Professional Experience 2
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 24 hours face to face + Blended and Swinburne Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
AND
OR
25cp in EDU60020-EDU60042
Aims and objectives
In this unit, pre-service teachers will undertake a 20-day professional experience in a secondary school setting under the supervision of approved mentors. Pre-service teachers will involve themselves in the life of the school and reflect on their practice and performance supported by their in school mentors 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 secondary school setting.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
2. Modify learning environments to ensure safety and to facilitate learning
3. Demonstrate effective interpersonal and communication skills with education professionals, students and families
4. Critically analyse and reflect upon teaching and learning in relation to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
5. Utilise a range of teaching and assessment strategies and evaluate their effectiveness
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
On-Campus Workshop | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Placement Placement |
37.5 | 4 | 150 |
Specified Activities Various | 4.5 | 8 | 36 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL | 300 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Placement Placement | 37.5 | 4 | 150 |
Online Various | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 300 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Professional Experience Report | Individual | Pass/fail | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Professional Experience Portfolio | Individual | Pass/fail | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
Both assessment tasks are pass/ fail. To pass this unit, students must achieve a pass grade in both assessments. This is an external accreditation requirement.
Content
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate) focus areas 1.3, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2 are explicitly taught, practiced and assessed in this unit, whilst focus areas 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, 7.1, 7.3 are furthered developed
- Engagement in a professional experience under the guidance of a professionally qualified mentor teacher
- Curriculum documentation
- Introduction to assessment practices and their relationship to effective learningg
- 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
- Building on e-Portfolios
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.