This webinar will explore how to support education students to succeed on their school placements. It was designed to support their learning and bring together their academic and practical experiences. It looks at what can be done before during and after placements. It also explores the key issues that impact and stress pre-service teachers (PSTs) during their placements and what can be done to address them. The webinar will discuss how students are encouraged to not only reflect upon their learning but also take action to improve and then develop their own living educational theories and re-imagine their future classrooms and practices.

Dr. Brian Mundy is a senior lecturer and co-chair of the Bachelor of Education program at Victoria University. He has taught units in pedagogy and science education within the Bachelor of Education and Masters of Secondary Education. In 2014 he was awarded an Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) citation for excellence in his teaching. More specifically for the development of integrated and engaging curriculum and teaching practices by an early career teacher in support of student learning in teacher education placements. He has a strong interest in praxis, living theories of educational practice and the scholarship of teaching and learning. His recently published book “Succeeding on your school experience placement was written as a field guide for students.