EDF5049 · Professional practice in early childhood

Overview

This unit has been designed to be taken in conjunction with your final professional experience placement. This unit prepares you for your transition into professional practice as early childhood teachers and invites you to develop a deep and actionable understanding of your current and future role as an early childhood teacher. Drawing on a range of research evidence and the knowledge, skills and professional experiences developed during your course, you will complete an assessment in which you will plan, teach, assess and critically reflect on your performance. You will demonstrate you are able to interpret and apply the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in an early childhood context and that you have achieved the identified Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the graduate level.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. critically analyse evidence of the impact of your teaching practice on the learning outcomes of the children you teach
2. analyse and interpret the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching at the graduate level for early childhood
3. document and reflect on evidence of your professional practice against achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teaching at the graduate level
4. evaluate your professional knowledge and understanding to identify and plan for areas of future professional learning.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via synchronous directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. For the unit teaching schedule, please visit the timetable.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.