EDPRAC 615 : Professional Practice 1: Primary
Education and Social Work
2025 Semester Two (1255) (15 POINTS)
Course Prescription
Course Overview
Capabilities Developed in this Course
| Capability 1: | People and Place |
| Capability 2: | Sustainability |
| Capability 3: | Knowledge and Practice |
| Capability 4: | Critical Thinking |
| Capability 5: | Solution Seeking |
| Capability 6: | Communication |
| Capability 7: | Collaboration |
| Capability 8: | Ethics and Professionalism |
Learning Outcomes
- Build and sustain positive, respectful, and ethical relationships and communicate professionally with ākonga, whanau, colleagues, and the wider community (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Critically reflect on their enactment of appropriate professional practices to create positive learning environments that are responsive to ākonga by drawing on theory, research, and evidence to facilitate an appropriate curriculum (Capability 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 6.1)
- Demonstrate the professional knowledge, skills, dispositions, and level of practice required for effective teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand that align with external professional standards (Capability 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2, 8.1 and 8.2)
- Use technologies to foster and enhance collaboration (Capability 5.1, 7.1 and 7.2)
Assessments
| Assessment Type | Percentage | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Practical | 100% | Individual Coursework |
| 100% |
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcome Addressed | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Practical | ||||||||||
Practicum assessment is recorded as Pass or Fail. Students must demonstrate that they have met all Learning Outcomes for the practicum in order to achieve a pass grade for this course
Workload Expectations
This course is a practice-based, 15 point course. Preparation for the assessed block practicum, requires engagement in 15 hours of online course content prior to practicum, inclusive of asynchronous online learning activities including readings, recorded lecture materials, videos, and collaborative and independent tasks.
Practicum consists of five weeks of 2 days per week (days to be negotiated with practicum school) and a six-week block in the same school.
Students are expected to attend their allocated practicum school for at least eight hours each day during their in-school placement. Starting and finishing times will be negotiated with the associate teacher (usually between 8.00am – 4.00pm), although commitment to staff and team meetings may extend this on some occasions.
Student teachers are required to maintain professional documentation in a digital folder evidencing their progress towards meeting the Learning Outcomes of the practicum. Student teachers observe the associate teacher's practice and the needs of individual learners to inform their planning for and teaching of multiple groups and the whole class. As the practicum progresses, student teachers take on increasing responsibility for planning for and managing aspects of the learning programme, before taking full teacher responsibility for the classroom programme under the supervision of their associate teacher.
Delivery Mode
Online
Learning activities will be provided in modules on the University of Auckland's learning management system called Canvas. These will be published and available each week, inclusive of asynchronous online learning activities including readings, recorded lecture materials, videos, and collaborative and independent tasks.
There will also be the opportunity to engage in professional conversations with other students about practicum related tasks. These will be held online (via Zoom). Students will be advised of the dates/time for these sessions via the course Canvas page.
In-person attendance on practicum is required for assessment.
This course runs from July to the first week(s) of December.
Learning Resources
Student Feedback
At the end of every semester students will be invited to give feedback on the course and teaching through a tool called SET or Qualtrics. The lecturers and course co-ordinators will consider all feedback and respond with summaries and actions.
Your feedback helps teachers to improve the course and its delivery for future students.
Class Representatives in each class can take feedback to the department and faculty staff-student consultative committees.
A range of improvements were made to the course prior to the 2024 iteration. No suggestions for improvement were made at the end of 2024.
Academic Integrity
The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework, tests and examinations as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting their learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.
Class Representatives
Class representatives are students tasked with representing student issues to departments, faculties, and the wider university. If you have a complaint about this course, please contact your class rep who will know how to raise it in the right channels. See your departmental noticeboard for contact details for your class reps.
Inclusive Learning
All students are asked to discuss any impairment related requirements privately, face to face and/or in written form with the course coordinator, lecturer or tutor.
Student Disability Services also provides support for students with a wide range of impairments, both visible and invisible, to succeed and excel at the University. For more information and contact details, please visit the Student Disability Services’ website http://disability.auckland.ac.nz
Special Circumstances
If your ability to complete assessed coursework is affected by illness or other personal circumstances outside of your control, contact a member of teaching staff as soon as possible before the assessment is due.
If your personal circumstances significantly affect your performance, or preparation, for an exam or eligible written test, refer to the University’s aegrotat or compassionate consideration page https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/academic-information/exams-and-final-results/during-exams/aegrotat-and-compassionate-consideration.html.
This should be done as soon as possible and no later than seven days after the affected test or exam date.
Learning Continuity
In the event of an unexpected disruption we undertake to maintain the continuity and standard of teaching and learning in all your courses throughout the year. If there are unexpected disruptions the University has contingency plans to ensure that access to your course continues and your assessment is fair, and not compromised. Some adjustments may need to be made in emergencies. You will be kept fully informed by your course co-ordinator, and if disruption occurs you should refer to the University Website for information about how to proceed.
Student Charter and Responsibilities
The Student Charter assumes and acknowledges that students are active participants in the learning process and that they have responsibilities to the institution and the international community of scholars. The University expects that students will act at all times in a way that demonstrates respect for the rights of other students and staff so that the learning environment is both safe and productive. For further information visit Student Charter https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/students/forms-policies-and-guidelines/student-policies-and-guidelines/student-charter.html.
Disclaimer
Elements of this outline may be subject to change. The latest information about the course will be available for enrolled students in Canvas.
In this course you may be asked to submit your coursework assessments digitally. The University reserves the right to conduct scheduled tests and examinations for this course online or through the use of computers or other electronic devices. Where tests or examinations are conducted online remote invigilation arrangements may be used. The final decision on the completion mode for a test or examination, and remote invigilation arrangements where applicable, will be advised to students at least 10 days prior to the scheduled date of the assessment, or in the case of an examination when the examination timetable is published.