expert teachers

Our focus:‘Student Learning and Achievement’

Expert Teachers

Our Mission: To create a positive learning culture with strong, purposeful professional learning

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING is a gradual, uneven process, which can have a flow of its own, but requires passion, patience, and attention to detail

As educators we have a positive influence on student learning

We use our professional judgement in order to respond to the needs and concerns of our studentsYet…..

As people, as teachers we do not all think the same way about the same things

Our teaching skills require development and refinement over time

Teaching is complex work, but expert teachers work at levels well beyond the technical

Technical competence is an important base from which expertise grows

Expert teachers strive for excellence, they continually work to better align teaching and learning

They ensure that their teaching intentions align with the learning intentions they have for their pupils

They are sensitised to noticing and make informed, positive interventions

Expert teachers make teaching look easy…Nothing could be further from the truth!

Expert teachers are aware of what they are doing, and why

Experts have a great depth of content knowledge that is organised in ways that reflect detailed understanding of their subject matter

Recognising our expert teachers matters, we need to highlight and share their expertise

Expert teachers apply a dynamic relationship between their assessment of students’ learning and their planning of the next learning step

EXPERT TEACHERS INSPIRENATURALCURIOSITY

EXPERT TEACHERS OPTIMISESTUDENTLEARNING

Expert teachers choose activities for a learning purpose and are transparent with students about this purpose

EXPERT TEACHERS are highly aware; they monitor and adjust the pace of learning to bring out the best in students

EXPERT TEACHERS ensure that their teaching intentions are focused on the learning expectations they have for all students

They carefully consider how to structure their teaching in ways that will have a positive influence on students’ learning and progress

EXPERT TEACHERS think and plan carefully for learning, they recognise opportunities and act

EXPERT TEACHERS meet students at their point of confusion

EXPERT TEACHERS know how to ensure that students speak up honestly, (and safely) saying what they think

They ensure that the invitation to learning is open to everyone

EXPERT TEACHERS ARE

LIFELONG LEARNERS

EXPERT TEACHERS MATTER BECAUSE

THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE

“SEEK KNOWLEDGE FROM THE CRADLE

TO THE GRAVE”(Prophet Mohammad: pbuh)