Introduction to Curriculum Planning and Assessment: Practicum 1
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- On-campus: 24 hours Face to face plus 20 days placement Swinburne online: Fully online plus 20 days placement
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
Higher Ed. Semester 1 | Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online
Teaching Period 1 | Teaching Period 2 | |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Teaching Period 3 | ||
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Corequisites
NilAims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Identify and take observations of elements of the cultural, community and family contexts of children’s lives and their implications for curriculum and assessment [APST 1-4]
2. Define a range of intentional teaching practices-including monitoring, planning and recording- that engage children in learning appropriate to their interests, abilities and needs [APST 1-5]
3. Plan and implement a variety of learning experiences, demonstrating the ability to articulate and evaluate aims, objectives, procedures and outcomes [APST 1-5]
4. Demonstrate skills in creating rich and engaging learning environments [APST 1-5]
5. Interact and communicate effectively with young children with the main aims of building and strengthening relationships and supporting learning [APST 1-5]
6. Reflect critically on their teaching [APST 6-7]
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
On campus
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Workshop Placement |
3 37.5 |
8 4 |
24 150 |
Online activities | N/A |
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|
Specified Learning Activities Reflections on practice Preparation for placement |
6 |
8 |
48 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Folio preparation | 6.5 | 12 | 78 |
TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5 cp 150 hours placement |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Workshop Placement |
N/A 37.5 |
4 |
150 |
Online Contact |
|
|
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Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities |
6 |
12 |
72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation |
6.5 |
12 |
78 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours/12.5 cp 150 hours placement |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Professional Experience Report | Individual (Hurdle task) | Pass/fail | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
Professional Experience Portfolio | Individual (Hurdle task) | Pass/fail | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
To pass this unit, students must achieve a pass grade in both assessments.
This is an external accreditation requirement.
General skills outcomes
● Analysis Skills
● Problem Solving Skills
● Communication Skills
● Ability to work independently
Content
• Code of Ethics
• How children learn in the early years
• Teaching with intention
• Expectations for young children
• Self-assessment of teaching
• Learning experiences
• Promoting confidence and engagement in learning
• Adapting teaching methods to the young children’s skills, knowledge and interests
• Demonstrating an awareness of children’s interest contemporary technologies
• Recognising individual difference and supporting learning accordingly
• Engaging collaboratively with colleagues and contributing to reflective practice
• Planning for and assessing children’s learning in the early years
• Creating and maintaining safe, healthy and challenging early years learning environments
• Using relevant documents to plan, implement and evaluate learning experiences
• Intervening effectively to encourage appropriate behaviour and deal with inappropriate behaviour
• Relevant national and/or state or territory curriculum and framework documents
• Family partnerships-strategies for communication with families
• Links between theory, research and practice
NOTE: Content above is required for External accreditation.
Study resources
- Reading materials.