My name is Teresa Swensen and I am a teacher who specialises in junior primary and primary school education. I have been working and studying in the coaching, training and teaching fields for nearly 15 years, and I have been loving every minute of it. I am resourceful, perceptive, organised, compassionate, and committed. My teaching practice is evidence based and my teaching strategies are backed with strong research. I have a love of learning and I endeavour to foster a love of learning and curiosity in my students.
6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
Graduate teacher: Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers.
Proficient teacher: Participate in learning to update knowledge and practice, targeted to professional needs and school and/or system priorities.
In April 2019, I completed the MAPA training programme. The programme’s focus is on teaching management and intervention techniques to help manage escalating behaviours. MAPA® Training is Certified by BILD-ACT under the Restraint Reduction Training Standards. The training was organised at school level to meet the needs of teachers to support students enrolled at the school.
This training provides evidence towards focus area 6.2.
This book review was written as an assignment for an elective topic, Creating Calmer Classrooms, that I have taken at Flinders University. The topic covers aspects of becoming trauma informed in order to create an inclusive classroom environment for students who have experienced trauma. The review demonstrates the reading and professional learning I have undertaken to become trauma informed and is evidence towards focus area 6.2.
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This professional development certificate from the History Teachers Association of South Australia demonstrates my participation in learning to increase my knowledge in teaching and assessing students in History. Specifically the session provided ideas for learning activity tasks to engage students and encourage a collaborative inquiry based approach to learning about history. This is evidence towards achievement of focus area 6.2. Continue reading History Professional Development
This is a research essay that I completed in my topic Health and PE Curriculum at Flinders University in 2014. The essay demonstrates achievement towards focus area 6.2 as evidence that I have gained professional knowledge in the construction of the Physical Education Curriculum. Additionally the reference list provides evidence towards focus area 7.1.
Continue reading PE Curriculum – In Through and About Movement
