1. Webinar: Standards and Evidence 17 March 2014
Experienced Teacher
Webinar: Standards and Evidence
17 March 2014

2. Overview of the webinar
Guidelines for evidence
Requirements for accreditation and evidence
Support:
2014 Evidence Guide
Forum
Information module
ISTAA Office
Answers to your questions

3. Guidelines for Evidence
References (optional): Teachers may include references that address in total no more than four Descriptors.
When a reference is provided as evidence for a Descriptor, no other annotations or evidence are required.
** Testimonial (mandatory): Applicants are to include a testimonial based on direct observation of the classroom practice by the head of school or the head’s nominee.
For these six Descriptors covered in the testimonial, no other annotations or evidence are required.
Evidence for Descriptors 7.1 and 7.2 will be in the form of a Head of School report

4. Requirements for accreditation at ET
Number of descriptors
To gain accreditation at the level of Experienced Teacher, applicants need to provide evidence that clearly demonstrates they have met the 37 Experienced Teacher descriptors. If the principal has signed off 1.4 then those teachers will need to demonstrate 36 descriptors.
Collecting Evidence
Teachers have one year in which to collect evidence, between 2nd September 2013 and 8th September 2014.

5. Requirements for accreditation at ET
Maximum of five descriptors per item of evidence.
Head of school report addresses descriptors 7.1, 7.2 and 5.5 (partial).
Head of school report, testimonial and declaration of authenticity must be signed by principal of school.
All descriptors requiring items of evidence must be annotated.

6. Understanding descriptors
Actions and core requirements of a descriptor Example ET 5.3: Participate in and apply knowledge from assessment moderation activities to make consistent and comparable judgements of student learning.
Action = verb
Core requirement
Outcome of action and core requirement

7. Some challenging descriptors
Standard 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
2.2
2.4
2.5
3.1
5.1
5.3
5.5
7.1
7.2
1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.2 and 3.1 Designed and implemented by the teacher
1.3 Differentiation based on knowledge of students
1.4 May be signed off by the principal
2.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories or cultures or languages
2.5 Involves demonstration of literacy or numeracy
5.1 Designed by the teacher
5.3 Involves assessment moderation activities
7.1, 7.2 and 5.5 involve sign off by the principal

8. Requirements for accreditation at ET - Annotations
An applicant must make explicit the link between item/s of evidence and a descriptor.
An item of evidence must be able to demonstrate the applicant’s practice. Effective annotation of an item of evidence enables an applicant to demonstrate his or her thinking on why and how each item of evidence demonstrates a descriptor.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that evidence is effectively annotated to enable the assessor to understand the nature of the evidence, why it has been included and the connection between the item and the descriptor.

9. The Experienced Teacher Evidence Guide
This Guide has been written for applicants, principals, supervisors and referees and includes:
a glossary that provides an explanations of common terms
a summary of the suggested types of evidence
an example of how to demonstrate (indicators) and provide evidence (types of evidence) for one of the Descriptors
information regarding annotating evidence and how much evidence .

10. ISTAA information module

11. ISTAA office support
Questions regarding Experienced Teacher accreditation process, descriptors and evidence.
General questions and answers are to be posted on the forum.
Questions specific to an applicant must be ed to the ISTAA Office. Specific individual answers will be ed to the applicant and applicant’s supervisor.
If necessary the ISTAA office will contact the applicant to discuss further or clarify the question. All responses will be sent to the supervisor.

12. ISTAA forum

13. Contact Details Estelle Lewis
Director: Teacher Quality Dr Frances Whalan
Consultant: Teacher Accreditation
Level 12, 99 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Phone (02) Fax (02)
Web: aisnsw.edu.au
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