Workshop+3+Planning

Workshop 3 Planning Transition Teachers Toolkit If you want to nominate areas to work on in the next workshop, write your name in blue beside the work you would like to develop. Feel free to add sections not mentioned if you feel they are needed. ( To find blue font: Highlight text, then click on the T button above.)
 * Welcome Statement** by someone important
 * New Pre-compulsory Years of schooling policy: a paragraph about what it means
 * Recognize the work of the pilot participants
 * Statement of //What is in Transition// … e.g. teaching all areas of the Australian Curriculum/ NTCF
 * NT Perspective** (What do I need to know?)
 * System requirements (these may be a brief description with links to where to find them on the portal)
 * NT Scope and Sequence
 * Assessment & Reporting policy /guidelines
 * Planning and programming policy/ guidelines
 * AC link
 * Scootle link
 * C2C link


 * NT Transition Expectations** (these may be a brief description with links to where to find them on the portal)
 * Use AC-EYLF e.g the pedagogy expected in transition – play contains rigor to ensure learning
 * ASC – on entry assessment
 * T-9 Net
 * AEDI ( what it is, when it happens and linking ASC – AEDI document)
 * Continuity of learning _ Principals ensure that seamless transition between pre- t – yr 1
 * Support for Transition teachers – eg. Wiki space, PLC in regions, pilot participants as champions; CTPoL – Region system explained
 * Australian Curriculum – EYLF**
 * Definitions of what the EYLF Principles look like for Transition (Clear, concise messages around expectations)
 * Statements of what Transition teachers need to do ( e.g. status of General Capabilities as opposed to EYLF Learning Outcomes)
 * Top tips for embarking on the journey
 * Teachers journeys e.g. links to online photo story; powerpoints vignettes
 * Alignment documents e.g. ASC/ NTCF/AC/EYLF/T-9 Net; EYLF Learning outcomes/ General Capabilities; Foundations linking doc

How to implement
 * Planning, Assessment and Reporting (How to put it all together in a streamline process)**
 * (DO these go under yearly and term plans??) **
 * Proformas, timetables and flow chart on how to plan with the Australian Curriculum in a play-based environment
 * Learning Designs that make a difference between free play and play for learning
 * Samples of portfolios

Practical Issues:
 * Yearly Overview**
 * NT Scope and Sequence
 * C2C yearly Overview (link)
 * Year at a glance
 * Philosophy –guidance on writing one

Expectations for a term e.g. C2C (link to PL modules); term plan of teaching and learning
 * Term Overview**
 * APPENDIX**
 * Environments**
 * Plans and photos of play-based learning. Linking to more online examples
 * Resources**
 * Copy of the EYLF
 * Copy of the ASC - ASC photos
 * Newsletters idea – copies of newsletters teachers can adapt
 * Where to next? Guidance to help teachers understand the next step for students learning e.g. T-9 net; ASC; developmental continuum; First Steps continuum
 * Readings**
 * **Scaffolding article**
 * **Understanding by Design article**
 * **ECA newsletter link**


 * Strategies**
 * Levels of questioning
 * Scaffolding strategies
 * Marzarno **– effective strategies that make a difference poster**


 * Critical role of Support Staff – blurb on the role of support staff and how to work collaboratively **
 * Katherine School of the Air home tutors handbook –made to a generic model
 * APPLS link
 * Copy of Alekarenge observation book for AT
 * Link to TML working with ATs