EDTP264-09T3 (D) Term Three 2009 (Distance)

Professional Practice 3

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 24 August 2009
End Date: Sunday, 27 September 2009
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 August 2009
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 13 September 2009

Description

This is a 200 level compulsory course which focuses on integrating and applying the theoretical knowledge of BTchLn courses in early childhood centres. The course provides students with opportunities to achieve all the year 2 competencies and professional qualities. The course is closely linked to Professional Studies 2. Associate teachers assist the College to assess students' developing competence as a teacher.

Learning Outcomes

By the conclusion of this course students will be able to:

1 Demonstrate professional attributes at a satisfactory level or above.
2 Demonstrate achievement of Year 2 competencies consistently at a satisfactory level or above.
3 Demonstrate an understanding of a range of administration skills related to the management of centres.
4 Develop the ability to critically reflect on their teaching experience.
5 Identify goals and strategies for competencies and professional attributes for EDTP373.

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Glynne Mackey

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
EDTP264 - Teaching Practice 3 Teaching Practice Documentation; Student Report Book; Conference; Reflective Statements; Planning Sheets

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

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

Available electronically in Education Library; Education (Early Childhood Centres) Regulations 1998 ;

Berk, Laura E; Child development ; 7th ed; Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2006.

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

Ministry of Education; Kei tua o te pae: Assessment for learning: Early childhood exemplars ; Learning Media.

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.

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

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $548.00

International fee $2,390.00

* 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 Centre for Professional Practice and Partnerships .

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