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EDC4000 Preparing for the Profession

Transition Semester 3, 2023 9W Online
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Education
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

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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

In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024.

Pre-service teachers must meet the Graduate Australian Professional Standards for Teachers prior to gaining registration. This requires them to demonstrate a readiness for the profession, based on evidence of practice. Pre-service teachers, as learners themselves, interact with their learners and school staff to develop professionally through and with others. They must also reflect deeply upon the personal strengths and challenges they will face as beginning teachers. This final year course affords pre-service teachers the opportunity to autonomously connect to real-world teaching contexts and demonstrate their capabilities as graduate teachers. In the final year, 'Preparing for the Profession' transitions pre-service teachers to beginning teachers, as evidenced by their capabilities measured against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers - Graduate Level.

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:

  1. 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)
  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)
  3. 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)
  4. 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)
  5. develop a plan for continued professional growth and development against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Portfolio ? 6.1, 6.3)
  6. demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of appropriate ICT uses in education (Portfolio ? 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.6, 3.4)
  7. 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)
  8. demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing (Portfolio).

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
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

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

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

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Planning document No 50 1,2
Assignments Written Portfolio No 50 1,2,3,4
Date printed 9 February 2024