Professional Practice & Seminar Sec 3r

Subject 460-549 (2008)

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Credit Points: 6.250
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject is not offered in 2008.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 11 days of professional practice in a secondary school
Total Time Commitment: 11 days of professional practice
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Subject Overview: This subject focuses on the teacher candidates’ awareness of the characteristics of knowledge, practice and professional engagement for professional accountability in teaching. The placement is focused on assessment for tracking student learning more closely and to inform teaching. Teacher mentors in the school and clinical tutors from the university continue to monitor and support the teacher candidate. The professional practice seminars focus on student learning needs, assessment, the context of the school and relationships with parents and the broader community. Discussions and evaluations in seminars will focus on the teacher candidates’ work and their personal achievements in teaching.
Assessment:

There is 1 assessment task:

  • Practicum Exhibition: half-hour presentation of how teacher candidates have developed their teaching ability in a specified area (100%) conducted end of semester 2.

There are 2 hurdle requirements:

  • Attendance on all days of placement
  • Attendance at all practicum seminar sessions.
Prescribed Texts: Collection of readings.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

On completion of this subject teacher candidates should be able to:

  • Be aware of and can use a range of strategies to establish a positive and inclusive learning environment;
  • Establish a safe and productive learning environment with clear expectations for student behaviour;
  • Use a range of strategies to assess and monitor student learning needs and use this to inform teaching, to report on student learning and provide feedback to students;
  • Independently access and manage a range of learning and teaching resources including technologies to support their specialist area in teaching;
  • Describe their professional practice using the standards for teaching;
  • Plan and implement strategies to support their professional growth.

On completion of this subject, teacher candidates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:

  • Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their professional development in teaching
  • Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to learn;
  • Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
  • Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation;
  • Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient, self-regulating;
  • Have a conscious personal and social values base that is evident in their teaching.

Related Course(s): Master of Teaching (Secondary)

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