Welcome to Professional Experience in the Faculty of Education
Professional Experience forms an integral and respected component of a preservice teacher’s course of professional education. A well planned induction to teaching is fundamental to the development of positive attitudes and provides a secure foundation for continuing professional learning and personal growth.
Staff from the Faculty of Education at Charles Sturt University are very conscious of the importance of the induction process, both pre- and post-service, and value the privilege of working as a team with teachers and the broader education community, in the diverse sites in which our preservice teachers undertake professional experience activities.
We believe that Professional Experience programs should:
- help prepare preservice teachers for their multifaceted roles in schools and Early Childhood Education settings/services
- provide opportunities for the development of sound professional and interpersonal skills of all participants;
- encourage preservice teachers to develop increased responsibility for their own professional learning and learning of their students;
- provide professional partners with support to undertake the role effectively and in a mutually beneficial way;
- facilitate communication between all stakeholders to ensure shared understandings and expectations of the programs;
- reflect the changing needs of workplaces and jurisdictions.
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Exciting opportunities for Professional Experience Students
Annual Placement Student Competitions Launched
ASET is pleased to announce the launch of its two annual competitions for placement students. Firstly, for all returning 2007/8 placement students, the essay competition offers a chance to write retrospectively about their placement experiences and help inform others about the benefits of undertaking a work placement.
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‘Are E-Portfolios an Asset to Learning and Placement?’ Booklet – Your Comments Please
Following the publication in the spring of the ASET funded research project ‘Are E-Portfolios an Asset to Learning and Placement?’, the researchers are now working on a glossy report summary booklet. It is intended that this will be widely circulated to introduce people to the topic and the project.
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NCWE Awards – Call for Nominations
Careers Advisers and Placement Tutors throughout the UK are now invited to nominate organisations for the National Council for Work Experience Awards 2008/09.
The NCWE hosts the only awards event to recognise employers providing undergraduate work experience.
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CANUKE – UK-Canada student mobility scheme relauched
ASET and its Canadian equivalent CAFCE have in place an agreement called CANUKE which supports the mobility of students between the two countries. Through the two national associations partnerships have been established between respective members (individuals) with an interest in exchanging students on work placements.
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