Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Education

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• Unit Title

  Assistant Teacher Program

• Unit Code

  PPA4311

• Year

  2025

• Enrolment Period

  1

• Version

  5

• Credit Points

  30

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  Online

• Unit Coordinator

  Ms Tammy GREEN

Description

This is an integrated unit which prepares Pre-Service Teachers for the Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) by developing professional knowledge, particularly of the planning and evaluation processes relevant to the ATP. The ATP in the Bachelor of Education (Secondary) is an extended Professional Experience in a secondary school lasting for 8 weeks plus 5 planning days. This unit involves a final professional experience placement in a school/centre and includes an on-campus or off campus preparation component prior to the placement. Successful completion of on-campus or off campus tasks is a pre-requisite for the practicum. The Pre-Service Teacher assumes the role of an Assistant Teacher, and has the opportunity to further acquire and refine teaching skills and to function as an autonomous teacher. In most instances, Assistant Teachers will teach in their major and minor teaching areas. Designated unit: This professional experience unit is deemed to be a fundamental course requirement and may only be attempted once unless otherwise determined by the Progression Panel. 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.

Prerequisite Rule

Must have passed PPA3211 and its prerequisite plus, LIT1200 and NUM1200 plus two minor curriculum studies units from; AED2203 and AED2323, or CSE3151 and CSE3152, or DCE3101 and DCE3102, or DSE2110 and DSE2210, or DTE2110 and DTE3110, or HEE2312 and HEE2313, or HPE2101 and HPE2201, or HPE3101 and HPE3201, or HSS2130 and HSS2230, or LAN2250 and LAN2251, or MSE2101 and MSE2102, or MUE3105 and MUE4105, or MUE2125 and MUE4105, or OED3100 and OED3200, or SCE2101 and SCE2102

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PPA4210, PPA4211

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Develop effective professional relationships and work collaboratively with students and colleagues.
2. Critically analyse, interpret and conceptualise the links between how students learn and teaching methodology and use this to design appropriate teaching methods, instructional procedures and resources for given teaching tasks and contexts.
3. Experiment with approaches and skills to manage the learning environment, including anticipating challenges and developing solutions in the school context with autonomy.
4. Analyse and effectively select curriculum content for students.
5. Practise assessing and recording student learning with independence.
6. Apply autonomy, accountability and judgement in evaluating personal teaching performance in collaboration with supervising teachers.
7. Use digital technologies and literacies to access, evaluate and synthesise 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. Contributing to the life and work of the school community.
2. Assessment of students' learning outcomes for use in own planning, and reporting to students, colleagues and parents (as appropriate).
3. Planning and organising sequential learning experiences over an extended period, in an appropriate range of curriculum areas.
4. Developing and sustaining positive relationships with students in a manner which enhances the interrelationships between students and contributes to the learning environment.
5. Developing and sustaining co-operative and effective personal and professional relationships with school staff and associated personnel and with parents as appropriate.
6. Refinement of instructional skills to motivate students, facilitate their learning and respond to their needs as individuals and class members.
7. Management of students and the learning environment.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's 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 teachers 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

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

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.

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