Rationale:
I am Ooha Vijay Krishna Kakani. I have developed this web site for completing the "FAHE13001 - Professional Skills" assignment in Term 2 2014 in my Bachelor of Secondary Education degree (Mathematics major) and Accounting (minor) in Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia.
Background preparation for developing this resource:
I have interviewed an experienced mathematics teacher about the three most important professional skills he considers that a commencing graduate teacher needs. He has informed me that the following three professional skills are essential for graduate teachers to engage the contemporary digital native students and accomplish the best learning outcomes.
1. Communication skills
2. Information Communication Technology (ICT) competence
3. Designing profound learning experiences suitable for varied learning styles, needs and abilities
We had a thorough discussion about the importance of these three professional skills.
I have used the following sources to develop this professional development resource:
Appendix links:- The appendix links used in this professional development resource takes you to other web sites (domains) designed by the author.
I am Ooha Vijay Krishna Kakani. I have developed this web site for completing the "FAHE13001 - Professional Skills" assignment in Term 2 2014 in my Bachelor of Secondary Education degree (Mathematics major) and Accounting (minor) in Central Queensland University (CQU), Australia.
Background preparation for developing this resource:
I have interviewed an experienced mathematics teacher about the three most important professional skills he considers that a commencing graduate teacher needs. He has informed me that the following three professional skills are essential for graduate teachers to engage the contemporary digital native students and accomplish the best learning outcomes.
1. Communication skills
2. Information Communication Technology (ICT) competence
3. Designing profound learning experiences suitable for varied learning styles, needs and abilities
We had a thorough discussion about the importance of these three professional skills.
I have used the following sources to develop this professional development resource:
- The data from the interview I have conducted
- The resources from Central Queensland University course moodle web site
- The regular and informative emails from the course coordinator Ken Purnell
- Research on teacher's professional development and reflective practices
- Literature review on the identified professional skills
- Contemporary learning theories, pedagogical and assessment philosophies
- Research outcomes on neuroscience and brain transformation
- Characteristics of different (middle/senior) phase of students
- White papers on education reforms, “Towards Q2” vision and Queensland smart state policy
- Reflections from my school placement experiences
- Learnings from my other university courses (Learning Management, Middle Phase Pedagogy, Senior Phase Pedagogy, Managing e-learning and Managing Diversity etc.)
- Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers (graduate level): A guide for use with pre-service teachers
- Essential skills for classroom management: Core learning component
- Various text books and journal articles to comprehend the “art of teaching” in the digital world.
Appendix links:- The appendix links used in this professional development resource takes you to other web sites (domains) designed by the author.