Reflexive Practice and Professional Experience 1

Course aim

Preservice teachers will develop and apply their professional knowledge, implement professional practice and enact professional engagement as emerging graduate teachers in the relevant education setting.

Course content

Preservice teachers will investigate the nature of teachers’ work including evidence-based teaching and learning practice. Preservice teachers will develop positive, effective classroom environments appraising the importance of collaboration, problem solving, conflict resolution and negotiation in this process. Preservice teachers will evaluate the centrality of teacher-student relationships in influencing learning and for building connections with parents/caregivers. The preservice teacher will explore and negotiate the complexity of the supervisor relationship, they will plan learning experiences for students in various class configurations and apply appropriate curriculum documentation. Preservice teachers will develop assessment strategies with an emphasis on prior knowledge, formative assessment and timely feedback and strategies for reflective and reflexive practice.

Textbook(s)

Groundwater-Smith, S., Ewing, R. & Le Cornu, R. 2015, Teaching Challenges and Dilemmas, 5th edn, Cengage Learning Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Master of Teaching (Primary) students must have completed the first four courses in the program sequence: EDUC 5259 English Education Junior Primary; EDUC 5289 Mathematics and Science Education 1; EDUC 5251 Curriculum and Pedagogy 1 (HASS and Technologies); and EDUC 5252 Curriculum and Pedagogy (Art and HPE). Master of Teaching (Secondary) students must have completed the first three courses in the program sequence: Major Learning Area 1; Minor Learning Area 1; and EDUC 5269 Middle years of schooling.

Corequisite(s)

Completion of UniSA Literacy & Numeracy Self-Evaluation & an approved RRHAN course completed whilst enrolled in ITE program. RRHAN training must be completed prior to field placement.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 1 day
Workshop	3 hours x 3 sessions x 2 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 1 week
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 27 days
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 1 day
Workshop	3 hours x 3 sessions x 2 weeks
Workshop	2 hours x 1 week
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 27 days
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
Online (Online activities)	3 hours x 8 sessions
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	8 hours (or as required) x 27 days

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

Assessment

Placement, Professional plan, Reflection

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

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.