Unit description
Assists final year education students develop a sense of professional identity to support their transition to the professional world of teaching. Through a student-focused strategy of critical reflection and consolidation, students synthesise the knowledge, skills and attitudes they have acquired throughout their course and present their learning through practical contexts that will also be of benefit in their life long learning journey.
Unit content
Establish a personal professional identity and professional teaching portfolio
Professional ethics and values standards in the teaching profession
Seeking employment as a teaching professional
- Writing an cover/application letter and curriculum vitae
- Preparing for a professional interview; supporting evidence
- Teaching opportunities in Australia and internationally
Graduate stories
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | critically reflect on current and future perspectives on education and contextualise current Australian educational practices with a view to visioning preferred educational futures | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 2 | demonstrate their developing professional identity exemplifying knowledge, skills, attitudes and values appropriate for a professional educator | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 3 | create a teaching portfolio which includes a philosophy statement, teaching aims, a curriculum vitae, application letter, and reflections and evidence on their performance against professional teaching standards | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 4 | professionally present themselves at a professional interview | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 5 | communicate professionally and effectively through written, oral and technological means. | Communication and social skills | ||||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Coffs Harbour
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 4 hrs (3 weeks) |
| Tutorial online 2 hours (three weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Portfolio and Application | 70% |
| Supporting Statement | 30% |
| Mock Interview | SR |
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 3 hrs (6 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Portfolio and Application | 70% |
| Supporting Statement | 30% |
| Mock Interview | SR |
Lismore
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 3 hrs (6 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Portfolio and Application | 70% |
| Supporting Statement | 30% |
| Mock Interview | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2016 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 1
Fee paying courses
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International
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