PRI4002 The Beginning Professional (FOEDU)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Coast (ONC)Springfield

Units 1.0 (070103) Band 5

PRE-REQUISITE: In order to be admitted to the Internship, pre-service teachers must have successfully completed all components of the first seven semesters of study. This specifically includes the completion of the full 80 days of supervised professional experience associated with the six courses PRT2201, PRT2202,PRT3201 PRT3202, PRT4201, and PRT4202, or their equivalent. 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.usq.edu.au/education/profexp/bluecard

Synopsis

The Beginning Professional course aims to bring together the pre-service teachers' understandings gained through their personal engagement with the BPMU courses. Pre-service teachers will be engaged in preparing for entry into complex and varied education contexts. The course will require each individual to produce and submit a professional portfolio that may include items from learning portfolios, learning journals and assignments from their various learning experiences throughtout the BPMU degree that account for THEIR learning as pre-service teachers. The course requires pre-service teachers to think about HOW this learning has shaped their beginning professional identity. Each item within their professional portfolio (to be submitted in electronic format) needs to be positioned within the context of their reflective personal philosophy framework. The work completed in this portfolio will be used to inform their work in PRT4000 and PRI4001.