Ready to Teach Primary: Practicum 4E
Overview
This is the final Primary placement unit within the early childhood degree. In this unit, pre-service teachers will undertake a 20 days professional experience placement in a primary school under the supervision of approved mentors. This unit aims to provide pre-service teachers with experience in an appropriate professional setting that will engage them to demonstrate competence against ALL the Australian professional standards for teachers at graduate level. This unit also ensures that pre-service teachers are ‘Ready to Teach’ and meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: Graduate Stage.
Requisites
Pre-requisite
EDU30063 Teaching English OR EDU30067 Teaching English (English Specialisation)
AND
EDU30003 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Infants: Practicum 3E
AND
EDU20006 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Primary: Practicum 2
AND
Concurrent Pre-requisite
EDU30009 Mathematics in the Primary Classroom OR EDU30066 Mathematics in the Primary Classroom (Mathematics Specialisation)
AND
287.5 cp in BA-EDECP(S) Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) OR EDU30003 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Infants: Practicum 3E
AND
EDU20006 Curriculum, Planning and Assessment for Primary: Practicum 2
AND
EDU20002 Mathematics in Practice
AND
EDU30063 Teaching English
AND
287.5 cp in BA-EDUEC(2) Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood)
08-June-2025
05-October-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Construct pedagogical approaches in all areas of the relevant national and/or state or territory primary curriculum and implement curriculum and assessment (both formative and summative) to support learning
- Develop lesson plans that reflect an ability to articulate aims, objectives, procedures, outcomes and evaluation practices
- Recommend teaching methods to cater for individual differences in children, including children with additional needs and those from cultural and Indigenous backgrounds
- Examine and critically evaluate organisational policy and practice within the primary school
- Design and implement practical strategies for creating effective and engaging learning environments, developing rapport with children and guiding children’s behaviour
- Demonstrate and critically reflect upon teaching performance and professional readiness at an appropriate standard for a graduate teacher
- Design and implement learning programs to measure impact on student learning and wellbeing, and promote reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, in ways that are responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, doing and being
Teaching methods
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement Placement | 37.50 | 4 weeks | 150 |
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 300 |
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Placement Placement | 37.50 | 4 weeks | 150 |
| Specified Activities Various | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| TOTAL | 300 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Experience Portfolio | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Professional Experience Report | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Content
- Australian Professional Standards for Teachers 1-7 (Graduate)
- Transition to school
- Self-assessment of teaching performance
- Children’s cognitive, social and emotional development
- Guiding children’s behaviour individually and in group situations
- Adapting teaching and curriculum content to children’s abilities, knowledge, skills and interests
- Collaborative approaches with children, colleagues and families
- Planning, assessing and evaluating for effective teaching and learning
- Creating and maintaining safe, healthy and challenging learning environments
- Using relevant curriculum documents to design learning experiences
- Organisational policies and practices in primary school including professional codes
- Completing the GTPA Preparation Assessment
- Completing the GTPA Portfolio Assessment
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.