Course Title: Professional Practice 8: Professionalism
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Professional Practice 8: Professionalism
Credit Points: .00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE2256 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Workplace |
Sem 1 2012, Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 1 2015, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 1 2018, Sem 2 2018 |
TCHE2264 |
Brunswick Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Workplace |
Sem 2 2012, Sem 1 2013, Sem 2 2013, Sem 1 2014, Sem 2 2014, Sem 2 2015, Sem 1 2016, Sem 2 2016, Sem 1 2017, Sem 2 2017, Sem 2 2018 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE2256 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Workplace |
UGRDFlex18 (ZZZZ), UGRDFlex18 (All) |
Course Coordinator: Dr Nicky Carr
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7802
Course Coordinator Email: nicky.carr@rmit.edu.au
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Professional Practice 7: Putting it all together – Planning and Assessment
Course Description
This is a core course that focuses on the development of professional practice skills directly related to work integrated learning. The course involves placement in an educational setting. Particular focus will be given to encouraging students to make the transition from pre-service to beginning teacher.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
This course is designed to assist students to build and refine their knowledge and skills in the areas of observation, learning and teaching, assessment, reflection and knowledge of innovations and initiatives, based on reflection and feedback from their previous professional practice experiences and current learning within the course.
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
• Plan, document and implement a comprehensive program for teaching consecutive whole days with full control.
• Plan for continuity throughout days, weeks and across a year.
• Observe and record general observations of the classroom and reflect on how these may apply to their role as teacher.
• Articulate and action some of the legal and ethical requirements of the teaching profession.
• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the teaching and learning purposes of planned activities.
• Apply current approaches to teaching and learning to their planning.
• Understand and use a range of appropriate strategies to assess learning and show evidence of contributing to or keeping assessment records.
• Use assessment strategies and records which reflected the needs of individual students and the whole group.
• Articulate a philosophy of teaching and education.
• Articulate some of the innovations and initiatives that are being implemented in classrooms and educational environments. Implement some of these innovations and initiatives in the planned teaching and learning activities.
• Seek, accept and use guidance and respond constructively to feedback from professional mentors. Provide feedback to peers and mentors.
• Engage with others to reflect on their teaching and issues impacting on the classrooms.
ICT Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course students will have demonstrated and/or acquired the following ICT capabilities:
• Awareness of how the classroom environment can be managed to empower students’ use of ICT.
• Skills in using ICT for communication, presentation, work preparation and implementation.
• Personal proficiency in using ICT.
VIT Standards
This course is aligned with the following standards:
• Teachers plan and assess for effective learning.
• Teachers reflect on, evaluate and improve their professional knowledge and practice.
• Teachers are active members of their profession.
Overview of Learning Activities
Students’ learning in this course will involve a range of activities both at the educational setting and university that are designed to focus on addressing various Victorian Institute of Teaching characteristics of effective teaching.
Overview of Learning Resources
See part B
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks are directly linked to the stated objectives and outcomes. Assessment in the course will be both theoretical and practical in nature. A range of formative and summative assessment types will be incorporated into the course (for example, developing a Professional Portfolio and a variety of assessment that demonstrates how the specific areas of professional practice have been addressed).
Students should refer to Part B of the course guide for further information on assessment.