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Professional Practice & Seminar Sec 2a (EDUC90412)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On 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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The Professional Practice and Seminar subject focuses on establishing effective classroom environments, the principles of learning and teaching and the application to content areas for teaching. Teacher Candidates will analyse student characteristics to identify learning and teaching strategies effective for individual students and productive classrooms. Teacher Candidates are mentored by experienced teachers in collaboration with Clinical Specialists, engaged in the on-campus academic program. While Teacher Candidates do not attend Practicum Seminars in this subject, they are expected to continue the development of their Professional Practice Portfolio, as a means for analysis and reflection of teaching practice.
100% attendance is mandatory in all practicum subjects.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject Teacher Candidates should be able to:
- Apply professional criteria to their own teaching and professional activity;
- Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of learners;
- Understand how principles of learning and teaching are able to be adapted to meet the needs of individual students;
- Synthesise their theoretical and practical understandings of teaching in secondary classrooms;
- Use constructive criticism and discussion to evaluate and reflect on values and practices in relation to professional practice;
- Communicate effectively with other professionals, parents and provide feedback to students to assist their learning.
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 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
A current Working With Children Check (WWCC).
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Corequisites
None
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 (Teacher Candidates must pass both components):
- Teaching Performance (60%) due upon completion of placement
- Professional Practice Folder and associated writen task (40%) due throughout placement
There are three hurdle requirements:
- Attendance on all days of placement
- Attendance and preparation for all Practicum Seminars throughout the placement
- Maintenance of Professional Practice Folder throughout placement
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Aranka Dalgleish Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 days of Professional Practice in a secondary school and 4 hours practicum seminar sessions conducted on campus Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Aranka Dalgleish Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 15 days of Professional Practice in a secondary school and 4 hours practicum seminar sessions conducted on campus Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 16 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 27 July 2018 Census date 31 August 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2018 Assessment period ends 16 November 2018 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours total time committment. 100% attendance is mandatory in all practicum subjects.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Collection of readings.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Last updated: 10 February 2024