Course overview
This course will develop preservice teachers to work as members of a birth to 5 years teaching team and to develop their knowledge and skills to engage children in democratic inquiry-based pedagogies and pedagogical documentation. Preservice teachers will focus on the role of the teacher in a preschool context. Preservice teachers will apply an advanced body of knowledge of contemporary theories and practice as they engage with curriculum documents, children, families and educators to implement democratic inquiry-based pedagogies in a preschool setting.
Course learning outcomes
- Display effective professional relationships and dispositions with children, families, and staff in the preschool setting
- Apply knowledge and skills with creativity, initiative and a high level of personal autonomy, accountability and respect while working in a team setting within the field and on campus
- Apply an advanced body of knowledge of contemporary theories and practice as they engage with curriculum documents, children, families and educators to implement democratic inquiry-based pedagogies in a preschool setting
- Design and evaluate the use of pedagogical documentation to demonstrate children's learning and provide evidence of developing practices as a teacher
- Manage the daily tasks, routines and administrative duties associated with the work of teachers in a selected educational setting
- Reflect on teaching and learning experiences in the light of professional standards, policies, legal and ethical guidelines for the profession and developing beliefs of own role as a teacher
Availability
Class details
Magill
Class number 28276
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 27
Class number 28277
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 27
Mawson Lakes
Class number 28278
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 27
Class number 28279
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 27
Class number 28280
Section TU03
Size 27
Available 27
Online
Class number 30162
Section 01OL
Size 100
Available 100
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