EDST4060

Special Education Internship

Faculty of Education and Arts School of Education

20 Units 4000 Level Course

Not available in 2014

Previously offered in 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Requires the student to undertake 50 days of school based experience in two different special education settings. Interns will be expected to demonstrate quality teaching and an ability to reflect on practice. The Intern will be responsible for up to half the colleague teacher's teaching load. In addition Interns will be expected to interact within the school and its community.

This course has a compulsory 50-day placement.

Objectives

Upon the completion of this course, students should be able to demonstrate:
1. a detailed understanding of the role of the special education teacher as a professional;
2. ability to analyse community, school and class contexts and identify the need for planning;
3. ability to plan, implement, manage, assess and evaluate teaching and learning in both short and long term in multiple contexts within the environment of the school;
4. ability to communicate effectively with students, colleague teacher, school staff and community members;
5. detailed understanding of teachers' work in school systems;
6. knowledge and understanding of professional teaching standards, portfolios and supporting documentation; and
7. ability to critically reflect on their own practice.

Content

The course requires 50 days of school-based experience in two different special education settings. Students are expected to demonstrate competency in: general professional attributes, content studies; teaching and learning - planning, implementation, and management; assessment and evaluation; literacy and communication; and working in schools, systems and communities.

Replacing Course(s)

Transition

Industrial Experience

Assumed Knowledge

EDST3060: Professional Experience 3: Inclusive Settings.

In addition, students undertaking the Internship must have successfully completed 270 units of Bachelor of Teaching/relevant discipline degree.

Modes of Delivery

Internal Mode

Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practicum

Assessment Items

Other: (please specify)

All assessment tasks are compulsory course requirements that need to be passed in order to pass the course. If a student fails an assessment task the student is responsible for contacting the course coordinator within five (5) working days from the date that the marked assignment is returned to request permission to resubmit the assignment. A single resubmission will be allowed per assignment.
NB: If a student fails the placement component of assessment requirements, the student is deemed to have failed the course.

Reports

This assessment item must be passed in order to pass this course. This component assesses the student's attainment of the graduate teacher standards course objective. A report indicating that the student has met the necessary requirements will be prepared by teaching staff at the placement.

Where special consideration is granted students may be provided with an alternative placement. Alternative placements cannot be provided for students who fail to meet the requirements of their placement without special consideration in line with the Faculty Student Placement Policy.

Two Professional Experience Reports, one for each special education setting.

Contact Hours

Lecture: for 12 hour(s) per Term for Full Term

Compulsory Components