Available in 2024
Course code

EDUC4060

Units

20 units

Level

4000 level

Course handbook

Description

Requires the student to undertake 50 days of full time school based experience in two different special education settings. 20 days in first semester and 30 days in second semester. The interns will be responsible for half the colleague teacher’s teaching load. Interns will be expected to interact within the school and its community.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 1 - 2024
  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of the role of the special education teacher as a professional;

2. Analyse community, school and class contexts and identify the need for planning;

3. Demonstrate the 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. Demonstrate the ability to communicate with students, colleague teacher, school staff and community members;

5. Demonstrate a detailed understanding of teachers' work in school systems; and

6. Demonstrate the ability to critically reflect on their own practice.


Content

The subject requires 50 days of school-based experience in 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.


Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisites

Students must have successfully completed or be concurrently enrolled in EDUC4063 to enrol in this course.

Students must have successfully completed EDUC3186 or EDUC3196 to enrol in this course.

Students must have successfully completed LANTITE.

Students must be active in one of the following programs to enrol in this course:

- Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) (Honours) [12367]

- Bachelor of Teaching (Hlth & Phys Ed) (Hons) [12370]

- Bachelor of Teaching (Science) (Honours)  [12372]

- Bachelor of Teaching (Humanities) (Honours)  [12368]

The successful completion of LANTITE is required prior to enrolling in final internship/placement course (https://teacheredtest.acer.edu.au/)


Assumed knowledge

Students must have successfully completed 270 units.


Assessment items

Report: Professional Experience Report
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Portfolio: E portfolio
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • Child Protection Awareness Training - Students must complete approved child protection awareness training.
  • Working with Children - A national criminal history check and review of findings of misconduct involving children, required for any child-related work.
  • Anaphylaxis Training - Students must complete approved anaphylaxis training.

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Live Virtual Lecture-1
  • Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 4 week(s) starting in week 1
Practicum-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 5 days per week for 10 week(s)
  • 50 day Internship
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s) starting in week 1
  • Students must attend 6 two-hour lectures that contain information directly pertinent to their placement. Check the course Blackboard site for days and times of these must-attend lectures.

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Live Virtual Lecture-1
  • Online 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 4 week(s) starting in week 1
Practicum-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 5 days per week for 10 week(s)
  • 50 day Internship
Tutorial-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 6 week(s) starting in week 1
  • Students must attend 6 two-hour lectures that contain information directly pertinent to their placement. Check the course Blackboard site for days and times of these must-attend lectures.

Course outline