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Professional Practice & Seminar Prim 4 (EDUC90771)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Semester 2
Overview
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This subject develops Teacher Candidates’ reflective dialogue through use of evidence-based practice in a generalist primary classroom. The placement is focused on interventionist primary classroom teaching and evidence-informed practice. In collaboration with mentor teachers and Clinical Specialists from the university, Candidates will design, implement, evaluate and reflect upon a sustained series of interventions relevant to their teaching context. Candidates will demonstrate graduate attributes and readiness for interventionist primary classroom teaching under the three domains of professional knowledge, practice and engagement during the Practicum Exhibition.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject Teacher Candidates should be able to:
- Evaluate the impact of their teaching on student learning outcomes and experience in the classroom
- Demonstrate a strategic approach to the development of productive learning environments
- Use critical, reflective processes to guide their development in teaching
- Articulate the goals and directions of their professional development in teaching
Generic skills
On completion of this subject Teacher Candidates will have the knowledge, skills and understanding to enable them to:
- Be skilled communicators who can effectively articulate and justify the role of assessment 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 co-operation, communication and negotiation;
- Be independent of mind, responsible, resilient, self-regulating;
- Have conscious personal and social values base that is evident in their teaching.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Students must have completed 150 points of Master of Teaching (Primary) subjects including EDUC90489 Professional Practice and Seminar Prim 3 before enrolling in this subject.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90489 | Professional Practice and Seminar Prim 3 |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
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12.5 |
Corequisites
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Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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12.5 |
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6.25 |
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6.25 |
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6.25 |
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 two assessment tasks; both assessment tasks must be passed:
- Professional Practice during all days of practicum, 70%
- Practicum Exhibition during the second half of semester after block placement, 30%
There are 3 hurdle requirements:
- Attendance on all days of practicum
- Attendance at all practicum seminars
- Satisfactory completion of all Professional Portfolio artefacts
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Nadine Crane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 day of practicum preparation on campus and 22 days of professional practice in a primary school Total time commitment 85 hours 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
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Nadine Crane Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1 day of practicum preparation on campus and 22 days of professional practice in a primary school Total time commitment 85 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
85 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Links to additional information
Last updated: 10 February 2024