Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience

1. Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience

2. You and Your Professional Experience! An overview of the information you need to know regarding your school experience. 4th YEAR INFORMATION

3. Professional ExperienceTeam Manager Ian Trend Primary Kerry Bennetto Deb Barber Sandra Collinson Rebecca Stephenson

4. Before your rounds You will receive an email late November asking you to log onto InPlace and find which school you have been placed at. Please make contact with your school during the first week in December and arrange to meet your supervising teacher. 4th YEAR INFORMATION

5. 2017 Practicum Dates ETP401A 10 Days Negotiated Jan 30th – February 24th ETP401B 15 day block May 22th – June 9th ETP402 20 day block October 9th – November 3rdth You will spend the year with the same grade and supervising teacher. There is an expectation that you will involve yourself with your school and grade/levels as much as possible throughout the year. Pipelining students – EEP401, 402 and 403 (old course) will complete the same prac dates and be assessed with the same reports as ETP….

6. Things to ask! • When you first contact your school, enquire about: • suitable arrival times, dress standards, collect contact details • Discuss with your supervising teacher the possibility of being involved in the pre grade planning. • If you need to collect data for your academic units, use this initial discussion to inform also. • Negotiate whether you January/February placement will begin on January 30th or 31st. 4th YEAR INFORMATION

7. Things to discuss! • When you meet your supervising teacher, discuss: • planning for lessons/planning documentation • timelines – preparation • presentation of lessons • practicum requirements • negotiate timetable • expectations – staff meetings, yard duty, team planning etc.. • AITSL Graduate standards – audit • personal goals • your report form • inquire about opportunities to involve yourself with the school as much as possible, EG. Camps, sport, productions, ETC……. 4th YEAR INFORMATION

8. requirements! The minimum requirements for these rounds: ETP401A(10 days) – As much teaching experiences as possible. ETP401B(15 days) – (minimum) 3 consecutive whole days ETP402 (20 days) – (minimum) 10 consecutive whole days We hope that you will be able to go back to your grades on a regular basis throughout the year. If you have a uni free day use this with your school. Please note that your supervising teacher has the final decision in what and how you teach their grade. 4th YEAR INFORMATION

9. The final year • During your final year of placements, there are many things you can do to enhance your success: • mix with all members of the school community. • talk to your colleagues about the employment process, see if you can view samples of resumes, portfolios, interview questions, etc…. • Become a staff member who makes a positive impression to all! 4th YEAR INFORMATION

10. The Final Year To emerge with self confidence as a teacher and the ability to communicate persuasively in relation to your skills, knowledge, competency, enthusiasm, commitment and willingness to learn, to a panel/potential employer. Build your professional reputation. Make schools look at you from the first meeting. As we speak, 4th years are currently being chosen for employment.

11. Professionalism Professional protocol! Understand that whilst on rounds you are a member of staff. Ensure that you involve yourself with whole staff issues, not just your supervising teacher. Your behaviour creates your reputation, this will be observed and remembered. You are now flying your flag, successful students are employed. Mobile phones E-mail Texting Facebook/twitter Language Be respectful, be discreet! 4th YEAR INFORMATION

12. Professionalism Take Care! 4th YEAR INFORMATION

13. Professionalism Which of the following do you believe DEECD would classify as appropriate and which inappropriate use of social media: Case Study 1 A humanities teacher tweets snippets of current events (relevant to the humanities curriculum) and shares links to key websites for more information. (Via Edmodo or Twitter) Students could then provide their feedback (via an Ultranet Message Board or class discussion) DEECD Response: The real-life Case Study 1 demonstrates social media tools being used appropriately with a clear educational context: 4th YEAR INFORMATION

14. Professionalism Case Study 2 Teacher A is chatting to friends on a public instant messaging system when he notices that a few of his Year 12 female students are also online. It’s a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon so he shoots them a quick chat message, ‘What are you three doing inside, shouldn’t you be outside enjoying the beautiful day?’ DEECD Response • In terms of your professional practice consider… Communicating via electronic means has no face or emotions and can therefore be perceived very differently to how it was intended. • DEECD Recommends: DEECD employees in schools do not instigate or participate in ‘chats’ of a personal nature with students via instant messaging. 4th YEAR INFORMATION

15. Professionalism http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/teachlearn/innovation/digitallearning/incidents.pdf

16. Placement Liaison Team Visits During your placements you will be visited by one of PLT members. The majority of these members are past Principals and Assistant Principals. Use them as mentors You may wish to use them as referees. Good idea to exchange contact details.

17. Alliance Schools Those who have been placed at an alliance school may be asked to give extra commitments. For example the Ringwood Alliance will require you to be a part of their research projects. Please ensure if you are to be placed in these schools you are willing to commit.

18. VIT - REGISTRATION • Please be aware that as part of your VIT registration you will need to pass the Literacy and Numeracy Test or Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE). • Please refer to information emails previously sent and enrol early into the test dates. • Please refer to the ACER website and complete sample tests. • We have prepared a dedicated School of Education webpage to provide you with advice and support to assist you in preparing for the LANTITE. Please visit this webpage periodically as updates are posted to keep you informed of developments as we become aware of them. The School’s LANTITE webpage is located at: • http://www.deakin.edu.au/education/students/literacy-and-numeracy-test-for-initial-teacher-education

19. Practicum Reports At the end of each practicum your supervising teacher will fill out a report. This process should involve both of you. You will be asked to right a self reflection which will be included in the your report. Early in the practicum sit with your supervisor and go through the report, be clear what you are being assessed on. Mid placement, ask – What do I need to do? Are there any areas I need to focus on. Be responsive to feedback. Prior to your placement, re-read past reports and be clear on which areas you should focus on. Opportunities for improvement.

20. Australian INSTITUTE OF TEACHING and school leadership (AITSL) - http://www.aitsl.edu.au • AITSL has responsibility for: • rigorous Australian professional standards • fostering and driving high quality professional development for teachers and school leaders • working collaboratively across jurisdictions and engaging with key professional bodies. Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience

21. Australian Professional Standards for Teachers Graduate Teacher Standards Professional Knowledge Standard 1 Know students and how they learn Standard 2 Know the content and how to teach it Professional Practice Standard 3 Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning Standard 4 Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments Standard 5 Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning Professional Engagement Standard 6 Engage in professional learning Standard 7 Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community

22. VIT Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct has been developed for and by the Victorian teaching profession. It identifies a set of principles, which describe the professional conduct, personal conduct and professional competence expected of a teacher by their colleagues and the community. It is based on the values set out in the accompanying Code of Ethics, namely Integrity Respect Responsibility

23. Child Safe Standards

24. Child Safe Standards • Victoria has introduced compulsory minimum standards for organisations that provide services for children to help protect children from abuse. • Education, awareness raising and helping organisations to create and maintain child safe environments will be the initial focus of the child safe standards • The child safe standards will apply to various organisations from 1 January 2016 in 2 phases

25. Issues identified in the Betrayal of Trust Inquiry • An over-reliance on the Working with Children Check and limited use of other prevention tools. • Gaps and inconsistencies in policies and practices to prevent abuse. • More support needed to assist organisations to implement child safe policies.

26. PrinciplesIn complying with the child safe standards, an entity to which the standards apply must include the following principles as part of each standard:

27. Child Safety StandardsTo create and maintain a child safe organisation, an entity to which the standards apply must have:

28. Resources for child safe School’s obligations: All schools are directly responsible for adopting these standards and had until August 1, 2016 to do so. Pre-service teachers: Must follow school protocol regarding child safe standards and refer any concerns to your supervising teacher. Resources: The Department and VRQA have developed an number of resources to support schools and other organisations in implementing the Department of Education: • http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/default.aspx Department of Health and Human Services: • http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/about-the-department/documents-and-resources/policies,-guidelines-and-legislation/child-safe-standards The Victorian Registrations and Qualifications Authority: • http://www.vrqa.vic.gov.au/childsafe/Pages/default.html Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Deakin University CRICOS Provider Code: 00113B

29. Other Professional Experience issues! What if things don’t proceed smoothly on your round? Step 1: Always try to resolve issue with person concerned Step 2: Discuss situation with coordinator of preservice teacher placement at the school Step 3: Contact the Professional Experience Office either: Ian Trend 9244 3750 ian.trend@deakin.edu.au Kerry Bennetto 9244 5077 kerry.b@deakin.edu.au Identify issue early and try to resolve the issue early. Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience

30. Other Professional Experience issues! Discrimination or harassment Follow the previous steps but if you feel uncomfortable or threatened then contact the people listed previously or check out the support offered to you through the Harassment and Discrimination Contact Officers at Deakin, details of the help they can give and their contacts can be found at: http://www.deakin.edu.au/current-students/services/complaints/equity/hd-complaints.php Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience

31. UNANSWERED QUESTIONS????????????????? Do you have any unanswered concerns/questions you wrote down at the start of the session? At any stage, if you wish to find out information, have queries or have issues with your placement. Please come and talk to the staff in the P.E.O office. Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience

32. ENJOY! Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Professional Experience