EUBT712 – Practicum Three
Module code
EUBT712
Module title
Practicum Three
Prescription
This module aims to develop proficiency in teaching in a range of early childhood education programmes through reflective experience in an early childhood setting, licensed and chartered by the Ministry of Education different from the one in which the student's Field-Based Practice is undertaken. During the Practicum the student will be guided by a Wintec approved and paid Associate Teacher.
Programmes
- EU0901
NZQA Level
Level 7
NZQA Credits
30
Delivery method
- Web-Supported
Learning hours
- Total learning hours
- 300
Resources required
- Content
- Practicum in a setting other than the student's own Field-Based Practice setting, collaborative practice with an approved Associate Teacher and teaching team, comparative analysis between the students own Field-Based Practice setting and the Practicum environment, Relationship development in a teaching setting different to the students own Field-Based Practice setting, reflective practice, the planning, teaching and assessing model, teaching techniques and strategies - (observe, describe and evaluate practice using relevant theory and emergent planning), use of te reo Mori me ng- tikanga-a-iwi (appropriate to the early childhood education environment), proficiency in critical thinking skills, relevant literature to support practice, participation in Communities of Learners, equity, diversity, biculturalism and multiculturalism, using child observations for evidence based practice, proficiency in positive guidance and professional ethics.
- Teaching and Learning Strategy
- Students are in a Wintec, selected, approved and arranged Practicum placement for 30 hours per week for five consecutive weeks, supervised by an approved and paid Associate Teacher
1x Taught face to face session prior to commencement of the Practicum
1x Taught face to face workshop at the end of the first week of Practicum
1x Lecturer visit three hours per student, includes a three way meeting with the Associate Teacher
1x Taught face to face session at the end of the Experience
Web enhanced
Team taught, lectures, tutorials, literature, reflective practice, experiential learning in Field-Based Practice placement, praxis, demonstration and instruction, specialist guest speakers, language instruction, self-directed learning, workshops and online participation, and participation in Community of Practice/Learners - Learning Outcomes
- By the end of this module students will be able to:
1.Critically select, apply and evaluate effective teaching strategies and techniques in a variety of complex settings.
2.Implement and encourage Tikanga and Te Reo Mori appropriate to the Practicum setting.
3.Analyse and critique the Practicum setting in relation to current theory, and early childhood education pedagogy.
4.Critically reflect on Practicum utilising relevant research paradigms. - Assessment Criteria
- Assessment in this module is mixed mode, including competency and achievement based. The practical assessment is competency based students must attain the required standard in this assessment to pass the module. The remaining two assessments are achievement based. All assessments must be completed, and submitted for assessment. To attain passing grade for this module students must pass the practical competency based assessment and attain a minimum of 50 across both achievement based assessments.
