Develop and refine rigorous Year 10 General Science subject programs that reflect the knowledge, skills and assessment of the new senior syllabuses. Development of Senior Science plans in line with Australian Curriculum and International Baccalaureate syllabuses. Teacher and HOD participation in QCAA PD and feedback opportunities for Australian Curriculum Syllabuses for Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Marine Science and Physics, as well as any opportunities for updates to Agricultural Practices. Development of year 11 unit planners and assessment tasks for delivery from 2019 in line with syllabus protocols. Continued PD for IB teachers and support of their development of Year 11 and 12 programs. Expansion of teaching team. Year 11 assessment for General Syllabuses 2019 finalised by end of 2018. All Teachers Senior Biology – M Kingaby, M Gibson, N Cooper, J Maxwell, K Berwick, C Carroll, S Sammut Senior Chemistry – N Ansari, R Sarai, J Morgan, S Sammut Senior Physics – A Salmon, P Salmon, J Morgan Senior Agricultural Science – P Price, A Williams, L Dowling Senior Marine Science – K Lawrence, E Kennedy IB – Kelly Lawrence, A Salmon, P Salmon, M Kingaby, C Carroll, R Sarai, S Sammut Ongoing Focus on continuity of procedural knowledge from Year 7 through to Year 12 with regard to Scientific Investigation and Communication Skills. Identify key skills required in Senior Sciences and develop timeline for progressive updating of skills from Year 7 standard to Year 10 standard. Develop consistent resources for common Science skills (e.g. graphing, scientific diagrams, report writing) with defined year-by-year standards and subject-specific details. Mapping of essential Science skills and expected standards for each year by end of Semester 1. Development of resources in semester 2. All teachers Mapping of essential Science skills and expected standards for each year level by end of Semester 1. Development of resources in semester 2. Improved pedagogy and implementation of School Guiding Statements
Align Teaching and Learning with Dimensions of Learning, making use of DoL-A-Tron resources for explicit teaching of Dim 3 and Dim 4 Complex Reasoning Processes and their incorporation into Unit Planning and Assessment Task design. Incorporate DoL-A-Tron resources into unit planning of all subjects at all year levels and allocate time within unit plan to explicit teaching of complex reasoning processes and cognitive verbs. Teacher contributions to expansion of DoL-A-Tron. Continue the use of Dimensions of Learning to improve pedagogy - when planning whole units of work as well as individual lessons. Use Generic Assessment Cover sheets to identify DOL areas being covered and to ensure clarity in assessment pieces. Apply Junior Science Assessment Analysis process to ensure coverage of DoL and cognitive verbs in tasks. Each unit has a DOL unit plan and assessment sheet outlining Dim 1-5 coverage. Increased ability demonstrated by students to complex reasoning independently. 100% staff to be observed by another member each semester and provided timely and effective feedback. Subject meetings each term to develop ideas for Dim 2, 3 and 4 applications. All teachers Ongoing throughout year with review at end of each semester Focus on application of Essential Skills for Classroom Management across the faculty for productive teaching and learning. Exploration of ESCM in faculty meetings. Discussion of steps with teachers when dealing with classroom behaviour. Clear communication of behaviour management strategies via OneSchool. Decreased number of student loss of class time due to being buddied. Increased confidence among teachers with reduced disruptive behaviour. All teachers Ongoing Ensure staff access to appropriate professional development, in line with their individual Annual Performance Plan. All staff to have completed a professional development plan. Priorities noted for faculty focus and for communication of individual staff PD. Staff to seek out PD that will assist them to meet the targets identified on their Data Placemats. 100% of teachers complete and to their APDP and be actively seeking PD. All teachers, monitored by HOD End semester 1 option to review. End semester 2 reflection and 2019 plan. Information Technology