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TEPRO210-23X (TGA)
Professional Experience 2 (Primary)
15 Points
Staff
Convenor(s)
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Jill Peterson
jill.peterson@waikato.ac.nz
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Lecturer(s)
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Dene Langley
dene.langley@waikato.ac.nz
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Emma Packham
TCBD.4.03
emma.packham@waikato.ac.nz
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Jill Peterson
jill.peterson@waikato.ac.nz
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What this paper is about
Tēnā koutou and welcome to TEPRO210,
Welcome to your second year professional experience paper. This paper will provide you further opportunities to explore and develop your assumptions and understandings of teaching and learning in a school context. This paper builds on concepts and knowledge developed in the prerequisite TEPRO110 paper. You will continue your practical experiences in the classroom and school settings on a weekly basis as these support the connections you are making between theory and practice discussed in this paper. This learning will be supported by attending tutorials, professional readings and reflective, critical discourse. This understanding will be further consolidated in your block placements undertaken in June and October/November 2023.
Professional requirements
On graduation from an Initial Teacher Education Programme the provider must attest to The Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
| Matatū Aotearoa that you:
- are a person of good character
- are fit to be a teacher
- have met the Standards for the teaching profession.
A student who has not met these criteria based on evidence collected as they engage in paper across the ITE programme cannot
graduate. Indicators that you are of good character and fit to teach includes: regular and punctual attendance and positive
contribution in class; the ability to relate to peers, children, teachers, and university staff appropriately; and the ability to plan
for a safe high-quality teaching and learning environment. At the completion of each paper the lecturer is asked to attest to the
Programme Leader that you have displayed the attributes required of an effective teacher.
These expectations reflect the Teachers Council document entitled Our Code Our Standards: Code of Professional Responsibility and
Standards for the Teaching Profession.
If you have any questions/ pātai, please do not hesitate to ask.
Ngā mihi,
Jill, Dene and Emma
How this paper will be taught
This paper provides opportunities for you to develop critical knowledge and understanding of the teachers' professional role and to apply pedagogical practices in a classroom context. You will be in schools on the following dates:
- weekly on Thursdays, except for the University recesses and school holidays
- A one-week block (5th - 9th June)
- A five-week block (16th October - 17th November)
The main focus of the Professional Experience is for the student teacher to demonstrate in a primary school setting that they can plan, teach, and assess to address the needs of their learners. Students must demonstrate satisfactory and consistent professional development in relation to:
the Professional Standards (evidenced through the Key Teaching Tasks and working towards the Culminating Integrative Assessment (CIA))
the specified Learning Outcomes for this TEPRO paper
This paper supports you in linking the TEEDU and TEACH papers to the practical aspects of teaching in a primary school setting from the first and second year programme. You will explore current research, reflect on your own experiences, and review and discuss practical scenarios equipping you for your professional experiences in schools. This paper gives you the opportunity to demonstrate that you have the capabilities and disposition to support tamariki and rangatahi in a learning environment.
The tutorials will be opportunities to collaborate with colleagues. The tutorials will support your development towards the Professional Standards and the Culminating Integrative Assessment (CIA) signposts. The tutorials are based on feedback from last year, and are blocked into themes designed to give you support in developing strategies for building a positive learning environment throughout the year.
In addition, an e-portfolio will document your emerging practice over the year.
Required Readings
The required readings for the paper can be accessed via the Reading List tab on Moodle or the Reading list tab on the library homepage.
Recommended Readings
Hill, M. & Thrupp, M. (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:
Assessments
How you will be assessed
The purpose of all requirements is to evidence your progress towards meeting the learning outcomes of this paper and the
professional standards outlined in Our Code, Our Standards.
In order to meet the requirements of TEPRO210, you are required to meet the following:
The Professional Experience:
- Satisfactory attendance in fortnightly tutorials.
- Satisfactory engagement and participation in weekly placement.
- Completion of block professional experience weeks are necessary to meet Teaching Council requirements for this paper.
- Mentor teacher and Evaluative lecturer reports which demonstrate a satisfactory level of your teaching practice.
Mid-Year check point includes:
- an e-portfolio with up-to-date reflections
- tangible evidence for each standard and Key Teaching Tasks (KTTs)
- completion of one-week block practicum and a successful mid-year progress report from your mentor teacher.
End-year assessment includes:
- a completed e-portfolio with a collection of tangible evidence that demonstrates your progress and achievement towards each standardKTTs.
For the purposes of this paper, evidence can include but is not exclusive to videos, lesson plans, mentor teacher feedback and/ or observation notes, learners' work, learners' feedback, annotated photos, evaluative lecturer field notes and/ or report, reflections, modelling books, formative assessment notes and/ or assignments.
Tutorial lecturers will need to view a completed portfolio after the end of your five-week practicum (19 November). Lecturers are responsible for making the decision as to whether your portfolio has all the necessary elements and is of a satisfactory standard.
To successfully pass the paper you must have met the requirements for the portfolio and have a passing report from both your mentor teacher and your evaluative lecturer. Your tutorial lecturer in conjunction with the Professional Experience Office, has overall responsibility for making the decision as to whether you have met the requirements for the paper.
The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam.