4.1 Support student participation

 

Proficient: Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.

 

Evidence: 

• The teacher sets group or paired work partners in the STEM room as this incorporates all students in active participation

• Remind student of inclusion expectations at the start of each term and the code of cooperation
   

4.2 Manage classroom activities

 

Proficient: Establish and maintain orderly and workable routines to create an environment where student time is spent on learning tasks.

 

Evidence: 

• Written steps on the board that specify and show students exactly what needs to be completed.

• Purpose clearly stated and read out to each individual class before the beginning of work

• Volume expectation set for each individual activity in the STEM room. This is done using the Noise-o-meter

 

4.3 Manage challenging behaviour

 

Proficient: Manage challenging behaviour by establishing and negotiating clear expectations with students and address discipline issues promptly, fairly and respectfully.

 

Evidence: 

• Clear STEM room expectations are written in each students' book at the beginning of the year. This is built on the student's STEM Code of Cooperation

• Whole school behaviour model hung in the STEM room and referred to if needed

 

4.4 Maintain student safety

 

Proficient: Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/ or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.

 

Evidence: 

• Teacher-guided chemical science lessons. Students are always shown a chemical science demonstration before their own attempt at the same procedure.

• STEM room code of cooperation written in student books, including issues like movement around the STEM room

 

4.5 Use ICT safely, responsibly and ethically

 

Proficient: Incorporate strategies to promote the safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.

 

Evidence: 

• All students are briefed and have signed a User Agreement policy regarding their technology use at Tulliallan

• Use of Online programs such as Plickers, Seesaw, Survey Monkey, Blog, Vlogs, Wiki Submissions, Photography, Google Classroom and Google Sharing