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Secondary Professional Experience 1: Planning
PostgraduateCUR-MTS5022025
A 2-week professional placement to enable you to apply your knowledge and gain insights into the complexity of a teacher’s role. Evaluate the way practising teachers plan learning experiences and employ pedagogical strategies to engage learners.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 3 Mar 2025,
- 2 June 2025
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Secondary Professional Experience 1: Planning
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- apply knowledge of the Graduate Teacher Standards to establish initial content for a digital professional portfolio; and identify and adopt a reflective practice model to guide ongoing preservice teacher development
- create lesson plans which reflect an understanding of how students learn through the effective use of challenging learning goals, a range of teaching strategies, and diverse resources including digital technologies in a first teaching area
- develop a plan for learning and teaching with consideration of theoretical studies, contextual factors, and to support a diversity of learners
- demonstrate and evaluate effective planning techniques and a range of learning and teaching resources and strategies, including ICT, to meet the diverse needs of students
- employ effective communication skills, maintain student safety and meet ethical, legislative, administrative and organisational requirements in secondary school settings
- Teachers professional practice
- The teaching and learning cycle
- Curriculum development & levels of planning
- Lesson planning
- Structuring the lesson
- Teaching and learning strategies
- Catering for all students
- Assessment, evaluating and reporting
- Reflective and responsive practices
- Building positive relationships and learning environment management
This is the first in the suite of secondary professional experience subjects and includes both a theory and a practical component (a placement in a school). The subject explores philosophies and theories related to teaching and then introduces the nature and role of effective planning for diverse groups of learners. Specific attention is given to lesson planning that includes selecting objectives and appropriate teaching, learning, assessment strategies and resources. The subject also addresses professional responsibilities, effective communication and reflective practices to support learning. The professional experience practical assessment is a 2-week full-time block placement intended to enable practical application of the knowledge and skills gained, along with providing students with insights into the complexity of the teacher’s role. All required clearances to work with children must be obtained and valid, and all other professional experience requirements met. Both theory and practical components must be passed in order to pass the subject.
To view the Professional Experience Calendars, please see below:
2025 Master of Teaching Prof Exp Calendar (PDF)
2025 Graduate Diploma in Education Prof Exp Calendar (PDF)
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- Series of lesson plans for your first teaching area (50%)
- Initial content and planning exercise for your digital professional portfolio (50%)
- Professional Experience Placement
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- CUR-EDS-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education)
- CUR-SEC-MAS-2025 - Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - This subject includes a 2-week professional experience placement in a school. Placements are undertaken on a full-time basis in a continuous block at the specified time. Please note that all relevant, valid working with children checks and clearances must be provided as requested prior to commencement of the placement.
- Software requirements - Access to Microsoft Office or a unit approved alternative, access to video creation and editing software.
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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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary Education)
PostgraduateCUR-EDS-GDI
Master of Teaching (Secondary Education)
PostgraduateCUR-SEC-MAS