Course Title: Professional Experience: Fundamentals of Movement and Instruction
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Professional Experience: Fundamentals of Movement and Instruction
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
TCHE2654 |
Bundoora Campus |
Undergraduate |
360H Education |
Face-to-Face |
Sem 1 2019, Sem 1 2020, Sem 1 2021, Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023 |
Course Coordinator: Jonathan Leo Ng
Course Coordinator Phone: +61399250257
Course Coordinator Email: jonathan.leo.ng@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: 220.03.017
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
Course Description
In this course you will develop knowledge and understanding in the theoretical basis and foundation skills to teach Health, Physical Education and Sport. Emphasis will be placed on the qualities of an effective Health and Physical Education teacher and effective Health and Physical Education teaching practices. You will be supported by third year students who will act as mentors in partnership with school-based and academic staff. You will learn about the Code of Conduct for the teaching profession. This course provides the first opportunity for you to begin teaching in a school setting. The teaching practice component of this course provides for the acquisition of teaching skills and professional competencies in an applied setting. The relationship between the theory covered in this course and the practical aspects of the teaching placement and mentoring relationships will be built throughout the course. This course includes a Work Integrated Learning experience in which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a school environment and where feedback from supervising staff and mentors are integral to the learning experience.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
For those of you in BP319, this course will help you develop the program level outcomes:
- Consolidate and synthesise expert content and pedagogical content knowledge and apply evidence-based high-impact teaching strategies in professional practice
- Analyse and evaluate student-centred learning approaches to plan effectively for differentiation in Health, Physical Education and Sport
- Create a safe and engaging learning environment using inclusive strategies, sustainable practices and digital technologies for diverse audiences
For those of you in BP320PPE, this course will help you develop the program level outcomes:
- Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in education
- Critically analyse and apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to your professional practice in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment across a range of disciplines, reflecting a graduate level of proficiency in teaching
- Consolidate and synthesise expert content and pedagogical content knowledge and develop highly effective classroom teaching skills in an area of specialisation
- Apply initiative, judgement, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving skills and the capacity to work responsibly, ethically and inclusively in individual and collaborative professional contexts to enhance your practice
- Show commitment to professional learning by being an independent, open-minded, resilient and critically reflective learner, seeking out, learning from constructive feedback and adapting to meet the demands of the profession
- Communicate effectively with different stakeholders in the education field through a broad range of communication modes and digital technologies in diverse educational contexts.
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
| AITSL Standards | |
| CLO1. Apply pedagogical expertise of effective Physical Education and Sport teaching practices in a small group setting. | 1.1, 4.2 |
| CLO2. Apply and evaluate inclusive and engaging student-centred learning approaches to develop lesson plans across a range of curriculum content | 3.1, 4.1 |
| CLO3. Use supervisor and teacher feedback and classroom management techniques to provide feedback, manage challenging behaviour and to foster a safe learning environment for students. | 3.5, 4.3, 5.2, 6.3 |
| CLO4. Organise classroom activities and develop a range of teaching strategies including modified and creative games to implement within practical classes | 2.1, 3.3 |
| CLO5. Identify and apply literacy and numeracy teaching strategies in a Health and Physical Education setting. | 2.5 |
| CLO6. Demonstrate effective skills in communicating and collaborating in professional contexts |
Overview of Learning Activities
Your learning in this course will involve a range of face-to-face and online activities including lectures, workshops, practical activities, readings, collaborative group work, class discussion and individual reflection. Your learning in this course will also involve professional experience in an educational classroom setting.
Overview of Learning Resources
RMIT University will support your access to learning resources for this course. Readings from current educational literature will be provided through your online course site and will be drawn from highly regarded academic journals, books and conferences as well as reports, websites and other online resources. The University Library provides extensive scholarly resources to supplement your suggested readings and research and is able to request books or articles from any library in the world. Guides to the literature in your discipline area are available from http://rmit.libguides.com/sb.php?subject_id=67929 Assistance with referencing and avoiding plagiarism is available here http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library/referencing The Library and the Study and Learning Centre are also on hand to support and assist in the development of your academic skills to make best use of such Page 4 of 12 resources within your academic studies. http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library
Overview of Assessment
You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. Assessment will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of your learning.
| Assessment task (%) | CLO | AITSL Standards |
| Teaching Resource (Literacy and Numeracy) (Group, 20%) | 1, 2, 5, 6 | 1.1, 2.5, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, |
| Teaching skills - Movement-based Activities and Micro-teaching (Group, 30%) | 1, 4, 6 | 1.1, 2.1, 3.3, 4.2 |
| Teaching portfolio (50%) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | 1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 6.3 |
Assessment in this course is directly connected to your successful participation in professional experience. The end-of-placement report from your supervising teacher(s) on your professional development and participation in professional experience is an important component of your assessment. It will provide evidence of your ability to demonstrate the relevant professional practices and course learning outcomes specifically associated with the assessment tasks in the course.
In order to pass this course, you are required to receive a satisfactory assessment on your professional experience, in accordance with expectations outlined in the PX Handbook for the course. Due to safety and professional accreditation requirements students must satisfactorily complete all practical sessions. If you fail to meet this requirement, for reasons other than those approved by special considerations, you will not pass the course. If granted Special Consideration, you may become eligible to complete alternative professional experience and/or practical activity to pass the course. Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions which are available for review online: http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment