Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  First Professional Practice

• Unit Code

  PPA2211

• Year

  2021

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  2

• Credit Points

  15

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Mrs Carli Anne SANBROOK

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Description

This 11-week Integrated Professional Experience unit (including three weeks in schools and eight weeks on campus), is intended as an orientation professional experience. It provides Pre-Service Teachers with the opportunity to develop an understanding of schools and schooling from a teachers perspective, to start to learn the complex role of a teacher, and to critically reflect and prepare for future professional experience. During the professional experience it is important that Pre-Service Teachers learn to work collaboratively with mentor teachers, University Supervisors and their fellow students and in a way which makes them an asset to the teachers with whom they are to work and learn. Designated unit: This professional experience unit is deemed to be a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by Board of Examiners. Failure to pass these units may result in exclusion from the course.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Generally, host Schools and Centres require that the Pre-Service Teachers attend the placement on a full-time basis and otherwise meet their specific attendance requirements of the particular placement. There is limited scope for ECU to negotiate any deviations from these requirements.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PPA2210

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Develop professional relationships and works collaboratively with students and colleagues.
2. Interpret and conceptualise the links between how students learn and teaching methodology and use this to select teaching methods, instructional procedures and resources for given teaching tasks and contexts.
3. Use skills to manage the learning environment, including anticipating challenges and developing solutions in the school context with support from the supervising teachers.
4. Select appropriate curriculum content for students.
5. Assess and record student learning.
6. Reflect on personal teaching performance in collaboration with supervising teachers.
7. Use digital technologies and literacies to access relevant information from multiple sources in/for the teaching environment.
8. Exhibit respect for global cultural diversity, including indigenous culture in the classroom.

Unit Content

1. Completing structured self-evaluations.
2. Teaching the whole class.
3. Participation in class activities, with the Mentor Teacher taking the class, and the Pre-service Teacher working in a complementary manner.
4. Systematic observation of the teaching and learning processes.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

For more information see the Semester Timetable

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 rules. All Pre-Service 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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