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Information Session
Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Certification
Funded under the Australian Government’s Non-Government Reform Support Fund
What is HAT & LT certification?• Opportunity for teachers to critically reflect on
and showcase their practice• Receive quality feedback through a rigorous assessment
process against the Highly Accomplished and Lead Teacher Standards
• Receive recognition for high quality teaching andinstructional leadership
• Highly accomplished and lead teachers have positive impact on school improvement through influencing student outcomes and colleagues’ practice.
Eligibility requirementsNational requirements:
• Australian or NZ citizenship OR AU Permanent Residency Visa• Current and FULL registration with the QCT• Completion of annual performance reviews or equivalent over
2 years (HA certification) OR 3 years (Lead certification)• Have an ‘authentic teaching role’ –
applicant must plan, prepare, teach, differentiate,assess and report (to students and parents) on the outcomes of a prescribed educational program.
Eligibility requirements
Employer requirements:
• Employed and teaching in a Queensland Catholic school
• At least 5 years teaching experience • Not currently subject to formal performance
management processes
Describe the key elements ofquality teaching
The APST
Graduate ProficientHighly
AccomplishedLead
Certification
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Graduate ProficientHighly
AccomplishedLead Graduate Proficient Highly Accomplished Lead
Demonstrate Learning Support Lead
Learning Teaching Work with Initiate
Strategies Students Students Implement
Teaching Design Assist Review
Knowledge Implement Colleagues Evaluate
Understanding Programs Practice Exemplary
Skills Strategies Teaching School
Students Knowledge Learning Students
Range Professional Develop Colleagues
Frequently used words
Lead 7.2Initiate, develop and implement relevant policies and processes to support colleagues’ compliance with and understanding of existing and new legislative, administrative, organisationaland professional responsibilities.
Unpacking Descriptorslegislative responsibilities
administrative responsibilities
initiate policies existing
develop relevant support colleaguesorganisational responsibilities
implement processes newprofessional responsibilities
Unpacking descriptors
Elaboration of Focus Area 5.5 at theHAT and LT career stages
Descriptor 5.5 Highly AccomplishedWork with colleagues to construct accurate, informative and timely reports to students and parents/carers about student learning and achievement.
Descriptor 5.5 LeadEvaluate and revise reporting and accountability mechanismsin the school to meet the needs of students, parents/carers and colleagues.
POSITIVE impact on classroom learning is…teaching that transcends educational content and process inputs to create a classroom environment where output focused teachers concentrate on breakthrough learning, and where students are able to recognize, share and celebrate their progress,and feel positively motivated to continue learning.
(Kertesz & Brett, 2019)
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The Certification
Process
Stage 1: Submission of evidence, decision making and feedback(11 – 16 of the Guide to the Certification of Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers in Australia)
• Each of the seven Standards must be addressed by at least two pieces of evidence• Each of the Standard Descriptors need to be accounted for at least once at the relevant career stage
Collect evidence of practice
• Reflect on practice• Index and map
evidence to Standards and Descriptors
• Write annotations
Complete two Classroom Observations
• Principal / supervisor or delegate
• School Leader or colleague
• Ensure clear links to Standards / Descriptors
Write reflection on the direct evidence which addresses the Standards
Write description of Lead Initiative (Lead applicants only)
Contact referees
• 3‐5 referees, including Principal / supervisor or delegate
• Inform referees about Certification
• Identify Standards to which each referee will provide evaluative statements
Key documents Important InformationAddress each of the 37 Descriptors
Evidence each Standard on two occasions in your portfolio
Be consistent – stick with either Highly Accomplished OR Lead Descriptors
Address each of the 37 Descriptors
Evidence each Standard on two occasionsin your portfolio Direct evidence is…
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So what does it mean to collect evidence?
Gather direct evidence of practice that demonstrates alignment to the wording and intent of the Descriptor.
The evidence drawn directly from practice must also include:
• at least two reports of classroom observation that have occurred in the past twelve months.
• one must be by the Principal or Principal’s delegate as nominated by the Principal
The evidence you include should stand-alone and clearly link to the Descriptor(s) covered.
Other important information on evidence:
There is no requirement for each Descriptor to have a separate piece of evidence. Thirty-five (35) pieces of evidence is a guide.
A piece of evidence can address multiple Descriptors, across the Standards, and should demonstrate the holistic nature of the teacher’s practice.
RED is DEAD!Green – descriptor FULLY evidencedYellow – descriptor PARTIALLY evidencedWhite – descriptor is NOT VALIDLY evidenced
All evidence submitted by the applicant must be…
RobustVerifiable
Authentica true
representationof the teacher’s impact over
time
and show impact on and improvement of student outcomes and colleagues’
practiceAND
presentedin a user‐friendlyformat
Lead Initiative• Timeframe – greater than 6 months
• Sustainable project• Linked to school or system initiative
• Significant role in the implementation of the initiative
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• Impact on colleagues’ practice
• Impact on student outcomes (academic, wellbeing, engagement)
•Demonstrates the applicant’s leadership in design, implementation, evaluation and review
•Written description of lead initiative (2 A4 pages in addition to annotated artefacts but referenced to evidence)
Lead Initiative Queensland College of Teachers (QCT)
Judy NeilsonManager: Certification
Queensland Catholic Education Commission
Kate O’NeillSenior Education Officer
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