Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Catherine Patterson
Contact via catherine.patterson@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
6
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ECHP421 or ECST330
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is based on the concept of an internship as a bridge between university life and a career as an early childhood teacher. It is designed to develop independent graduates who become confident and competent professional decision makers. Students have the opportunity to develop skills in working with children and their families by taking substantive professional responsibility in an early childhood centre or a school classroom. Students are required to attend the internship site for 30 days and work closely with a professional mentor. Critical and analytical thinking and self-evaluation are key components of this unit.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Professional experience | 0% | October 31 |
Professional portfolio | 70% | November 9 |
Professional Research Project | 30% | November 9 |
Due: October 31
Weighting: 0%
Students must successfully complete 30 days of internship teaching in a childcare centre, preschool or primary school. They are supported in this endeavour by a mentor teacher
Due: November 9
Weighting: 70%
The portfolio of professional practice will focus on the question: "What does being a teacher mean to me?" It will contain evidence of the student's practical work during the internship, along with reflections and self-evaluation of professional growth. The development of the portfolio is supported by feedback to regular work-in-progress reports throughout the semester.
Due: November 9
Weighting: 30%
This project enables students to engage in purposeful inquiry into an aspect of their professional practice with children, families and/or staff. The focus of the project is an in-depth exploration of an issue that concerns the student's practice while completing the internship. The project requires students to identify ways to deal with the problem, trial these ideas and evaluate their effectiveness.
Access to ilearn is required
Two compulsory Saturday on-campus sessions will be held
There have been no changes since the previous offering of this unit.
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Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Grievance Management Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grievance_management/policy.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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