Standard 1 - 1.1.1

Standard 1 - 1.1.1 - Demonstrate Knowledge and Understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning

As a secondary teacher, most of the students I will be teaching will be undergoing puberty, this will impact their lives in unexpected ways, sometimes causing them to behave erratically. these changes will occur even when students are seniors as the brain continues to grow well into the 20s. It is important to take this into consideration and explore different solutions if a student continues to show no signs of improvement.

From my teaching experiences I have realised that it is essential to see where the students 'heads are at' before the beginning of a lesson. The students focus may be on something else at the start of class, after the teacher has addressed any issues, the teacher veers questioning towards the topic for the lesson. The students are then usually more focused on what the new information is.

Building the students social skills is very important as a teacher, I feel as though it is our duty to ensure that each student is capable of holding their own in any social environment. As a future TAS teacher, students I teach will go on to many different fields, some of which haven't even been invented yet, so it is my duty to ensure the students are ready for anything. 

Building relationships can be difficult as an adolescent, with bullying affecting many students every day as well as the constant stress of school itself. As a teacher I will endeavor to ensure that each student is comfortable with their classmates, and is able to feel safe at school at all times.

it is essential that as a teacher I learn as much as possible about each of my students, for the better i know each one, the more I can cater a lesson that will 

• Keep them interested

• Keep them motivated

• Teach the syllabus

• Give them useful skills