All The National Professional Teaching Standards form a framework for this Professional Experience with Standards 1 to 5 having a strong focus.
Compulsory Pre- Placement visit
One full day to be negotiated by each Preservice Teacher with the school prior to professional experience.
Proefessional Experience Dates 6 May – 31 May 2013. 20 day block. Suggested Preservice Teacher learning program: experiences and responsibilities
SUGGESTED SECONDARY PROGRAM
12 – 16 periods per week, based on a 40 minute period. Pre Placement Visits
Share Preservice Teacher Professional Experience Profile (pages 97- 98) with teacher.
Liaise with classroom teacher about planning and teaching responsibilities for the entire 20 days.
Make contact with your Tertiary Mentor via email, phone or meeting. Record all of the school protocols and routines such as bell times, WHS procedures, behaviour management policy, and teacher parking space.
Week 1: Days 1-2: largely observation of Cooperating Teacher(s) teaching – discussion of learning outcomes, strategies, programs, class/student needs. Completion of Focussed Observation Forms for a range of classes and teachers. Days 3-5: commencing co-teaching activities/lessons
including lesson planning. Expectations for week 2 teaching clarified.
Week 2: Progressively assuming responsibility for formal lesson plans across at least 3 class groups; by end of week responsibility for approximately 3 lessons per day.
Week 3: Continuing to build teaching responsibility, including trialling a diversity of approaches across 3 classes on average. Observing teaching of other teachers. Comprehensive written evaluations of own and others teaching. Linkages to National Professional Standards for Teachers: Graduate evident (see Evidence Guide on page 101).
Week 4: Full responsibility for teaching of at least 3 classes across the final week including planning for sequential teaching sessions, comprehensive lesson planning, assessment and evaluation, working towards unit development. Evidence of involvement in and awareness of whole school activities. Primary: See guide below.
Lesson: A lesson in primary school can range from 30 minutes to one hour depending on the age of the students. A lesson can also be
Observation of Classes
Includes assistance and team teaching. An average of one lesson per day, of as many different classes and teachers as possible. See Lesson Observation Form (page 96).
Attendance Attendance is mandatory and Preservice Teachers will be required to make up any time lost due to illness, misadventure or other unforseen circumstances where their attendance is less than 100% of the Professional Experience (page 20).
Cooperating Teacher’s Responsibilities
- Plan & guide learning experiences for Preservice Teacher, including observations and progressive development of teaching competence in consultation with Tertiary Mentor;
- Assist reflection & evaluation through discussion. Complete written feedback on as many lessons as possible and discuss;
- Arrange opportunities for lesson observation;
- Support and Monitor engagement with Lesson Observation format. - Complete Final Report consulting with Tertiary Mentor.
Preservice Teachers completing this Professional Experience component need to be guided and assessed against the Standards and Focus Areas as outlined in the Professional Experience
Final Report: Graduating Preservice Teacher and its associated
Evidence Guide.
Tertiary Mentor 1 Liaison visit, 1 Mentoring visit or equivalent if working with a group of Preservice Teachers in one school site.
Lesson Planning Lesson and unit planning are compulsory.
Written lesson plans must be submitted to the Cooperating Teacher for approval prior to the lesson.
Written evidence of self-reflection for each lesson is required. Contact Details Page 8.
Payment & Claiming Procedures
Please note that claims must be submitted in the same year that the professional experience is undertaken. Refer to page 28.
GUIDELINES FOR PRIMARY PRESERVICE TEACHERS
Week 1 Assessment of Students
Access existing information on students’ literacy and numeracy abilities.
Differentiate lesson planning according to the information gathered in your assessments.
Teach a minimum of two lessons per day, preferably in Mathematics and English.
Find and use appropriate resources to use in lessons. Week 1 Assessment of
Students
Work on your lesson timing ensuring that every lesson has a proper conclusion.
Conduct at least one Lesson Observation Form (page 96) on your classroom teacher per day.
Collect evidence of your professional learning such as lesson observations, student work samples and annotated lesson plans. Discuss the report with your classroom teacher - the Graduate Preservice Teacher Report (pages 118-121).
Week 2 The Teaching Cycle
Teach a minimum of three lessons per day. Continue assessment of student work.
Adjust planning in light of student assessment.
Ensure lesson resources meet the full range of learners’ abilities. Map your students’ achievement against the syllabus outcomes that you are trying to achieve in English and Mathematics. Collect evidence of your professional learning such as lesson observations, student work samples and annotated lesson plans. Discuss the report with your classroom teacher - the Graduate Preservice Teacher Report (pages 118-121).
Week 3 – More Assessment
Teach a minimum of four lessons per day.
Teach at least one lesson from each of the KLAs this week where feasible.
Work on your lesson transitions and smooth procedures for welcoming and dismissing students from class.
Week 3 – More Assessment
Plan and implement extension tasks for talented students. Make the connection between your assessment of student work against syllabus outcomes and how these are reported in school reports.
Discuss the role of NAPLAN data in your school’s planning with your classroom teacher.
Collect evidence of your professional learning such as lesson observations, student work samples and annotated lesson plans. Discuss the report with your classroom teacher - the Graduate Preservice Teacher Report (pages 118-121).
Week 4 – Putting it all together
Teach at least one full day focusing on smooth lesson transitions and taking full responsibility for all teacher roles (e.g. marking the classroom roll).
Teach at least one lesson from each of the KLAs this week where feasible.
Collect evidence of your professional learning such as lesson observations, student work samples and annotated lesson plans. Discuss the report with your classroom teacher- the Graduate Preservice Teacher Report (page 118). Ensure that you take the signed copy of the original report with you.
Organise a farewell morning tea to thank the school for having you as a Preservice Teacher.