Professional Experience Office

School of Education
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Professional Experience Report 2014

Middle & Secondary Schooling
Year 3 Undergraduate & Year 1 Master of Teaching

Pre service teacher name

Harvey Watson

Student No.

Site

Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School

Year level(s) taught

2073586

Site mentor teacher

Adam Deane,Kevin Sampson,Emma Sewer,

Subject

English

Site coordinator

Tanya Wilson

University liaison

Leigh Burrows

25 day placement
Site Context

School Coordinator - Context statement about your school

Site sector (DECD), Independent.

Eastern Fleurieu School is a multi-campus R-12 DECD

Site size, class size and composition of

school with 5 sites situated within Strathalbyn and

campus

surrounding towns. It draws students from Murray

(R-12, Area, Primary, Secondary)

Bridge to Goolwa, Nairne to Milang and has a mix of

Physical and/or unique characteristics.

urban and rural students. The 7-12 Campus has

Students with specific needs.

approximately 500 students and 40 teachers.

Socio-economic factors.

Students are from a range of socio-economic

backgrounds however a large percentage from a
farming families. Approximately 20% of enrolments
are on school card
Mentor Teacher - Summary Statements

Professional Relationships

Comments

PROFESSIONAL & COLLEGIAL LEARNING

Harvey attended all required staff meetings and

Teachers actively engage in personal and

participated in a training day on the use of ICT in

collegial learning within the professional

the classroom. Harvey asked questions when he

community

needed clarification and actively sought feedback

which he acted upon to improve his lesson delivery.

LEARNER RESPECT

Harvey treated all students with respect. He was

Teachers foster trusting and respectful

very patient when students asked questions and

relationships with all learners

responded to them in a friendly manner. Harvey set

clear expectations and improved his behaviour
management skills throughout the course of the
practicum.

PARENT/CAREGIVER & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

There was not a lot of opportunity for this given

Teachers work effectively with

that it was only a four week practicum.

parents/caregivers and the wider

community
Professional Knowledge

Comments

LEARNING PROCESSES

Harvey improved his organisational skills as the

Teachers know about learning processes and how practicum progressed and used a variety of
to teach and implement

different mediums to engage year 10 students in

their poetry comparison assignment. He created a
class blog which he updated with lesson content and
other clips which helped students with the writing
process. This ensured students could access the
content from outside the classroom. In Year 7
English, Harvey used a variety of exercises to
build up the students' understanding of horror
story narrative construction, taking consideration
of the variety of skill levels and learning styles
within the class. He modified tasks as necessary
and repeated information explicitly to ensure
understanding.

LEARNING CONTENT

Harvey researched the poems studied and provided

Teachers know the content they teach

students with insight into each one,explicitly

teaching them how to analyse a poem. He also
presented portions of an award winning documentary
to the class to introduce them to the topic of
slavery and linked it to the Soccer World Cup in
Qatar.

LEARNING CONTEXT

Harvey would work one on one with students who were

Teachers know about learner contexts and

having difficulties with their poetry comparison in

diversity

order to improve their understanding.He was

consistent in following up students who had not
completed their work and emphasised the importance
of completing a draft. Harvey provided all students
with his email address and encouraged students to
submit work where he gave immediate and specific
feedback.

Professional Practice

Comments

PLANNING AND TEACHING

Harvey designed an assessment task for his year 10

Teachers plan and implement teaching

English class in collaborations with another

strategies for successful learning experiences teacher. He improved his organisational skills and
time management as the practicum progressed. In
year 7 English Harvey consulted with the teacher
about effective practices in teaching horror
narrative, and incorporated these in his own
teaching. His work was well-planned and the
strategies he used were varied and built the skills
of the students over time.
FEEDBACK AND REPORTING

Harvey provided all students with his email address

Teachers assess and report learning outcomes

and encouraged students to submit work where he

gave immediate and specific feedback.Harvey marked
the poetry assignment he created which was aligned
with the Australian Curriculum and provided
students with feedback on their performance.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

Harvey created a supportive and calm learning

Teachers create a safe, challenging and

environment. He became more of a presence in the

supportive environment

classroom over the course of the practicum and this

was a direct result of him listening to feedback
and ideas and putting them into practice. Harvey
improved his behaviour management as the practicum
wore on and he all but eliminated a lot of the
chatter that was happening in lessons during the
start of his time here.

Pre-service teacher: Comments

Firstly, I would like to thank the staff of Eastern Fleurieu School for allowing me the
opportunity to complete my professional experience at their campus. I would also like to
personally acknowledge the work of Adam, Kevin and Emma, who allowed me into their
classrooms, and provided me with invaluable feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed working with
each of you.
Being able to observe, and collaborate with multiple mentor teachers was extremely
satisfying. The experience provided me with a range of techniques and philosophies that
will prove valuable in the development of my own teaching philosophy.
Once again, I would like to thank the school, and all of its staff for making me feel
welcome during my placement.
University Liaison: Summary statement

I was able to see Harvey teach on two occasions. He has a resonant voice, commitment to
quality curriculum content and an inclusive, engaging and caring pedagogical style.
I especially appreciated the way Harvey authentically embodied his love of literature
and creative aspects of IT s and gave students exemplars.

I enjoyed seeing Harvey

.

teach and can see he has the makings of a

a fine teacher.

School Coordinator: Final Comments (optional)

School Coordinator:
The pre-service teacher may wish to submit this report with an application for

employment. Please

avoid the use of acronyms as student reports are often viewed by interstate and international
employers who are not always familiar with South Australian nomenclature
Name of School Mentor Teacher(s): Adam Deane Date:
Name of School coordinator: Tanya Wilson Date:
Consideration has been given to the complexities and degree of challenge of the professional
experience context in evaluating the pre-service teacher's ability to meet the assessment criteria
for the professional experience.
In our opinion, the pre-service teacher HAS demonstrated competency in the professional teaching standards indicated in this report, and is

ready to undertake Professional Experience Final Year.

SATISFACTORY

University Liaison
Name of

University

Report ID: 001328

Liaison: Leigh Burrows Date: 10.11.2014