Early Childhood Professional Experience and Reflection (Preschool)
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
EDUC 5257
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
162701
Unit Value
9
University-wide elective course
No
Timetable/s
This class has not been
timetabled for year 2024.
Course owner
UniSA Education Futures
Course aim
To support pre-service teacher candidates in developing capacities to work as a member of the teaching team in a preschool setting in planning and engaging with children in co-constructing play-based curriculum, pedagogy and documenting learning.
Course content
Pre-service teachers will explore the role of the teacher in a preschool context. Pre-service teachers will focus on content exploring, global and local context for preschool education, constructivist based pedagogy for engaging children in learning through play (emergent curriculum, inquiry- based, Reggio inspired), the role(s) of the environment, teacher/educator and documentation in a preschool setting.
Textbook(s)
Nil
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| EDUC 5270 | Play, Learning and Development |
Students must successfully achieve both the literacy and numeracy components of LANTITE in the semester prior to the program's final Professional Experience course to be eligible to enrol in this course and its co-requisite course EDUC 5250. EDUC 5257 pre-requisite: completion of all other courses in the program.
Corequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| EDUC 5250 | Practitioner Inquiry Project |
Teaching method
| Component | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
| Lecture (Online) | 1 hour x 7 weeks | ||
| Workshop | 3 hours x 7 weeks | ||
| Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement) | 8 hours (or as required) x 25 days | ||
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Assessment
Placement, Portfolio, Reflective journal
Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.
Course Coordinators
UniSA Education Futures
