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Education Practice

Stage I

The Professional Teacher: Primary 1

Develops knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses questions such as: What does it mean to be a teacher? What does it mean to be a professional? How are teachers learners? How do teachers establish professional relationships in complex environments? Requires demonstration of emerging pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: Any 45 points from courses in the BEd(Tchg) Schedule

Restriction: ACE 911.531, EDPROF 100, EDPRAC 102, 103, EDPRACM 101

The Professional Teacher: Early Childhood 1

Develops knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses questions such as: What does it mean to be a teacher? What does it mean to be a professional? How are teachers learners? How do teachers establish professional relationships in complex environments? Requires demonstration of effective emerging pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: Any 45 points from courses in the BEd(Tchg) Schedule

Restriction: ACE 911.521, EDPRAC 101, 103, EDPRACM 101

The Professional Teacher: Health and Physical Education

Develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses such questions as: What does it mean to be a teacher, to be a professional, and to establish professional relationships in complex environments? Requires demonstration of developing pedagogical practice.

Restriction: ACE 923.551, EDPRAC 101, 102, EDPRACM 101

Stage II

Practicum Primary 2

Further develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses questions such as: How do I teach responsively and purposefully? How do I establish and maintain professional relationships in complex environments and manage the environment effectively and professionally to enable success for learners? Requires demonstration of effective developing pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 101 and any 75 points from courses in the BEd(Tchg) Schedule

Restriction: ACE 912.631, 912.731, EDPROF 200, 210, EDPRAC 202, 203, EDPRACM 201

Practicum Early Childhood 2

Further develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses questions such as: How do I teach responsively and purposefully; establish and maintain professional relationships in complex environments and manage the learning environment effectively and professionally to enable success for learners? Requires demonstration of effective developing pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 102 or EDPRACPK 102 and any 75 points from courses in the BEd(Tchg) Schedule
Restriction: ACE 912.621, 912.721, EDPRAC 201, 203, EDPRACM 201

Health and Physical Education Practicum 1

Further develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Requires demonstration of developing pedagogical practice and addresses such questions as: Do I as a teacher practise responsibility and teach purposefully to establish and maintain professional relationships in complex environments?

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 103

Restriction: ACE 923.552, EDPRAC 201, 202, EDPRACM 201

Stage III

Health and Physical Education Practicum 2

Develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogy in diverse health and physical education contexts. Requires demonstration of informed and ethical practice and addresses such questions as: Do I have the subject matter knowledge? Can I teach it effectively? Can I access the required knowledge? How do I assess student learning?

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 203

Restriction: ACE 923.660, EDPRAC 301, 302, EDPRACM 301

Practicum: Enabling Achievement Primary

Refines an emerging philosophy and effective pedagogy through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses questions such as: What are my moral, ethical and legal obligations as a teacher? How do I manage complexities of teaching professionally in order to create and sustain purposeful learning environments and enable achievement for all learners? Requires demonstration of effective, informed and ethical pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 201 and any 180 points from courses in the BEd(Tchg) Schedule

Restriction: ACE 912.732, EDPROF 300, 310, EDPRAC 301, 302, 303, EDPRACM 301

To complete this course students must enrol in EDPRAC 305 A and B, or EDPRAC 305

Practicum: Enabling Achievement Early Childhood

Refines an emerging philosophy and effective pedagogy through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Addresses questions such as: What are my moral, ethical and legal obligations as a teacher? How do I manage complexities of teaching professionally in order to create and sustain purposeful learning environments and enable achievement for all learners? Requires demonstration of effective, informed and ethical pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 202 and any 180 points from courses in the BEd(Tchg) Schedule

Restriction: ACE 912.732, EDPROF 300, 310, EDPRAC 301, 302, 303, EDPRACM 301

To complete this course students must enrol in EDPRAC 306 A and B, or EDPRAC 306

Stage IV

Advanced Health and Physical Education Practicum

Critically evaluates personal pedagogy to consolidate understanding and management of the learning and teaching processes. Requires demonstration of informed and ethical practice and addresses such questions as: How do I manage the complexity of teaching?

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 303

Restriction: ACE 923.760

Diploma Courses

Teaching Diverse Learners 1

Uses theory, research and practice to develop knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs associated with effective pedagogical practice for diverse learners. Questions include: How do the moral and ethical dimensions of practice influence teacher's work and children's learning? How do planning, assessment organisation and classroom management support learning? How can critical reflection support practice? Requires demonstration of developing an effective pedagogy.

Restriction: ACE 711.731, EDPROF 602, 609, 612, 614

Teaching Diverse Learners 2

Uses theory, research and practice to refine knowledge, skills, attitudes and beliefs associated with effective pedagogical practice for diverse learners. Questions include: What does it mean to align a personal philosophy of teaching with effective pedagogical practice? How do beginning teachers sustain effective teaching in complex education environments? Requires demonstration of an informed and ethical pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 601

Restriction: ACE 711.731, EDPROF 602, 609, 612, 614

Professional Contexts and Practicum

Uses an evidence-based approach and integrates research, theory and practical experience in examining the contemporary contexts of secondary schooling. Addresses questions such as: What does it mean to be a professional? What does it mean to manage classrooms and teach effectively? How do national policy and local circumstances impact on the role of the secondary teacher? Requires demonstration of developing pedagogical practice.

Professional Issues and Practicum

Uses an evidence-based approach and integrates research, theory and practical experience in examining the professional, legal and ethical expectations of secondary teaching and the management of self in relation to these. Addresses questions such as: How can teachers best manage the interpersonal and cognitive dimensions and complexities of their role? Requires demonstration of effective pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 603

Teaching Portfolio Secondary 1

Explores and develops a specific area of professional learning for a person currently teaching in a secondary school. Addresses questions such as: What does it mean to be a learning professional? How do national policy and local circumstances impact on professional practice? How can the reflective process contribute towards professional development? How can current practice be further refined?

Restriction: EDPRAC 603, 604

Teaching Portfolio Secondary 2

Integrates research, theory and practical experience in examining the pedagogical practice of a person currently teaching in a secondary school. Addresses questions such as: What is the alignment between current practice and cultural, social, and political parameters of the educational setting? What does it mean to practice effectively in complex environments? Requires demonstration of effective pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 605

Restriction: EDPRAC 603, 604

Professional Practice in Context

Uses an evidence-based approach to develop professional knowledge, skills and dispositions for effective teaching in primary and middle school contexts. Addresses what it means to establish effective professional relationships and to teach inclusively and purposefully in complex environments. Requires demonstration of informed and ethical pedagogy.

To complete this course students must enrol in EDPRAC 607 A and B, or EDPRAC 607

Professional Learning in Practice

Uses an evidence-based approach to develop professional knowledge, skills and dispositions for effective teaching in secondary school contexts. Questions include: what does it mean to establish positive professional relationships and to teach inclusively and purposefully in complex environments? Requires demonstration of informed and ethical pedagogy.

Restriction: EDPRAC 603, 604

To complete this course students must enrol in EDPRAC 608 A and B, or EDPRAC 608

Conceptualising Practice

Develops knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience in early childhood settings. Addresses questions such as: What does it mean to establish effective professional relationships, practice effectively and teach purposefully in complex environments? Requires demonstration of developing pedagogical practice.

Restriction: ACE 912.721

Pedagogy in Practice

Refines knowledge, skills and attitudes associated with effective pedagogical practice through integrating research, theory and practical experience. Explores such questions as: What does it mean to be a teacher and manage complexities in order to create and sustain purposeful learning environments? What are the moral, ethical and legal obligations of a teacher? Requires demonstration of effective and ethical pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 621, EDCURRIC 630-635

Restriction: ACE 912.722

Postgraduate 700 Level Courses

Investigating Practice

Focuses on beginning teacher learning through the development of a portfolio of professional practice that reflects advanced knowledge, understandings and skills of critical inquiry developed during the course. Includes a supervised investigation of a selected aspect of professional practice.

Prerequisite: 30 points from EDUC 774, 787, EDPRAC 751, EDPROFST 750, 756, 757, 758
To complete this course students must enrol in EDPRAC 701 A and B, or EDPRAC 701

Investigating Practice in Educational Settings

Adopts an inquiry-based approach to develop professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions for effective teaching. Investigates what it means to practise effectively in complex educational contexts and examines the alignment between current practice and the enabling cultural, social, and political parameters of an educational setting. Requires demonstration of effective pedagogical practice.

Prerequisite: EDPRAC 303

Special Topic

Special Topic

Portfolio of Professional Practice

Within the context of concurrent field-based teaching, advances professional, analytical and reflective skills in completing a sustained portfolio of teaching practice evidence. Students complete and evaluate a practitioner-inquiry investigation project in a specialist learning area, consistent with the valued learner outcomes as defined by the New Zealand Curriculum.

To complete this course students must enrol in EDPRAC 753 A and B

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Source: The University of Auckland 2013 Online Calendar
Last updated on: Thursday 1 November 2012
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