James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

ED4488 - Fourth Year Professional Experience A

Students must enrol in ED4090 or ED4190 or ED4293 prior to the commencement of ED4488. Consequently, it is essential that ED4488 and ED4090/ED4190/ED4293 are taken in conjunction with one another. External available only to External ECE students. Professional Experience: The process of placing students for Professional Experience begins the year prior to placement. Transferring students or out-of-step students must notify the Professional Experience Unit on the relevant campus at the beginning of Semester 2 of the year prior to the Professional Experience placement students must notify the Professional Experience Unit on the relevant campus at the beginning of Semester 2 of the year prior to the professional experience placement.).

Subject Description

This subject is part of the developmental curriculum for Professional Experience in schools within the Bachelor of Education program. Primary and Secondary students will complete four (4) allocated weeks (20 days) of Professional Experience. Early Childhood students will complete two(2) allocated weeks (10 days) of Professional Experience in a school setting and complete two (2) weeks (10 days) in a prior to school setting with children aged 3-5 years. All students will complete a range of activities to assure the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers and, for B.Ed (ECE) students, relevant ACECQA standards, are met.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate a commitment to use a repertoire of language, literacy and numeracy skills appropriate to the teaching profession
• demonstrate a broad understanding of professional knowledge and practices, Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at Graduate Level and other regulatory frameworks, relevant to practice in the field of ECE, Primary and Secondary Education and use these to critically assess professional growth
• articulate and integrate into practice knowledge of policies, procedures, legal and ethical considerations, and research consistent with requirements of employing authorities
• identify, value, analyse and support a range of learner diversity, including learners with special educational needs, in a school and prior to a school setting

Subject Assessment

• Satisfactory completion of all Professional Experience requirements

Note that 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.

Special Assessment Requirements

The completion of the required consecutive 20 days of Professional Experience and submission of a Satisfactory grading - Minimum of Developing Towards Graduate Level in all descriptors against the Professional Experience QPERF Report is a requirement to pass this subject.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:  ED4499

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