Molly Geller

Standard 7: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community

 

                I engage professionally with colleagues, carers and the community by maintaining open lines of communication with all relevant parties in my teaching career. I have successfully worked collaboratively with my mentor teachers over the course of my degree, and a good portion of my professional development has come from this. I have networked with teachers and principals at professional development days and I take great interest in discovering how other classrooms and schools are run in order to be constantly developing and improving my own practices. Networking is an important part of professional development and is key to acheiving best practice (Hord, 2009).

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                I act professionally and enthusiastically when interacting with parents, carers, and the community. The Western Australian Curriculum website emphasizes the importance of communicating professionally in order to model effective communication for students (SCSA, 2014).I have enjoyed conversing with parents during school excursions and this helps me to develop a picture of the lives of my students. I believe that positive teacher to parent communication is a great asset to achieving good outcomes for all students, and should be the goal for all interactions with parents and carers (Gelfer, 1991). This can come in the form of newsletters, parent-teacher interviews, and the communication through the school diary. I have conversed with parents and carers on school excursions, before and after school, and in parent-teacher meetings. I also believe that our community is a great resource for schools, and I have enjoyed participating in events such as Massed Choirs, assemblies, and community library visits to encourage students to respect and appreciate our local community and strive to be active and responsible citizens.

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 References

Gelfer, J. I. (1991). Teacher-parent partnerships: Enhancing communications.Childhood Education, 67(3), 164-167.

Hord, S. M. (2009). Professional Learning Communities: Educators Work Together toward a Shared Purpose. Journal of Staff Development, 30(1), 40-43.    

Western Australian Curriculum. (2014). K10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 14 October 2016, from http://k10outline.scsa.wa.edu.au/home/p-10-curriculum/curriculum-browser/english-v8

 

 

 

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