The document outlines a framework for teacher accreditation and career development in NSW consisting of 4 stages, 3 domains, and multiple elements and aspects. Teachers advance through the stages of Graduate Teacher, Professional Competence, Professional Accomplishment, and Professional Leadership. The domains are Professional Knowledge, Professional Practice, and Professional Commitment. Elements describe the knowledge and skills within each domain at different career levels. The framework provides a structure for teachers to develop professionally throughout their career.

1. Moving together to the next level

2.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ 4 Stages:
 Graduate Teacher
 Professional Competence
 Professional Accomplishment
 Professional Leadership

3.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Within each of the stages, 3 domains:
 Professional Knowledge
 Professional Practice
 Professional Commitment

4.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Within each of the Domains are Elements…

5.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Domain: Professional Knowledge:
 Element 1: Teachers know their subject content and
how to teach that content to their students
 Element 2: Teachers know their students and how they
learn

6.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Domain: Professional Practice:
 Element 3: Teachers Plan, Assess And Report For
Effective Learning
 Element 4: Teachers communicate effectively with their
students
 Element 5: Teachers create and maintain safe and
challenging learning environments through the use of
classroom management skills

7.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Domain: Professional Commitment:
 Element 6: Teachers continually improve their
professional knowledge and practice
 Element 7: Teachers are actively engaged members of
their profession and the wider community

8.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Elements
 Within each of the elements, are different aspects
 The Stages, Domains, Elements and Aspects combine
to form a multi-layered, sequential and challenging
framework that guides a professional teacher’s work
and career development…

9. ELEMENT NAME
ASPECT KEY STAGE
GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
TEACHER COMPETENCE ACCOMPLISHMENT LEADERSHIP

10. ELEMENT NAME (eg Element 1 Know subject & how to teach it…)
ASPECT KEY STAGE
GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL
TEACHER COMPETENCE ACCOMPLISHMENT LEADERSHIP
Content 1.1.1 1.2.1 1.3.1 1.4.1
Pedagogy 1.1.2 1.2.2 1.3.2 1.4.2
Curriculum 1.1.3 1.2.3 1.3.3 1.4.3
etc

11.  NSW Institute of Teachers
◦ Accreditation process
 Graduate Teacher
 TAA: NSWIT and NCS
 Professional Competence
 TAA: NCS
 Professional Accomplishment
 TAA: CSA TAC
 Professional Leadership
 TAA: CSA TAC

12.  CSA TAC
◦ Christian Education
◦ Christian Teaching
◦ NSWIT Framework

14.  CSA TAC
◦ Christian Education
 ….is our mission
◦ Christian Teaching
 …. is one of our main strategies
◦ NSWIT Framework
 …. forms a multi-layered, sequential and challenging
framework that guides a professional teacher’s work
and career development

15. Implementing CSA TAC’s Standards in every
aspect of my daily teaching*

16.  El 1- knowing the subject & how to teach it;
 El 2 – knowing the students & how they learn;
 El 3 – planning, assessing & reporting for
effective learning;
 El 4 – communicating effectively;
 El 5 – maintaining safe and challenging learning
environments through classroom management;
 El 6 – continually working to improve knowledge
& practice;
 El 7 – engaging professionally & with community.