https://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/work-trip-eastern-ranges-school-curriculum-planning-and-school-wide-positive-behaviour-support-day-2/
The second day at Eastern Ranges was spent sharing and comparing professionally. We spoke about the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) and the Victorian equivalent, Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), how the teachers in both schools plan curriculum and School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support. SACE/VCAL I’m a primary school teacher, so admittedly my knowledge […]
Mentoring in Practice: Video Observations, Professional Conversations and Vicarious Learninghttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/mentoring-in-practice-video-observations-professional-conversations-and-vicarious-learning/
I’ve been lucky enough to be mentoring a Pre-Service Teacher during her final placement. I didn’t tell Giulia this while she was working alongside me, but my Research Project while at uni was ‘Do student teachers implement the theory that they’ve learned at university while they’re on practicum?’ I’d found….not really. They were often more likely to […]
Last Day of Term 4, 2017https://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/last-day-of-term-4-2017/
Last Friday, the last day of school, I stood in the doorway of what had been my classroom for the past two years and just paused for a moment. This space, a double classroom born of necessity of the nature of the students I had, was where I feel I came into my own as […]
Students on Placementhttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/students-on-placement/
Students on Placement Throughout Term 4, I have had three mature-age TAFE students on placement in my classroom. Vanessa, who comes in once a week, wanted to experience what it was like to work in special education after being on prac. in a mainstream environment. She wanted to know which suited her better before beginning […]
Creating a Tactile Schedulehttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/creating-a-tactile-schedule/
Visual Comprehension Assessment T. is a student who finds it difficult to engage with the curriculum. At the beginning of this year, even getting him from a seated position on the floor, to standing, to walking to the desk and sitting on a chair correctly was challenging. Once I’d gotten him there, he would often […]
March 2017 Reflection Question: Culture of Learninghttps://edufolios.org/kzagotsis/march-2017-reflection-question-culture-of-learning/
Describe the culture of learning in your classroom. How does your use of language, visual aids (classroom displays etc), modelled exemplars etc all send a signal to your students about your level of expectation? At the beginning of the year, the students who had transitioned from other classes showed less independence than the three students […]
