As Part of Your Final Professional Experience Placement You May

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Essay

As part of your final professional experience placement you may be asked to plan a cross-curricular unit which involves a field trip and a guest speaker. For a unit on a topic of your choice, describe an excursion and guest speaker you would include. For each of these events, explain how it would enhance teaching and learning and the steps you would need to take to ensure successful implementation.

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Definitions:

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Life Expectancy

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