Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Educators' Practices (Birth-3 years)

Course aim

To support preservice teachers in developing capacities to participate as a member of the teaching team in an early years setting, with infants and toddlers, through engaging with children and planning, implementing and documenting learning in co-constructed play-based curriculum.

Course content

Preservice teachers will explore the role of the educator in an infant and toddler context. Preservice teachers will focus on content exploring, social, economic and political contexts for early years education, the importance of partnerships and relationships with families, community and other agencies and the organisational and legal requirements, policies and practice required in infant and toddler settings. Preservice teachers will focus on constructivist based pedagogies through engaging children in planning, implementing documenting and reflecting upon learning and development through play in infant and toddler settings.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Completion of UniSA Literacy & Numeracy Self-Evaluation & an approved RRHAN course completed whilst enrolled in ITE program. RRHAN training must be completed prior to field placement.

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours (or as required) x 20 day block
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	2 hours x 12 weeks
External (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours (or as required) x 20 day block
INTERNAL, MT GAMBIER
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours (or as required) x 20 day block
INTERNAL, WHYALLA
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours (or as required) x 20 day block
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Tutorial	2 hours x 12 weeks
Field Placement (Professional Experience Placement)	7 hours (or as required) x 20 day block

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

Assessment

Placement, Professional plan, Project

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

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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.