EDUC9130 Professional Experience: An Introduction (Early Childhood)

Ms Rachael Hedger

2019

7 x 1-hour lectures per semester
5 x 1-day field placements per semester
7 x 1-hour on-line exercises per semester

Admission into MTEC-Master of Teaching (Early Childhood)

This topic will prepare students for their professional experience in light of perspectives on contemporary Australian and international Early Childhood research and practice. It will introduce the legal, ethical and professional responsibilities students will be expected to execute on placement, as well as the communicative and technical research skills they will need to use when theorising and implementing their placement site's inquiry focus.

This topic is an essential pre-requisite for placement in early childhood sites.

This topic aims to:

introduce the professional experience program, its requirements and expectations
explain the professional expectations of teachers, including legal and ethical responsibilities, and of them as pre-service teachers when they undertake professional experiences
support the transitioning to teaching professional
help the students plan for effective learning about teaching while undertaking professional experiences over a sustained period of time (4 weeks)
ensure that the students understand how to make an effective contribution to childrens learning through a curriculum inquiry

On completion of this topic students will be able to:

recognise the legal and ethical responsibilities they will assume as they enter the teaching profession
demonstrate awareness of the relationships and skills that will contribute to successful professional experiences
practise assuming the role of the teacher with the guidance of a registered teacher
develop a research inquiry that will effectively contribute to young children's learning over time

Key dates and timetable

Timetable details for 2019 are no longer published.

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