Professional Practice and Seminar Prim 3

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2012:

Parkville, On Campus

28 days of professional practice and related tasks.

A current Working With Children Check (WWCC).

You must have taken the following subjects prior to enrolling in this subject

You must take the following subject in the same study period

None

None

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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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 teaching across all curriculum areas and Candidates’ capacity to teach independently using sustained sequences of teaching with consideration for the learning needs of individual students. Teacher mentors in the school and Clinical Specialists from the university will advise and monitor the Teacher Candidate throughout the placement. The professional practice seminars will focus on the context of the school, relationships with parents and the broader community and resources for teaching. Discussions and evaluations in seminars will focus on the teacher candidates’ work and their personal achievements in teaching. Teacher Candidates will provide evidence of their holistic development as an interventionist classroom practitioner during the Clinical Praxis Examination.

On completion of this subject Teacher Candidates should be able to:

• 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
• Independently access and manage a range of learning and teaching resources including technologies to support their teaching
• Describe their professional practice using the National Professional Standards for Teachers
• Plan and implement strategies to support their professional growth

There are 2 assessment tasks:
• Professional Practice (during all days of practicum, 70%)
• Clinical Praxis Exam (end of semester, 30%)
Teacher Candidates must pass both components.

There are 3 hurdle requirements:

• Attendance on all days of placemen;
• Attendance at all practicum seminars;
• Satisfactory completion of all Professional Portfolio Artifacts.

Pianta,R. C., La Paro, K. M., & Hamre, B. K. (2011). K-3 CLASS Dimensions Guide. Teachstone: Charlottesville.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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 the role of assessment 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 co-operation, communication and negotiation;
• Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient, self-regulating;
• Have conscious personal and social values base that is evident in their teaching.