Pre-requisites

ED920.506 Developmental Learning and Pedagogies

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• In the context of a placement the student will observe students and apply knowledge of how they learn by assisting the classroom teacher to implement lessons that support student learning and reflect knowledge of content.

• In the context of a placement the student will support the learning of diverse groups of students using a range of teaching strategies, in conjunction with supervisors.

• In the context of a placement the student will reflect on professional identity and engagement using guidelines such as the National Professional Standards for Teachers and the Codes of Conduct and Ethics.

• In the context of a placement the student will demonstrate an emerging knowledge and understanding of the National Professional Standards for Teachers and the Codes of Conduct and Ethics.

• In the context of a placement the student will analyse and reflect on their own and others’ teaching practices and the effectiveness of the learning environment in order to improve as a teacher.

• In the context of a placement the student will examine and explain their reflections on self as learner and self as educator, including a Christian perspective.

• In the context of a placement the student will reflect on and demonstrate personal competence as a professional communicator and as a member of a wider learning community.

• In the context of a placement the student will analyse Christian perspectives on education in schools.

Unit Description

During the school-based learning experiences, pre-service teachers will demonstrate a responsive and responsible approach to professional practice and satisfactory completion of Professional Experience placements and debriefings. They will observe and reflect on the role and responsibility of a teacher, including Christian values and principles, and professional conduct with students, colleagues and the school community. Pre-service teachers will engage with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the Codes of Conduct and Ethics for the teaching profession and reflect on their implications for professional practice.

The Professional Experience together with the College-based delivery are designed developmentally to scaffold the pre-service teachers’ development in professional practice from those of a novice to those of an independent graduating teacher who is “ready to teach”.

Pre-service teachers will be required to undertake five days in a primary setting. Students will concentrate on observing and assisting teachers and students and reflecting on their experiences. Through this subject students will get an early ‘feel’ for their development as pre-service teachers.

Pre-service teachers will observe and reflect on the effectiveness of a learning environment in terms of overall student learning; attention to individual learning needs; management of student behaviour and; teachers’ professional behaviour and ethical conduct. In addition they will observe and reflect on professional behaviour including empathy, positive regard for and rapport with students; productive relationships with colleagues and teachers’ on-going learning.

Successful completion of all Professional Experiences is essential to gaining the award of Master of Teaching (Primary).

Pre-service teachers will have a Working with Children check before they commence Professional Experience.

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Demand based)
Face to face: (Every Year, Semester 1)

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.