TAFE NSW Teacher Advisory and Assessment Scheme
Policy Training
Assessment Activity – TAA1 Action Plan
Suitable for Advisor / Assessor – (Institute Representative
and Discipline Expert) and Organising Manager and
Reviewing Manager
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Assessment Activity – TAA Action Plan
For support to complete this part of the assessment please contact
Learning and Innovation Unit or refer to resources located on myLearning
at: http://umfweb2.sydney.det.win/mylearningwiki/index.php/TAA_1_and_2
Gerard Kell
Institute Teacher Education Coordinator
Annette Leverett
Learning and Innovation
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Accreditation
Attending a workshop and completing the associated
activities, will allow senior staff to meet the
mandatory TAA Scheme Policy training requirements
to fulfil their obligations as Advisors, Assessors,
Discipline Experts, Institute Representatives,
Organising Managers and Reviewing Managers.
Activity Information can be found at:
http://umfweb2.sydney.det.win/mylearningwiki/index.php/TAA_1_and_2
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Purpose
Completion of this Assessment Activity is
necessary to finalise accreditation as a TAA
Advisor and/or Assessor
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Aims
Advisers and Assessors develop a TAA1 Action
Plan and obtain feed back.
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Assessment Tasks
Using the information in the following Case Study prepare
an appropriate TAA1 Action plan.
Return the Action Plan to Learning and Innovation Unit
Supporting resources and blank Action Plans are available
at:
http://umfweb2.sydney.det.win/mylearningwiki/index.php/TAA_1_and_2
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TAA1 Action Plan
CASE STUDY - Sharon – new Teacher of Business
Qualifications:
TAFE Diploma in Business Administration
Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
Industry Experience:
25 years as an office manager in a legal practice
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TAA1 – Teaching Performance
TEACHING PERFORMANCE (TAA1) involves the ability to:
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prepare lesson material,
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to present up-to-date technical knowledge and skills in
an educationally appropriate manner,
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and to evaluate outcomes in terms of aims / objectives.
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TAA1 Performance Criteria
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Teaching method
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Classroom management
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Overall discipline knowledge
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Administrative responsibilities
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TAA1 Action Plan Assessment Case Study
Sharon – new Teacher of Business
The following are Comments on Strengths and Weaknesses are from her
TAA1 observation.
 Sharon
is a well organised and efficient new teacher.
 She
has been teaching for 3 months with no previous part-time
teaching experience.
 The
students she deals with are culturally and linguistically
diverse
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TAA1 Action Plan
The following are Comments on Strengths and Weaknesses.
 Sharon
uses plans lessons and assessment activities
prepared by other teachers
 She
is very knowledgable in her industry area
 Her
voice was very low during most of the session observed
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TAA1 Action Plan
The following are Comments on Strengths and Weaknesses.
 Her
lesson plans clearly set out the content with well
defined objectives.
 Her
overhead projection resources are easy to read and
appropriate.
 Sharon
does not utilise the computers available in the room
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TAA1 Action Plan
The following are Comments on Strengths and Weaknesses.
 Sharon
follows her lesson plans and delivers the content in
the prescribed timeframe,
 There
is very little student participant in her classes.
 Assessment
and essays
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tasks revolved around short answer questions
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TAA1 Action Plan
The following are Comments on Strengths and Weaknesses.
 Sharon’s
classes are teacher-centred.
 She asks very few questions throughout her lessons.
 The teaching aids she uses are the overhead projector and
the whiteboard.
 Sharon has said she doesn’t like hand outs because they
take too much time to prepare and the students don’t really
read them.
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TAA1 Action Plan
The following are Comments on Strengths and Weaknesses.
 Sharon’s
keeps a lot of administrative material such as
attendance records and assignment results in a folder.
 She
has not had time to input the information into CLAMS.
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Action Plan – available from PaCK
ACTION TO BE COMPLETED WITH TEACHER
TAA1 ACTION PLAN
(To be placed on Teacher’s Personal File)
Teacher’s Name:
Designation:
Area to be developed
Location:
Action Strategies
Review Strategies
Progress Review
(What, when, who responsible)
(How and when to be reviewed)
(Comments based on discussions)
Date Agreed:
Developed by : Teacher _________________ ; ____________________
Date(s) Reviewed:
Reviewed by : Teacher ____________________
Advisor _________________ ; ____________________
Advisor ____________________
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Accreditation
A Statement of Completion will be issued following your attendance at a
workshop and completing the associated activities.
Your accreditation as a TAA Advisor / Assessor extends to 5 years from
completion of the mandatory training.
Please submit your completed TAA1 Action Plan to Learning and
Innovation.
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For more information please visit myLearning
Teacher Education Programs
TAA Scheme Policy Training
Prepared by Annette Leverett and Gerard Kell