School Of EducationProfessional Experience 1Western Sydney University Unit Code: 102792.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
102073 - Primary Professional Practice 1, 102093 - Secondary Professional Practice I, 101289 - Professional Practice 1, 101074 - Professional Experience 1, 102510 - Secondary Professional Practice 1 STEM
Prerequisite
Students enrolled in 1848 - Master of Teaching (Secondary) STEM must have successfully completed 102081 Adolescent Development and Teaching, 102083 Diversity, Social Justice and Learning, 102086 Designing Teaching and Learning and 102508 STEM foundations before enrolling in this unit.
Students enrolled in 1714 must have successfully completed 40 credit points.
Students enrolled in 1714 - Master of Teaching (Secondary) must have successfully completed 102081 Adolescent Development and Teaching, 102083 Diversity, Social Justice and Learning and 102086 Designing Teaching and Learning before enrolling in this unit.
Corequisite
Students enrolled in 1714 - Master of Teaching (Secondary) must have successfully completed or be enrolled in 102082 Pedagogy for Positive learning Environments.
Students enrolled in 1714 - Master of Teaching (Secondary) must have successfully completed or be enrolled in any one of the following units 102088 Secondary Curriculum 1B , 102091 Secondary Curriculum 2B, 102087 Secondary Curriculum 1A, 102090 Secondary Curriculum 2A, 102089 Secondary Curriculum 1C or 102092 Secondary Curriculum 2C.
Students enrolled in 1781 - Master of Teaching (Primary) must have successfully completed or be enrolled in 102076 Teaching and Learning in Classrooms.
Students enrolled in 1848 - Master of Teaching (Secondary) STEM must have successfully completed or be enrolled in 102087 Secondary curriculum 1A or 102090 Secondary curriculum 2A
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in the 1714 Master of Teaching (Secondary), 1846 Graduate Certificate in Education (Curriculum Specialisation), 1781 Master of Teaching (Primary) or 1848 Master of Teaching (Secondary) STEM.
About this Unit
This unit is the first Professional Experience unit of the Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary) programs. This unit incorporates a 30-day placement in a NSW school. It is designed to introduce all students to the philosophical, ethical, practical and pedagogical perspectives of becoming a teacher in diverse, contemporary educational settings.
The aim of this unit is to enable you to proactively engage in real-life educational settings to learn and enhance your professional development as a future teacher. This unit gives you the opportunity to explore the relationship between practical and theoretical knowledge of teaching. This unit will provide you with an opportunity to explore a range of learning activities that occur inside and outside the classrooms, and the roles of the teaching and non-teaching staff within the school. Through ongoing observation, supervised teaching and contribution in the wider school community, the unit ensures you work towards the achievement of the national standards for a graduate teacher.
Special Requirements - Legislative Pre-requisites
1. Students are required to complete a Working with Children Check leading to the issuance of a clearance number under the category of volunteer. Students will need to:
i. Access the Commission for Children and Young People website and complete an online application form to generate an application number.
ii. Present an application number and identification to a NSW Motor Registry or Government Access Centre prior to issuance by mail of a Working with Children Check number.
iii. Email the letter with a valid Working with Children Check number to enrolments@westernsydney.edu.au to facilitate processing of a school placement.
2. Students must also complete the online Child Protection Awareness Training, and the NSW Dept. of Education Child Protection Training prior to undertaking any visits/placements. Students who have not completed Child Protection Awareness Online Training and the NSW Dept of Education Child Protection Training by the due date will be withdrawn from the unit.
3. Students must complete the ASCIA anaphylaxis e-training and email their certificate to AnaphylaxisPrm@westernsydney.edu.au
4. Students must meet the Inherent Requirements for the Master of Teaching (Primary), or Master of Teaching (Secondary).
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