Students
EDTE301 – Professional Experience in the Primary School 1
2018 – S2 Day
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
John De Nobile
Lecturer
Wayne Leahy
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(Admission to BEd(Prim) and EDUC258 and EDUC260) or (39cp including EDTE353)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
EDTE252 or EDTE354
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
The initial Professional Experience unit for intending primary school teachers. Students are required to work in a school for at least 20 days under the guidance of a Supervising Teacher implementing the strategies and techniques being developed concurrently in the 300-level primary methodology units.
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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:
- UO1 Demonstrate knowledge of students and how they learn
- UO2 Demonstrate sound knowledge of the K-6 curriculum and how to teach it
- UO3 Plan and implement effective teaching strategies
- UO4 Create and maintain safe learning environments
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| PE Reports | 100% | No | Exam Period |
PE Reports
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 100%
Professional Experience Reports, Register of visits and any other required documentation has been submitted to the PEO
On successful completion you will be able to:
- UO1 Demonstrate knowledge of students and how they learn
- UO2 Demonstrate sound knowledge of the K-6 curriculum and how to teach it
- UO3 Plan and implement effective teaching strategies
- UO4 Create and maintain safe learning environments
Delivery and Resources
There is one lecture that students are expected to attend before semester and indeed before the professional experience block starts. This provides information about the school placement. Students are placed in schools. iLearn and the Professional Experience website provide the required further support.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). 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
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Undergraduate students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
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.
Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
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.
Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- UO2 Demonstrate sound knowledge of the K-6 curriculum and how to teach it
- UO3 Plan and implement effective teaching strategies
- UO4 Create and maintain safe learning environments
Assessment task
- PE Reports
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- UO1 Demonstrate knowledge of students and how they learn
- UO2 Demonstrate sound knowledge of the K-6 curriculum and how to teach it
Assessment task
- PE Reports
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcome
- UO3 Plan and implement effective teaching strategies
Assessment task
- PE Reports
Policies
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the policies listed in this/the Unit Guide with regard to Learning and Teaching.
For this Unit, students must also be aware of the following specific requirements:
- Students must meet the mandatory requirements to undertake placements as specified in this/the Unit Guide. These may include both University requirements and mandatory requirements specified by the accrediting authority such as the Working with Children check.
- Macquarie University operates under a ‘Fit to Sit’ model as specified in the University's Special Consideration Policy. For this Unit, this means that, when undertaking a placement, a student is declaring that they are fit to do so. 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.
- If a Student is identified by the Unit Convenor as being ‘At Risk’, the Department’s ‘At Risk’ 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.
Important policies that relate to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy: http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public:
http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration The Special Consideration Policy is effective from December 4th 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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.
Student support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to improve your marks and take control of your study.
Student enquiry service
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
Equity support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
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.