1. APPENDIX 1
The questions below will be used as a guide for analysing your current understanding
and use of The Arts within your classroom practice.
1. Please identify where you are in your experience/background knowledge of
incorporating the Arts within your classroom
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Starting line (I am not very familiar with the current Arts syllabus and do not
feel confident with incorporating aspects to within my lesson plans)
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On my Way (I am familiar with some aspects of the Arts curriculum and
occasionally incorporate some of these into my cross-curricular lesson plans)
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Staying the Course (I am familiar with the current Arts syllabus and generally
incorporate it into my lesson plans)
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Finish line (very familiar with the current Arts syllabus and regularly
incorporate components into my cross-curricular lesson plans)
2. If you selected any of the options above from 2-4, please state which of the five
Arts subjects you have previously used within your lesson planning (Dance,
Drama, Media Arts, Visual Arts, and Music) and please give a brief explanation
of how you did this.
3. Please state your level of confidence with the incorporation of the components
you have used on a scale from 1 (not confident) to 10 (very confident)

2. 4. Write an individual goal for integrating the Arts within your personal
classroom practice

3. APPENDIX 2
Individually reflect on your classroom and how your previous experience incorporating
The Arts curriculum has been incorporated in the following areas (using succinct
examples):
Student performance data
Student achievement data
Personal reflections
Classroom observations

4. APPENDIX 3
Now reflect upon your statements and respond to the questions below:
1. Are there any links between student learning of The Arts subject areas and
your practice?
2. What do you feel your student needs are to effectively experience The Arts
curriculum?
3. What do you feel your personal professional needs with delivering The Arts
curriculum effectively are?
4. Through analysing your colleagues’ responses, are there any patterns of
teaching performance at the school in delivering The Arts curriculum?

5. 5. In your opinion, what are the areas of professional or student interest of The
Arts curriculum you need to focus on in the future?

6. APPENDIX 4
Rationale for Personal Goal: Links to Current Professional Situation and Curriculum
Standards. Describe how your goal is linked to your current classroom practice, and write
out two or more of the achievement standards of the Australian Curriculum: The Arts
(relating to your year level)you will focus on to meet your goal.
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7. APPENDIX 5
Write a description of your personal goal to be addressed for you to effectively
implement The Arts curriculum:
- Must be aligned to 2 or more standards of The Arts curriculum
- Must describe how the goal will impact professional growth and have a
verifiable effect on student learning relating to The Arts curriculum
- i.e. ‘I will (research, study, learn, analyse, etc.)…so that…’(describe the
potential effect on student learning of The Arts curriculum). Ensure you
consider the five subject areas of The Arts (Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Visual
Arts, and Music) when forming your response.
When sharing your response with your surrounding colleagues, ensure you have clearly
stated the specific area of professional growth you intend to focus on as well as your
intention having a verifiable effect on student learning

8. APPENDIX 6
Objectives for implementing The Arts curriculum(numbered, brief statements)
Activities (i.e. further workshops, conferences, regular meetings with colleagues,
professional readings, action research, coursework etc.)
Timeline (i.e. will this take a year or more to develop? Consider the nature of the
activities you previously chose)
Plan of Collaboration (i.e. consider the activities you have chosen and where and how
you will use collaboration)

9. As an ongoing process a table is most ideal for documenting your future plans.
E.g.
Objective 1
Activities
I will attend…
I will participate…
Timeline
Summer, 2014
2014-2015
Collaboration
I will work with…
I will participate in
sessions with…
Date Completed
August 2014
August 2015

10. APPENDIX 7
Describe how you feel your professional knowledge and understanding of
The Arts curriculum has developed during your experience throughout these
sessions.
Has your level of confidence and outlook changed since the initial session, if
so please explain with examples.