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This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Primary Professional Experience 1: Planning
Postgraduate | CUR-MTP502 | 2018
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Discern what it means to be an effective teacher. Focus on lesson planning, learning goals, appropriate teaching and assessment strategies and the use of relevant technology. Includes a 2-week professional experience placement.
- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Primary Professional Experience 1: Planning
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- create lesson plans with challenging learning goals, a range of teaching strategies, and diverse resources, including digital technologies, that reflect an understanding of how students learn
- demonstrate and evaluate the use of effective planning and a range of teaching strategies, acknowledging the needs of students from diverse backgrounds, in a primary classroom setting
- employ effective communication skills and maintain student safety in primary school settings
- examine and evaluate the way practising teachers plan learning experiences, and employ pedagogical and assessment strategies to engage students and monitor their learning.
- Effective teachers
- Australian context & curriculum
- Teaching and learning strategies
- Student engagement and motivation
- Planning for learning - lesson plans - curriculum / objectives / introductions
- Planning for learning - lesson plans - body and transitions
- Planning for learning, group work and creating/managing a positive learning environment
- Planning for learning - assessment
- Preparation for school placement
- Reflection and review
This is the first in the suite of professional experience placement subjects. The subject explores what it means to be an effective teacher. It focuses on lesson planning, including selecting objectives and appropriate teaching, learning and assessment strategies. In addition, it includes the use of appropriate resources and effective communication to support learning. A two-week professional experience placement will enable students to apply their knowledge and skills gained in the theory component, and gain insights into the complexity of the teacher’s role, aiding their development of a teacher identity. The overall pass requirement for the subject consists of a mark of at least 50% for the theory component and a pass for the professional experience placement.
To view the Professional Experience Calendar, please see below:
Master of Teaching (Primary Education) Professional Experience Calendar 2018 (PDF, 27Kb)
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- Exercises (60%)
- Prof Experience (Pass/Fail)
- Report (40%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - Includes Professional Experience placement
- Other requirements -
Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative; Access to video creation and editing software. Includes Professional Experience placement
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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