CQUniversity Unit Profile.

You will create a Professional Resource Package modelling highly effective teaching practice that draws on the content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge that you have developed in your area of specialisation. This package could be used by teachers in classroom contexts or parents/carers who are supporting students in remote learning contexts.

The Professional Resource Package contains four parts as outlined below. You must complete all parts of the task and submit all required documentation as outlined in each part below for final assessment.

Part 1: Preparation of a Professional Resource Package

Select a specialisation and grade of your choice:

Part 1 (a)

· Source and modify an existing learning sequence (approximately 5 lessons) that develops knowledge, understanding and skills of a curriculum learning area or general capabilities embedded in curriculum content that students at the selected year level must learn to complete a meaningful summative task.

· Create a brief written overview of the learning sequence that explains the curriculum intent, proposed teaching and learning, and assessment.

· Select a concept from the learning sequence that is challenging for students to learn. Within the written overview identify where in the learning sequence the challenging concept would be introduced to support students to complete a meaningful task.

· Create a video resource (no more than 6 minutes in length), targeted at students, that could be played in a classroom or online learning environments to support students’ understanding and application of the challenging concept for meaningful purposes.

· You need to consider how to make the learning accessible to students from a wide range of abilities and backgrounds.

Part 1 (b)

· Identify and select a lesson from the learning sequence you have created in Part 1 (a).

· Create a lesson plan and associated resources to demonstrate how you would teach the selected lesson.

· Use your lesson plan to write a script that illustrates how the lesson would be implemented with learners to support their engagement in the planned activities and their achievement of the intended learning goal.

What to submit for Part 1:

· The lesson sequence.

· A brief written overview of the learning sequence.

· Video file of challenging/difficult concept

· Lesson plan

· All resources that are part of the lesson plan

· Script

Part 2: Explaining how to use the Professional Resource Package.

Create a Professional Development PowerPoint Presentation with notes pages or voiceover that explains how teachers can use the Professional Resource Package you have created in Part 1 a & b. The presentation must include the following features:

• Explanation of why the learning is important for students in the chosen year level
• Identification of common misconceptions or challenges that present barriers to learning for some students
• Key features of the teaching strategies you have modelled that promote the ways of working in your specialisation and/or have a positive impact on student learning
• Terminology that is important to use to support student understanding and achievement of learning intentions
• Examples of questions that can be used to check for understanding
• Examples of expected student responses to activities included in the lesson
• Suggestions for follow-up activities that provide meaningful opportunities for students to apply/practise the knowledge and skills that are the focus of the intended learning

What to submit for Part 2: A copy of the Professional Development PowerPoint presentation.

Part 3: Evaluation of Part 1 & 2.

You will create an evaluation sheet seeking feedback on specific aspects of your resources. For example:

· the design of the resources

· delivery of the content

· selection of teaching strategies

· fitness for purpose in meeting the needs of an intended audience.

You will work with a teaching colleague or peer for the purposes of evaluation and feedback on the Professional Resource Package you created in Part 1 (a) & (b) & Part 2.

What to submit for Part 3:

Copy of a completed evaluation sheet you received from a peer (which includes the questions you posed for seeking feedback on your resources/presentation).

Part 4: Reflection on the feedback received in Part 3.

For this part of the task, you will write a brief reflection of no more than 500 words addressing the feedback that you received in Part 3. Your reflection should defend and justify teaching strategies that you believe will have a positive impact on student learning and identify any adjustments or changes you would make to either the presentation or the resources in response to feedback.

What to submit for Part 4: The written reflection and a reference page.

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT or other Gen AI agents is as follows:

•  Gen AI content is used to generate ideas and general structures.
•  Gen AI can be used for content editing.

Alignment between planning, teaching and learning and curriculum intent

Evidence of content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in an area of curriculum specialisation

Explanation and justification of planning and teaching decisions

Critical reflection on the impact of teaching practice on student learning

To complete this task, you will source an advertisement for a teaching position and construct a portfolio of evidence to support your application for the position. The portfolio will include the following artefacts:

1. A cover letter that outlines your experience and suitability for the advertised position
2. A curriculum vitae of no more than two pages in length that summarises your knowledge, skills and experiences relevant to the advertised position
3. Carefully selected examples of evidence of your practice that support your application and the claims made in the cover letter/ CV
4. An audio file that records your responses to the following interview questions:

o What experience have you had with communicating with parents and carers? What strategies would you use to involve parents/carers in the educative process for students in your class?

o What strategies have you found to be effective in managing challenging behaviour and how would you establish these strategies in your classroom?

o What experience have you had in working as part of a professional team in a school setting? How would you make a positive contribution to the work of a teaching team in your teaching area or preferred curriculum learning area?

Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence agents (Gen AI)
Within this assessment, the use of Microsoft Copilot, Chat GPT or other Gen AI agents is as follows:

•  Gen AI content is used to generate ideas and general structures

Ability to identify professional strengths and employability skills

Selection of evidence that illustrates professional knowledge, skills and engagement

Explanation of teaching practices that enhance student engagement and learning outcomes

Clarity of written and oral communication