Units
Secondary Field Studies 2
Unit code: EDB032
Credit points: 12
Information about fees and unit costs
Designated Unit
Through critical examination of the socio-cultural dimensions of these sites, this unit aims to utilise aspects of social enquiry to analyse the practice of teaching as a social and cultural activity. At the same time, the unit aims to develop students' pedagogical and curriculum skills as a teachers.
Not available to Visiting students.
Availability
| Semester | Available |
|---|---|
| 2013 Semester 1 | Yes |
| 2013 Semester 2 | Yes |
Sample subject outline - Semester 1 2013
Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.
Rationale
This unit is in the course because it provides you with essential practical experience in teaching, and with additional skills to apply in classroom settings. This second of five field study units is a Designated Unit which has two interlinked components that give you essential skills, knowledge and insights for the teaching profession. First, it has a field experience component in your allocated field site which allows you to participate in on-site teaching and learning experiences. Second, it requires you to understand the particular language, literacy and numeracy demands of secondary education. In this second field studies unit you will also develop more advanced pedagogical skills that encourage rigorous thinking and intellectual challenge through rich modes of classroom discourse.
Designated Unit
This is a designated unit. Designated units are field experience units deemed to be critical to progress in your course. At the end of each semester, if you fail to achieve a satisfactory level of performance in a designated unit you may be eligible for a period of probation or exclusion.
Aims
The aim of this unit is to provide the opportunity and support for you to participate in the professional life of a teacher, conduct lessons and sequences of lessons under supervision, and perform other professional tasks and roles across the school day. You will also investigate the language and numeracy demands of your curricular fields, and how students' thinking and enquiry skills can be developed.
Objectives
On completion of this unit you should be able to:
1. demonstrate teaching and professional conduct appropriate to an introductory level for a preservice teacher (QCT Standards 1, 2, 3 & 7]
2. demonstrate your understanding of QCT Standards 2 and 3 through written reflections and provide evidence of attaining acceptable standards of academic, professional and personal spoken and written English language literacies relating to this unit. [QCT Standards 2 & 3]
3. demonstrate appropriate communication skills and literacy in a range of professional teams and contexts [QCT Standards 2 & 9]
4. commit to reflective practice and ongoing professional renewal [QCT Standard 10]
Content
This unit includes the following topics:
Language, literacy and numeracy across the curriculum as a teaching focus and strategies for embedding language, literacy and numeracy instruction in secondary curricula.
Pedagogical design to develop rigorous thinking, substantive conversations and intellectually challenging enquiry.
Over twenty days of field experience, the student will then build on these areas and previous curriculum studies to develop their skills in classroom practice and curriculum design under supervision.
Approaches to Teaching and Learning
This unit is primarily a field study unit with the emphasis on real experience learning with attention to close reflection, constructive feedback and modeling by supervising teacher(s). Your field experiences will be supported and resourced by a series of lectures, additional reading materials with a practical focus, an online community, consultation with liaison lecturers and the site supervisor in the field.
Assessment
Assessment in the unit is both formative and summative and will be viewed in terms of the principle of 'assessment as learning'. Formative assessment is provided through verbal and online feedback and through feedback in response to teaching episodes. Summative assessment will be based on a grade of Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Summative assessment comprises the two items listed below. In order to pass the unit you must complete both items at a Satisfactory level.
Assessment name:
Demonstration
Description:
Field experience: Supervised field experience in an appropriate educational setting
Length: 20 consecutive days
Relates to objectives:
1, 3 & 4
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End-Field Experience
Assessment name:
Portfolio
Description:
Portfolio task showing evidence of developmental progress in selected QCT Standards
Length: 1000 - 1200 words
Relates to objectives:
2, 4 & 4
Internal or external:
Internal
Group or individual:
Individual
Due date:
End-Semester
Academic Honesty
QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.
A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.
Resource materials
Cam, P. (2006). Twenty thinking tools: Collaborative inquiry for the classroom. Camberwell: ACER.
Hardy, J. & Klarwein, D. (1990). Written genres in the secondary school : copyfree text models for classroom use, Peninsula Region Resource, Department of Education, Queensland.
Cumming, J., & Wyatt-Smith, C. (Eds.). (2001). Literacy and the curriculum: Success in senior secondary schooling Melbourne: ACER Press.
*Unsworth, L. (2001). Teaching multiliteracies across the curriculum: Changing contexts of text and image in classroom practice. Buckingham: Open University Press.
Risk assessment statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with the general conduct of this unit. Workplace health and safety protocols specific to the field placement site will apply.
The Commission for Children and Young People Act 2000 (Qld)
Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Last modified: 17-Jan-2013
