Supervised Professional Experience 2

Overview

This is the second of three professional experience units in the Master of Teaching (Primary). In this unit pre-service teachers will undertake a 20 day professional experience in a primary school under the supervision of an approved mentor. Pre-service teachers will involve themselves in the life of the school and reflect on their practice and performance supported by their in school mentor and university academic staff. Within this unit pre-service teachers will continue to develop their understanding and competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) appropriate to this course stage. In preparation for this professional experience, pre-service teachers will engage with material relating to pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and policies relevant to a primary school setting.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

• Plan, implement and evaluate learning experiences
• Modify learning environments to ensure safety and to facilitate learning
• Utilise a range of teaching and assessment strategies and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Apply effective interpersonal and communication skills with education professionals, students and families in accordance with legislative requirements, codes of conduct and ethics
• Critically analyse and reflect upon teaching and learning in relation to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
• Create pedagogical approaches that can be effectively integrated into education programs to support inclusion, cultural identity and the linguistic background of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate) focus areas are explicitly taught, practiced and assessed in this unit
• Engagement in a professional experience under the guidance of a qualified mentor teacher
• Curriculum documentation
• Assessment practices and their relationship to effective learning
• Lesson and unit planning
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with students and other professionals
• Using reflection as a tool for improvement
• Setting goals for teaching and learning
• Modify the learning environment to enhance safety and learning
• Teaching resources including ICT
• Effective communication
• A range of teaching strategies that support students' learning
• Strategies for supporting students' learning, well-being and safety, including policy and legislative requirements
• Code of Conduct
• Code of Ethics
• Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate Stage)
• Building on e-Portfolios