School Of EducationProfessional Practice IWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101289.2
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
100189 - Understanding Learning and Teaching, 102073 - Primary Professional Practice I
Incompatible Units
100345 - Professional Experience 1 (Secondary)
Corequisite
101581 Learning for Teaching
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1663 Master of Teaching (Primary). Students are required to submit a Prohibited Employment Declaration and complete child protection requirements.
Students must reach a passing standard in the Professional Literacy Assessment Test prior to placement.
About this Unit
The Professional Experience unit 'Professional Practice 1' is designed to introduce student teachers to the philosophical, ethical, practical and pedagogical perspectives of becoming a teacher in the primary school context. The unit requires student teachers to develop the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes necessary to begin teaching. As part of this process their professional experience will incorporate a continuous process of self-reflection, self-awareness and the capacity to modify and adjust teaching practice to best meet the needs of all students. The professional experience aims to facilitate the development of teacher education students as reflective practitioners who possess deeply-held commitments to quality education for students and high order communication competencies.