TEPP362-25A (D) Approved Start 2025 (Distance)

Professional Practice 2

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 25 August 2025
End Date: Sunday, 26 October 2025
Withdrawal Dates
The withdrawal dates for this course (both with and without fee refund) will be confirmed once a) the course start date and b) course length is confirmed. Students are advised to consult the department for further information.

Description

This second and final teaching practice experience provides opportunities for students to deepen their learning and reflection on teaching and demonstrate professional skills, knowledge, and dispositions. Practice experience is focused on: demonstrating beginning teachers levels of practical competence in understanding and responding to learners, design for learning, establishing a learning-focused culture, fostering professional relationships, enacting principles relating to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and engaging in professional learning. The practice experience contributes to the examination of practice-related challenges and assignment requirements across the programme. Kaiarahi | Associate Teachers assist Pukenga Taitiara | Professional Practice Lecturers from the Faculty to assess students' developing competence as a teacher.

*Please note this course is only available to initial teacher education students. To enrol in this course you need to be accepted and enrolled in one of our Initial Teacher Education programmes.

Learning Outcomes

  • On the successful completion of this course students will display a level of competency expected of a beginning teacher by being able to:

    1. Discuss and apply practice that is aligned with tangata whenuatanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
    2. Use teacher inquiry, collaborative problem solving and professional learning to refine professional capability in supporting children’s wellbeing, belonging, communication, contribution and exploration.
    3. Establish and maintain professional relationships and teacher dispositions focused on the learning and wellbeing of each learner.
    4. Apply practice that is focused on extending 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 intentional and adaptive way to progress learning at an appropriate depth and pace
    7. Understand, articulate and apply relevant theory to enhance their pedagogy in this professional practice.



    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.

Prerequisites

Co-requisites

Timetable 2025

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Placement A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01-P1 Monday 09:00 - 17:00 In Schools or ECE centres
25 Aug - 21 Sep
6 Oct - 26 Oct
01-P2 Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00 In Schools or ECE centres
25 Aug - 21 Sep
6 Oct - 26 Oct
01-P3 Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00 In Schools or ECE centres
25 Aug - 21 Sep
6 Oct - 26 Oct
01-P4 Thursday 09:00 - 17:00 In Schools or ECE centres
25 Aug - 21 Sep
6 Oct - 26 Oct
01-P5 Friday 09:00 - 17:00 In Schools or ECE centres
25 Aug - 21 Sep
6 Oct - 26 Oct

Course Coordinator

Karen Turnock

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.

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Attendance

Students will be expected to conduct at least one pre-placement visit at their allocated early childhood setting.  Full attendance in the early childhood setting  for the duration of the practicum, from at least 8.00am - 4.00pm 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 a University of Canterbury campus or via flexible delivery mechanisms

Special Considerations

Once a placement has started, if for reasons beyond their control, students are prevented from completing a placement or suffer significant impairment, they may apply for what is known as “special consideration”. University of Canterbury Special Consideration provisions for this course will apply only to late discontinuation (withdrawal) from a course.

A detailed description of special consideration and materials to support the applications process are available at: Special Considerations Process.  

This information replaces any previous references to special consideration, Aegrotat or Backdated (Late) Withdrawal in the Course Information System, Learn or Course Outlines.

If you are unclear about the implications or process please discuss with your Course Coordinator or contact the Student Advice team for assistance.

Where to submit and collect work

Professional Practice Report Book:  Distance students should submit their Professional Practice Report Book the Professional Practice Administrator by the due date.

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 $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* 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 Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment .

All TEPP362 Occurrences

  • TEPP362-25A (C) Approved Start 2025
  • TEPP362-25A (D) Approved Start 2025 (Distance)