Professional Experience 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy

Course aim

To further develop students’ capacities as pre-service teachers to further develop the professional concepts, knowledge and skills needed to operate effectively in learning programs in preschool and school settings.

Course content

Students will develop knowledge of planning for teaching and learning using appropriate curriculums, pedagogies and resources; developing skills and attitudes in critical reflection; developing professional relationships with children, their parents/caregivers, peers, and staff in preschool/school settings; understanding the nature of teachers’ work; building on student’s funds of knowledge; creating and managing a positive learning environment. Students will then have the opportunity to practice skills in these areas during their supervised placement in preschool and school settings.

Textbook(s)

Primary & Primary/Middle Specialisations Only: Groundwater-Smith, S, Ewing, R & Le Cornu, R 2015, Teaching: challenges and dilemmas, 5th edition, Cengage, Melbourne, VIC.

Prerequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 2 LBSY Bachelor of Education (Secondary Design and Technology)
EDUC 1078	Numeracy
GRAP 1022	Drawing for Product Design
EDUC 1092	Materials and Technologies 1
EDUC 2031	An Introduction to Design and Technology
EDUC 1090	Design and Production 1
EDUC 1081	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 1076	Language and Literacy for Learning
Group 3 LBSY Bachelor of Education (Secondary Food and Textiles Technology)
EDUC 2031	An Introduction to Design and Technology
EDUC 1041	Children's Development: Conception to 3 years
EDUC 1078	Numeracy
EDUC 1089	Food Technology 1 - Middle School
EDUC 1091	Textiles Technology 1 - Middle School
EDUC 1081	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 1076	Language and Literacy for Learning
Group 1 MBET Bachelor of Education
EDUC 2006	Health and Physical Education
EDUC 2056	Humanities and Social Sciences Education
EDUC 1076	Language and Literacy for Learning
EDUC 1078	Numeracy
EDUC 2058	Studies in English Education 1
EDUC 1081	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 1018	Design and Technology Education

Depending on their program students must have completed the required prerequisite courses.

Corequisite(s)

Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
Group 1 MBET Bachelor of Education
EDUC 2054	Arts Education
EDUC 2059	Studies in Mathematics Education 1
Group 3 LBSY Bachelor of Education (Secondary Food and Textiles Technologies)
EDUC 1088	Food and Society
Group 2 LBSY Bachelor of Education (Secondary Design and Technology)
EEET 2046	Electronics (Theory and Techniques)

Depending on their program students must enrol in the required corequisite courses.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours x 20 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours x 20 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	2 hours x 4 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours x 20 days
EXTERNAL, MT GAMBIER, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	2 hours x 4 weeks
External (On-campus support)	N/A x As required
External (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours x 20 days
EXTERNAL, WHYALLA, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	2 hours x 4 weeks
External (On-campus support)	N/A x As required
External (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours x 20 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Professional experience placement, Professional folio

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
To determine the fee for this course as part of a Commonwealth Supported program, go to:
How to determine your Commonwealth Supported course fee. (Opens new window)

Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
Non-award tuition fees are set by the university. To determine the cost of this course, go to:
How to determine the relevant non award tuition fee. (Opens new window)

Not all courses are available on all of the above bases, and students must check to ensure that they are permitted to enrol in a particular course.

* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.