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This subject draws together teacher education students' discipline-specific pedagogical content knowledge and skills in preparation for, and during, a 240 hour professional experience placement in a secondary school setting. Students will analyse and reflect on the quality of their teaching in previous placements and explore how to improve aspects of their teaching practice. Students will use the Quality Teaching Model and the Graduate Teaching Standards to frame their reflection and dialogue, and to set learning goals for improving teaching and learning. In collaboration with their supervising teachers, students will plan, teach, assess and reflect on learning as appropriate to their classes and in alignment with secondary curriculum requirements. Students will collaborate with members of the wider school community and develop strategies to recognise the diversity and differences amongst learners. Students will provide evidence of their commitment to, and progression toward attaining the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the graduate level.