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= __My ACP opportunities:__ = = //Skills and relationships:// = The ACP allowed me to develop skills that helped further my knowledge of teaching and learning theories. Through running the English classes I was able to learn how to manage different learning abilities, match students into groups that were specific to their needs, tailor the lessons to be more appropriate to student requests, learn to be more flexible, create a unit of work and build and maintain a strong student to teacher rapport. The best quality I gained from the ACP is my ability to group students appropriately and provides relevant work; along with this came a stronger knowledge of managing more than one group of students and ensuring that they were all on task.

Aside from the educational gains of the project, I was able to build and maintain strong relationships with most students in the program. The program gave me time outside of class to get to know the students, the information I gained from the students, in both their educational and personal needs aided me in tailoring more engaging lessons for them to undertake. I believe that the lunch time sessions helped me to create the balance between teacher and friend more appropriately and helped me to begin seeing the students more as individuals, eventually letting them become a more active part of my teaching life. The strong connections I fostered with the students allowed them to be more open with me, about their personal and education lives, again I used this information- particularly their feelings towards VCE and the nearing exams to my advantage, creating activities in the lesson to undertake before getting into the educational side of the hour.