Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  Internship

• Unit Code

  EDU6337

• Year

  2022

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  1

• Credit Points

  40

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  A/Prof Matthew Francis BYRNE

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Description

The internship is an exciting opportunity for final year Pre-Service Teachers to experience a more extended professional practice in a school setting. The Primary internship enables final year Pre-Service Teachers to fulfill a diversity of roles and/or assume increasing responsibility for the tasks and duties normally performed by employees in an approved context that may include school, community or industry. This unit comprises a series of distributed days/weeks as well as a block of full-time professional experience. This unit provides opportunities for Pre-Service Teachers to engage in designing and implementing an Action Learning Project (ALP) as well as participate in a leadership development opportunity (LO). Through engaging in this process Pre-Service Teachers will be able to apply and further develop cognitive, creative and technical skills to new situations in a Primary professional experience context and provide further evidence of meeting the AITSL Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the graduate level. The nature of the individually designed project and leadership opportunity will be determined by negotiations between the Pre-Service Teacher, school and Unit Coordinator.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

All students must participate in on-campus classes up to 10 days, which will be held at the Mount Lawley Campus or via virtual connection during the internship.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed WPL6335.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded EDU6227.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Critically evaluate ethical principles in professional practice and the conduct of research.
2. Critically analyse effective practices and processes applying a specialised knowledge of planning, teaching and assessment.
3. Critically analyse strengths and weaknesses, monitor own performance through reflective practice using the AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers and develop strategies for professional development.
4. Engage in the action learning process and justify its impact on student learning.
5. Justify a personal philosophy of teaching and learning in the Primary years and evidence how this impacts student learning.
6. Meet the requirements of the Primary Internship.

Unit Content

1. Ethical principles in the conduct of professional and research practices.
2. Identification of conceptually and/or professionally significant topics.
3. Working collaboratively with school staff, families, students and other professionals.
4. Complexities of school learning environments.
5. Adjusting practice to meet a wide range of specific contextual needs.
6. Personal and ethical philosophy of teaching and learning.
7. Collecting quality evidence of meeting the AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Level.

Learning Experience

Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

The teaching and learning processes in this unit model participatory and co-operative learning strategies used by effective learners. Pre-Service Teachers are expected to participate in all lectures, workshops, tutorials and/or online teaching and learning processes. During the placement, it is imperative that Pre-Service Teachers demonstrate professionalism and respect for industry partners at all times. Pre-Service teachers must abide by the professional standards set out in the ECU Code of Conduct and comply with the applicable University policies and Teachers 18 years of age and over will be required to have a current Department of Education Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and a current Working with Children Check, or the equivalent clearance issued by the relevant State authority before commencing this Professional Experience. The host School/Centre has absolute discretion to terminate the Pre-Service Teacher's placement prior to completion of the placement. Situations where this discretion has been exercised are typically where the School/Centre has had concerns about Pre-Service Teacher's conduct or performance. ECU may also withdraw a Pre-Service Teacher from placement in certain circumstances. Early termination or withdrawal from the professional experience placement may result in a Fail grade for this unit.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

^ Mandatory to Pass

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