Module 1 Revision

Question 1

What are the
roles of the
teacher?

Answer 1

• Classroom Manager
• Investigator
• Expert and Decision Maker
• Communicator and Facilitator of Learning
• Advocating all Children and Subject Area

Question 2

What are the
characteristics
of an effective
teacher?

Answer 2

Characteristics of favourite teachers:

• Are welcoming
• Listen
• Fair
• Kind
• “They knew me and respected me”
• Sense of humour
• Don’t yell
• Are observant
• Are creative

Question 3

What makes
an effective
teacher?

Answer 3

• Pedagogical Knowledge
• Professional Knowledge
• Content Knowledge

Question 4

What are the
examples of
the teachers
dilemma?

Answer 4

Dilemmas can be divided into 3 sets:

Control: Whole child or child as student?
Curriculum: Knowledge as content or process?
Societal: Continuous childhood or childhood is unique?

Question 5

What are the two
branches of
professionalism
and define?

Answer 5

Ethics and Duty of Care

Question 6

What are the 7
AITSL
Standards?

Answer 6

• Student
• Content
• Implement
• Safe Environment
• Assessment
• Professional Learning
• Professional Engagement

Question 7

Three domains
of AITSL
Knowledge

Answer 7

• Professional Knowledge
• Professional Practice
• Professional Engagement
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Question 8

How is AITSL
Standard 7 =
related to duty
and ethics?

Answer 8

AITSL Standard 7.1 (meet professional ethics and responsibilities) and 7.2 (policies of schools)

Question 9

What and
how to apply
ethics?

Answer 9

Professionalism in teaching is dependent on the
right conduct and practice
• Your own ethics must be clear when teaching and
in harmony with the school’s code of conduct
• Consider: Private life discretion; Confidentiality
• Trust is vested in you by both the employing
authority and the parents/cares of those you teach,
it demands totally appropriate behaviour &
responses in all instances

Question 10

What is
Duty of
Care?

Answer 10

A duty imposed by the law to take care to
minimise the risk of harm to another.
http://policies.det.wa.edu.au/about

Requires that reasonable steps be taken by
staff to protect students from risks that are
reasonably foreseeable

and/or to prevent students 
from injuring themselves or 
others, or damaging property.
• Does not guarantee any injury 
or no damage

Question 11

How to apply
duty of care in
practice?

Answer 11

• Familiarise yourself with school policies
• Always verbally intervene if you see a dangerous
situation
• Never detain a child on his/her own. Having other
witnesses on hand is a sound precaution
• Provide adequate instructions to students
• Do not transport students in your own vehicle
• If in doubt, ask