Semester 2, 2023 Online | |
Units : | 1 |
School or Department : | School of Education |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
Staffing
Course Coordinator: Mia O'Brien
Requisites
Pre-requisite: ECL2200 or EPP3200 or EPP3100 or ESP2200 or ESP3100 and Students must be in their final year of study enrolled in one of the following Programs: BEDU or BEED or BPED or BSED
Overview
Beginning teachers report that there are significant differences between their experiences as pre-service teachers and those they encounter in the first year of teaching. The professional placement provides a bridge between the more closely supervised professional experience placements and the first year of the education career. Each student is fully immersed in the role of the educator at the host site. Such immersion has the potential to provide the student with an authentic and accelerated understanding of the responsibilities, skills, attitudes and knowledge required of an emerging professional educator. This course provides opportunities for students to reflect on and synthesise their learning in relation to their professional identities as contemporary educators, as these are framed by professional standards frameworks.
This final year course enables pre-service teachers to meet the minimum supervised placement days of their program. When a student has already met the placement requirements during the course of their program, they will not undertake placement in this course. Pre-service teachers are expected to create an electronic portfolio which showcases examples of their practice, highlighting their competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: Graduate Level. Other sector-specific modules based on Career Readiness and Professional Engagement are situated within the course, requiring development of a strong understanding of key policy and practice within the Queensland education setting.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On successful completion of this course students should be able to:
- take full responsibility for the day-to-day management of learning and teaching in assigned classes - or the equivalent tasks/role in other approved contexts (Professional Placement ? 1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2)
- demonstrate a range of effective classroom or workplace management and communication strategies (Professional Placement ? 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.4, 7.1, 7.2)
- exhibit effective resource selection and use of age and subject appropriate teaching strategies (Professional Placement ? 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 5.1)
- reflect on and evaluate their own professional practice and readiness for the teaching profession against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Portfolio - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, 7.4)
- develop a plan for continued professional growth and development against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Portfolio ? 6.1, 6.3)
- demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of appropriate ICT uses in education (Portfolio ? 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 3.4)
- demonstrate a capacity to draw on resources and understandings collated over duration of the program in the development of the personalised portfolio (Portfolio - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1)
- demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing (Portfolio).
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | The future of teaching: education and social change | 10.00 |
2. | Professional, ethical and legal issues for teachers | 20.00 |
3. | Professional standards and the work of teachers | 20.00 |
4. | Preparing for the profession | 20.00 |
5. | Applying theory to practice and drawing theory from practice | 10.00 |
6. | Developing a professional portfolio | 20.00 |
Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed
Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Group Assessment |
Weighting (%) |
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Planning document | No | 25 |
Portfolio | No | 45 |
Reflection (personal/clinical) | No | 30 |