Course

Professional Practice and Pedagogy


Course code 65105

  Course is not currently open for enrolment

This course provides student teachers with opportunities to develop the professional knowledge, skills and dispositions required to work in a range of early childhood services and settings.

The first practicum introduces student teachers to pedagogical skills, bi-cultural practices, and professional behaviours to ensure inclusive and respectful relationships with young children, their families and whānau. There is a focus on providing safe, welcoming and interesting environments for young children through the development of pedagogical skills such as observation, and a sound knowledge of early childhood regulatory requirements.

 

How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

  • Choose the qualification you will study the course under. See the Work towards tab below for qualification options.
  • Check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses tab on the qualification page.

This course includes a compulsory 5 week full-time practicum placement in an early childhood centre and a 2 day workshop. 

To sumbit your practicum placement details please fill out this form.

Diploma in ECE Practicum Organisation Form

On successfully completing Year 1 Practicum in a licenced early childhood centre, you will be able to

Practice

  • Demonstrate a range of appropriate pedagogical practices, professional behaviours and qualities during teaching practicum
  • Demonstrate a developing ability to develop inclusive, respectful, ethical, and professional relationships with children and their families and whanau.
  • Use a range of observation and assessment methods to gather information about children to support their learning and development 
  • Contribute to the maintenance of a safe physical environment including predicting potential hazards and acting to minimise risk of harm
  • Outline a range of teaching strategies and resources to support children’s learning and development in te reo me nga tikanga Māori

Pedagogy

  • Discuss own pedagogical practice when working with children and their families, with reference to theory, current research, early childhood curriculum and teaching experiences in early childhood settings 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the early childhood teacher including culturally relevant approaches to working with children from a range of ethnic, socio-economic and cultural background. 
  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of teaching responsibilities under the statutory and regulatory requirements for early childhood services and the role of government agencies.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

 

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