ED3499:00
Third Year Professional Experience
Townsville, Cairns
Prerequisites: ED2499 and 32 units of BEd subjects
4 lectures, 150 hours professional experience. Full year. Flexible delivery full year in RATEP mode only.
Available to students who have successfully completed 32 units towards their degree and ED2499 Second Year Professional Experience and are concurrently enrolled in ED3093 (Early Childhood), ED3193 (Primary) or ED3211 (Secondary).
Staff: Dr K Martinez (Townsville campus).
This subject is part of the developmental curriculum for professional experience within the BEd program. In schools and centres relevant to their specialist sector (Early Childhood, Primary, or Secondary), students will complete four weeks throughout the year, with an option for rural sites. During this time, students will continue to develop skills and personal practical knowledge, and to work collaboratively with school-based teacher educators.
Learning Objectives:
- the ability to plan, prepare and self-evaluate teaching short sequences of learning episodes;
- a developing critical knowledge base for learning and teaching;
- effective interactive skills with all learners;
- the ability to establish and manage effective learning environments appropriate to most learners;
- the ability to work towards developing and using appropriately a variety of assessment techniques to monitor, record and provide feedback on learners’ progress;
- awareness of complexities and ethics of teachers’ roles, including importance of maintaining collaborative relations with colleagues.
Assessment by school-based teacher educators who will complete a written report on the student’s demonstrated competence in developing teaching skills; completed signed log of 50 hours education community service.