Professional Practice and Seminar (EY) (EDUC90399)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Semester 1
July
Overview
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The professional practice and seminar program provides an integrated focus for all subjects across the semester and addresses teacher candidates’ developing understandings of professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement in early years classrooms. The school placement focuses on teacher candidates’ demonstrated capacity to teach independently, addressing all curriculum domains and the learning needs of individual students. This subject uses theoretical driven and empirically informed tools (eg. CLASS, 3A) to build a range of effective teaching and learning strategies. Teacher candidates are mentored by experienced teachers in collaboration with Clinical Specialists who are engaged in the on-campus teaching program.
The professional practice seminars support teacher candidates’ ongoing learning about how theory informs practice. The seminars provide opportunities to examine theoretical frameworks and associated practical tasks assigned during the placement that assist candidates to identify and address the learning needs of students in early years classrooms. Seminars include class presentations, analysis of assessment tasks and in-depth reflection on theory and practice for teaching in the early years classroom. Teacher Candidates will provide evidence of their development as an interventionist classroom practitioner during the Clinical Praxis Examination.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject teacher candidates should be able to:
- Apply professional criteria to their own teaching and professional activity;
- Synthesise their theoretical and practical understandings of teaching in early years classrooms;
- Collect evidence of children’ s learning, and analyse to purposefully plan and implement specific programs for individual children;
- Develop skills and strategies to ensure the emotional, organisational and instructional support of individual children across a range of settings;
- Use constructive feedback and discussion to evaluate and reflect on values and practices in relation to professional practice;
- Communicate effectively with other professionals, parents and children;
- Promote the profession of teaching in the wider community.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify their professional practice in teaching
- Be flexible and able to adapt to change through knowing how to learn;
- Understand the significance of developing their practice on the basis of research evidence;
- Work in teams with skills in cooperation, communication and negotiation;
- Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient, self-regulating;
- Have a conscious personal and social values base that is evident in their teaching.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
150 points of study in the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)
A current Working With Children Check (WWCC).
Corequisites
You must take the following subjects in the same study period
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUC90400 | Literacy in the Early Years | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| EDUC90401 | Numeracy in the Early Years | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
There are 2 assessment tasks (Teacher candidates must pass both components):
- Professional Practice: Successful assessment of teaching performance against all domains and dimensions of the statutory standards during all days of practicum, 70%
- Clinical Praxis Exam, end of semester, 30%
There are 3 hurdle requirements:
- Attendance on all (35) days of practicum;
- Attendance at all (5) practicum seminars;
- Satisfactory completion of all (3) Professional Portfolio Artefacts (due throughout the semester).
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Rannah Hetherington Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 days of Professional Practice and related tasks. Teaching period 27 February 2017 to 28 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 10 March 2017 Census date 31 March 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 May 2017 Assessment period ends 23 June 2017 Semester 1 contact information
- July
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 days of Professional Practice and related tasks. Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 2 November 2017 Last self-enrol date 14 August 2017 Census date 18 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 6 October 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 July contact information
Time commitment details
1 preparation day on campus; 35 days of professional practice in a primary school including 10 hours of seminar; 100% attendance is mandatory in all practicum subjects.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
Last updated: 10 February 2024