ED5229 - Professional Experience Extension

Credit points:	06
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

Available only to students enrolled in the Master of Teaching [34604},[34604A], [34604B].

This subject is part of the developmental curriculum for professional experience within the Master of Teaching program. Students will be allocated a school and attend for 25 allocated days, completing a range of activities to develop an understanding of the complexities of teachers roles and the changes that occur over the school semester. As a culminating experience, students will plan, teach and evaluate a full-time 3 (three) week block of teaching. In association with this teaching block, students will undertake a research project aimed at analyzing and evaluating their own growth in relation to professional standards.

Learning Outcomes

• plan, teach, evaluate a minimum 3 (three) week continuous full-time equivalent block across all KLAs in primary, and full-time equivalent across both curriculum areas and including junior and senior in secondary contexts;
• to develop collaborative ethical relationships with all partners in the professional context;
• use professional standards to critically assess professional growth and incipient teacher identity.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner.

Prerequisites:

ED5228

Availabilities
Townsville, Block, Study Period 7
Census Date 10-Jul-2009
Face to face teaching (Face to face teaching dates to be negotiated)
Coordinator:	Ms Helen McDonald
Contact hours:	5 hours workshops/Seminars 25 days professional experience
Assessment:	presentations.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must attend for the required number of days towards meeting requirements for registration by Queensland College of Teachers.
Cairns, Block, Study Period 7
Census Date 10-Jul-2009
Face to face teaching (Face to face teaching dates to be negotiated)
Coord/Lect:	Ms Helen McDonald.
Contact hours:	5 hours workshops/Seminars 25 days professional experience
Assessment:	presentations.
Special Assessment Requirements:	Students must attend for the required number of days towards meeting requirements for registration by Queensland College of Teachers.

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.