EDTP212-10X (Y) General non-calendar-based 2010 (New Plymouth)

Centre-Based Practicum - Year 2

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 1 February 2010
End Date: Sunday, 21 November 2010
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 14 February 2010
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 5 September 2010

Description

This is a 200 level compulsory course which focuses on the on-going practical experience of working as a teacher in an early childhood centre setting. Students are expected to apply the knowledge gained in their College courses and respond to formative assessment of their practice in their practicum centre.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Engage in critical reflection and discussion with lecturers about their demonstration of Year 2 competencies and professional qualities in their early childhood setting.
  • Work collaboratively with visiting lecturers in evaluating practice.
  • Maintain documentation of centre attendance.

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator

Rita Rukuwai

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
EDTP212 100% Monthly Attendance Records Practicum Booklet

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.

New Zealand; Education (Early Childhood Services) Regulations 2008 ; Published under the authority of the New Zealand Government, 2008.

New Zealand; Providing positive guidance : guidelines for early childhood education services ; Ministry of Education, 1998.

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.

New Zealand; Te Whariki : he whariki matauranga mo nga mokopuna o Aotearoa : early childhood curriculum ; Learning Media, 1996.

Required texts:
Centre of Early Childhood Teacher Education (current). BTchLn/DipTchLn Competencies. Author: University of Canterbury.

Recommended Reading:
All recommended readings, journals and audio visual resources are found in the Education Library. A current list (including websites) is available on Learn and from your course lecturer.

On-line course content
Library
Studentweb

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $563.00

International fee $2,516.00

* 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 .

All EDTP212 Occurrences

  • EDTP212-10X (T) General non-calendar-based 2010 (Tauranga)
  • EDTP212-10X (Y) General non-calendar-based 2010 (New Plymouth)
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