What are the professional qualities of teacher in Australia?

Answer 1

Get to know your pupils and their learning styles. Lead teachers are responsible for selecting, developing, evaluating, and revising instructional strategies "to promote student learning by applying physical, social, and cognitive knowledge

student growth and features "in order to satisfy the requirements of

students from various socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds (AITSL, 2011).

Answer 2

Know the students and how they learn. Lead teachers are expected to select, develop, evaluate and revise teaching strategies "to improve student learning using knowledge of the physical, social and intellectual

development and characteristics of students" in order to meet the needs of

students from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds (AITSL, 2011).

Know the content and how to teach it. Lead teachers must be able to "lead initiatives […] to evaluate and improve knowledge of content and

teaching strategies," as well as to "monitor and evaluate the implementation of teaching strategies to expand learning opportunities and content knowledge for all

students" (AITSL, 2011).

Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning.

Qualified lead teachers should "demonstrate exemplary practice and high

expectations […] and lead colleagues to plan, implement and review the

effectiveness of their learning and teaching programs" (AITSL, 2011).

Create and maintain supportive and safe learning

environments. Lead teachers are expected to be active in "the development of

productive and inclusive learning environments," as well as to "lead and implement behavior management initiatives" (AITSL, 2011) in order to ensure

students' well-being.

Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning. Lead teachers are required to "evaluate school assessment policies and strategies" to

diagnose learning needs and to "co-ordinate student performance and program

evaluation using internal and external student assessment data to improve

teaching practice (AITSL, 2011).

Engage in professional learning. Lead teachers should "initiate

collaborative relationships to expand professional learning opportunities, engage

in research, and provide quality opportunities and placements for pre-service

teachers" (AITSL, 2011).

Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the

community.

Professional and community networks and support[ing] the involvement of

colleagues in external learning opportunities" (AITSL, 2011).