Masters Secondary

Professional Experience Unit

Duration

Focus

Supervisory Model

EDUC6785

Educational Foundations

5 days

Pre-service teachers develop an understanding of how students learn and how teachers can help students learn by being involved in a variety of teaching experiences in a range of school contexts.

Attendance on 5 days. No reporting. Teacher assisted and monitored at all times.

EDUC6772

The Adolescent Learning Environment

20 days

Introduction to the school context and the role of the teacher. Focus on establishing a productive learning environment/ classroom and behaviour management in the 7-12 context; introduction to lesson planning within lesson ideas provided by the teacher.

Initial evidence of Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Standards 1-4 and 7 (Moving Towards Graduate Level); supervised teaching of whole class, small groups and individual tutorial teaching.

EDUC6913

The Global Professional

40 days

Focus on transition to the profession through demonstration, analysis and articulation of practice via full involvement in all aspects of role of the teacher; TPA e-portfolio development.

Final evidence of all Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, using teaching of whole classes and individualised learning sequences developed by the Teacher Education Student. Includes period of Solo teaching in Phase 2.