EDF5935 - Primary professional experience 5 - 2017

0 points, SCA Band 1, 0.000 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Education

Unit guides

Offered

Clayton

  • First semester 2017 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit monitors early years professional experience in the Master of Teaching. Students complete the required number of days and the activities specified in the unit guide. Students' learning is supported by relevant academic staff in the Faculty of Education, and by teacher mentors in the education setting in which they are placed.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. complete the required number of days of professional experience and the activities specified in the unit guide
  2. document their professional learning through means such as a professional experience folder which records lesson planning, self-reflections and an evaluation on developing practice
  3. achieve a satisfactory level of progress in their development as teachers in line with the requirements outlined in the unit guide and the placement report.

Fieldwork

15 days with ages 5 to 8 years in lower primary school or an equivalent appropriate setting

Assessment

This unit is graded pass grade only (PGO).

Students enrolled in this unit must complete learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3 in order to gain a pass grade only assessment. This means students must achieve a satisfactory report and complete documentation of their learning as required, including detailed records of their planning and reflection on their practice during their professional experience.

Workload requirements

Students must either attend on-campus briefing sessions or take responsibility to view the online recorded version of professional experience briefing sessions for their course. Students must attend their professional experience days and meet the required number of days as outlined in the unit guide.

See also Unit timetable information

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

Prerequisites

Early Years Education: EDF5926

Early Years and Primary Education: EDF5925 and EDF5928