Micah Elder

AC: Mathematics, Science, Health & Physical education, Outdoor Education

Key achievements:

• Co-led AI PLC integration into the classroom to enhance learning outcomes.
• Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Enhanced classroom engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
• Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behaviour to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child''s educational journey.
• Differentiated instruction to accommodate diverse learning needs, ensuring each student had an equal opportunity for success.
• Assessed student performance regularly using both formative and summative assessments to inform future lesson planning.

SACE: Research Project and Outdoor Education

AC: Physical Education, Outdoor education, General Mathematics and General Science

Key Achievements:

• Yr. 11 – 12 Academic Recovery MiND Teacher
• Leadership Roles and responsibilities

Key outcomes

• Run learner reviews and subject counselling with students
• Provide support for other SACE teachers to initiate intervention meetings with students and carers around improving overall student attendance and engagement.
• Support the use of SACE flexibilities in SACE to improve student engagement and achievement.
• Support all SACE students and staff through creation of online resources for Research Project to create autonomous learners
• Regularly monitor school attendance data for students to collect evidence and determine any concerning patterns (specific subjects/lessons/days)
• Conducting regular Home Visits.
• Attendance intervention meetings with students and parents.

SACE Curriculum

• Development of SACE scaffolded tasks for Year 12 Outdoor Education and Community Connections.
• Incorporation of BDA close reading activities to support student learning and contribute to SIP goals.
• Collaborating and communicating with Centacare to support student wellbeing.
• Use of formative and summative assessment strategies and timely feedback to direct, progress and report on student learning
• SACE School and External based Assessment Moderation
• Collaborated with Research Project team to moderate student external assessment tasks to ensure accuracy when uploading to SACE.
• Collaborated with Community Connections colleagues to moderate school-based assessment and external grades.
• Identification of attendance/ achievement barriers for students.
• Analysed PAT-M and PAT-R data to support curriculum development

Excursions/ Camps

• Year 12 Outdoor Education Camps – coordinated three remote journeys including aquatic and bushland environments.
• Year 12 Outdoor Education Excursion – Cuttlefish swim with Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries
• Responsible for liaising with staff to complete, DfE and school-based paperwork, risk assessments, and itinerary, and liaising with all external stakeholders.

SACE: Physical Education, Outdoor Education and Essential Mathematics

Key Achievements:

• Initiated student pathway conversations
• Negotiated conversion of subjects with student and parent/carer to improve achievement across SACE subjects.
• Utilise SACE flexibilities within subjects.
• Utilised Modified SACE in Mathematics.
• Supported student completion in SACE in 2021.

SACE Curriculum

• Development of SACE scaffolded tasks for Physical Education, Outdoor Education and Essential Mathematics.
• Teaching Essential Mathematics Flexibilities program.
• Provide sequential learning episodes based on student feedback and performance with clear learning intentions to increase A and B bands in accordance with SIP at EJEHS.
• Worked collaboratively in the review and development of health and physical education scope and sequence.
• Supported teachers and SSOs with organisational structures.

Excursions/ Camps

• Year 11 Outdoor Education Camps – coordinated one remote journey in bushland environment.
• Year 11 & 12 Physical Education Squash excursions.
• Year 11 Outdoor Education camps and excursion – Cuttlefish swim with Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries.
• Responsible for liaising with staff to complete, DfE and school-based paperwork, risk assessments, and itinerary, and liaising with all external stakeholders.

Term 3 & 4 - TRT

• Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
• Adapting teaching and support strategies to suit each student learning needs and wellbeing.
• Managed classroom behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
• Adapt to working in a variety of settings.
• Providing feedback on lessons and student behaviour throughout the day.
• Competency to support students through Resilience, Rights & Respectful Relationships from 7 – 12 across curriculum and wellbeing.