EDPS264-09YD (D) Full Year D 2009 (Distance)

Professional Studies 2

20 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 February 2009
End Date: Sunday, 15 November 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 1 March 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 6 September 2009

Description

This is a 200 level compulsory year long course covering issues and practices in early childhood centres. It is closely linked with the practical experience which students will have in early childhood settings during teaching practice. The threads which are included in this course are the Treaty of Waitangi and bicultural development; gender equity and multiculturalism; the particular needs of infants, toddlers and young children; (and will be addressed through the use of Te Whaariki: Early Childhood Curriculum).

This is a 200 level compulsory year long course covering issues and practices in early childhood centres. It is closely linked with the practical experience which students will have in early childhood settings during teaching practice.

The threads which are included in this course are the Treaty of Waitangi and bicultural development; gender equity and multiculturalism; the particular needs of infants, toddlers and young children; (and will be addressed through the use of Te Whāriki:  Early Childhood Curriculum).

Rationale
In order to work effectively with children and adults in early childhood settings students need to learn how to integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in courses into their practice.  This course is designed to meet these needs.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course successful students will be able to:

1 Demonstrate and reflect on professional competencies, qualities and issues that pertain to practical work in early childhood centres.
2 Analyse features of the early childhood programmes and identify implications for quality practice

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

Either: (1) EDTP212 and EDTP213 and EDTP214, or (2) EDTP263 and EDTP264.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Glynne Mackey

Lecturer

Kerry Purdue

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Reflective Teaching Stories. 19 Jun 2009 50% Reflective Teaching Stories - Professional Studies 2 2009
Group Presentation. 16 Oct 2009 50% Group Presentation - Professional Studies 2 2009

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Arthur, Leonie; Programming and planning in early childhood settings ; 3rd ed; Thomson, 2005.

Dreaver, Kate. et al; Kei tua o te pae : assessment for learning : early childhood exemplars ; Published for the Ministry of Education by Learning Media, 2004.

Greenman, James T. , Stonehouse, Anne; Prime times : a handbook for excellence in infant and toddler programs ; Longman, 1997.

Ministry of Education; Desirable objectives and practices (DOPs) ; Wellington, 1996.

Ministry of Education; Te Whaariki: he Whaariki Matauranga mo nga Mokopuna o Aotearoa Early Childhood Curriculum ; 1996; Wellington, Learning Media, 1996.

New Zealand; Quality in action = Te mahi whai hua : implementing the revised statement of desirable objectives and practices in New Zealand early childhood services ; Learning Media, 1998.

Recommended Reading

New Zealand; Revised statement of desirable objectives and practices (DOPs) for chartered early childhood services in New Zealand ; Rev. ed; Ministry of Education, 1996.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $741.00

International fee $3,197.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Teacher Education .

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