ECP228 - Professional Practice 2 (3-5 Years)
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | This unit has an indicative number of professional experience placement days. For the most up-to-date advice regarding your placement please see here. |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online), CBD* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Natalie Robertson |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E330, E333 or E334 |
| Prerequisite: | ECP227 or ECE212 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour seminar per week and 1 x 1-hour online workshop per non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks), 1 x conference per trimester |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 1 x 2-hour online workshop per non-placement teaching week (approx. 6-9 weeks) and 2 x 1-hour online class per trimester, 1 x conference per trimester |
| In-person attendance requirements: | The unit also includes a Professional Experience placement (25-days) |
Note:*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery | |
Content
This unit will provide students with opportunities to engage with the education and care of children from 3-5 years of age and apply theories of child development in practical contexts. In a professional experience placement, students will observe and engage with young children, teachers and families and will be able to critically analyse and reflect on the components of quality environments and programmes for young children.
Students will be able to make critical connections between theory and practice, and incorporate their understandings about the National Quality Framework legislative and regulatory requirements (including the child care accreditation requirements), and National and Victorian Curriculum documents in the context of teaching, learning and care for children from 3-5 years of age.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate and apply knowledge of key regulatory requirements, curriculum frameworks and documentation in the context of teaching, learning and care for children aged 3-5 years of age | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse AITSL standards for graduate teachers and show understanding of the relevance they have to themselves and the early childhood teaching community | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Interpret and reflect on own teaching and learning practices, pedagogies and knowledge to set professional learning goals through the analysis of reflections, feedback and professional practice documentation | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Apply knowledge of curriculum, policy and regulation required of teachers into their professional practice, including assessment and interpretation of children’s learning, lesson planning and a range of teaching practices | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Use digital technologies to synthesise, curate and present information in an ePortfolio to a wide range of audiences | GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Professional goals | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Critically reflective journal | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3 - Investigation of professional knowledge & practice | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
20-days of professional experience placement. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Experience component is compulsory in order for the complete the unit.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECP228
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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