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EPT435 Professional Experience 4 (Primary): Emerging Professional (8)

Abstract

This subject will enable students as preservice teachers to integrate their knowledge and skills as emerging professionals by successfully completing a final supported 25 day professional experience program in a school setting. Students will explore practical means of integrating curriculum through effective design, implementation, assessment, evaluation and reflection on pedagogical practices. Students are required as preservice teachers to actively and professionally engage with the broad school community, and are encouraged to undertake a placement in a rural community.

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Session 2
InternalBathurst Campus
InternalWagga Wagga Campus
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: EPT435
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionSY/USFaculty of Education

Enrolment restrictions

Entry into the Bachelor of Education (Primary) and the Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Honours) programs or as determined by the course coordinator.
Prerequisite(s)Incompatible subject(s)
EPT315 and LIT101 and MTH100 and EML110 or EML106 and EML210 and EML309 and EMM108 and EMM209 and EMM310EPT312 EPT314

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • identify objectives from previous professional experience programs as a focus in this placement;
  • demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, assessing and evaluating an integrated series of learning experiences in a K-6 context employing a range of pedagogical strategies and using the Quality Teaching assessment Practice Guide as a reflective tool;
  • justify their pedagogical decisions in light of their understanding of quality teaching, diverse learners and rural contexts;
  • demonstrate their ability to incorporate ICT and multiliteracies in the planning of a sequence of integrated lessons;
  • demonstrate effective interpersonal engagement with professional stakeholders.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
  • Review personal and professional attributes required of quality teachers
  • Negotiation and communication skills
  • Whole school and multi-age programming
  • Role of critical reflection in improving learning and teaching
  • Assessing, reporting and recording student learning.

Work Place Learning

This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 25 days duration. N/A - profile phased out before this section became a requirement in CASIMS. This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 25 days duration. N/A - profile phased out before this section became a requirement in CASIMS.

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.