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 * Teaching Method 2**
 * The main focus of this unit is to reinforce the outcomes of ED4130 by providing regular opportunities during the School Experience 2 Practicum for the students to meet with their Teaching Skills Specialist at the university, or, in this case, online. The students will meet 8 times over the practicum experience. They will be encouraged to make connections between their past and current school experiences while developing advanced teaching skills. Specifically, they will relate their university work on short and long term classroom planning with an emphasis on integrated units, advanced instructional skills, monitoring student learning and reporting student achievement to what is happening in their own classrooms. By addressing these key areas in this setting, the students will have opportunities to build on existing knowledge and increase competencies with the mentorship of an experienced teacher, in preparation for their Teaching Internship.

Upon the successful completion of the course, students should have:
 * 1) reflected on and analysed ideas and experiences related to effective teaching and learning;
 * 2) explored ways to engender clear communication, positive expectations and student perceptions, sound classroom management and appropriate teaching provision for individual differences;
 * 3) revisited the structure and how to use the New South Wales Board of Studies K-6 Syllabus (and support publications) in planning;
 * 4) planned for the teaching and learning process with due cognisance given to student outcomes, structuring learning sequence, motivation, selecting and using resources and choosing appropriate teaching strategies;
 * 5) investigated ways of monitoring and assessing student progress and learning outcomes through the use of appropriate evaluative techniques, records of student learning and parental contact;
 * 6) examined how Integrated Units of work can be planned and implemented;
 * 7) endeavoured to communicate a philosophy of teaching based on sound theory, practice and reflective thought.

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 * NB: A message from "someone important" regarding your journal... ** ||
 * Re the journal – definitely get them to copy and paste some of their stuff into the journal but there needs to be more to it than that and as country prac students they should actually have more time on their hands than most. The journal expectations are loosely 20-30 typed pages with regular entries over the 8 weeks. **