Professional Experience 4: The Internship

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Entry Requirements

Equivalent Subjects

You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• CUR-EDC421-Transition to the Teaching Profession

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

CUR-EDP320-Primary Professional Experience 3: Evaluating Learning , or CUR-EDE310-Early Childhood Professional Experience 3: Kindergarten to Pre-Primary Learning Environments , or CUR-EDS360

Special requirements

• PlacementDetails - The fieldwork for this subject is a school-based professional experience placement comprising of one full school term, preceded by five days of school observation. The term placement must be undertaken on a full-time basis in a continuous block. Please note that all relevant, valid working with children checks and clearances must be provided as requested prior to commencement of the placement.

This subject was previously known as EDC421 Transition to the Teaching Profession.

All core and elective subjects must be completed before students can enrol in their final subject, EDC450 Professional Experience 4: The Internship. Students will need to contact hum-ed-ouaprac@curtin.edu.au requesting permission to enrol in EDC450 Professional Experience 4: The Internship. Once we have confirmation that the student has satisfied the above requirements, then the restriction will be lifted.

This final subject in the suite of professional experience subjects is referred to as the Internship. It is for one full school term conducted in a full-time continuous block at the specified time. All required clearances for working with children must be valid and other subjects within the degree must be completed and passed in order to undertake the Internship. This subject provides students with the opportunity to exercise the professional skills, knowledge and attitudes in a school setting that demonstrate their classroom readiness. During this sustained professional experience, students will be required to demonstrate that they meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Career stage. This is done through a practical and a theoretical assessment. Both the practical and theoretical assessments must be undertaken together and passed in order to pass the subject. The professional experience practical assessment requires successful completion of the Internship. The theoretical assessment is a teaching performance assessment.

To view the Practicum Calendar, please see below:

EDC450 Practicum Calendar 2019 (PDF, 59KB)

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• Teaching Performance Assessment (Pass/Fail%)
• Professional Experience (100%)

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