Professional Experience 2: Curriculum and Pedagogy

Course aim

The aim of this course is to provide pre-service teachers with the opportunity to work in depth in education settings appropriate to their specialisation, enabling them to develop the knowledge and skills that they acquired in their first year placement(s).

Course content

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

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 3 LHSE Bachelor of Secondary Education (Honours)
EDUC 1081	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 1109	Learning, Teaching and Inquiry 1: Identity, Diversity and Adolescence
Group 1 MHPE/LHPE Bachelor of Primary Education (Honours)
EDUC 1081	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices
EDUC 2058	Studies in English Education 1
EDUC 1106	Literacy and Numeracy for Learning
Group 2 MHEC/LHEC Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (Honours)
EDUC 1044	Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices (Birth-3 years)
EDUC 2058	Studies in English Education 1
EDUC 1106	Literacy and Numeracy for Learning

Depending on their program students must have completed the required prerequisite courses. Additionally, students must have completed a minimum of one attempt of both the literacy and numeracy components of LANTITE to be eligible to enrol in EDUC 2062.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 20 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 20 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online learning activities)	2 hours x 4 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 20 days
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 20 days
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Workshop	2 hours x 4 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) 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

Task	Length	Weighting	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Placement	N/A	Pass/Fail	20 days
Portfolio	1500 words equivalent	Pass/Fail	N/A
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Placement	N/A	Pass/Fail	20 days
Portfolio	1500 words equivalent	Pass/Fail	N/A
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
Placement	N/A	Pass/Fail	20 days
Portfolio	1500 words equivalent	Pass/Fail	N/A
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Placement	N/A	Pass/Fail	20 days
Portfolio	1500 words equivalent	Pass/Fail	N/A
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Placement	N/A	Pass/Fail	20 days
Portfolio	1500 words equivalent	Pass/Fail	N/A

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)
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* 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