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Education is an important facilitator to economic potential, therefore assisting all children to reach their individual potential and an integral part of creating a just and democratic society. As a teacher, I further believe education with a focus on core the skills, especially numeracy and literacy, are paramount to the success of learning.
The Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) released a media statement in 2013, stating ‘the existence of large numbers of Australians with low literacy and numeracy skills has a negative impact on individuals, the economy, and productivity’(Australian Council for Education Research, 2013). In 2008, the then Kevin Rudd, Government committed to building an education system of world-class …show more content…
In accordance with the Australian Professional Teaching Standards teachers are required to demonstrate literacy and numeracy lesson components through meeting the specific learning needs of students and knowing my students and how they learn (1.5 AITSL, 2011). Through knowing and understanding literacy and numeracy teaching strategies (2.5 AITSL, 2011) and by planning for and implementing an effective teaching and learning environment that includes goals, structure, a range of teaching pedagogies, multimodal resources, and effective classroom communication (3.1 - 3.5 AITSL, …show more content…
The lesson was designed to introduce the concept of solar power, global warming, and chemical reactions, the first unit the students would cover in the following semester (3.1 AITSL, 2011). The lesson opened with a ‘whole school’ (Bundaberg State High School has a literacy task for the entire school once per week) power point on ‘Self-monitoring’ – this skill is necessary for every reader and applicable in all teaching areas, addressing Australian Professional Teaching Standard 2.5 Know and understand literacy and numeracy teaching strategies. This literacy task, initiated a class discussion about the importance of understanding what they read and reminding the students to be aware of their own thinking as they read demonstrating Australian Professional Teaching Standard 3.5 Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student

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