ED3488 - Third Year Professional Experience

Available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Education. External offering available only to ECE ONLINE students.

This subject is part of the developmental curriculum for professional experience within the Bachelor of Education program. In school settings relevant to their specialist sector (Early Childhood, Primary or Secondary) students will complete three (3) allocated weeks (15 days) of professional experience. For students enrolled in the BEd (Early Childhood Education), professional experience will be undertaken in a school with children aged over 5-8 years. All students will complete a range of activities to demonstrate their development according to the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers.

Learning Outcomes

• develop and use an observation schedule to improve management of learning environment;
• plan, manage, teach and evaluate sequences of lessons to achieve negotiated learning outcomes;
• successfully complete a short continuous block of teaching;
• assess their personal language, literacy and numeracy skills and improve these aspects of professional practice;
• demonstrate an understanding of the diverse backgrounds and identities of learners through the development of a learner;
• investigate relevant communication strategies as pertinent to the school setting.

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.