ED4487 - Specialist Professional Experience

Available only to students enrolled in specialist studies within the Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Education with Honours; Joint Degrees with BEd and BEd(Honours). Enrolment in ED4487 requires permission of the Director of Professional Experience.

This subject is part of the developmental curriculum for Professional Experience for students with a specialist area within the Bachelor of Education program. Students will be allocated a school and attend for 10 allocated days, completing a range of activities to develop an understanding of the complexities of teachers' roles within the specialist field of the student.

Learning Outcomes

• identify, analyse and support a range of learner differences relevant to the specialist area in an education setting;
• participate ethically in a range of activities within an education setting;
• plan, manage, teach, evaluate one week full time equivalent block in the specialist area;
• use a repertoire of language and literacy skills appropriate to the teaching profession and the specialist area.

Subject Assessment

• Satisfactory completion of all Professional Experience requirements.

Special Assessment Requirements

The completion of the required consecutive 10 days of Professional Experience and submission of a Satisfactory grading - Minimum of Graduate Level in all descriptors against the Professional Experience QPERF Report is a requirement to pass this subject. Attendance at Professional Experience Workshops is an essential component of the Program for Professional Practice.

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.