Professional Experience 4 (5 to 8 Years)

Course aim

To extend students’ insight into the contexts of Junior Primary Education and to enable them to further develop their applications of curriculum knowledge, teaching and reflective practice skills

Course content

Sequential planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate content; integration of literacy, numeracy science and technology across the junior primary curriculum; creating a positive learning environment, extending skills in behaviour management; catering for the exceptional child, curriculum planning and evaluation application of teaching skills appropriate to all areas of curriculum; parent and community participation in junior primary education.

Textbook(s)

Gibbs, C 2006, To be a teacher: journeys towards authenticity, Pearson Education, Auckland

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 3053	Literacy Birth to 8 Years
EDUC 3022	Professional Experience 3 (5 to 8 Years)

Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) students must have completed EDUC 3054 Numeracy Birth to 8 Years in addition to the prerequisite courses.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Seminar	2 hours x 6 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	N/A x 5 days
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	N/A x 20 days
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Professional Experience Placement)	N/A x 5 days
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	N/A x 20 days
External (Online activities, self directed study)	65 hours total x over 6 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Professional experience documentation: keeping and maintaining, Teaching placement

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1A)
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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.