Practice in Partnership 3

Unit code: ECE3003 | Study level: Undergraduate
12
(Generally, 1 credit = 10 hours of classes and independent study.)
City Campus
Footscray Nicholson
Footscray Park
Online Real Time
Online Self-Paced
St Albans
VU Brisbane
VU Sydney
ECE2001 - Practice in Partnership 1
ECE2002 - Practice in Partnership 2
(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Overview
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Overview

In this unit preservice teachers will undertake a period of professional experience that builds on their professional experience with children and families in Long Day Care settings. Preservice teachers will undertake 15 days professional experience in a funded kindergarten program, working collaboratively with staff, families and the community. Preservice teachers will begin to articulate and connect their philosophical and theoretical standpoints to generate illustrations of practice in the domains of teaching; professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. Critically reflect on a personal educational philosophy that informs teaching and learning in early childhood settings.
  2. Articulate knowledge of the broad principles of social justice, diversity and inclusion to inform curriculum design.
  3. Present an illustration of practice that demonstrates professional knowledge, professional practice and professional engagement at the Graduate level of the Australian Professional Standards for Teacher
  4. Negotiate with a mentor teacher to design, plan and implement and critically reflect on an educational program that responds to the Aboriginal and Torres straight Islander standpoints in early childhood and to VEYLDF and or the EYLF learning outcomes.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment type: Literature Review
|
Grade: 30%
Structured literature review in preparation for placement
Assessment type: Research Paper
|
Grade: 30%
APST Research Poster
Assessment type: Exercise
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Grade: 40%
Complete 10 Documentation of Planning Cycle templates.

Required reading

Being an Early Childhood Educator: Bringing theory into Practice together
McArdle, F, Gibson, M & Zollo, L 2015| Hang tai Printing Company Ltd, China

As part of a course

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