ED5230 - Internship Research Project

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

Available only to students enrolled in the Master of Teaching.

The intern will engage with, and contribute to, processes for change and development within schools through participating in a negotiated project and class teaching. This will provide the opportunity for practice without appraisal and direct supervision, as well as to encourage beginning teachers to see their role in schools as more than classroom teaching. Action research will be the inquiry method within the intern project, and the intern will complete a range of activities to ensure the development of appropriate research skills.

Learning Outcomes

• develop collaborative relationships between prospective and experienced teachers;
• develop preservice teachers identity within a professional network;
• identify and access learning communities and professional networks;
• access educational research as a means of contributing educational change consistent with current employing authorities as school policies and procedures.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to manage future career and personal development;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:

ED5212

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Ms Helen McDonald.
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 100 hours professional experience
Assessment:	assessment related to professional experience (75%); assignments (25%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Ms Helen McDonald
Contact hours:	12 hours tutorials 100 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	assessment related to professinal experience (75%); assignments (25%).

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.