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Unit of Study TCH10138 - Pedagogy in Practice IV: Professional Pathways (2015)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • AQF level

    7

  • Level of learning

    Advanced

  • Former School/College

    Former School of Education

  • Enrolment information

    Must be prepared to travel at least 90 minutes to and from school for professional placement.

Unit description

Provides an opportunity to choose a pathway into the profession of teaching by: (i) the study of contemporary research and practice in the context of teaching selected and (ii) the satisfactory completion of the practicum including planning and observation days and a block period.

Unit content

1. What does it mean to be a professional? 
2. What does it mean to be a quality practitioner? 
3. Professional learning: Personal and targeted 
4. Contributing to a community of learners 
5. Curriculum design for specific contexts 
6. Planning, teaching and evaluating: Context specific 
7. The practicum experience

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 1 Session 1
Gold Coast Session 1 N/A
Lismore Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify a pathway that they are most likely to follow into the profession as they transition from undergraduate to teacher
2 consider the essential components of curriculum relating specifically to their chosen pathway that support the engagement and active participation of learners
3 plan, implement and evaluate a teaching program, complemented by a daybook, for the duration of their professional experience
4 show evidence of critical reflection on their pedagogy during their in-school teaching experience
5 develop their professional knowledge and practice through theory and informed practice in the context of their selected pathway
6 expand on their professional portfolio to include key information about the pathway they have selected including support services and contacts within this area and; commit to their ongoing professional learning through the consideration of the opportunities that exist for them as graduates and in consideration of the requirements of accreditation bodies
7 demonstrate their ethical understanding of issues related to their transition from pre- to in-service teacher in their chosen context and; engage in professional dialogue with other professionals about the issues, challenges and possibilities of teaching within a given context.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify a pathway that they are most likely to follow into the profession as they transition from undergraduate to teacher
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  2. consider the essential components of curriculum relating specifically to their chosen pathway that support the engagement and active participation of learners
    • GA4:
  3. plan, implement and evaluate a teaching program, complemented by a daybook, for the duration of their professional experience
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  4. show evidence of critical reflection on their pedagogy during their in-school teaching experience
    • GA5:
  5. develop their professional knowledge and practice through theory and informed practice in the context of their selected pathway
    • GA5:
  6. expand on their professional portfolio to include key information about the pathway they have selected including support services and contacts within this area and; commit to their ongoing professional learning through the consideration of the opportunities that exist for them as graduates and in consideration of the requirements of accreditation bodies
    • GA5:
  7. demonstrate their ethical understanding of issues related to their transition from pre- to in-service teacher in their chosen context and; engage in professional dialogue with other professionals about the issues, challenges and possibilities of teaching within a given context.
    • GA4:
    • GA5:

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.