AT1 Due: Exam Period Weighting: 100%

PE Report 1. Reports and feedback from the pre-service teacher’s Supervising Teacher, and 2. Formal observation(s) from a Tertiary Supervisor, 3. The return of all following reports and papers to the Professional Experience Office at Macquarie University, including your Supervising Teacher’s Report, student self-evaluations and register of visits. You will not receive a final grade until these papers are submitted to the Professional Experience office.

This Assessment Task relates to the following Learning Outcomes: • (301 1) Demonstrate knowledge of students and how they learn • (301 2) Demonstrate sound knowledge of the K-6 curriculum and how to teach it • (301 3) Plan and implement effective teaching strategies • (301 4) Create and maintain a safe learning environment

Assessment Presentation and Submission Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines when you submit each assignment:

• Allow a left and right-hand margin of at least 2cm in all assignments.
• Please type all assignments using 12-point font and 1.5 spacing.
• All assessments must be submitted through Turnitin in .doc or .pdf format
• It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that all assessments are successfully submitted through Turnitin.
• Faculty assignment cover sheets are NOT required.

Draft Submissions & Turnitin Originality Reports

• Students may use Turnitin’s Originality Report as a learning tool to improve their academic writing if this option is made available in the unit.
• Students are strongly encouraged to upload a draft copy of each assessment to Turnitin at least one week prior to the due date to obtain an Originality Report.
• The Originality Report provides students with a similarity index that may indicate if plagiarism has occurred. Students will be able to make amendments to their drafts prior to their final submission on the due date.
• Generally, one Originality Report is generated every 24 hours up to the due date.

Please note:

• Students should regularly save a copy of all assignments before submission,

• Students are responsible for checking that their submission has been successful and has been submitted by the due date and time.

Assignment extensions and late penalties

• In general, there should be no need for extensions except through illness or misadventure that would be categorised as serious and unavoidable disruption according to the University definition of same, see:  https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/special-consideration

• Applications for extensions must be made via AskMQ according to the Special Consideration policy. Extensions can only be granted if they meet the Special Considerations policy and are submitted via https://ask.mq.edu.au/. This will ensure consistency in the consideration of such requests is maintained.

• Late submissions without extension will receive a penalty of 5% reduction of the total possible mark for each day late (including weekends and public holidays). You are reminded that submitting even just 1 day late could be the difference between passing and failing a unit. Late penalties are applied by unit convenors or their delegates after tasks are assessed.

• No assessable work will be accepted after the return/release of marked work on the same topic. If a student is still permitted to submit on the basis of unavoidable disruption, an alternative topic may be set.

• Students should keep an electronic file of all assessments. Claims regarding "lost" assessments cannot be made if the file cannot be produced. It is also advisable to keep an electronic file of all drafts and the final submission on a USB untouched/unopened after submission. This can be used to demonstrate easily that the assessment has not been amended after the submission date.

Requesting a re-assessment of an assignment

If you have evidence that your task has been incorrectly assessed against the grade descriptors you can request a re-mark. To request a re-mark you need to contact the unit convenor within 7 days of the date of return of the assignment and provide a detailed assessment of your script against the task criteria. Evidence from your assignment must be provided to support your judgements.

Note: Failed assessments cannot be re-marked as they are all double-marked as a part of the moderation process.

Please note: The outcome of a re-mark may be a higher/lower or unchanged grade. Grades are standards referenced and effort is NOT a criterion.

University policy on grading

Criteria for awarding grades for assessment tasks

Assignments will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the University's Grading Policy. The following descriptive criteria are included for your information.

Descriptive Criteria for awarding grades in the unit

In order to meet the unit outcomes and successfully pass this unit, students must make a genuine attempt at all assessment tasks. Where any submitted assessment task is considered to be unsatisfactory in this regard, the highest possible final grade that can be awarded for the unit will be 45.

Students will be awarded grades ranging from HD to F according to guidelines set out in the policy: https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/assessment-in-effect-from-session-2-2016

The following generic grade descriptors provide university-wide standards for awarding final grades.

Note: If you fail a unit with a professional experience component the fail grade will be on your transcript irrespective of the timing of  the placement.

Withdrawing from this UG Unit

If you are considering withdrawing from this unit, please seek academic advice via https://ask.mq.edu.au before doing so as this unit may be a co-requisite or prerequisite for units in the following sessions and may impact on your progression through the degree.

Results

Results shown in iLearn, or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au.

Classes There are no formal university based classes for this unit. There will be a supporting website for the unit providing additional readings, links and materials. Resources, such as lesson plan formats, will also be available through iLearn from the following website link: http://www.mq.edu.au/iLearn

Expectations Prior to the start of PE, students must ensure that they have all the required certificates and checks including: • Working With Children Check • Child protection training • Anaphalaxis training • Student Declaration and • Any other documentation as required in the PE Guidelines

Students are expected to wear appropriate professional attire and to arrive at school on time on all days. Early dismissals or half days are not permitted. Sports carnivals and other non-classroom activities may count as PE days, but please refer to the PE Guidelines for details on this.

Activities

Days 1-2: Orientation, observation, planning, and small group assistance, Days 3-20 (2-20): Small group teaching and whole class lessons. Plan, teach and evaluate whole lessons across the 6 KLAs. Workload should be built up so that students are teaching at minimum for half of the school day (and aspirationally the whole day by day 20). Lesson plans A lesson plan must be written prior to the presentation of each and every lesson taught over the 20 days. The plan must be written well before delivery so that your supervising teacher has sufficient time to review it and provide appropriate feedback. Please DO NOT present a lesson plan to your teacher just prior to teaching your lesson. The required lesson plan format is located in iLearn

Evaluations and feedback Student teachers should evaluate every lesson taught. These lessons plans, including your written evaluations should be kept in your folder. We would expect that students receive written feedback from your Supervising Teacher on many, but not all, of their lessons. Written feedback provides students with the opportunity to take comments home and reflect more carefully on lessons presented. This feedback can also be kept in a folder. There are no prescribed texts for this unit. However, students are strongly encouraged to obtain one of the following texts as a resource:

Cavanagh M. & Prescott, A. (2015). our Professional Experience Handbook. Frenchs Forest: Pearson.

Whitton, D., Barker, K., Nosworthy, M., Humphries, J., & Sinclair, C. (2016). Learning for Teaching, Teaching for Learning (3e). South Melbourne: Cengage.

Students are strongly advised to become familiar with the AITSL graduate teaching standards available for download at: http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/