TEA4204 The Professional Educator (FOEDU)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst

Units 1.0 (Teacher Education: Secondary) Band 5

Pre-requisite: TEA3204

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

The professional experience to date has enabled pre-service teachers to be involved in the normal day to day running of an educational institution and in the teaching of several curriculum areas over an extended period of time. This course offers the pre-service teacher a further extensive period in the field in a new context. The block professional experience will require involvement in the planning and implementation of units of work along with the daily administrative and professional requirements of an educator. The experience will require pre-service teachers to play an active role in the construction of their own practical theories. Their workplace experience will enable them to question, criticise and reformulate their assumptions about the nature of educators' work. Further, the pre-service teacher will be made aware of various professional and organisational requirements necessary for their induction into teaching. Students undertaking this course are required to complete a 30 day professional experience placement in an approved educational setting. A further 20 days of non-supervised experience (as negotiated with the course examiner) is also a requirement of this course.