Clinical Teaching Practice (EC) 2 (EDUC90893)

This subject provides further opportunities for Teacher Candidates to consolidate their understanding of the nexus between theory and practice of teaching, drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and contemporary research whilst teaching children aged three to five years.

This subject requires Teacher Candidates to demonstrate their developing professional knowledge, clinical practice, and professional engagement. Guided by the National Quality Framework, Teacher Candidates will extend their ability to closely observe children’s learning and development, taking increasing responsibility for the planning, implementation and evaluation of learning experiences, demonstrating their developing understanding of children’s progression along learning and development trajectories. Teacher Candidates will continue to differentiate their teaching to include students with diverse needs and backgrounds and will take into account Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on learning and development. Experienced Mentor Teachers will continue to support Teacher Candidates in collaboration with academics who have relevant areas of expertise.

The Clinical Teaching Practice seminars are framed by the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Level. At seminars, Teacher Candidates will engage in collaborative learning and critical reflection.

In this subject, Teacher Candidates also undertake five days’ clinical teaching practice in a primary school, observing teaching and learning in the early years of formal school education and engaging in team-teaching. During this school-based teaching practice, experienced primary teachers mentor Teacher Candidates in collaboration with academics.

June Online 2021 Study Period – Subject Overview
Note: The June Online 2021 study period provides a modified version of the subject that includes two online case study placements. Enrolment in the June Online 2021 study period requires the approval of the subject coordinator.
In the June Online version of this subject, Teacher Candidates undertake an online preparation day, and 12 days of online case study placement. This will involve 10 days of synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning tasks focused on early childhood education and care settings with children aged between three and five years, and 2 days of synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning tasks focused on a primary school setting with children aged between five and eight years.
This subject provides further opportunities for Teacher Candidates to develop their understanding of the nexus between theory and practice of teaching, drawing on a range of theoretical perspectives and contemporary research whilst exploring the teaching of children aged three to eight years.
This subject requires Teacher Candidates to demonstrate their developing professional knowledge, clinical practice, and professional engagement. Guided by the National Quality Framework, Teacher Candidates will extend their ability to closely observe children’s learning and development, taking responsibility for the planning and evaluation of learning experiences, demonstrating their developing understanding of children’s progression along learning and development trajectories. Teacher Candidates will explore differentiation in teaching practice to include students with diverse needs and backgrounds and will take into account Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on learning and development. Subject tutors and Clinical Teaching Staff will support Teacher Candidates in collaboration with academics who have relevant areas of expertise.
The two-day primary case study placement explores clinical teaching practice in primary school settings, viewing teaching practices and exploring learning in the early years of formal school education. During this case study placement subject tutors and Clinical Teaching Staff will support Teacher Candidates in collaboration with academics who have relevant areas of expertise.