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<p>This unit supports the 15-day professional experience placement for Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) students, working with children under three years of age.</p>
<p>Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) are introduced to both individual and collective understandings of the education profession, with learning framed around developing the practices and knowledge required to become active, engaged early childhood teachers.</p>
<p>PSTs will explore verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support young children's learning and engagement, as well as effective approaches to working with the professional learning community and parents/carers. Drawing on relevant legislative frameworks and policies, PSTs will examine their ethical responsibilities to young children and identify strategies that promote their wellbeing and safety within early childhood settings.</p>
<p>Throughout the placement, PSTs are required to complete designated professional learning activities in collaboration with their assigned mentors.</p>
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<p>Topics may include:<br>
1. Professional experience placement requirements <br><br>
2. 15 day field-based early childhood internship working with children under three years <br><br>
3. Legislative policies that underpin ethical responsibility <br><br>
4. Strategies to maintain the wellbeing and safety of young children in educational contexts <br><br>
5. Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support learning and engagement <br><br>
6. Communication strategies to involve parents/carers in the educative process <br><br>
7. Introduction to using a range of data to inform teaching and learning <br><br>
8. Introduction to legislative requirements, ethics, codes of conduct and mandatory reporting <br><br>
9. Constructive feedback principles using the transactional process model <br><br>
10. APST and their role in the profession.</p>
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<p>This unit supports the 15-day professional experience placement for Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) students, working with children under three years of age.</p> <p>Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) are introduced to both individual and collective understandings of the education profession, with learning framed around developing the practices and knowledge required to become active, engaged early childhood teachers.</p> <p>PSTs will explore verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support young children's learning and engagement, as well as effective approaches to working with the professional learning community and parents/carers. Drawing on relevant legislative frameworks and policies, PSTs will examine their ethical responsibilities to young children and identify strategies that promote their wellbeing and safety within early childhood settings.</p> <p>Throughout the placement, PSTs are required to complete designated professional learning activities in collaboration with their assigned mentors.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics may include:<br> 1. Professional experience placement requirements <br><br> 2. 15 day field-based early childhood internship working with children under three years <br><br> 3. Legislative policies that underpin ethical responsibility <br><br> 4. Strategies to maintain the wellbeing and safety of young children in educational contexts <br><br> 5. Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support learning and engagement <br><br> 6. Communication strategies to involve parents/carers in the educative process <br><br> 7. Introduction to using a range of data to inform teaching and learning <br><br> 8. Introduction to legislative requirements, ethics, codes of conduct and mandatory reporting <br><br> 9. Constructive feedback principles using the transactional process model <br><br> 10. APST and their role in the profession.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p> <p><strong>Teaching Period 1</strong><p>Federation University Online</p></p> <p><strong>Teaching Period 3</strong><p>Federation University Online</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Ungraded (e.g. S-Satisfactory, UN-Unsatisfactory)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
113
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/eccel3723">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Connect theoretical learning with the practice of teaching in an authentic education environment</p>
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<p>Receive and reflect on critical and meaningful feedback</p>
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<p>Inquire into their own and others teaching practice appropriate to the professional</p>
K4
<p>Investigate a range of current communication theories for teaching</p>
K5
<p>Identify verbal and non-verbal communication strategies that support the engagement of young children</p>
K6
<p>List the mandatory reporting requirements associated with teaching</p>
K7
<p>Explore the APST and the purpose of these in the profession to identify professional learning needs.</p>
S1
<p>Negotiate professional duties and teaching and learning tasks with the supervising mentor</p>
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<p>Set personal goals for future learning and research</p>
S3
<p>Reflect on strengths and future needs as a learner and as a teacher and utilise constructive feedback principles to improve teaching practice</p>
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<p>Document observations and learning experiences</p>
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<p>Examine a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to enhance teaching and learning</p>
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<p>Explain mandatory reporting requirements associated with teaching</p>
A1
<p>Nominate, complete and document personal learning tasks that are relevant to the setting in which the internship is conducted</p>
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<p>Reflect-on-action related to personal learning in an on-line journal</p>
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<p>Develop an online Professional Experience resource folder that includes tasks based on the Professional Standards, as well as other learning</p>
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<p>Demonstrate achievement of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers through the completion and submission of required online assessment forms by PST and school mentor/supervising teacher.</p>
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K1, K2, K3, K7, S1, S2, S3, S4, A1, A2, A3
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<p>Successful completion of 15 days placement as verified through:</p><p>Weekly time sheet (Form D) completed by PST and verified by Agency Director.</p>
<p>Hurdle</p>
<p>S/U</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, A1, A2, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
No
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070101 - Teacher Education: Early Childhood
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p> <p><strong>Teaching Period 1</strong><p>Federation University Online</p></p> <p><strong>Teaching Period 3</strong><p>Federation University Online</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Ungraded (e.g. S-Satisfactory, UN-Unsatisfactory)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
113
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/eccel3723">View unit fees</a>
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