WELCOME

Presenters Name

2011 Pre-enrolment Information New Students

BEd(Middle and Secondary Schooling)/BSc

People To Get To Know This Year• Kathy Brady

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Director• Shaun Filiault

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Co-director• Alan Branford

– Bachelor of Science, Course Co-ordinator, • Rick Lambert

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Academic Counsellor• Elena Sanchez

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Administrator• Courtney Roe

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Administrative Officer• Lyn Such

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Administrative Assistant• Lisa Warren

– Initial Teacher Education Programs, Administrative Assistant

Where does your degree fit into the suite of Teacher Education Programs?

BEd/BA BEd/BSc BEd/BHS BEd/BDS MTeach(Grad Entry)

Early Childhood

    Early Childhood

Early Childhood

Primary R-7   Primary R-7 Primary R-7

Middle and Secondary Schooling

Middle and Secondary Schooling

Middle and Secondary Schooling

Middle and Secondary Schooling

 Secondary

Special Education

Initial Teacher Education Handbook

Downloadable for School of Education website

http://www.flinders.edu.au/ehl/education/course-information/

Your BEd/BSc Options• Teaching levels

– Middle Schooling strand• Develop specialist knowledge and skills required for teaching

in the middle years of schooling (Year 6 to Year 9)• Qualified to teach across 3 different teaching areas in the

middle years• Can include a 3rd third teaching area that is non-Science

– Secondary Schooling strand• Focuses on teaching secondary students in Years 8 - 12 • Qualified to teach in 2 different science teaching areas to

Year 12 level

– Common course for 1st and 2nd year

Your First Decision

Which two science areas will I study the

Bachelor of Science part of the double

degree that will help me to become a high

quality teacher?

Choosing 2 Teaching Areas

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Earth Sciences

• Information Technology

• Mathematics

• Physics

Senior Years and Middle Years Teaching Areas

• Senior Years Teaching Area– 6 topics (27 units)– Qualified to teach subject to Year 12 level

• Middle Years Teaching Area– 4 topics (18 units)– Qualified to teach subject to Year 10 level

Into The Future…• Decide at end of 2nd year to continue in either

Middle Schooling strand or Secondary Schooling strand

• Middle Schooling strand– One science area will be a Senior Years Teaching Area

(6 topics)– Other science area will be a Middle Years Teaching Area

(4 topics)– 3rd teaching area completed over 3rd and 4th year which

can be non-science– See Page 20 of Initial Teacher Education Handbook for

non-science options.

Into The Future…

• Secondary Schooling strand– One science area will be a Senior Years

Teaching Area (6 topics)– Other science area will be continued in 3rd

year to complete a second Senior Years Teaching Area (6 topics)

– Remainder of science topics can be taken as electives or combined to form an additional Middle Years Teaching Area (4 topics)

First YearSemester 1

Senior Years Teaching Area 1(4.5 units)

Middle Years Teaching Area Or

Senior Years Teaching Area 2 (4. 5units)

Science Elective(4.5units)

EDUC1120Teachers and Educational

Contexts(4.5units)

Semester 2Senior Years Teaching Area 1

(4.5 units)

Middle Years Teaching AreaOr

Senior Years Teaching Area 2 (4.5 units)

Science Elective(4.5 units)

EDUC1223Middle Schooling Philosophy

and Pedagogy (4.5 units)

Second YearSemester 1

Senior Years Teaching Area 1(4.5 units)

Middle Years Teaching Area Or

Senior Years Teaching Area 2 (4.5 units)

Senior Years Teaching Area 1(4.5 units)

EDUC2320Learners and Their

Development- Middle and Secondary Schooling (4.5

units)

Semester 2Senior Years Teaching Area 1

(4.5 units)

Middle Years Teaching Area Or

Senior Years Teaching Area 2 (4.5 units)

Senior Years Teaching Area 1(4.5 units)

EDUC2420 Teaching Indigenous Australian

Students (4.5 units)

Decision on Middle School or Secondary strand must be made at this point

Third YearSemester 1

Senior Years Teaching Area 2 (Sec)Or

3rd Teaching Area (MS) (4.5 units)

Senior Years Teaching Area 2 (Sec)Or

3rd Teaching Area (MS) (4.5 units)

EDUC3525Curriculum Specialisation: Middle

Years 1(4.5 units)(Senior Teaching Area 1)

EDUC3526Literacies Across the

Curriculum in the Middle and Secondary Years (4.5 units)

Semester 2 EDUC3626 Contemporary Issues in Middle Schooling (NS2) (4.5 units)

orEDUC3627 Contemporary Issues in

Secondary Schooling (NS2) (4.5 units)

EDUC3628Numeracy and ICT across the Middle and

Secondary Curriculum (NS2) (4.5 units)

EDUC3620 Relationships for Learning

(NS2) (4.5 units)

EDUC3642Professional Experience 1:

Middle and Secondary Schooling (4.5 units)

FourthYearSemester 1

EDUC4727Curriculum Specialisation: Middle

Years2(NS1) (4.5 units)

(Middle Teaching Area)or

EDUC4729Curriculum Specialisation Senior Years 1

(NS1) (4.5 units)(Senior Teaching Area 1)

EDUC4728Curriculum Specialisation: Middle Years 3

(NS1) (4.5 units)(3rd teaching area)

orEDUC4730

Curriculum Specialisation Senior Years 2(NS1) (4.5 units)

(Senior Teaching Area 2)

EDUC4720 Differentiation for Diverse Learners (Middle and

Secondary Schooling)(NS1) (4.5 units)

EDUC4742Professional Experience 2:

Middle and Secondary Schooling (4.5 units)

Semester 2 Science Elective (Sec)Or

3rd Teaching Area (MS) (4.5 units)

Science Elective (Sec)Or

3rd Teaching Area (MS) (4.5)

Education Elective(4.5 units)

EDUC4820The Professional Educator

(4.5 units)

Lutheran Strand

• Students undertaking the Lutheran Strand

enrol in several units of study offered through Australian Lutheran College (ALC)

• Students will seek eligibility and approval for enrolment from Strand Coordinator, Ruth Zimmermann at ruth.zimmermann@alc.edu.au

• Students take their final practicum in a Lutheran school, supervised by ALC staff

• Completion of the Lutheran Strand prepares you for teaching in Lutheran, state and private systems

Sources of InformationInitial Teacher Education Handbook

• Important and Critical Dates Page 3• Important Contacts Page 4• Criminal History (Police) Check Page 7• Promoting Safety and Wellbeing Page 6• Student Email Page 5• Professional Experience Page 9

School of Education Information web-site

www.flinders.edu.au/education– Professional Experience

• Criminal History Checks• Promoting Safety and Wellbeing

– Course information• Study plan templates• Initial Teacher Education Handbook

– Student notice board– News– Staff list

Teachers Registration

• Completion of the BEd/BSc leads to eligibility for registration as a teacher

• Teachers Registration Board

www.trb.sa.edu.au

Honours

• BSc Honours

• BEd Honours

• Extra year of study

• High Grade Point Average - GPA

Student Study Workload• Assumes a full-time load of 36 hours per week to include:

– on-campus attendance for weekly lectures– on-campus attendance for workshops or tutorials– completion of assigned readings– completion of assignments

• Assumes availability 5 days per week– Time-tables alter from semester to semester and year

to year• Assumes full-time attendance in schools for 4 week block

practicum in 3rd year and 6 week block practicum in final year

• A few topics are held as intensives in semester breaks and some final year topics start earlier than the rest of the university

Enrolment• 5 step process

• Don’t forget to both enrol in topics and register in classes– Register in classes from Feb

• Need help?– Enrolment Support Centre in

Central Library– Submit a help request by following

steps on Page 13

Get Off to a Good Start

• Orientation Week 21 – 25 February• Tuesday 22 February 9.00 am

– Transition into First Year Education session

– Followed by drop in counselling to check enrolments