Textbooks and Resources

Prescribed Textbooks

Teaching and Communicating: Rethinking Professional Experiences
Author/s: Ewing,R., Lowrie, T.,& Higgs, J. (Eds) Year: 2010
Edition: Publisher: Oxford University Press
City: South Melbourne State: Victoria
Country: Australia
View textbooks at the CQUniversity Bookshop.

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Course Website (Moodle)

Referencing Style

All submissions for this course must use the American Psychological Association (APA) referencing style. Details can be obtained here. For further information, see the Assessment Tasks below.

Teaching Contacts

Course CoordinatorSusan Richardson
Note: Check the Term-Specific section for any additional contact information provided by the teaching team

Schedule

Week Begin Date Module/Topic Chapter Events and Submissions
Week 1 02-07-2012 Teachers as learners: Overviw of EPL 2 Overview of Professional Teaching Standards Please refer to weekly Moodle materials.
Week 2 09-07-2012 Reflective Practice - standard 10 Please refer to weekly Moodle materials.
Week 3 16-07-2012 Teaching and Learning - standards 1-5: Profiling LEPs - Engagement and monitoring learning Asking questions Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 4 23-07-2012 Teaching and Learning - standards 1-5: Pedagogy LEPs - Lesson design and monitoring learning Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 5 30-07-2012 Building Relationships - standard 7 Safe and supportive learning environments - behaviour management Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Vacation Week 06-08-2012 Non-teaching week Non-teaching week EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 6 13-08-2012 Building Relationships - standards 6 - 9: Communicating effectively in classrooms and school contexts Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 7 20-08-2012 Building Relationships - standards 6 - 9: Communicating with stakeholders Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 8 27-08-2012 Handwriting Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 9 03-09-2012 Dimensions of Learning and planning DoL 3 - complex reasoning processes DoL 4 - complex reasoning processes Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 10 10-09-2012 Professionalism - planning for a successful teaching experience: Goal setting Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 11 17-09-2012 E-portfolio Professional philosophy and viewpoint Please refer to weekly Moodle materials. EPL2 day visit - assessable
Week 12 24-09-2012 Managing diversity Catering for indigenous students Please refer to weekly Moodle materials.
Review/Exam Week 01-10-2012
Exam Week 08-10-2012 Begin three week block - 15 continuous days

Term-Specific Information

EPL2 includes two components: weekly on campus workshops and a school based/industry site placement. An 80% attendance at the weekly on campus sessions is required in order to ensure that a student's placement is secured for the continuation on into the EPL2 three week block. 

Assessment Tasks

Practical Assessment

Assessment Title Practical Assessment
Task Description

Embedded Professional Learning 2 consists of: 

  • 10 assessable EPL2 day visits in a school or industry site
  • 3 weeks continuous block (15 days)

 

The student must complete to a satisfactory level:

  • planning for, implementation of and reflection on a variety of small group and whole class lessons
  • demonstrating a variety of pedagogical strategies and teaching methods within the teaching delivery
  • documenting Learning Experience Plans, observations and reflections 
  • planning for, and teaching of, unit work layered with a Dimensions of Learning 3 complex reasoning process
  • planning for the embedding of a Dimensions of Learning 4 complex reasoning process (does not have to be taught)
  • developing a working portfolio as per the EPL2 guidelines
  • attending 25 days in total 

This course is assessed as PASS NON GRADED (PN)

The details of the placement and assessment requirements can be found in the EDFE 12039 Embedded Professional Learning (Primary/Early Childhood) Pre-service Teacher Guidelines. 
Assessment Due Date Placement will occur as per the approved EPL calendar
Return Date to Students The summative report will be returned to students once signed by the Mentor Teacher, Lead Learning Manager and the campus Teaching School Co-ordinator.
Weighting 100%
Assessment Criteria

Refer to the assessment and reporting section of the EPL2 student guidelines.
Referencing Style American Psychological Association (APA)
Submission Hard copy

The completed report will be submitted to the university by the Mentor Teacher or Lead Learning Manager on completion of the EPL2.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
This section can be expanded to view the assessed learning outcomes

1. Recognise the need for linking knowledge selection to pedagogical strategies based on educational research findings

2. Understand the relationship between knowledge selection, appropriate pedagogical strategies and learning outcomes

3. Application of processes to answer LMQ1 in the 8 LMQ framework.

4. Produce on cue, the sequence of knowledge selection standards, knowledge classification, and links with appropriate pedagogical approaches and assessment illustrated in D2 of Dimensions of Learning

5. Manage acquisition and integration of knowledge strategies for learners

6. The relationship between the learner, pedagogy and the learning environment where students acquire and integrate new knowledge.
Graduate Attributes
This section can be expanded to view the assessed graduate attributes

1. Communication

2. Problem Solving

3. Critical Thinking

4. Information Literacy

6. Information Technology Competence

8. Ethical practice