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Page 1: Personal Statements Responsibilities as an Educator As an educator, there are many responsibilities I have however the five I will be discussing deeper include duty of care, professional learning, inclusivity in the classroom, building professional relationships with students and families and maintaining registration. Duty of care As an educator at any school, it is my responsibility to manage and care for the health and safety of each student when they are at school. The Department of Education requires all of its staff to “owe a duty to take reasonable care to protect those children and/or young people in their care and control from a reasonably foreseeable risk of harm” ( dep of edu). My responsibility is to not only look after the physically and mental health and safety of the students on school campus but also making sure their moral, social and intellectual welfare is being looked after in an appropriate manner outside of school hours (Churchill et al., 2016 p.574-574). Failure to complete this duty of care can result in the mistreatment of many students causing trauma and harm which can scar for a lifetime meaning it is imperative to obey this responsibility to the best of my ability. Professional Learning Continuing to improve my teaching through different strategies and pedagogies is vital in maintaining professional learning and getting the best out of my students. The degree I am currently undertaking has some great advice and support for professional learning but will not singlehandedly provide me with every possible skill and strategy, therefore it is very important that throughout my career, I still partake in development courses Inclusivity in the classroom Building professional relationships with students and families Maintaining registration

Values as a teacher As an individual, my values play an enormous role in my identity and the way I hold myself in the community, and how I will hold myself in the classroom. Some of my core values include kindness, creativity, being inclusive, honesty, caring and being fun, and making everything I do enjoyable. These values I hope to always demonstrate through my lesson plans in my classroom in a number of ways. I will use the value of kindness and care in my classroom by demonstrating positive behaviour and mindsets in the class which leads to validating the value of inclusivity, allowing the students to all feel welcomed and involved in activities and learning, creating a safe positive environment for all. Having honesty in the classroom also allows for a safe environment as it encourages students to speak up and voice their opinions. A major priority for me though is having fun. Making sure that the students are enjoying their learning is key for me because it opens avenues for good attitudes and promotes a great learning environment where students can participate, and bounce off each other. These values all link to the Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians. Goal one promotes equity and excellence in Australian schools, and I believe that my values link and support these goals as I am willing to promote diversity and inclusion of all individuals in my classroom to create an environment where students can strive for excellence (melb dec pg 7). My values are also linked to goal two, all young Australians become successful learners, confident and creative individuals, and active and informed citizens because I will be encouraging students to creative, confident learners whether that is individually or in a team environment, and motivate them to develop strong beliefs whilst striving to be the best people they can be inside and out of the classroom (melb dec pg 9). My Pedagogical Approach As a pre-service teacher, I understand that there are many different methods and techniques when it comes to teaching students and keeping them engaged in the classroom. This is why I believe it is important to know them all and to be able to adapt and change approaches depending on the environment I am teaching because different pedagogies

allow different students to have the opportunity to thrive in their learning. Personally, though, one of the main pedagogical approaches I will use in my classroom is the productive pedagogical approach. This pedagogy allows me to produce a learning environment where students can be creative and take control of their learning whilst having a safe, inclusive, supportive environment from teachers and other students. Coinciding this, students are able to take risks and make mistakes and explore all avenues of learning without having the fear of other students judging them and making them feel insecure for wanting to learn (Churchill et al., 2016, p.261). Through this strategy, it is important for me, as the teacher, to start classroom discussions and make sure students are understanding the content before encouraging them to take on their learnings and put them into practice, almost promoting failure to help them learn. As a student, it is important that they contribute to discussions and ask questions to clarify content if they do not understand but most importantly, going out and try it for themselves and then ask questions once they have tried to further reinforce their learning. Cultural Video Hi, my name is Connor. I am 22 years old and was born in Melbourne but have spent my life growing up and living in Adelaide with my parents and younger sister. My parents were both born and raised in Darwin until they were 18 before, they then moved to Adelaide together. My mum’s background is English and Australian, and my dad’s is Scottish and Indigenous Australian so as you can probably tell I have a big family, full of lots of Uncle’s and Aunties and cousins. Growing up, my dad played football and my mum became a psychologist and became a social worker for indigenous kids, so our household was full of core beliefs and attitudes and values. Some of our core values as a family include getting out what you put in so identifying that you it doesn’t matter where you come from or what you can afford but as long as you work hard and put time and effort into achieving your goals, you can achieve anything you put your mind to. Being kind and compassionate to everyone because everyone comes from different backgrounds and faces their own hardships in life so it’s important to not be judgemental and actually be understanding and supportive and lastly, just trying your best. It’s essential for students to understand that everyone will make mistakes and learn at their own paces, so I think it is important that I make sure that they are trying their best but most of all, just having fun and enjoying their learning.

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