The Nature of Teachers’ Work Sample Clauses

The Nature of Teachers’ Work. Programmed work is defined as those activities a teacher is required to undertake by a school. In addition to programmed work at school, it is acknowledged that teachers spend considerable amounts of time preparing for that work or in other professional tasks at school, in the community, or at home. The nature of teachers’ work, both programmed work and work undertaken in addition to programmed work, includes the following activities: • teaching • planning work • organising work • writing programs • writing units, student handouts etc. • writing policy and procedures • setting assessment instruments • marking papers, essays or other assessments • preparing lessons • seeking out resources • classroom management • report writing • reading journals, viewing media, researching excursion opportunities • preparing speeches, chapel services, devotions etc. • attending educational meetings (e.g. panels) • attending Council committees (e.g. Strategic Planning) • attending P & F meetings • attending or leading educational conferences and workshops • moderating performance of students (checking student work for comparability) • discussing philosophy, strategies etc. with other teachers • recording, filing, storing materials • conducting extracurricular programs in sport, recreational or cultural activities • keeping up with the curriculum, change and various initiatives It is important to note that this list is not exhaustive.