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Description Reflection and Enquiry tutorials: School Placement 1 School Placement 1 will enable students to engage in structured observation and gain initial experience of teaching and learning in a classroom setting. Learning how to relate professionally with children and with the co-operating teacher will form an important component of school placement experiences in Year 1. Students will be expected to demonstrate communication skills which facilitate children’s learning and professional engagement with the co-operating teacher. Students will relate theories to their experiences in the classroom and the school, and gain an introduction to teaching lessons. Students will gain experience in teaching by assisting the co-operating teacher, engaging in professional discussions with the co-operating teacher and the HEI tutor, and by teaching lessons. Students will be introduced to planning and preparing lessons and resources, and will engage in reflection and critical evaluation of lessons taught and professional learning throughout the day. Students will develop an initial understanding of Child Protection, the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers (Teaching Council, 2012), their underpinning values and their application to school placement experiences and in professional conduct. Students will be expected to draw on their learning in all other Year 1 modules. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Undertake structured observation tasks in a classroom and record their findings. 2. Develop an understanding of the elements of short-term preparation for classroom teaching. 3. Display an understanding of the quality and significance of relationships in the classroom. 4. Demonstrate the ability to plan, teach, and evaluate/reflect on lessons appropriate to learners using a range of resources and drawing on curriculum and coursework learning. 5. Demonstrate effective communication skills in the classroom which facilitate effective interaction, teaching and learning. 6. Display an emerging sense of professionalism, commitment and openness to preparation, teaching, and learning, and high standards of professional conduct. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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Learning Activities Indicative ContentObservation of a range of classroom interactions and practices in a junior/middle class. Enabling students to develop a language around teaching and learning in the classroom with reference to the language and principles of the Primary Curriculum (1999), School Placement (Teaching Council, 2013), Aistear Framework, and the values underpinning the Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers (Teaching Council, 2012). Communicating professionally in a classroom and school context – presence, voice, dress. The Code of Professional Conduct (Teaching Council) – values and professional commitments. Health, safety and wellbeing of children (School Policy and Statutory Requirements/Child Protection). Internet Safety and Acceptable Usage (linked with Digital Learning module). Introduction to ways of reflecting on children's learning and on a teacher's teaching, protecting confidentiality and privacy. Discerning ways to record observations on teaching and learning Introduction to compiling a School Placement and a Resource portfolio. Introduction to essential teaching skills e.g. communicating with children, presenting, questioning, narrating. Introduction to the elements of short-term planning including learning outcomes, teaching/learning resources, lesson plans and lesson evaluation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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