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News 28 MayAn update from the Executive Dean of Law and Business Professor Andrew O'Neil.
The School of Education aims to graduate teachers who are effective, engaging and ‘classroom ready’. A key strategy for achieving this aim is the annual Transition to the Profession Conference for pre-service teachers in their final year of study.
Approximately 170 pre-service teachers undertaking Early Years and Primary (EDFD462), Primary (EDFD452) and Secondary (EDFD472, EDFD663) courses attended the recent 2021 conference in Queensland.
The conference featured a 3-day agenda of workshops and presentations that gave the participants strategic insights into:
A keynote address by clinical psychologist Dr John Barletta on teacher wellbeing was a highlight of the first day.
“John Barletta’s presentation on teacher wellbeing was extremely comforting for me as I am someone who often over commits. With a growth mindset, I now honestly believe I have the ability to determine my own excellence and avoid the dreaded burnout in my first year of teaching,” commented Page Tolmaci, a pre-service teacher who attended the conference.
Participants also heard from key education stakeholders such as Education Queensland, Brisbane Catholic Education and Lutheran Education.
Pre-service teachers were challenged to consider the benefits of teaching in a regional area through engaging presentations and first-hand accounts from representatives of Cairns, Townsville, Rockhampton and Toowoomba Catholic dioceses.
A new feature of the 2021 conference was a set of Q&A forums involving principals/deputy principals and recently graduated teachers. These provided valuable insights into finding employment, the interview process, developing proficiencies, and what to expect as a new teacher in the first few days and weeks.
The 2021 Transition into the Profession Conference was a great success and provides the final year pre-service teachers with essential information, practices, processes, and structures to support them as they embark upon their future teaching careers.
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Clinical Psychologist Dr John Barletta
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