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Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title Practical Teaching Placement 2
Module Code EDU1092 (ITS: ES333)
Faculty Policy & Professional Practice School DCU Institute of Education
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 30
Description

This module is designed to give students an opportunity to engage in an extended period of supervised placement in an educational setting, school, or college of adult, further and continuing education. Building on the integrated teacher practicum modules and scaffolding on the first semester teacher placement module; students will be encouraged to use this as an opportunity to integrate the different elements of the programme of study being undertaken in order to enhance the quality of their teaching and facilitation. Particular attention will be paid to : i)facilitating of the application of the concepts of reflective practice, developed in a laboratory situation, to an authentic educational situation ii)allowing students to plan, teach and assess lessons in a further education environment iii)facilitating students in their practising of the various roles and duties of a teacher iv)allowing students become part of a community of learning v)providing a group setting for the students to reflect constructively on his/her placement vi)helping students identify and articulate areas of needed personal and professional growth which emerge out of their teaching placement vii) enabling students to reflect on his/her role as a teacher in an online environment viii) enabling students develop the ability to utilize an online environment as a method for creating the peer group for support, confrontation and clarification that will assist the integration of personal attributes and teaching style. ix)Examining the relevance and applicability of the Codes of Professional for Teachers

Learning Outcomes

1. Research and design a range of practical pedagogical interventions to address the requirements of those students with literacy, numeracy and special needs within further, adult and continuing education contexts
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3. Reflect on how established codes of good practice for educators/ trainers apply in practical settings
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WorkloadFull time hours per semester
TypeHoursDescription
Lecture20Preparation and Debriefing Lectures
Directed learning120Observation and Participation with Other Teachers
Professional Practice100reparation of Placement Portfolio and Reflective Practice
Professional Practice30Personal & Professional Development
Professional Practice50School Based Practice (Teaching Activities)
Professional Practice50School Based Practice (Non-Teaching Activities: Consultation with Mentor Teacher)
Independent Study200Online, portfolio and review support & development
Online activity100Participation in online weekly reflections (Developing Communities of Practice)
Independent Study80Focussed reading related to Final year project specialist area and curriculum
Total Workload: 750
Section Breakdown
CRN20363Part of TermSemester 2
Coursework0%Examination Weight0%
Grade Scale40PASSPass Both ElementsY
Resit CategoryRC1Best MarkN
Module Co-ordinatorJane O'KellyModule Teacher
Assessment Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
PortfolioTeaching and Learning Lesson Plans20%Week 1
Practical/skills evaluationTeaching Practice Episodes60%Week 1
ParticipationProfessional Reflection and Critical Evaluation20%Week 1
Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
RC1: A resit is available for both* components of the module.
RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module.
RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element.

* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:
  • Louis Cohen, Lawrence Manion and Keith Morrison: 2004, A guide to teaching practice, 0415306752
  • Karen F. Osterman, Robert B. Kottkamp 2004, Reflective practice for educators, Corwin Press Thousand Oaks, Calif. [ISBN: 9780803968011]: 0,
  • Walsh, B., Dolan, R. 2009, Guide to Teaching Practice in Ireland, Gill and MacMillan Dublin [ISBN: 9780717145119]: 0,
  • Renehan, C. 2006, Different Planets: Gender Differentials and Teaching Practice, Liffey Dublin [ISBN: 9781905785162]: 0,
  • Geoffrey E. Mills 2000, Action research, a guide for the teacher researcher, Merrill Upper Saddle River, N.J. [ISBN: 0137720475]: 0,
  • Susan A. Ambrose... [et al.]; foreword by Richard E. Mayer: 2010, How learning works, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 0470484101
  • Jane E. Bluestein (Editor): 2010, Becoming a Win-Win Teacher, Corwin Press, California, 9781412967495
  • Barbara Gross Davis: 2009, Tools for teaching, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 0787965677
  • Sara Davis Powell: 2010, Wayside Teaching, Corwin Press, California, 1412972906
  • A Vic Kelly: 2004, The Curriculum, 5th edition, 1412900271
  • Donald A. Schon: 1995, The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action, 1857423194
  • Ian Reece, Stephen Walker: 2003, Teaching, Training and Learning, 1901888304
  • H. Jerome Freiberg, Amy Driscoll: 2000, Universal teaching strategies, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, 0205302858
  • Snowman, Jack, McCown, R. R: 2012, Psychology applied to teaching, 13th edition, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, Australia,
  • Bruce Joyce, Marsha Weil and Emily Calhoun: 2009, Models of teaching, 0205593453
  • Julia G. Thompson: 2009, The first-year teachers checklist, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA, 0470390042
  • Richard Malthouse, Jodi Roffey-Barentsen: 2009, Reflective Practice in the Lifelong Learning Sector, Learning Matters, 1844451844
  • Andy Armitage... [et al.]: 2007, Teaching and training in post-compulsory education, McGraw-Hill/Open University Press, Maidenhead, 978-0335222674
  • L. B. Curzon: 2003, Teaching in further education, 9780826471154
  • Spalton, E: 2004, The Special Needs Handbook, 2nd edition, First & Best in Education Ltd, UK,
  • Rogers, J: 2007, Adults Learning, 5th edition, McGraw Hill, London,
  • Knowles, M. S., HoltonIII, E. F. & Swanson, R. A: 2005, The Adult Learner, 6th edition, Elsevier Inc. Butterworth, Heinemann, USA,
  • Gregg, N: 2009, Adolescents and Adults with Learning Disabilities and ADHD: Assessment and Accommodation, Guilford Press,
  • Griffin. S. & Shevlin. M: 2007, Responding to Special Educational Needs: An Irish Perspective, Gill & MacMillan, Dublin,


Articles:
None
Other Resources

  • Journal: International journal of training and development,
  • Journal: Pastoral Care in Education,
  • Journal: Journal of vocational education & training,
  • Journal: Journal of Educational Psychology,
  • Journal: British Journal of Educational Psychology,

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