional and appropriate manner, and to model this to students and the school community.

The Department of Education and Training provides a great range of resources on the safe use of digital technologies.

Video: Tips for EC mentors and PRTs

Early childhood teacher mentor Priscilla Boissezon offers advice for mentors and PRTs.

Watch video

Podcast: Teacher conduct - social media

We talk to VIT Senior Lawyer Angela Barac about issues that teachers need to consider when using social media.

This podcast addresses APST 7.1 Meet professional ethics and responsibilities, and 7.2 Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements.

Listen

Using DET's High Impact Teaching Strategies as a CRT

Check out these bite sized insights that allow individual teachers, Professional Learning Communities and whole schools to set goals and actions.

Returning from non-practising registration. What is the process?

If you're thinking of returning to teach from non-practising registration, you'll need to follow the correct process - including completing 20 days of teaching and 20 hours of PD within 12 months.

How to show evidence of your professional development

As part of the renewal process, you may be asked to provide evidence of your PD activities. The MyPD tool can be a useful way to capture this evidence.

Teaching Performance Assessment

A Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) has been introduced to all Victorian initial teacher education (ITE) programs.

Pre-service teachers are now being assessed against the Graduate Teacher Standard descriptors of the APST.

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