University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2005

2005 Academic Year Patterns

Teacher Education

Autumn semester
Date Month Key events M T W T F
31JanuaryP7:1
07FebruaryP7:I1
14
21
28Autumn semester commences
07March
14P1
21GDE1:1P1:SEL/GDE1:1GDE1:1
28VCs' week (non-teaching)P1:SEL
04April
11
18
25P3/ P1:SE/GDE1:2/P7:2P5/ P1:SE/GDE1:2/P7:2
02MayP5/ P1:SE/GDE1:2/P7:2
09P5/ P1:SE/GDE1:2/P7:2P1:SE/GDE1:2/P7:2P1:SE/GDE1:2/P7:2P1:SE/GDE1:2
16ATS weekP1:SE
23
30
06June
13
20
27
04JulyVCs' week (non-teaching)
11
18
Spring semester
Date Month Key events M T W T F
25July
01AugustSpring semester commences
08
15
22
29
05SeptemberP2:SEL
12GDE2:1P2:SEL/ GDE2:1GDE2:1
19GDE2:1
26VCs' week (non-teaching)
03October
10P2/P4/P6/P2:SE/P8/GDE2:2
17P2/P4/P6/P2:SE/P8/ GDE2:2
24ATS week (GDE)P2/P4/P6/P2:SE/P8P4/P2:SE/P8P2:SE/P8
31ATS week (Primary and Special Ed)P8
07November
14
21AP
28AP
05December
Acroynms
ATSAlternate Teaching Strategies (non-formal teaching)
APAlternate Professional Experience
GDE1:1Graduate Diploma in Education Professional Experience 1, Phase 1
GDE1:2Graduate Diploma in Education Professional Experience 1, Phase 2 (plus Phase 3: four days to be negotiated with schools in Autumn semester)
GDE2:1Graduate Diploma in Education Professional Experience 2, Phase 1
GDE2:2Graduate Diploma in Education Professional Experience 2, Phase 2 (plus Phase 3: four days to be negotiated with schools in Spring semester)
P1Professional Experience 1 (8 half-day visits)
P3Professional Experience 3 (Community-based Professional Experience completed in either block or distributed mode commencing not sooner than April 26)
P5Professional Experience 5 (10 days' block)
P1:SEProfessional Experience 1 Special Education
P1:SELProfessional Experience 1 Special Education, lead-up day
P2Professional Experience 2 (11 and 17 October are preparation days)
P2:SEProfessional Experience 2 Special Education
P2:SELProfessional Experience 2 Special Education, lead-up day
P4Professional Experience 4 (14 and 19 October are preparation days)
P5Professional Experience 5
P6Professional Experience 6
P7:1Professional Experience 7, Phase 1 (plus Inter-phase 1: three days are negotiated with the teacher)
P7:2Professional Experience 7, Phase 2
P8Professional Experience 8, Phase 3 (plus Inter-phase 2: four days are negotiated with the teacher to be completed prior to 10 October)