Introduction to Curriculum Planning and Assessment for Primary: Practicum 1
Duration:
1 Teaching Period
Unit Code:
EDU10027
Contact Hours:
Recommended 50 hours of study per week
About this unit
This is the first of four professional experience units for the Bachelor of Education (Primary). Pre-service teachers will undertake 20 days of professional experience in an approved Primary School setting, with children in a Foundation to Year 2 classroom under the supervision of approved mentors. The unit provides pre-service teachers with knowledge and skills needed to teach children effectively and gain knowledge about a variety of theoretical approaches to curriculum and assessment. Pre-service teachers become familiar with the relevant national and/or state or territory curriculum documents and demonstrate competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers appropriate to the course stage of this professional experience.
Content
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate) Standards 1-7
- Code of Ethics
- How children learn in the in the Primary
- Teaching with intention
- Expectations for young children
- Self-assessment of teaching
- Learning experiences
- Promoting confidence and engagement in learning
- Adapting teaching methods to young children’s skills, knowledge and interests
- Demonstrating an awareness of children’s interest in contemporary technologies
- Recognising individual difference and supporting learning accordingly
- Engaging collaboratively with colleagues and contributing to reflective practice
- Planning for and assessing children’s learning
- Creating and maintaining safe, healthy and challenging learning environments
- Using relevant documents to plan, implement and evaluate learning experiences
- Intervening effectively to encourage appropriate behaviour and deal with inappropriate behaviour
- Relevant national and/or state or territory curriculum and framework documents
- Family partnerships-strategies for communication with families
- Links between theory, research and practice