TEPP361-20A (C) Approved Start 2020

Professional Practice 1

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 6 January 2020
End Date: Sunday, 3 January 2021
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): the Friday prior to the placement commencing
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): available only through a special consideration application for late discontinuation.

Description

This course provides students with opportunities to progress towards the demonstration of appropriate competencies and professional qualities. The course is closely linked to TEPI361, TECE359, TECE362 and TECE364. Associate Teachers assist the College to assess students' developing competence as a teacher.

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, students will have begun to:

1. Discuss and apply practice that is aligned with tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi partnership in Aotearoa New Zealand.
2. Use teacher inquiry, collaborative problem solving and professional learning to improve professional capability in supporting children’s wellbeing, belonging, communication, contribution and exploration.
3. Establish and maintain professional relationships and behaviours focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner.
4. Apply practice that is focused on ongoing learning, and characterised by respect, inclusion, empathy, collaboration and safety for learners
5. Design learning based on curriculum and pedagogical knowledge, assessment information and an understanding of each learner’s strengths, interests, needs, identities, languages and cultures.
6. Teach and respond to learners in a knowledgeable and adaptive way to progress learning at an appropriate depth and pace

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator

Glynne Mackey

Assessment

This is a competency-based course and will be graded on a Pass/Fail basis.

Due date: end of placement

Professional practice documentation is recorded in an e-portfolio to provide evidence that practice requirements are met to satisfactory or above standard, progressing towards becoming a professional teache

Additional Course Outline Information

Academic integrity

All forms of cheating and dishonest practice are taken seriously and penalties will result. Students should refer to Regulation J of the General Course and Examination Regulations.

On submitting assignments, students must confirm that the work being handed in is original and their own work.

Attendance

Students will be expected to conduct at least one pre-placement visit at their allocated centre.
Full attendance in the centre for the duration of the practicum, for at least 8 hours each day, is a requirement.
Students will attend a debriefing interview with their PP lecturer after the placement concludes. This interview will be conducted at University of Canterbury campus or via flexible delivery mechanisms.

Evaluation

Teaching and the course will be assessed through the regular use of UCTL evaluative instruments.

Grade moderation

Work is assessed and moderated by course lecturers and other senior academics.

Late submission of work

Work handed in after the due date with no extension granted is considered late. Late work will be accepted up to one week after the due date. If, for any reason, you are having difficulty in keeping to the deadline for assignments, you must make contact via email with one of the course lecturers so that we can work with you as to what is possible and reasonable. Marks will be deducted for lateness. Lecturers reserve the right not to mark late work, and no work will be accepted after assignments have been returned.

Other specific requirements

All work submitted in this course would be completed using APA format and a high standard of academic writing is expected.

Conduct as an educational professional is expected. Students are advised to familiarise themselves with learning online including UC Learn before the course starts.

Requests for extensions

Requests for extension should go in the first instance in writing to the lecturer responsible for the course. It is possible to have an extension of up to 2 weeks following the published date.

Resubmissions

There are no re-submissions in this course

Special Consideration of Assessment Items

Applications for special consideration should be submitted via the Examinations Office website http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/exams/ within five days of the assessment.

Where an extension may be granted for an assessment, this will be decided by direct application to the Course Co-ordinator and an application to the Examinations Office may not be required.

Course Website

As well as attending classes, it is essential that all students regularly access the course Learn site. All course information such as the course kaupapa, notices, assessment information, required and recommended readings, audio recordings of some lectures, and other teaching resources etc. will be available on this site

Where to submit and collect work

Students will be expected to give access to their placement folio on OneDrive.  Access needs to be given to Associate Teacher and Professional Practice Lecturer by the student.

It is the responsibility of the students to check their Internet access and ability to submit their work via the online system.  Any technical difficulties should be notified well in advance of the due date so that assistance can be provided or alternative arrangements can be negotiated.

For ICT help call our free call number 0508 UC IT HELP (0508 824 843) or on 03 369 5000.  Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm (excluding public and university holidays).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $777.00

International fee $3,375.00

* 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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