Unit details
ETS301 - Pedagogy - Middle Years (7-10)
| Offering information: | Commences 2014 |
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| Offered at: | (B, G, W) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | K Senior |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed suitable discipline study units for middle years teaching, and unit enrolment requires approval of the Student Support Office. |
| Corequisite: | Students must be enrolled in E359 course. |
| Incompatible with: | EPP207, EEP301, ETP301, ETP302 |
| Contact hours: | 3 hours per week |
| Note: Professional Experience Component = 10 consecutive days | |
Content
This is the third of the five units in the Pedagogy and Curriculum strand. The students will turn their focus to individual learners within the classroom. They will use the broader issues and discourses raised in previous units to inform individual pedagogic planning.
This unit includes 10 days professional experience. During these days the pre‐service teacher will:
- undertake an orientation to the school environment.
- identify two learners to focus their attention. Follow these learners across a range of subject areas, classes and learning experiences with the purpose of drawing upon these multifaceted observations to inform their planning in collaboration with the supervisor.
- teach at least two lessons a day for a class, small groups of students or with individuals.
- attend meetings, be involved in yard duty, school activities and any opportunities for engagement with the broader school community.
- keep a teaching portfolio (electronic and/or hardcopy) in which evidence of their planning, observations,collected documents, participation in school activities and teaching reflections are kept. Pre‐service teachers will be expected to share their portfolio with their supervis ing teachers and appropriate University teaching staff. Data collected through portfolio activities will be used in unit assessment tasks.
Assessment
Interpretations of Pedagogical Approaches to teaching and learning 25% (1000 words or equivalent)
Pedagogic Noticing 55% (2200 words or equivalent)
Hurdle requirement
Professional Experience, 20%
This component is assessed primarily by the supervising classroom teacher in consultation with the pre-service teacher. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Experience component is compulsory in order for the student to progress.
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