Week by week suggested guideline for EPE210 Professional Experience: Learner Development EC Professional experience helps to develop the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for beginning teachers. The professional experience promotes learning about professional contexts, educational settings and practices, and most importantly about teaching and learning strategies that foster students’ growth and development. The following schedule is a guide to provide ideas and elaborate on the unit content and in-school learning tasks. The schedule can be varied or added to according to the needs/situations of the school, the context and pre-service teacher. MENTOR PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TEACHER TIMELINE Nominate online Organise a timetable of Complete your criminal history check and forward to days of placement school and CDU Professional Experience Office attendance for Once placement is confirmed, contact your mentor teacher the pre- and provide the details they will need (a visit is preferable) service Clarify details regarding placement and initial expectations of teacher Before the placement (where possible) Familiarise Professional Prepare yourself for the commitment of a teaching day: yourself with Experience Typically you should arrive at the school 20 minutes before the the students start and at least one hour after children leave. requirements of the professional experience handbook and with the
Week by week suggested guideline for EPE210 Professional Experience: Learner Development EC Professional experience helps to develop the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes needed for beginning teachers. The professional experience promotes learning about professional contexts, educational settings and practices, and most importantly about teaching and learning strategies that foster students’ growth and development. The following schedule is a guide to provide ideas and elaborate on the unit content and in-school learning tasks. The schedule can be varied or added to according to the needs/situations of the school, the context and pre-service teacher. TIMELINE PRE-SERVICE TEACHER MENTOR TEACHER Before the Professional Experience Nominate online Complete your criminal history check and forward to placement school and CDU Professional Experience Office Once placement is confirmed, contact your mentor teacher and provide the details they will need (a visit is preferable) Clarify details regarding placement and initial expectations of placement (where possible) Prepare yourself for the commitment of a teaching day: Typically you should arrive at the school 20 minutes before the students start and at least one hour after children leave. Organise a timetable of days of attendance for the teacher Familiarise yourself with the requirements of the professional experience handbook and with the pre- service