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Professional Practice & Seminar Sec 4a (EDUC90414)
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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This subject focuses on Teacher Candidates’ awareness of the characteristics of knowledge, practice and professional engagement for professional accountability in teaching. Teacher Candidates are required to demonstrate their capacity to independently plan and implement sustained sequences of lessons with consideration for the learning needs of individual students. School-based Teaching Fellows and University-based Clinical Specialists advise and monitor Teacher Candidates in collaboration with Supervising Teachers. Discussions and evaluations in Seminars will focus on Teacher Candidates' work and reflection on teaching practice. Candidates will present evidence of their professional development in a reflective analysis based on the VIT Standard for Graduating Teachers.
100% attendance is mandatory in all practicum subjects.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject Teacher Candidates should be able to:
- Be aware of and can use a range of strategies to establish a positive and inclusive learning environment;
- Establish a safe and productive learning environment with clear expectations for student behaviour;
- Use a range of strategies to assess and monitor student learning needs and use this to inform teaching, to report on student learning and provide feedback to students;
- Independently access and manage a range of learning and teaching resources including technologies to support their specialist area in teaching;
- Describe their professional practice using the VIT Standards for Graduating Teachers;
- Plan and implement strategies to support their professional growth.
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 development 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).
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90413 | Professional Practice & Seminar Sec 3a |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
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6.25 |
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 per cent) due upon completion of placement
- Submission of the Professional Practice portfolio and associated reflective pieces including the Practicum Exhibition (40 per cent) due upon completion of placement
There are three hurdle requirements:
- Attendance on all days of placement
- Attendance and preparation for all required Practicum Seminars throughout the placement
- Maintenance of Professional Practice Portfolio 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 including 4 hours of Practicum seminars sessions 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 including 4 hours of Practicum seminars sessions on campus Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 23 July 2018 to 21 October 2018 Last self-enrol date 3 August 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 commitment. 100% attendance is mandatory in all practicum subjects.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Last updated: 10 February 2024