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THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 1
Contents 1. Definition of terms 4 2. Introduction 6 3. The objectives of the Ministry of Basic Education through 6 the National Teaching Awards are to: 4. Structure of the Nomination Guide 7 5. Categories 8 5.1 General Criteria, Questions And Scores 9 5.2 Categories: Specific Criteria 11 5.2.1 Excellence in Primary School Teaching 11 5.2.2 Excellence in Secondary School Teaching 14 5.2.3 Excellence in Primary School Leadership 17 5.2.4 Excellence in Secondary School Leadership 20 5.2.5 Excellence in Grade R Teaching 23 5.2.6 Excellence in Special Needs Teaching 27 5.2.7 Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (GET) 32 5.2.8 Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences (GET) 35 5.2.9 Excellence in Technology – Enhanced, Teaching And 38 Learning Award 5.2.10 Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award 41 5.2.11 Kader Asmal Excellence Award 48 6. Awards for the National Teaching Awards 49 7. Rules pertaining to the National Teaching Awards 50 7.1 Eligibility 50 7.2 How to nominate: who can nominate 51 7.3 The Nomination Process 51 7.4 Who should sign the forms 52 7.5 Filling in of Nomination forms 52 7.6 Disqualification 53 7.7 Choosing a winner 53 7.7.1 The teacher/team’s presentation: 54 2 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
7.7.2 Regarding the issue of use of learner photographs and 54 issues of informed consent: 7.7.3 Dress code: 55 7.7.4 Verification visits: 55 8. Disputes 56 9. General matters 59 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 3
1. Definition of terms For the purpose of this guide, the following definitions should apply: Term Definition Adjudicators Refers to specialists in related areas of who form adjudication panels responsible for assessing and selecting the best projects at provincial and national level. Code of conduct Code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the social norms and religious rules and responsibilities of, or proper practices for, an individual, party or organisation. Related concepts include ethical, honor, moral codes and religious laws. Context This refers to learners’ needs, interests and background (social, economic, political, cultural, etc.) Diversity Differences in people, taking into account the following aspects: culture, language, geographical background, ability, age, economic and social background in your school setting. EWP 6 Education White Paper 6 Excellence: To maintain high standards of performance, professionalism and aim to be the best in everything including being fair, ethical and trustworthy. Governance Refers to School/ECD centres Governing Body. Structure Grade R Category: All public schools and the ECD centres/sites registered with the Department of Basic Education and/or Department of Social Development. ICT Information and Communication Technology Inclusivity According to Education White Paper 6 (SA, 2001) inclusion is about accommodating the needs of all learners, irrespective of disability and cultural and socio-economic background. Additionally, it refers to a change in attitude, behaviour, teaching and assessment methods, curricula and teaching and learning environments to accommodate all learners, as well as maximizing the participation of all learners and particularly the needs of those learners who experience barriers to learning). PDE Provincial Departments of Education 4 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Term Definition Primary School: From Grade 1 to 7. School Community: This includes parents, teachers, learners, the business sector, local community and organisations, teacher unions, and SGBs. Secondary School: From Grade 8 to 12. SIAS Policy Policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and Support (2014). This refers to the policy on Screening, Identification, Assessment and support, which is aimed at ensuring that all children of school-going age who experience barriers to learning, including those who are disabled, will be able to access inclusive, quality, free, primary and secondary education on an equal basis with other young people in the communities in which they live. Special Needs For special and full-service schools (Including therapists, Teaching psychologists and itinerant learning support teachers) SNA Forms Support Needs Assessment Forms of the SIAS Policy Social Cohesion Among other things, this refers to the following: Issues: • Demographic representation; • Gender; • Race relations; • Constitutional precepts such as redress and access and the importance of teaching in achieving social goals. Social goals This refers to matters such as human rights, inclusivity, and environmental and social justice (as described in the National Curriculum Statement). Team Work To partner together as colleagues, working as a team to achieve shared organisational goals. A team should be a group of colleagues in a particular grade, phase, subject or the school/ centre management team. A maximum of 5 (five) teachers form a team. Technology- To integrate technology in day to day classroom teaching activities Enhanced by teachers in public schools, mainstream and full service schools. Classroom Teaching Appendices 1. Form 1 2. Form 2 3. Form 3 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 5
2. Introduction The National Teaching Awards Scheme was conceptualised and launched in 2000 and now enters its eighteenth year of implementation. Through extensive consultation, the scheme has been refined, sharpened, as well as broadened in terms of its frame and categories. We therefore welcome you to the National Teaching Awards 2017. The Department of Basic Education wishes to salute all schools and teachers who have entered the National Teaching Awards since 2000. The Department acknowledges the extraordinary efforts made by the teachers, often in very difficult conditions. The efforts are a service to our children, most of whom come from poor communities. The National Teaching Awards scheme is one of the ways in which the Department of Basic Education acknowledges, encourages dedicated and caring teachers in their efforts to develop each learner as a citizen of a democratic, non-racial and non-sexist South Africa. 3. The objectives of the Ministry of Basic Education through the National Teaching Awards are to: (a) Focus public attention on the positive aspects of Basic Education, thereby raising the public image of the teaching profession; (b) Recognise and promote excellence in teaching performance; (c) Honour dedicated creative and effective teachers and schools; (d) Encourage best practice in schools; and (e) Afford South Africans the opportunity to publicly say thank you to all outstanding teams or individual teachers in schools. 6 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
4. Structure of the Nomination Guide The Nomination Guide is divided into: (a) The categories; (b) The Kader Asmal category, a special Ministerial Award; (c) Awards; (d) Rules Pertaining to the National Teaching Awards 2017; (e) 2017 NTA - Nomination Form (Form 1); (f) 2017 NTA - Team/Self Portrait Form (Form 2); (g) 2017 NTA - School Motivation Form (Form 3); (h) The Dispute Resolution Mechanism; and (i) General matters. Please note: (a) In 2016, the Minister of Basic Education announced that the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award will be known as the Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award. To fulfill the Minister’s announcement a criterion with Nelson Mandela attributes were added to the Lifetime Achievement Award; and (b) In all the categories, questions and their scores have been added next to the criteria. The purpose is to guide teachers when presenting the work they do. THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 7
5. CATEGORIES (a) There are ten categories as listed below: (i) Excellence in Primary School Teaching; (ii) Excellence in Secondary School Teaching; (iii) Excellence in Primary School Leadership; (iv) Excellence in Secondary School Leadership; (v) Excellence in Grade R Teaching; (vi) Excellence in Special Needs Teaching; (vii) Excellence in Teaching Mathematics (GET); (viii) Excellence in Teaching Natural Sciences (GET); (ix) Excellence in Technology–Enhanced, Teaching and Learning Award; and (x) Nelson Mandela Lifetime Achievement Award. (b) Each category is divided into general and specific criteria. (c) The general criteria and the questions are the same for all the categories and the teachers are expected to do presentations while answering the questions during the formal interview process. (d) Each teacher/team will be assessed against the general criteria and the specific criteria of the category entered for. (e) When responding to General Criteria, each teacher/team is expected to align the answer/presentation to the category that they have entered for. 8 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
(f) The general criteria, which are applicable to all categories will only appear once in the guide to avoid re-writing them at the beginning of each category. The following pages consist of the general criteria followed by all the categories and their specific criteria. 5.1 GENERAL CRITERIA, QUESTIONS AND SCORES Criteria Questions based on general Max score criteria 1. Social justice issues: How do you deal with the curriculum so as to enhance their learning experience? How the teacher deals with the How do you teach in a way which 6 impact and effects of the following ensures that you address the impact social justice issues: and effects of the following social (a) Race relations; justice issues: (b) Constitutional precepts such as (a) Race relations; redress and access; (b) Constitutional precepts such (c) Diversity and inclusivity; as redress and access; (d) Poor facilities and inadequate (c) Diversity and inclusivity; resources; (d) Poor facilities and inadequate (e) HIV and Aids and other diseases; resources; (f) Substance abuse, crime, bullying, (e) HIV and Aids and other gangsterism, teenage pregnancy diseases; and gender issues; and (f) Substance abuse, crime, (g) The environment bullying, gangsterism, teenage pregnancy and gender issues; and (g) The environment THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 9
Criteria Questions based on general Max score criteria 2. Implementation of Basic Education Policies How the teacher understands, (a) Mention the policies that impact 4 interprets and applies current policies on your teaching of CAPS and how these policies impact on their for example, and how do you teaching practice. understand, interpret and apply these on your Teaching Practice? 3. Contribution to the ethos and morale of the school How the teacher: (a) How do you motivate and inspire 8 (a) Motivates and inspires learners learners, colleagues, and the and colleagues; school community? (b) Is involved in programmes that (b) Explain your involvement in 8 unify the school community; programmes that unify the (c) Engages in continuing school? professional development (c) Expand on how you engage 8 activities, which have a positive in the continuing professional impact on classroom activities. development activities which have a positive impact on classroom activities? 4. Contribution to extra-curricular activities in the school community How the teacher: (a) How do you encourage learners 6 (a) Encourages learners and and colleagues to participate in colleagues to participate in extra- the extra-curricular activities and curricular activities; use the extra-curricular activities (b) Succeeds in using extra- for the holistic developments of curricular activities for the holistic the learners? development of learners. SUB TOTAL 40 10 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
5.2 CATEGORIES: SPECIFIC CRITERIA NOTE: Each category has general criteria, specific criteria, questions, and scores, as illustrated in the previous page. 5.2.1 EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHING Criteria Questions Max score 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning experience, using: 1.1 Knowledge and skills to 1.1 How do you use knowledge and 20 identify learners’ strengths skills to identify learner’s strengths and weaknesses, to choose and weaknesses to choose appropriate teaching and appropriate teaching and learning learning strategies; strategies? 1.2 Learner-centered, creative 1.2 Mention the learner-centred, creative and innovative techniques and innovative techniques that that provide for acquiring of provide for acquiring of basic skills basic skills and knowledge and and knowledge and promotion of promotion of critical thinking critical thinking and problem solving and problem solving in line with in line with Curriculum Assessment Curriculum Assessment and and Policy Statements (CAPS) that Policy Statements (CAPS). you use? 1.3 Balancing curricular needs and 1.3 How do you keep a balance between the context of the learner within curricular needs, context of the the suggested time learners, within the suggested timeframe? THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 11
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Contribute to the personal development of learners by communicating effectively with them about their performance and progress by: 2.1 Keeping comprehensive 2.1 Explain how you keep records of 20 records of planning and learner learners’ progress and ensure that progress and ensuring that they are accessible? these are accessible; 2.2 Explain how you involve learners 2.2 Actively involving learners in in their assessment in a manner their own assessment in a way that that supports their needs and that fully supports their needs development of skills, attitudes and and the development of their knowledge? skills, attitudes and knowledge; 2.3 Explain how you develop learners 2.3 Developing learners who who will act in the interest of the will act in the interest of the society, whose values will be based society, whose values will on respect for democracy, equality, be based on respect for human dignity and social justice, as democracy, equality, human promoted in the Constitution? dignity and social justice, as 2.4 Explain how you built into lesson promoted in the constitution; designs feedback that is insightful, 2.4 Giving insightful, regular, regular, timeous, consistent and consistent and timeous available to all stakeholders? feedback, which is built into 2.5 What opportunities lesson designs and is available do you provide learners to link to all stakeholders; and curricular activities and real life 2.5 Providing opportunities for experiences? learners to link curricular activities with real life experiences (for example, learners undertake an educational tour). 12 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Adapting learning and teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual learners’ effectively 3.1 Using inclusive strategies 3.1 Explain how you structure your 20 and promoting respect for lessons so that you use inclusive individuals and diversity; strategies and promote respect for individuals and diversity? 3.2 Promoting learners’ self- esteem so that they are 3.2 In your teaching, how do you motivated and self-disciplined; promote self-esteem so that learners are motivated and self-disciplined? 3.3 Using different techniques to promote cooperative learning; 3.3 Talk about the different techniques and that you use to promote co-operative learning? 3.4 Organising space to enable all learners to be productive and 3.4 Describe how you organise space to engaged in learning. enable all learners to be productive and engaged in learning? SUB TOTAL 60 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 13
5.2.2 EXCELLENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHING Criteria Questions Max score 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning experience, using: 1.1 Knowledge and skills to 1.1 How do you use knowledge 20 identify learners’ strengths and and skills to identify learner’s weaknesses, to choose appropriate strengths and weaknesses to teaching and learning strategies; choose appropriate teaching and learning strategies? 1.2 Learner-centred techniques that provide for acquiring of basic skills 1.2 Mention the learner-centred and knowledge and promotion teaching techniques that you of critical thinking and problem use that provide for learners’ solving; acquisition of basic skills, knowledge and promotion of 1.3 Balancing curricular needs and the critical thinking and problem context of the learner within the solving skills, in line with CAPS? suggested time frame; and Explain if those techniques are 1.4 Creatively and innovatively innovative and creative. adhering to curriculum planning that 1.3 How do you keep a balance incorporates the use of CAPS. between curricular needs, context of the learners, within the suggested timeframe? 1.4 How do you keep a balance between the goals of the teaching plan as proposed by CAPS and the context of the learners? 14 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Contribute to the personal development of learners by communicating effectively with them about their performance and progress by: 2.1 Keeping comprehensive records of 2.1 Explain how you keep 20 planning and learner progress and comprehensive records of ensuring that these are accessible; planning and learner progress and ensure that they are 2.2 Developing learners who will act accessible? in the interest of society, whose values will be based on respect for 2.2 Explain how you develop democracy, equality, human dignity learners who will act in the and social justice, as promoted in interest of the society, whose the Constitution; values will be based on respect for democracy, equality, human 2.3 Giving insightful, regular, consistent dignity and social justice, as and timeous feedback, which is promoted in the Constitution? built into lesson designs and is available to all stakeholders; and 2.3 Explain how you built into lesson designs feedback that 2.4 Providing guidance and support to is insightful, regular, timeous, learners using the curriculum for consistent and available to all career and life choices. stakeholders? 2.4 Explain with examples, how you provide guidance and support to learners using the curriculum to link curricular activities with career and life choices? THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 15
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Adapting learning and teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual learners’ effectively 3.1 Using inclusive strategies and 3.1 Explain how you structure your 20 promoting respect for individuals lessons so that you use inclusive and diversity; strategies and promote respect for individuals and diversity? 3.2 Promoting learners’ self-esteem so that they are motivated and self- 3.2 In your teaching, how do you disciplined; promote self-esteem so that learners are motivated and self- 3.3 Using different techniques to disciplined? promote cooperative learning; and 3.3 Talk about the different 3.4 Organising space to enable all techniques that you use to learners to be productive and promote co-operative learning? engaged in learning. 3.4 Describe how you organise space to enable all learners to be productive and engaged in learning? SUB TOTAL 60 16 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
5.2.3 EXCELLENCE IN PRIMARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Criteria Questions Max score 1. Demonstrate positive and clear leadership in directing and guiding the school, centre or community by: 1.1 Using resources optimally and 1.1 Bearing in mind the mission and 20 creatively, bearing in mind the the vision of your school, how vision, mission and goals of the do you use resources optimally institution, including making and creatively and also make resources accessible to the school them available to the school community; community? 1.2 Mentoring, supporting and 1.2 What staff development providing staff development programmes have you initiated initiatives and ensuring that to ensure staff training and staff training and mentoring mentoring and how do your programmes are implemented and conduct evaluation in a manner evaluated to encourage teachers that encourages teachers to do to do more than what is required, more than is required? with enthusiasm; 1.3 Explain how you keep 1.3 Keeping comprehensive and comprehensive and up-to-date up-to-date records that meet records that meet requirements requirements in terms of accepted in terms of accepted practices practices and/or developmental and/or developmental requirements; and requirements? 1.4 Delegating tasks appropriately 1.4 How do you delegate tasks to colleagues for the purpose of appropriately to colleagues capacity building. for the purpose of capacity building? THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 17
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Create and sustain a stimulating and supportive learning and teaching environment at the school or centre by: 2.1 Translating strategic objectives 2.1 Elaborate on how you translate 20 into action plans, thereby inspiring strategic objectives into colleagues and engendering trust; action plans, thereby inspiring colleagues and engendering 2.2 keeping monitoring mechanisms trust? in place to promote the implementation of strategic 2.2 What monitoring mechanisms objectives and policies; have you put in place to promote the implementation of 2.3 Working with colleagues and strategic objectives and policies consulting with all stakeholders are they working? to effect improvements on an on- going basis; 2.3 Share how you successfully work with colleagues and 2.4 Remaining approachable, sharing consult with all stakeholders to information and providing support, effect improvements on an on- while encouraging independent going basis? thinking and innovation; 2.4 How do you ensure that you 2.5 Showing active awareness of remain approachable, sharing transformational issues; and information and providing 2.6 responding positively to inclusivity support, while encouraging and social cohesion issues within independent thinking and the context of the school, centre or innovation? community. 2.5 As a leader, what do you do to show active awareness of transformational issues and respond positively to inclusivity and social cohesion issues within the context of the school, centre or community? 18 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Create and foster links between the school centre and real life situations for the benefit of the school, centre or community by: 3.1 Actively seeking solutions to 3.1 Explain the part you have 20 school, centre or community played and/or continue to play problems and leading in carrying in actively seeking solutions to out suggested solutions; school, centre or community problems and leading in carrying 3.2 Providing leadership in creating out suggested solutions? partnerships with relevant external organisations or institutions; 3.2 Explain your role in providing leadership in creating 3.3 Encouraging and motivating others partnerships with relevant (colleagues) to take leadership external organisations or roles within and beyond the school institutions? or centre; 3.3 How do you encourage and 3.4 Consistently showing leadership motivate others (colleagues) to by dealing with issues of diversity, take leadership roles within and personal attitudes and the beliefs beyond the school or centre? of others with skill, consideration, sensitivity and understanding. 3.4 In your leadership position, how do you deal consistently with issues of diversity, personal attitudes and the beliefs of others with skill, consideration, sensitivity and understanding? SUB TOTAL 60 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 19
5.2.4 EXCELLENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Criteria Questions Max score 1. Demonstrate positive and clear leadership in directing and guiding the school, centre or community by: 1.1 Using resources optimally and 1.1 Bearing in mind the mission and 20 creatively, bearing in mind the the vision of your school, how vision, mission and goals of the do you use resources optimally institution, including making and creatively and also make resources accessible to the them available to the school school community; community? 1.2 Mentoring, supporting and 1.2 What staff development providing staff development programmes have you initiated initiatives and ensuring that to ensure staff training and staff training and mentoring mentoring and how do your programmes are implemented conduct evaluation in a manner and evaluated to encourage that encourages teachers to do teachers to do more than what is more than is required? required, with enthusiasm; 1.3 Explain how you keep 1.3 Keeping comprehensive and comprehensive and up-to-date up-to-date records that meet records that meet requirements requirements in terms of accepted in terms of accepted practices practices and/or developmental and/or developmental requirements; and requirements? 1.4 Delegating tasks appropriately 1.4 How do you delegate tasks to colleagues for the purpose of appropriately to colleagues for capacity building. the purpose of capacity building? 20 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Create and sustain a stimulating and supportive learning and teaching environment at the school or centre by: 2.1 Translating strategic objectives 2.1 Elaborate on how you translate 20 into action plans, thereby inspiring strategic objectives into colleagues and engendering trust; action plans, thereby inspiring colleagues and engendering 2.2 Keeping monitoring mechanisms trust? in place to promote the implementation of strategic 2.2 What monitoring mechanisms objectives and policies; have you put in place to promote the implementation of strategic 2.3 Working with colleagues and objectives and policies are they consulting with all stakeholders working? to effect improvements on an on- going basis; 2.3 Share how you successfully work with colleagues and consult 2.4 Remaining approachable, sharing with all stakeholders to effect information and providing support, improvements on an on-going while encouraging independent basis? thinking and innovation; and 2.4 How do you ensure that you 2.5 Showing active awareness of remain approachable, sharing transformational issues and information and providing responding positively to inclusivity support, while encouraging and social cohesion issues within independent thinking and the context of the school, centre innovation? or community. 2.5 As a leader, what do you do to show active awareness of transformational issues and respond positively to inclusivity and social cohesion issues within the context of the school, centre or community? THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 21
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Create and foster links between the school centre and real life situation for the benefit of the school, centre or community by: 3.1 Actively seeking solutions to 3.1 Explain the part you have 20 school, centre or community played and/or continue to play problems and leading in carrying in actively seeking solutions to out suggested solutions; school, centre or community problems and leading in carrying 3.2 Providing leadership in creating out suggested solutions? partnerships with relevant external organisations or 3.2 Explain your role in providing institutions; leadership in creating partnerships with relevant 3.3 Encouraging and motivating external organisations or others (colleagues) to take institutions? leadership roles within and beyond the school or centre; and 3.3 How do you encourage and motivate others (colleagues) to 3.4 Consistently showing leadership take leadership roles within and by dealing with issues of diversity, beyond the school or centre? personal attitudes and the beliefs of others with skill, consideration, 3.4 In your leadership position, how sensitivity and understanding. do you deal consistently with issues of diversity, personal attitudes and the beliefs of others with skill, consideration, sensitivity and understanding? SUB TOTAL 60 22 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
5.2.5 EXCELLENCE IN GRADE R TEACHING Criteria Questions Max score 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning experience by: 1.1 Using knowledge and skills to 1.1 How do you diagnose your 15 identify learners’ strengths and learners’ strengths and weaknesses to develop teaching weaknesses to develop strategies; appropriate teaching and learning strategies? 1.2 Using learner-centred techniques that provide for 1.2 What learner-centred teaching acquiring appropriate skills, techniques do you use that are knowledge and promotion of in line with the Curriculum and critical thinking and problem Assessment Policy Statements solving in line with the Curriculum (CAPS) and provide for: and Assessment Policy • Acquiring basic skills; Statements (CAPS); • Knowledge; 1.3 Creatively and innovatively adhering to CAPS requirements • Promotion of critical thinking; as relevant to the learners’ and developmental levels; and • Problem-solving skills? 1.4 Keeping an excellent balance between the clear goals of 1.3 How do you creatively and the teaching programme as innovatively adhere to CAPS proposed by CAPS and the requirements that are relevant expression of learner needs, to the learners’ developmental interests and backgrounds. levels? 1.4 How do you keep a balance between: • The goals of the teaching programme as proposed by CAPS; and • The expression of learner needs, interests and backgrounds 2. Encourage young learners to become independent and confident by: THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 23
Criteria Questions Max score 2.1 Using developmentally 2.1 What and how do you use 15 appropriate communication developmentally appropriate approaches to enable learners communication approaches to express themselves with to enable learners to express confidence; themselves with confidence 2.2 Teaching various memory 2.2 Expatiate on the memory skills skills to help learners to recall you use to help learners to recall experiences; experiences? 2.3 Applying learner-centred 2.3 What and how do you use approaches so that learners are learner-centred approaches so capable of carrying out simple that learners are able to carry out life skills and instructions; simple life skill instructions? 2.4 Creating a supportive and 2.4 How do you provide a supportive caring environment that helps and caring environment that children to manage their own helps learners to manage their behaviour; and own behaviour 2.5 Using an inclusive and 2.5 How do apply inclusive and unbiased approach to promote unbiased approaches to promote learners’ self- esteem so that learners’ self-esteem so that they they are motivated and confident. are motivated and confident? 3. Foster links between the school, centre and the community by: 24 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 3.1 Actively seeking solutions to 3.1 How do you actively seek 15 school, centre, or community solutions to school, centre problems and taking a lead in or community problems; and carrying out suggested solutions; take the lead in carrying out suggested solutions? 3.2 Establishing respectful and cooperative relationships with 3.2 Explain how you establish co-workers and families; respectful, cooperative relationships with co-workers and 3.3 Consistently showing skill, families? consideration, sensitivity and understanding in dealing with 3.3 Draw us a mental picture of how issues of diversity, personal you show skill, consideration, attitudes and the beliefs of sensitivity and understanding in others; and dealing with issues of diversity, personal attitudes and the belief 3.4 Using or involving partners and of others? services in other sectors to the benefit of the learner, school, 3.4 How do you involve partners and centre and/or community. services in other sectors to the benefit of the learner, school, centre and/or community? 4. Create and sustain a stimulating and supportive learning and teaching environment at the school or centre by: THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 25
Criteria Questions Max score 4.1 Using resources optimally 4.1 Elaborate on how you use 15 and creatively to the benefit resources optimally and of the school, centre and the creatively to the benefit of community; the school, centre and the community; 4.2 Keeping comprehensive, up-to-date and outstanding 4.2 Describe the strategies you records of planning; learner use to keep comprehensive, progress; ensuring that these up-to-date, and outstanding are accessible; and meet records of planning, learner requirements in terms of progress, ensure that they accepted practices and/or are also accessible, and developmental requirements; meet requirements in terms of accepted practices and/or 4.3 Showing active awareness developmental requirements? of transformational issues and responding positively to 4.3 How do you show active inclusivity and social cohesion awareness of transformational issues within the context of the issues and respond positively school, centre or community; to inclusivity and social cohesion issues within the context of the 4.4 Giving insightful, regular, school, centre or community? consistent and timeous feedback, which is built into 4.4 How do you ensure that you give lesson designs and is available insightful, regular, consistent to all stakeholders; and timeous feedback, which is built into lesson designs and is 4.5 Planning in a way that reflects available to all stakeholders? the teaching and learning process in relation to content, 4.5 Take us through the steps that Infusion of values, skills, and you follow in planning in a way the use of resources for learning that reflects the teaching and activities? learning process in relation to content, Infusion of values, skills, 4.6 Organising space to enable and the use of resources for all learners to be productively learning activities? engaged in learning and development, as well as creating 4.6 How do organise space a safe and healthy environment. for productive learning and development as well as creating a safe and healthy environment? SUB TOTAL 60 26 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
5.2.6 EXCELLENCE IN SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHING Criteria Questions Max score 1. Creatively engage learners with the curriculum to enhance their learning experience by: 1.1 Using knowledge and skills 1.1 Explain how do you address 20 to identify and address the learners’ needs through the individual strengths and application of the processes needs of learners through outlined in the SIAS Policy and the rigorous application of SNA Forms? the processes outlined in the 1.2 Explain how you use learner- SIAS Policy and SNA Forms; centred techniques and appropriate 1.2 Using learner-centred teaching and learning strategies techniques and appropriate that provide for acquiring teaching and learning appropriate skills, whilst at the strategies that provide for same time displaying excellent acquiring appropriate skills, content knowledge of relevant whilst displaying excellent subjects to promote critical thinking content knowledge of relevant and problem solving? subjects to promote critical 1.3 Elaborate on how you plan thinking and problem solving; the integration of resources 1.3 Planning the integration and assistive technology that of resources and assistive are relevant to the learners’ technology that are developmental and special needs, relevant to the learners’ at the same time allowing for developmental and creativeness, innovation and special needs (allowing for improvisation? creativeness, innovation and 1.4 How do you use White Paper 6 improvisation);Differentiating to differentiate the curriculum to the curriculum to suit the suit the needs of the learners, needs of the learners within responding appropriately to the framework of Education barriers of teaching and learning White Paper 6 and responding by incorporating multi-modal appropriately to the barriers strategies relevant to the needs of to teaching and learning by the learners? incorporating multi-modal strategies relevant to the 1.5 How do you ensure excellent needs of the learners; record keeping of learners’ progress and ensure that this is accessible, and ensure that parents are made partners in the support of the learners? THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 27
Criteria Questions Max score 1.4 Keeping comprehensive 1.6 Explain how you use appropriate records of individual support language (including South planning and learner progress African Sign Language) and and ensuring that these are communication strategies (such accessible and that parents as Augmentative and Alternative are made partners in the Communication) to enhance support of the learners; and learners’ access to the curriculum? 1.5 Using appropriate language (including South African Sign Language) and communication strategies (such as Augmentative and Alternative Communication) for teaching and learning to enhance learners’ access to the curriculum 28 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Communicate learners’ progress effectively to both learners and their families, listen and respond constructively to their views by: 2.1 Keeping comprehensive 2.1 How do you ensure that you keep 12 records of planning and outstanding records of learners’ learner progress and ensuring progress & provide the necessary that these are accessible; feedback to learners & parents? 2.2 Giving insightful, regular, 2.2 How do you give insightful, regular, consistent and timeous consistent and timeous feedback, feedback, which is built which is built into lesson designs into lesson designs and is and is available to all stakeholders? available to all stakeholders; 2.3 How do you provide guidance and 2.3 Providing guidance and support informed by the curriculum, support informed by the for career and life choices to curriculum, for career and learners and parents? life choices to learners and 2.4 How do you use appropriate parents; language of teaching and learning 2.4 Using appropriate language to the benefit of learners and for teaching and learning to recognise the involvement of the benefit of learners; and parents in the school/centre? recognising the involvement 2.5 Explain vividly how you recognise of parents in the school or the involvement of parents in the centre; and school/centre? 2.5 Recognising the involvement of parents in the school or centre. THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 29
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Adapt learning and teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual learners effectively by: 3.1 Using inclusive teaching 3.1 How do you use inclusive teaching 12 and learning strategies and learning strategies and and promoting respect for promote respect for individuality individuality and diversity (in and diversity (Therapists and the case of therapists and Psychologist supporting teachers psychologists, supporting to design differentiated curriculum teachers to design delivery strategies); differentiated curriculum 3.2 Explain how you promote learners’ delivery strategies); self-esteem so that they see 3.2 Promoting learners’ self- themselves as part of the society? esteem so that they see 3.3 Clarify the different techniques themselves as part of the that you use to promote skills and society; attitudes that lead to independent 3.3 Using different techniques to learning? promote skills and attitudes 3.4 How do you organise the space that lead to independent to enable all learners to be learning; productively engaged in learning 3.4 Organising space to enable 3.5 Illuminate on the policies and acts all learners to be productively that guide the work of Special engaged in learning; and Needs and Inclusive Education 3.5 Displaying appropriate and how they affect your teaching knowledge of relevant policies practice? and legislation and how to implement them. 30 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 4. Create and foster links between the school or centre and other organisations to the benefit of the school, centre or community by: 4.1 Actively seeking solutions to 4.1 Explain the role you have played 16 school, centre, or community in seeking solutions to school, problems and taking a lead centre, or community problems and in carrying out suggested carrying out suggested solutions? solutions; 4.2 Explain how you pro-actively 4.2 Providing leadership in provide leadership in creating creating partnerships partnerships with relevant with relevant external external organisations or organisations or institutions; institutions; 4.3 Creating opportunities for the 4.3 Describe how you have created school to be a resource centre opportunities for the school to be a to the community and other resource centre to the community organisations; and other organisations? 4.4 Identifying challenges 4.4 What strategies do you use and making referrals to identify challenges & make to appropriate support referrals to appropriate support services for intervention and services for intervention & placement; and placement? 4.5 Identifying the special skills 4.5 How do you identify the special skills and knowledge required by and knowledge required by learners learners for them to obtain for them to obtain employment employment when they leave when they leave school1 school. SUB TOTAL 60 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 31
5.2.7 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS (GET) Criteria Questions Max score 1. Excellence in teaching and supporting learning by the: 1.1 Development of learners’ 1.1 What techniques are you using to 15 appreciation and understanding develop the learners’ appreciation of Mathematics; and understanding of Mathematics? 1.2 Creative use of learning 1.2 What strategies do you use to materials and helping learners maximise the quality of learning in to master material; your Mathematics? 1.3 Improvement of teaching skills 1.3 How do you optimally use over time; resources to: 1.4 Use of technology within (a) Enhance learning in your appropriate contexts, and Mathematics lessons? promotion of Mathematics (b) Promote Mathematics teaching inside and outside the school; inside and outside the school 1.5 Encourage learners (refer to Technology in to pursue a career in particular)? Mathematics, including 1.4 As a Mathematics teacher, what teaching; have you done to: 1.6 On-going review and (a) Motivate learners to love enhancement of own Mathematics? professional practice; (b) Encourage learners to pursue a 1.7 Enthusiasm for the subject; and career in Mathematics including 1.8 Ability to motivate learners to to become a Mathematics learn teacher? 1.5 What steps have you taken to conduct on-going review and enhancement of your professional practice? 1.6 What can you cite which indicates your enthusiasm for the subject? 32 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
COMPLETE & SUBMIT FORM 1 NOMINATION FORM 2017 To be completed by the Nomination Team. Note the eligibility and disqualification criteria in the NTA Information Guide. All forms must be handed in to the district on or before the date determined by the relevant Provincial Education Department. Category of nomination (Please refer to the NTA Information Guide): The Nomination Team wishes to nominate the following individual or team members for the above category. Attach copies of SACE Certificate and ID document of each nominee to the nomination form: Title First Name Surname Mobile Number School/Centre Details: EMIS N TA 2017 School Name No. Name of Principal Type of School Primary/Secondary/Combined/Full Service/LSEN/ECD Centre School/Centre Physical Address Telephone No. ( ) Fax No. ( ) E-mail Address Cell No. District/Region Province Endorsement: By signing the nomination form, the Principal and SGB/CGB Chairperson endorse the nomination by the Nomination Team. Signature of Principal Date Signature of Chairperson of the SGB/CGB Date Special Notes: • If the Principal or SGB/CGB Chairperson cannot sign for whatever reason, please also provide the information in the table below. • If the Principal is the nominee, he/she must only sign in the space provided for the Nominee(s) on the Form . • The SGB/CGB of the Nomination Team must agree on a person who will sign on behalf of the Principal. • If a District/Regional Official is the nominator, the Principal must endorse the nomination. Name of person signing on behalf of the Principal or Chairperson of the SGB/CGB Designation of Signatory Statement of Motivation for signing on behalf of the Principal or Chairperson of the SGB/CGB
COMPLETE FORM 2 & SUBMIT (Page 1) SELF/TEAM PORTRAIT FORM 2017 Use the space below to provide relevant information that will serve as evidence of excellence in the category you are nominated for. Please be guided by the generic and specific criteria of the category you are nominated for. For the IT Category please make specific reference to the use of technology in the classroom with learners and/or with colleagues. Note the eligibility and disqualification criteria in the Information Guide. No CV is required. Provide the following general information: Level of teaching: Gr R/Foundation Phase/Intermediate Phase/Senior Phase/FET Phase/Special School Subject(s) responsible for: ……………………………………………………………...……………………………... Years of teaching experience in South Africa:……………………………………….………………………………... Years of teaching experience at your current school/centre: ………………...…………………………………..... Leadership position (Leadership category): Deputy Principal/Principal ………...…………………………………. Level(Leadership category): Primary School/Secondary School/Combined School/Full Service School/LSEN N TA 2017 & ECD School ……………………………………………………………...……………………………...……...……. Self/Team Portrait:
COMPLETE FORM 2 & SUBMIT Page 2 SELF/TEAM PORTRAIT FORM 2017 N TA 2017
COMPLETE FORM 2 & SUBMIT Page 3 SELF/TEAM PORTRAIT FORM 2017 Declaration by nominee(s) N TA 2017 I/we declare that the information submitted in the Self/Team Portrait is true and correct. Title First Name Surname Signature
COMPLETE & SUBMIT FORM 3 (Page 1) MOTIVATION FORM 2017 The Nomination Team from the school/centre must provide reasons for nominating the individual teacher/ team for entry into the National Teaching Awards 2017. Use the following headings to provide evidence of excellence in the category the teacher/team is nominated for. Please note that some of the headings might not be applicable to all the categories: • Fulfill an excellent role in the classroom/school/centre/community (through the use of technology – IT category) • An inspirational role model for teachers/learners/parents/community • Significant contribution to the teaching profession • Inspires and leads learning in school/community N TA 2017
COMPLETE & SUBMIT FORM 3 (Continued) N TA 2017 The Nomination Team certifies that the above information is true and correct: Name of Chairperson of the Nomination Team/District Official Signature Date Checklist: Check your nomination package. Did you include all the required completed forms? Including? Form 1: Signed by the Principal and SGB Chairperson or Designated Person(s) Yes/No Form 2: Signed by the nominee(s) Yes/No Form 3: Signed by the Chairperson of the Nomination Team and provided a School Stamp Yes/No Copies of SACE Certificate (certified) Yes/No ID Document (certified) Yes/No SCHOOL/CENTRE STAMP
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Learner Focus by means of: 2.1 The promotion of positive 2.1 How do you promote positive 15 relationships among learners; relationships amongst the learners in your class, and how do 2.2 Encouraging cooperation you motivate them to learn? among learners through group work or projects, collaborative 2.2 As an enthusiastic teacher for learning communities, or other mathematics, what co-operative mechanisms; learning experience(s) do you create in your class? 2.3 Engaging learners as full partners in the learning 2.3 In your teaching, how do you process, with learners engross learners as full partners in assuming responsibility for their the learning process, with learners own choices; assuming responsibility for their own choices? 2.4 Communicating high expectations; and 2.4 How do you communicate high expectations for learners? 2.5 Engaging learners in activities outside of the classroom 2.5 How do you engage learners in such as clubs, organisations, activities outside the Maths class tutoring, field trips, or similar e.g. Clubs, Field Trips, Tutoring etc. activities. THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 33
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Subject competence proven by: 3.1 The possession of specific 3.1 What specific knowledge and skills in 15 knowledge and skills in Mathematics do you possess? Mathematics; 3.2 Mention the steps that you have 3.2 Maintaining knowledge through undertaken to ensure maintenance discipline related professional of knowledge through discipline- development; related professional development? 3.3 Participation in professional 3.3 What role have you played in development that demonstrates professional development activities growth as a teacher; that demonstrate your growth as a teacher? 3.4 Membership of professional associations; and 3.4 As a Mathematics teacher, do you belong to any professional 3.5 Engagement in activities that organisation linked to Mathematics reflect knowledge in the field. and what role do you play in the organisation? 3.5 As a Mathematics teacher, can you inform us of activities that you engage in that reflect your knowledge of Mathematics? 4. Personal Attributes evident in: 4.1 Modelling life-long learning; 4.1 What evidence can you produce 15 that indicates that you are a lifelong 4.2 Engaging in positive working learner? relationships with learners and colleagues, and/or community; 4.2 With examples, enlighten us about how you engage in positive working 4.3 Affirming and participating relationships with learners and in shaping a school’s culture colleagues, and/or community; (mission, vision, and values); and 4.3 How do you affirm and participate in shaping a school’s culture (mission, 4.4 Demonstrating clear reasoning vision, and values)? skills. 4.4 Cite an example/s in your teaching of Mathematics where you demonstrated clear reasoning skills? SUB TOTAL 60 34 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
5.2.8 EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING NATURAL SCIENCES (GET) Criteria Questions Max score 1. Excellence in teaching and supporting learning by the: 1.1 Development of learners’ 1.1 What techniques are you using to 15 appreciation and develop the learners’ appreciation understanding of Natural and understanding of Natural Sciences; Sciences? 1.2 Creative use of learning 1.2 What strategies do you use to materials and helping learners maximise the quality of learning in to master material; your Natural Sciences class? (a) How do you optimally use 1.3 Improvement of teaching skills resources to: over time; (c) Enhance learning in your 1.4 Use of technology within Natural Sciences lessons? appropriate contexts, and (d) Promote Natural Sciences promotion of Natural Sciences teaching inside and inside and outside the school. outside the school (refer to Technology in particular)? 1.5 Encourage learners to pursue a career in Natural Sciences, 1.3 As a Natural Sciences teacher, including teaching; what have you done to: (a) Motivate learners to love 1.6 On-going review and Natural Sciences? enhancement of own (b) Encourage learners to pursue professional practice; a career in Natural Sciences 1.7 Enthusiasm for the subject; including to become a Natural and Sciences teacher? 1.8 Ability to motivate learners to 1.4 What steps have you taken to learn conduct on-going review and enhancement of your professional practice? 1.5 What can you cite which indicates your enthusiasm for the subject? THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 35
Criteria Questions Max score 2. Learner Focus by means of: 2.1 The promotion of positive 2.1 How do you promote positive 15 relationships among learners; relationships amongst the learners in your class, and how do you 2.2 Encouraging cooperation motivate them to learn? among learners through group work or projects, collaborative 2.2 As an enthusiastic teacher for learning communities, or other Natural Sciences, what co- mechanisms; operative learning experience(s) do you create in your class? 2.3 Engaging learners as full partners in the learning 2.3 In your teaching, how do you process, with learners engross learners as full partners in assuming responsibility for the learning process, with learners their own choices; assuming responsibility for their own choices? 2.4 Communicating high expectations; and 2.4 How do you communicate high expectations for learners? 2.5 Engaging learners in activities outside of the classroom 2.5 How do you engage learners in such as clubs, organisations, activities outside the Natural tutoring, field trips, or similar Sciences class e.g. Clubs, Field activities. Trips, Tutoring etc. 36 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS
Criteria Questions Max score 3. Subject competence proven by: 3.1 The possession of specific 3.1 What specific knowledge and 15 knowledge and skills in skills in Natural Sciences do you Natural Sciences; possess? 3.2 Maintaining knowledge 3.2 Mention the steps that you have through discipline-related undertaken to ensure maintenance professional development; of knowledge through discipline- related professional development? 3.3 Participation in professional development that 3.3 What role have you played in demonstrates growth as a professional development activities teacher; that demonstrate your growth as a teacher? 3.4 Membership of professional associations; and 3.4 As a Natural Sciences teacher, do you belong to any professional 3.5 Engagement in activities that organisation linked to Natural reflect knowledge in the field. Sciences and what role do you play in the organisation? 3.5 As a Natural Sciences teacher, can you inform us of activities that you engage in that reflect your knowledge of Natural Sciences? 4. Personal Attributes evident in: 4.1 Modeling life-long learning; 4.1 What evidence can you produce 15 that indicates that you are a lifelong 4.2 Engaging in positive working learner? relationships with learners and colleagues, and/or community; 4.2 With examples, enlighten us about how you engage in positive working 4.3 Affirming and participating relationships with learners and in shaping a school’s culture colleagues, and/or community; (mission, vision, and values); and 4.3 How do you affirm and participate in shaping a school’s culture 4.4 Demonstrating clear (mission, vision, and values)? reasoning skills. 4.4 Cite an example/s in your teaching of Natural Sciences where you demonstrated clear reasoning skills? SUB TOTAL 60 THE NOMINATION GUIDE FOR THE 18th EDITION OF THE NATIONAL TEACHING AWARDS 37
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