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EDMT5688: EC Professional Experience 1
2020 unit information
This unit is the first of three professional experience units that provides opportunities for students to gain teaching experience in early childhood education settings. It enables students to apply the theories and strategies around early childhood development and teaching covered in other units of study in a practical context. This first Professional Experience placement involves observation of practices and routines of the setting and written observations of young children as they go about their daily activities. Students will also prepare and present learning experiences with individuals and small groups based on children's discerned strengths, interests and engagement with learning as evidenced through these observations. Students will be expected to implement play-based experiences and age appropriate teaching strategies drawn from contemporary curriculum models aimed at strengthening individual, as well as group learning, fostering creativity, healthy self-concepts, wellness, and a regard for others. This professional experience will enable students to gain an understanding of the world of early childhood education which will form the foundation for their subsequent professional experiences.This unit incorporates 20 days of supervised professional experience with children aged 3 to 5 years.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Education
| Code | EDMT5688 |
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| Academic unit | Education |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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24 credit points including EDMT5687 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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EDMT5557 |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Build positive relationships with infants and toddlers by engaging in respectful, responsive and reciprocal interactions
- LO2. Interact and communicate professionally with centre staff, families and children, according to the ECA Code of Ethics
- LO3. Apply a range of observation methods to document and analyse the interests, learning and development of infants and toddlers, including synthesizing information from relevant literature, theory and the EYLF
- LO4. Draw on knowledge gained from documented observations, theory and the EYLF to plan, implement and evaluate intentional, open-ended and play-based learning and caregiving experiences appropriate for infants and toddlers
- LO5. Begin to use respectful and positive behavior guidance strategies to support toddlers’ learning and development
- LO6. Critically reflect on and evaluate own teaching effectiveness drawing on theoretical knowledge and the EYLF
- LO7. Apply knowledge and strategies gained in other Units of Study to respond to children's interests and support their learning (eg. finger plays, songs, picture books and oral storytelling)
- LO8. Demonstrate professional organisation, presentation and a high standard of academic literacy in professional experience portfolio
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