Masters of Teaching - Melbourne Careers Centre

Masters of Teaching
Preparing for Work

Primary

Today

• Preparing to apply for work
• Sourcing advertised positions
• Preparing your applications
• Interview and selection resources

Preparing to Apply for Work

• What are your workplace preferences and
career goals?

• Where do you have the best opportunity to
succeed?

• How might you introduce yourself and convey
your motivation and value?

• Have you built a network that may alert you to
upcoming or unadvertised opportunities?

Preparing to Apply for Work

• Seek out positions advertised
• Research the school or workplace
• Talk to the nominated person
• Target your application documents
• Be aware of selection process; practice and

prepare for it.

Sourcing advertised positions

Recruitment Online – Jobs in Victorian Government Schools

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/careers/pages/advacsS
CH.aspx

Sourcing advertised positions

Jobs in Independent Schools/Early Learning settings

http://www.is.vic.edu.au/
http://www.independentschools.com.au/
http://www.ceomelb.catholic.edu.au/
http://web.cecv.catholic.edu.au/frameset.htm?page=p

ositions

Seek out the websites of schools you are
interested in working for and do your research

thoroughly

Preparing your applications

http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/student/online_career_tools/preparing_for_next_steps

Preparing your applications

http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/student/applying_for_work

Education Selection Criteria
Public Sector Primary Positions

SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of initiatives in student learning including
the Standards, the Principles of Learning and Teaching P-12 and
Assessment and Reporting Advice and the ability to design curriculum
programs consistent with their intent.

SC2 Demonstrate an understanding of how students learn and effective
classroom teaching strategies and the capacity to work with colleagues to
continually improve teaching and learning.

SC3 Capacity to monitor and assess student learning data and to use this
data to inform teaching for improved student learning.

Education Selection Criteria

SC4 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and
high level interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive
relationships with students, parents and other staff.

SC5 Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a
broad range of school activities and a capacity to reflect on, evaluate and
improve professional knowledge and practice.

Responding to Selection Criteria

• Read and understand the criteria

• Consider a range of recent experiences that have
developed competence related to the criteria –
sketch out examples form your work, placements and
other experiences

• Write down achievements, learning & insight,
anecdotes, evidence, stories relevant to each criteria

Responding to Selection Criteria

STAR model provides useful framework for writing a complete
response

Situation – provide a brief outline of the situation or setting
Task – outline what you did
Action – outline how you did it
Result – describe the outcomes

Responding to Selection Criteria

• SC1 Demonstrated knowledge of initiatives in student learning including the
Standards, the Principles of Learning and Teaching P-12 and Assessment and
Reporting Advice and the ability to design curriculum programs consistent with
their intent.

Reflect on the Standards in relation to your own observations and teaching experience
Think about initiatives in student learning, and how you:
• promote learning excellence
• cater to individual student learning needs
• apply effective teaching strategies
• design curriculum programs/lessons/units
• use the reporting format to assess learning
• ensure the learning environment is supportive, engaging and productive
Demonstrate how you conduct/implement these initiatives with examples
Can tackle response as three distinct questions and set out in three sections

Responding to Selection Criteria

SC2 Demonstrate an understanding of how students learn and effective
classroom teaching strategies and the capacity to work with colleagues to
continually improve teaching and learning.

• Knowing students (demographic, strengths, needs, etc)

• Use of tools and resources; and learning & teaching examples

• Collaboration activities, teamwork, senior staff / mentors

• Own self-directed learning, self reflection; demonstration of senior level advice

Responding to Selection Criteria

SC3 Capacity to monitor and assess student learning data and to use this data to inform
teaching for improved student learning.

Examples of assessment and reporting strategies:
• diagnostic, formative, summative assessments
• self-assessment / peer-assessment tools

SC4 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level
interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive relationships with students,
parents and other staff.

• Provide examples from classroom experience
• Draw more holistically – extra-curricular, volunteering, travel, technology, etc
• Can commence with contextual statement; and split into three paragraphs by stakeholder

Responding to Selection Criteria

SC5 Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to a broad range of school
activities and a capacity to reflect on, evaluate and improve professional knowledge and
practice.

Provide examples of multiple and diverse activities – and name them!
• eg./ professional development learning, self-directed – conferences, seminars, etc

Selection Criteria Resources

C&E Web

http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/student/applying_for_work/selection_criteria

Applications Express

http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/student/online_career_tools/preparing_for_next_steps

Module 2 examples Linking your skills to the key selection criteria

Interviews and Selection

http://careers.unimelb.edu.au/student/interviews

Review

Do you feel better prepared or resourced to:

• Apply for work?
• Source advertised positions?
• Prepare your applications?
• Know where to find interview and

selection resources

How to find Us

On Campus:

Careers Drop-In
12 – 2pm, Monday - Thursday
Eastern Precinct
http://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/138/careers_and_employment

Book an appointment
https://careersonline.unimelb.edu.au/
http://student-advising-system.unimelb.edu.au/ from 12 August 2013

email
[email protected]

Phone
8344 0100