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Unit of Study TCHR5005 - Professional Experience I - Primary (2023)

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Unit description

Provides students with the opportunity to practise and develop their learning and teaching in a professional environment. Before the placement, students undertake an orientation to prepare for the expectations and requirements of the professional environment. During the placement, students record and reflect on their experiences as informed by relevant course content and professional standards and principles. After the placement, students share their experiences and submit a portfolio as evidence of their engagement in the professional environment. 

Unit content

This placement unit consists of three phases, with the placement days being situated in the second phase. 
 
Orientation Phase 
  • Professional expectations and requirements 
  • Revisiting professional standards and principles 
  • Revisiting course themes and concepts
  • Recording experiences 
Placement Phase 
  • Observation and application of standards, principles and practices 
Reflection Phase
  • Sharing your experiences
  • Reviewing and reflecting on practice 
  • Looking ahead 

 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Dual Term2,3
Dual Term2,3

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:

understand and meet the expectations and requirements of a professional environment.

understand, observe and apply standards and principles in a professional environment.

critically record relevant examples of professional practice.

critically and creatively reflect on professional experiences.

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.