Professional Experience 1 (Secondary) unit (EMT522)

Introduction

The first Professional Experience (PE1) provides pre-service teachers the opportunity to become familiar with the school context. PE1 primarily involves active observation, discussions with the supervising teacher and initial school experiences.

This placement is undertaken in Semester 1 only, in accordance with the Professional Experience Calendar. All students must be aware of the scheduled Professional Experience dates and be prepared to undertake a placement during the scheduled time. The dates of Professional Experience may only be changed in exceptional, unplanned circumstances. Date variations are assessed on a case-by-case basis by the Coordinator, Professional Experience in accordance with the Professional Experience Guidelines. Variations can be submitted via the Variation Request Form. 

Summary

Unit name	Professional Experience 1 (Secondary)
Unit code	EMT522
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Professor Louise Starkey
Delivered By
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate a growing professional knowledge of learners and how they learn and of appropriate curriculum content and how this knowledge is applied.
• Demonstrate a developing capacity to plan, implement and assess for effective teaching and learning and for safely managing learners and their learning environments.
• Demonstrate increasing capacity to develop and maintain effective professional relationships with the school community to enhance learning opportunities.

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Concurrent Prerequisites

EMT502 AND EMT504 AND EMT510 AND EMT520

Teaching

Assessment	Placement (100%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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