User:Cmaguiness Ashs School Nz/Temp/Being a teacher at ASHS 5.odt

Teachers are leaders of learning in a diverse community who nurture, inspire and empower one another...

In our collaborative learning community we:


 * Believe in ourselves and have the courage to enact our vision
 * Are inclusive, mindful and optimistic about individuals and their learning
 * Are open-minded, willing to accept challenge and take risks
 * Are resilient learners who aspire to personal excellence
 * Build appreciative relationships that guide & support learning

In all that we do we are:


 * Respectful
 * Research-based
 * Responsive

Teachers demonstrate commitment to our learning community through: 


 * Respectful relationships that promote well being for all members of our community: students, staff, whanau, groups and agencies in the community
 * High expectations for all students
 * Commitment to bicultural partnership in Aoteoroa New Zealand
 * Leadership and support of students’ learning in tutorials, specialist subjects and impact projects
 * Leadership and support of teachers’ learning in tutorials, specialist subjects and impact projects
 * Ongoing, collaborative professional inquiries that enable more effective teaching and learning and improved outcomes for students
 * Connections to external expertise and research that advance professional knowledge

(Professional relationships and professional values, Registered Teacher Criteria, 2010)

In tutorials, specialist subjects and impact projects, teachers are expected to: 


 * Plan appropriate programmes that acknowledge our young students’ maturity, prior learning and aspirations
 * Promote respectful and empowering learning relationships
 * Establish productive relationships with Maori students that promote successful learning
 * Research and build on individual students’ and groups of students’ learning strengths, interests and needs
 * Co-construct effective planning for tutorials, lessons and impact projects that are engaging and responsive to diverse learners
 * Monitor the effectiveness of teaching and learning through ongoing professional inquiry that includes student reflection, feedback, observation and assessment data
 * Demonstrate responsivity to these inquiries

(Professional knowledge in practice, Registered teacher Criteria 2010)