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Preparing for Professional Experience Flipped Collaborate Recording:

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Preparing for Professional Experience Flipped Collaborate Recording:

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Preparing for Professional Experience Flipped Collaborate slides

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Preparing for Professional Experience Flipped Collaborate slides

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Preparing for Professional Experience - Week 2
Thursday 24th March at 8.00pm AEDST

Assignment 1: Portfolio Overview - Week 5
Thursday 14th April at 8.00pm AEDST

Assignment 1: Portfolio Q&A - Week 9
Wednesday 18th May 8.00pm AEDST

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This assignment task requires you to create a Folio that demonstrates your ability to plan, implement and evaluate an early childhood curriculum that is underpinned by the Early Years Learning Framework [EYLF] (DEEWR, 2009). A potentially valuable resource to show to prospective employers, this Folio should also make links to Standards 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate teachers) (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], 2014).

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Please see below an exemplar of the curriculum folio from a previous student

When you read through have a think about the criterion and how you think it fits and what areas could be further developed and what you think was completed really well.

Then think about how you can apply this knowledge to your own learning plan.

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Important Information regarding your Portfolio Assignment.

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Important Information regarding your Portfolio Assignment.

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You are able to use headings, colour etc... just ensure that it is easy for your eLA to read so they can mark it appropriately.  Try to use 1.5 or double spacing where you can so ensure ease of marking too.

There is no word count just a page count so you can use as many words as you want to a page but remember it still has to be legible and must be size 12 fonts.

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This is for your reference throughout your placement units.
Please read through this prior to starting your placement

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You are expected to attend the setting for a full work day (7 hours plus 30 minutes for your lunch break).  At a minimum you will have 5 hours contact with children each day.

This is a guide only and will vary between each setting.  You need to work with these expectations as well as what your centre expects from you and work with.

I.e. if they only have 2 hours of non-contact programming time per week you are expected to work in line with this.

This will help you to gain an understanding of the different workplaces and different teaching awards and standards across Early Childhood.

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You are expected to utilise the placement expectations and requirements, as the minimum standards for your placement, dependent on the course that you are enrolled in and completing.

Your SOL placement expectations should be communicated by you with your setting and any questions answered.  You cannot say that you do not know, please ensure you have clarified all information prior to visiting your setting.

If your setting does ask a question that is not outlined in the expectations pack please clarify this with your eLA or UC and provide the setting with an answer ASAP.

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Mentor teachers and other educators at your setting will be looking at the way you dress, as well as the way you conduct yourself.

Top tips:
- Always have your phone on silent/off and in your handbag/staff room (where ever the other educators have their personal belongings)
- Use a strength based language when communicating about the children at the setting
- Always use appropriate language and tone of voice with the educators, families and children at the setting
- Make sure you check what the setting sees as appropriate attire BEFORE you start

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Don't wait for your mentor teacher or other educators in the room to ask you to do something.  In the first week ask if there is something that you can assist with, get down to the children's level and engage and talk with them.  Start to build those relationships early.  As the weeks progress and you learn the routines or the room/setting jump in and help without being asked.  I.e. Sweeping up after lunch, reading a book before a mealtime (if that's what they do) etc...

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It is important that you take on the feedback from your mentor teacher and other educators that you engage with.
Sometimes this may be confronting and you may not like what they say, but utilise the feedback.  They are not trying to be malicious, they are trying to help you to ensure that you are able to meet the outcomes in your final report.  So if they ask you to start doing something or try something else it's because they feel it will help you demonstrate your abilities and meet the outcomes so that you can pass your report.

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Placement Expectations & Requirements Pack

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Placement Expectations & Requirements Pack

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Placement expectations pack & Reference copy of your report.

These are the expectations that you are required to complete in conjunction with your assignment for this unit.
Your eLA will send a copy of the report for your mentor teacher to complete 3 days prior to you beginning your placement.

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You must contact the student advisors if you are absent from the centre any of the days during your placement.  You must inform them of your absence and the expected practicum completion date.

Student advisors email: help@swinburneonline.com
or click on the HelpHub tab on the left of Canvas.

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If you have any issues, clarifications or concerns surrounding your placement please send an email to your eLA who will advise you the best course of action.

If you have a major concern or do not think you can continue your placement at your centre please contact myself (Danielle - dhayden@swin.edu.au) and the student advisors and we will advise you what to do next.  You can do this as one email and CC myself and your eLA, or the student advisors in the email (this will save you some work).

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This website outlines the expectations of professional practice for teachers in Victoria. If you are completing placements in other states or territories check the Professional Codes of Conduct for the teacher registration body in your state or territory.

https://www.vit.vic.edu.au/professional-responsibilities/conduct-and-ethics

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Here is a copy of the attendance diary, if you wish to document the hours at Placement. Some centres may require this from you for insurance purposes, but SOL does not need any records of attendance.

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This should be placed in a predominant place in the centre so families are aware you are completing placement at the centre.

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This is the permission form for you to use to gain permission from families to observe their child.

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This is for your reference throughout your placement units.
Please read through this prior to starting your placement

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Throughout your teaching journey, you will be required to use your relevant National and/or State or Territory Curriculum. To help you build capability in this area, and to help further prepare you for placements, here at Swinburne Online we allow you to choose whether you would like to use the relevant National and/or State or Territory Curriculum in your Assignments.

For further information specific to your assignment for this specific unit, please seek advice from your eLAs and/or your Unit Coordinator.

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This is a handy website from the Queensland Government for Kindergartens that you can utilise if you want to expand your observation/documentation techniques.  These can be easily adapted for infant prac.

You could use one of these templates as your 2 examples of documentation.  As long as you clearly show how you evaluate/assess learning within it.

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APA Referencing style

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American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide

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Learn more about the American Psychological Association style guide, including helpful referencing examples.

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Here is a collation of planning templates in sequence for you to use in your folio (and on placement) that will help you to demonstrate your engagement with the planning cycle. As with every resource we provide for this assignment, it is not a requirement that you use them, nor are we suggesting that this is the best option for you in your context, however we hope that it will offer you some further clarification around the possible structure of your folio submission.

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Use this to plan and track the documentation you collect for your Assignment 1: Portfolio.

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Look over the marking criteria and listen to the flipped collaborate session.  There are going to be a number of different ways to approach this assignment based on the observations you complete.

Here are some ideas to get you    started:
- Curriculum plan (including indoor, outdoor environments and routines)
- Variety of observations including an evaluation of learning
- Evaluation of your curriculum plan
- Long term and short term goals
- Summary of the learners within the room
- Photos of the experiences from your curriculum

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Please remember that extensions are there for if you require them. A new aspect of the assignment details, is the 'extension button', that allows you to apply for extensions straight from the assignment page.

All extension requests, whether 48 hours or longer, must be submitted prior to the assignment due date.

We understand sometimes things happen and you need to submit a request on the day, but in most circumstances this can be avoided.