TEA4203 Professional Practices in Primary Education (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst

Units 1.0 (Teacher Education) Band 5

Co-requisite: TEA4201

State law in Queensland (Australia) requires that all adults working/undertaking professional experience/researching with children under the age of 18, in the state of Queensland are required to possess a current suitability card (Blue Card). (See "Other Requirements" for further information.) Also see: http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/employment/bluecard/informationSheets.html.

Synopsis

This course will introduce beginning educators to employment issues and will offer professional development designed to assist with individual career commencement. To achieve this, an important component will be the exposure to ideas from employment authorities, professional associations and teacher support organisations. Current issues and trends in the educational environment will be investigated and strategies for researching such issues will challenge the student to consider the longer-term responsibilities of an effective career in education. An integral component of the course will be the investigation of how various philosophies of education relate to current and future practice. This course brings together the total Professional Context Experiences engaged in during the course.