Professional Practice and Portfolio 1

Subject EDUC90593 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 18.75
Level: 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

February, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Full-time employment as a teacher with a 0.8 teaching load.
Total Time Commitment: Full-time employment as a teacher with a 0.8 teaching load.
Prerequisites: You must have taken the following subjects prior to enrolling in this subject
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2011
12.50
Corequisites: You must take the following subject in the same study period
Subject
Study Period Commencement:
Credit Points:
Not offered in 2011
6.25
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 Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

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Subject Overview: The Professional Practice and Portfolio subjects provide the arena in which all the other subjects in the program are integrated into the Associates’ developing expertise as a classroom teacher, and their developing understandings of professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement. Through direct practical engagement, they further their understanding of school organisation, management of classrooms, the principles of learning and teaching, and their application to the content areas. They analyse student characteristics to identify learning and teaching strategies effective for individual students and productive classrooms. They produce a portfolio as evidence of their professional development as teachers.
Objectives: On completion of this subject, associates should be able to:
  • Implement effectively well-planned sequences of lessons in their learning areas;
  • Understand how principles of learning and teaching are able to be adapted to meet the needs of individual students;
  • Establish positive and supportive relationships around learning with all students in their classes;
  • Communicate effectively with other professionals, and provide clear feedback to students to assist their learning;
  • Synthesise their theoretical and practical understandings of teaching in secondary classrooms;
  • Evaluate their own teaching and professional activity within a framework of professional standards.
Assessment:

Teaching performance and professional engagement in the school (60 per cent)

Development of a professional practice portfolio, consisting of at least five artefacts demonstrating excellence in teaching, (40 per cent) equivalent to 2500 words.

Prescribed Texts: None
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, associates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
  • Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their professional practice;
  • Be flexible ad 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.

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