| Credit |
12 points |
| Availability |
non-standard teaching period |
| Outcomes |
Students are able to use relevant curriculum documents to prepare, implement and assess learning programs in schools; design and teach effective lesson plans; demonstrate knowledge of and skills in developing student-centred learning tasks; use a variety of resources to engage student interest; develop and implement sound assessment procedures; accept and act on advice from their mentor teacher and University supervisor; undertake a range of teacher responsibilities; and develop and sustain professional working relationships with school colleagues. |
| Content |
Students undertake six weeks of school experience in a primary school. They have an opportunity to try a variety of techniques and approaches in a classroom context under the guidance of a mentor teacher in the school. Mentors provide assistance in programming, lesson planning and classroom management. Constructive feedback on each lesson provides a basis for the development of teaching skills. A University supervisor visits the student twice during school experience to provide feedback and make an assessment of the level of competence. |
| Assessment |
This is determined from reports from the school mentor teacher and University supervisor.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit. |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley), government or non-government school |
| Mode |
on-campus and off-campus |
| Unit Rules |
Contact hours—lectures/workshops: 2 hrs per week for 5 weeks; school placement: 6 weeks of full-time attendance (31 May – 2 July)
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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