PR601 Professional Experience (15 days)
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
PR501Professional Experience Primary Observation 5 days
PR502 Professional Experience Secondary Observation 5 days
And, for the BEd Secondary a combination of 3 units from the student’s Major/Minor
Evidence of an attempt at LANTITE in both Literacy and Numeracy
Co-requisites
ED6030 Classroom Management
OR
ED6040 Curriculum and Assessment
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Apply knowledge of students, learning theory, curriculum and content, to plan and implement effective lesson sequences in response to the learning strengths and needs of all students and classroom management strategies that support the engagement, safety and well-being of diverse students.
Develop further knowledge of curriculum, assessment and reporting to design learning sequences and lesson plans that include a range of teaching strategies and resources including challenging but achievable learning goals, for a range of diverse students.
Organise classroom activities, providing clear directions and using a range of communication ICT
Create and critically evaluate assessment tools that provide reliable evidence of student learning
Critically reflect on your own and others’ teaching practices. Seek, evaluate, and apply advice and feedback from experienced teachers in order to evaluate and improve your teaching practice. Demonstrate increasing knowledge and understanding of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and The Victorian Teaching Profession Code of Conduct, and their application to professional practice and identity
Unit Description
This unit entails attending a placement school (primary or secondary depending on the course being completed) for a block of 15 consecutive days. Under the supervision of an experienced teacher, you will apply and develop your teaching practices, teaching whole classes for whole lessons by the third week as negotiated with your supervising teacher based on your progress and performance. You will continue to focus on learning through regularly observing and reflecting on experienced teachers’ practices and reflecting on your own teaching taking into account the feedback from your supervisor.
You will attend a preparation class on campus prior to the professional experience placement and a debrief class on campus after its completion.
During the placement, your supervising teacher will provide you with advice, support and feedback to support your progress and improve your practices and will assess your teaching against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the graduate level. You are required to incorporate digital technologies into your teaching, learning, preparation and assessment practices displaying improving personal proficiency. As you progress through the Professional Experience, you are expected to demonstrate increasing competence and professional growth and become well immersed in school life.
Topics
- Preparing for professional experience in school
- How to seek and use feedback to improve practice
- Reflecting and debriefing on your professional experience in school
- Identifying and responding to diverse students learning strengths and needs
Assessment and Indicative Load
Assessment types include Other, Field Placement Supervisors Report, Portfolio, and Attendance. Indicative study load is 80 hours.
Unit offerings
Face to face: (Demand based)Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.