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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
(TCH10136 - Pedagogy in Practice III: Differentiation OR TCH10521 - Education and Care I: Preschoolers) AND 264 Credit Points in any SCU units AND EDU00402 - English Education II: Curriculum and Pedagogy AND EDU00405 - Mathematics Education II: Curriculum and Pedagogy
Co-requisites
(EDU10131 - Transition to Teaching OR be admitted to course: 3007190 - Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)) AND EDU10132 - Curriculum and Programming
Unit aim
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
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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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:
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identify a pathway that they are most likely to follow into the profession as they transition from undergraduate to teacher
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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consider the essential components of curriculum relating specifically to their chosen pathway that support the engagement and active participation of learners
- GA4:
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plan, implement and evaluate a teaching program, complemented by a daybook, for the duration of their professional experience
- GA4:
- GA5:
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show evidence of critical reflection on their pedagogy during their in-school teaching experience
- GA5:
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develop their professional knowledge and practice through theory and informed practice in the context of their selected pathway
- GA5:
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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:
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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 texts
- This is a custom text: Millwater, J, 2013, Stepping Out Into the Real World of Teaching, 1st edn, Pearson, Frenchs Forest, NSW. ISBN: 9781442584013.