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PART ONE PREPARING FOR YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1. Making the most of your professional experience 2. Professional standards for teachers 3. Orienting yourself to the school 4. Orienting yourself to the classroom PART TWO LEARNING AND TEACHING 5. Lesson preparation 6. Quality learning and teaching 7. Meeting the needs of a mixed range of students 8. Developing and maintaining productive relationships with students PART THREE REFLECTING ON YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 9. A reflective professional experience 10. Working productively with your mentors 11. Your first year of teaching Download the detailed Contents List. (354 Kb)

About the Author

Dr Michael Cavanagh is Director of the Teacher Education Program at Macquarie University. He has been a teacher and academic for more than 30 years with extensive experience in teacher education and as a mentor of preservice teachers. Michael has received national recognition for his contribution to student learning in higher education and is the recipient of an Outstanding Service Award from the Professional Teachers’ Council of New South Wales. His current research interests include investigating how best to support the development of preservice teachers’ reflective practice and the professional learning of teachers in universities and schools.

Dr Anne Prescott has been working at the University of Technology, Sydney in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 2004. She is the Coordinator of the Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary). Anne has been teaching in schools and universities for over 30 years, including working with preservice teachers on professional experience. Her research interests include supporting preservice teachers on professional experience and teachers in their early years of teaching. Recently, Anne has also been working with teachers in a remote region of Nepal to improve the educational outcomes for students.