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EDTE4040 – Professional Experience in the Primary School 3
2022 – Session 2, In person-placement, North Ryde
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Academic Convenor
Associate Professor Iain Hay
Contact via email
25WW Room 386
by appointment via email - please do not leave a message on my office phone best to email
Senior tutor - all communications/questions directed to this unit staff member
TBA
Contact via email/iLearn dialogue
by appointment arrange via email -for Zoom meeting
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(EDTE403 or EDTE4030(S)) and (EDTE455 or EDTE4550)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Students are required to work in a school for at least 20 days under the guidance of a supervising teacher implementing strategies and techniques being studied concurrently in the 400-level professional units in which they are enrolled. |
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Demonstrate knowledge of subject content across all KLAs in planning and practice.
- ULO2: Demonstrate an understanding of the processes of learning, teaching and assessing.
- ULO3: Develop pedagogical skills for effective use of ICT integration.
- ULO4: Use their research-based knowledge of curriculum and pedagogies to assess and evaluate a variety of teaching strategies.
- ULO5: Develop further skills in reflective practice and show an understanding of the professional role of the teacher and the ethics of teaching.
- ULO6: Apply their understanding of developments in the National Curriculum to the classroom.
- ULO7: Demonstrate ability to plan, program and assess teaching and learning experience that differentiate for learners.
- ULO8: Develop ways of teaching higher order thinking skills to students.
- ULO9: Demonstrate strategies for teaching students how to work collaboratively.
General Assessment Information
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 the correct file has been uploaded, that their submission has been successful, and that it 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.
- 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.
Late Assessment Submission Penalty
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue.
This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings, etc.). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs, etc.) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
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Assessment Presentation and Submission Guidelines Please follow these guidelines when you submit each assignment:
Draft Submissions & Turnitin Originality Reports
Please note:
Assignment extensions and late penalties
Late Assessment Submission Penalty Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings, etc.). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs, etc.) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special Consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic. 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 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.
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Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Teaching Performance Assessment | 100% | Yes | Viva Voce Presentations week of 26 Sept & MQTPA 9 Oct 23:55 |
| PE Evaluation Report | 0% | No | conclusion PE block completing required days by 4/11/22 |
Teaching Performance Assessment
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: Viva Voce Presentations week of 26 Sept & MQTPA 9 Oct 23:55
Weighting: 100%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
pass/fail completed on placement (no word limit) Teaching Performance Assessment (NESA requirement) Includes: Choosing 5 focus students and planning, teaching and assessing through a process of reflexive practice.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of subject content across all KLAs in planning and practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the processes of learning, teaching and assessing.
- Develop pedagogical skills for effective use of ICT integration.
- Use their research-based knowledge of curriculum and pedagogies to assess and evaluate a variety of teaching strategies.
- Develop further skills in reflective practice and show an understanding of the professional role of the teacher and the ethics of teaching.
- Apply their understanding of developments in the National Curriculum to the classroom.
- Demonstrate ability to plan, program and assess teaching and learning experience that differentiate for learners.
- Develop ways of teaching higher order thinking skills to students.
- Demonstrate strategies for teaching students how to work collaboratively.
PE Evaluation Report
Assessment Type 1: Field work task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 0 hours
Due: conclusion PE block completing required days by 4/11/22
Weighting: 0%
Professional Experience - 30 days (includes completing assessment - TPA) Report completed by the Supervising Teacher on placements (no word limit) meets the Graduate Teaching Standards. This task is a hurdle and implementation of the at risk procedure will take the place of a 2nd attempt
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of subject content across all KLAs in planning and practice.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the processes of learning, teaching and assessing.
- Develop pedagogical skills for effective use of ICT integration.
- Use their research-based knowledge of curriculum and pedagogies to assess and evaluate a variety of teaching strategies.
- Develop further skills in reflective practice and show an understanding of the professional role of the teacher and the ethics of teaching.
- Apply their understanding of developments in the National Curriculum to the classroom.
- Demonstrate ability to plan, program and assess teaching and learning experience that differentiate for learners.
- Develop ways of teaching higher order thinking skills to students.
- Demonstrate strategies for teaching students how to work collaboratively.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Please Note: There are no set readings for this unit, however other text books or articles you have engaged with throughout your course work may inform the development of your MQ Teaching Performance Assessment. A very good resource text is: Teaching Making a Difference (5th Edition) by Churchill et al published by Wiley.
This unit has a full web presence through the unit iLearn and the EDSTCOMMs iLearn site. Students will need regular access to a computer and the Internet to complete this unit.
Weekly access to iLearn is compulsory for all students. Important assessment information about the MQTPA will be posted here, as will other relevant unit notices and materials. Various activities and materials for discussion and critical reflection are included and external students especially are encouraged to use this web component. Electronic links and suggested references will be included in the Resources section. Please check the iLearn unit regularly.
Pre-recorded lectures and podcasts about the MQTPA requirements are available on the web through the EDSTCOMMs iLearn site.
Access and technical assistance:
Information for students about access to the online component of this unit is available at https://il earn.mq.edu.au/login/index.php. You will need to enter your student username and password.
- Please do NOT contact the Unit Convenor regarding iLearn technical help.
- No extensions will be given for any technical issues. Allow enough time for your submissions.
- Assistance is available from IT Helpdesk ph: 1800 67 4357, or log a request at help.mq.edu.au. OneHelp is the online IT support service for both students and staff.
This unit requires students to use several ICT and software skills:
- Internet access: The iLearn site contains materials for this unit; it is also required for the online submission of all Assessment Tasks, and for the use of Turnitin submission for ALL tasks.
- Word processing, visual representations, and document formatting: You are required to use an appropriate form of software to present your assignments.
- Uploading of assessment tasks to iLearn.
Structure: The unit comprises professional experience days, online learning module and a Viva Voce presentation (Zoom invite to be supplied via the unit iLearn site). There will be a supporting websites, the unit iLearn site and EDSTCOMMs iLearn site for all materials and information relating to MQTPA.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Complaints Resolution Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy
Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/student-conduct
Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) 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 or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
Academic Integrity
At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.
School of Education Procedures
In addition, the following policies and procedures of the School of Education are applicable in this unit.
Fitness to Practice
Academic Senate has approved the development of a Fitness to Practice (FTP) procedure to provide further clarity to students enrolled in practical, clinical and professional programs who have not met the requirements of the General Coursework Rules. It establishes how the University will manage the progression of students enrolled in practical, clinical or professional (PCP) programs or units listed on Schedule 3 of the Academic Progression Policy, with embedded placements and/or registration, accreditation or other mandated requirements.
The Procedure is governed by General Coursework Rules, and the Academic Progression Policy and is supported by the Inherent Requirements Framework. It provides the process to identify, notify, intervene, support, monitor and exclude when required, those students who are not meeting the FTP requirements of their program.
FTP is the demonstration of professional competence, acceptable professional behaviour, freedom from impairment and compliance with program specific requirements needed for a student to practice properly and safely throughout their practical, clinical or professional program.
Students must ensure they meet Inherent Requirements before enrolling in their program; that they have the physical, cognitive, communication and behavioural capacity to complete the program. Students with a disability or chronic health condition may have reasonable adjustments made. Students must also demonstrate that they are fit to practice and demonstrate the capabilities and professional behaviours required of that profession.
Attendance for undergraduate units
See the university timetable for information about when classes begin in this unit. https://timetables.mq.edu.au/
Activities completed during weekly tutorials (internal) or on campus days (external) are essential for building the core knowledge and/or skills required to demonstrate the learning outcomes of this unit [and to meet the AITSL Graduate Teacher Standards and/or ACECQA requirements]. Attendance at all tutorials or on campus days is expected and the roll will be taken.
Students are required to attend the tutorial in which they are enrolled. Any changes to tutorial enrolments must be completed officially through e-student. Please do not contact the unit convenor requesting a change.
Unit Expectations
- Students are expected to read weekly readings before completing tasks and attending tutorials
- Students are expected to listen/attend weekly lectures before completing tasks and attending tutorials
Note: It is not the responsibility of unit staff to contact students who have failed to submit assignments. If you have any missing items of assessment, it is your responsibility to make contact with the unit convenor.
Electronic Communication
It is the student’s responsibility to check all electronic communication on a regular weekly basis. Communication may occur via:
- Official MQ Student Email Address
- The Dialogue function on iLearn
- Other iLearn communication functions
External Students
- Information about the dates if the on-campus sessions can be found in the university timetable. https://timetables.mq.edu.au/
- The on-campus sessions are essential to student engagement and learning and attendance on all days is expected. Failure to attend or to have an approved Special Consideration may result in a Fail grade for the unit. Please see attendance requirements in this unit guide.
- Prior to the on-campus sessions, you should have read the prescribed readings and listened to the lectures. Summarise the main points and make a note of the key terms and definitions. Prepare any discussion questions of your own that you wish to share.
- Please make effective use of the online component of the unit and access iLearn regularly. Keep up to date with listening to the lectures on a weekly basis.
LANTITE
In order to enrol in EDTE4040 you will need to have MET the standard for both the Literacy and Numeracy test in the semester before the unit is to be taken.
Passing a Professional Experience Unit
In order to pass a Professional Experience unit, students must achieve a satisfactory result for their professional experience placement AND achieve a satisfactory result overall for their academic assessment tasks (where applicable) in the unit.
Professional Experience Unit Placement Expectations
- Students must be able to present evidence of completion of the following prior to session census date (or as otherwise advised) in order to receive a placement for Professional Experience:
- A Working with Children Check or State/ Territory equivalent. For school placements this must be verified by DoE before your first placement. Complete and email: The practicum students declaration and a copy of relevant ID documents to the department’s probity unit at least two weeks prior to the start date of your first professional experience placement. You will also need to present photo ID on your first day of professional experience.
- Anaphylaxis training (practical and online training) (school placements only). Please note that Anaphylaxis training is only current for 2 years so students will need to update this, most probably at the start of their final year
- Read and acknowledge agreement to abide by the DoE Code of Conduct (school placements only)
- Child Protection Awareness Training (CPAT) (school placements only) (once only)
- Mandatory Child Protection Training (school placements only) (annually)
- Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination - see SONIA for where you must submit your immunization evidence.
For more details re school placement requirements see: https://education.nsw.gov.au/teaching-and-learning/professional-learning/pre-service-teacher-resources/induction-for-pre-service-teachers/mandatory-pre-requisites-for-pre-service-teachers-participating-.
This includes completing the pre-service teacher acknowledgement: https://education.nsw.gov.au/content/dam/main-education/teaching-and-learning/professional-learning/pre-service-teacher-resources/Document2_Pre-service_teacher_Acknowledgement_October_2020.pdf
Students are responsible for ensuring that their evidence is current. Please be aware that you may need to update your training or credential during your program of study.
- A Working with Children Check or State/Territory equivalent is required by the end of Week 2 to be eligible for a placement. Students may need to withdraw from this unit if this has not been obtained in time.
- Students who are completing a unit offered by another department are expected to inform and negotiate with that unit convenor about their professional experience block dates and to discuss how that unit's requirements can be met. For some situations, it may mean that you are enrolled externally for that unit so that your attendance for tutorials for that unit is not impacted.
- Feedback from Tertiary Supervisors and/or Supervising Teachers is of a general nature. It is incumbent on the student to check the requirements of any assessments or bookwork prior to submission.
- If a Student is identified being in need of additional support for Professional Practice and/or Bookwork, the Department’s ‘Additional Support’ procedure will be activated and they will not be able to withdraw themselves from this Unit.
The timing of placements can vary. For placements early in the Session, Fail grades may be approved by the University prior to the end of Session for students who do not meet the placement expectations of the Unit.
Fitness to practice requirements
- Macquarie University operates under a ‘Fitness to Practice’ model as specified in the University's Academic Progression Policy. For this Unit, this means that, when undertaking a placement, a student is declaring that they are able to demonstrate professional competence, acceptable professional behaviour, freedom from impairment, and compliance with program specific requirements needed for a student to practice properly and safely throughout their Practical, Clinical or Professional program or unit. It is the responsibility of the student to determine whether they are fit to undertake a placement. Therefore, if a student is feeling unfit to undertake a placement, they should not do so. For more information https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/academic-progression
The relevant General Coursework Rules (#17-19) are as follows:
(17) The following requirements apply where a student is enrolled in a practical, clinical or professional course with fitness to practice requirements:
a. the University and the provider of the clinical or professional experience opportunity may appoint a suitably qualified supervisor who is external to the University to supervise a student’s practical professional experience;
b. if a student fails one practical, clinical or professional activity they may be permanently excluded from that course; or
c. if a student fails an essential unit twice or fails the equivalent of 20 credit points they may be permanently excluded from further enrolment in that course.
(18) Any determinations made under Rule 17 (a-c) will be made in accordance with the University’s policies and procedures on placement and fitness to practice, in force from time to time.
(19) Notwithstanding the above, a student may be suspended from participation in a practical, clinical or professional activity, for any reason, until such time as any investigation or a process set out in a University policy or procedure, including an appeal process, is completed.
- Students completing a double degree will be able to continue with their other degree program provided they meet the academic progression requirements of the Academic Progression Policy.
- Students completing a single Education degree (such as the BEd) are advised to seek academic advice.
On-campus sessions
The dates for the on-campus sessions can be found in the university timetable https://timetables.mq.edu.au/
- Saturday (13/8/22) - 9:00-12:00 (Group 1) and 1:00-4:00 (Group 2)
Further specific details and any updates about times and locations will be posted on iLearn as an Announcement during first half of the semester.
Professional Experience Unit Placement Expectations
To be eligible to commence the block placement component of this unit, students
- Must have submitted all written assessment tasks and/or associated unit component requirements prior to the commencement of the block
- Must meet the participation requirements for the unit by engaging in on campus day classes and become familiar with the TPA section of the EDSTCOMMs iLearn site
- Students may not be able to commence their placement until all alleged academic honesty breaches have been investigated and concluded.
In order to meet the Professional Experience placement expectations of this unit, students must:
- attain a ‘Satisfactory’ grade for their Professional Experience Practical Work in their Evaluation Report, AND
- attain a ‘Satisfactory’ grade for their Professional Experience Folder in their Evaluation Report
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
The Writing Centre
The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.
- Workshops
- Chat with a WriteWISE peer writing leader
- Access StudyWISE
- Upload an assignment to Studiosity
- Complete the Academic Integrity Module
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Student Services and Support
Macquarie University offers a range of Student Support Services including:
- IT Support
- Accessibility and disability support with study
- Mental health support
- Safety support to respond to bullying, harassment, sexual harassment and sexual assault
- Social support including information about finances, tenancy and legal issues
Student Enquiries
Got a question? Ask us via AskMQ, or contact Service Connect.
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.
Changes from Previous Offering
Inclusion of a face-to-face tutorial on a Saturday
5Rs Framework
The 5Rs Framework, developed by the School of Education at Macquarie University, is embedded throughout your teacher education course. Your use of the 5Rs Framework will help you develop the capabilities that will make your teaching career sustainable and fulfilling.
In this unit, you will learn using the 5Rs framework in the following important ways, through professional experience placement, Viva Voce Presentation and MQ Teaching Performance Assessment (MQTPA, the 5Rs will be apparent through:
• Planning • Teaching • Assessing (and reporting) • Reflecting
Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook