ED4490 - Fourth Year Professional Experience B
Credit points: |
6 |
Year: |
2023 |
Student Contribution Band: |
Band
1 |
Administered by: |
College of Arts, Society & Education |
Available ONLY to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Education.
This subject is the penultimate phase of the developmental curriculum for Professional
Experience. During the final Professional Experience, preservice teachers will have
an opportunity to enact their agency as leaders of learning, through their professional
practice, demonstrated in the context of their classroom, school and the wider community.
Preservice teachers will complete a 25-day block practicum in a school and complete
a range of activities to demonstrate their professional competence to assure their
attainment of the Graduate Teacher Australian Professional Standards. Preservice teachers
are required to plan, teach, assess and evaluate a minimum four-week block of full-time
equivalent teaching within the allocated 25 days. For students enrolled in the Bachelor
of Education Early Childhood Education, Professional Experience will be undertaken
in a school with children aged 5-8 years. In addition, all students must attend five
(5) days of online Professional Orientation (Intensive Workshop), which will include
professional development and seminars with education leaders and stakeholders.
Learning Outcomes
- apply an advanced and integrated understanding of teacher professional knowledge,
practice and engagement in the context of their professional experience placement,
including the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions;
- design, implement and evaluate curriculum, assessment and differentiated learning
opportunities, to enhance learning outcomes for all students, including those from
diverse cultural, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds and with specific learning
needs;
- demonstrate mastery of professional numeracy and literacy content and the application
of strategies for teaching numeracy and literacy in a variety of curricular contexts;
- work collaboratively, effectively, responsibly, safely and ethically in their professional
experience context with a critical understanding of regulatory requirements, ethical
principles, practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour and, where appropriate,
cultural frameworks;
- use the Graduate Teacher APST to critically reflect on demonstrated skills, knowledge
and attitudes during the professional experience and manage their professional learning
needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others.
Subject Assessment
- Completion of the Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA) that meets requisite
standard.
Special Assessment Requirements
Students required to attend (2) compulsory half day GTPA workshops prior to commencing
Placement. Completion of required consecutive 25 days Professional Experience and
submission of Satisfactory grading Minimum of Graduate Level in all descriptors against
the QPERF Report. Mandatory attendance at five (5) days Online Professional Orientation
(Intensive Workshop). Attendance at Professional Experience Workshops is an essential
component of the Work Integrated Learning Program.
Prerequisites: |
ED4486 |
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:
|
ED4489 |
Availabilities
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Cairns,
Study Period 1,
Placement/fieldwork
|
Census Date 23-Mar-2023 |
Coordinator: |
Miss Trisha Telford |
Lecturers:
|
Dr Tanya Doyle, Miss Trisha Telford. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 8 hours online Workshops - 2x 1/2 Day GTPA Preparation
- 2 hours placement
- 25 days professional Experience
- assessment and self-directed study
|
|
|
JCU Singapore,
Study Period 52,
Placement/fieldwork
|
Census Date 03-Aug-2023 |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 35 hours workshops - Professional Orientation
- 25 days professional Experience
|
|
|
JCU Singapore,
Study Period 53,
Placement/fieldwork
|
Census Date 30-Nov-2023 |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 35 hours workshops - Professional Orientation
- 25 days professional Experience
|
|
|
Townsville,
Study Period 1,
Placement/fieldwork
|
Census Date 23-Mar-2023 |
Coordinator: |
Miss Trisha Telford |
Lecturers:
|
Dr Tanya Doyle, Miss Trisha Telford. |
Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this
6
credit point subject is approximately
260 hours.
- 8 hours online Workshops - 2 x 1/2 Day GTPA Preparation
- 2 hours placement
- 25 days professional Experience
- assessment and self-directed study
|
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|
Note:
Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process,
and in case
of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest
official information.