013021 Professional Experience 1 (Science)

This subject introduces the wide-ranging experiences of a school teacher in the secondary school by placement in a school (the subject requires 23 days in a school setting). Opportunities vary depending on schedules and timetables but experiences include situation analysis, orientation, staff meetings, meetings with parents, sport activities and carnivals, supervision duties (e.g. playground duty), assessment, reporting, professional development sessions, and excursions.

Teaching begins with co-teaching, working with small groups and providing support to cooperating teachers and leading up to teaching parts of lessons and whole lessons. It includes close supervision from the cooperating teacher. In the subject, students demonstrate effective communication, knowledge of the subject being taught, planning and assessment for effective learning and improvement in professional knowledge and practice.