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THINKING ABOUT TEACHING

Module code: ADT001
Credits: 10
Semester: Year-Long
Department: ADULT EDUCATION
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Coordinator: Dr Gareth Burns (ADULT EDUCATION), Dr Jerry O'Neill (ADULT EDUCATION)

	Overview
	This module is designed to facilitate learners to explore their educational and biographical journeys through a process of critical reflection that will help them identify their emerging educational philosophies and values about the teachers they would like to become. This process of critical reflection will be facilitated through learner-centred engagement with the following: � An introduction to the foundation disciplines of psychology, philosophy, sociology and history of education, which forms the theoretical basis for this module. � An introduction to the education system, schooling in Ireland, what a teaching career is �like�, and what �type� of teacher they want to be through fluid and reflexive engagement with educational theories, issues, policies and their own biographies. � An introduction to pedagogy and school placement with a strong focus on learner-centred, equity-sensitive and active approaches to teaching and learning and school leadership and cultures.

Overview

This module is designed to facilitate learners to explore their educational and biographical journeys through a process of critical reflection that will help them identify their emerging educational philosophies and values about the teachers they would like to become.

This process of critical reflection will be facilitated through learner-centred engagement with the following:
� An introduction to the foundation disciplines of psychology, philosophy, sociology and history of education, which forms the theoretical basis for this module.
� An introduction to the education system, schooling in Ireland, what a teaching career is �like�, and what �type� of teacher they want to be through fluid and reflexive engagement with educational theories, issues, policies and their own biographies.
� An introduction to pedagogy and school placement with a strong focus on learner-centred, equity-sensitive and active approaches to teaching and learning and school leadership and cultures.

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: Critically and collaboratively reflect on their educational biographies in developing an emerging sense of their values and aspiration for teaching. Recognise the relationship between the foundation subjects/key theorists and the practice of teaching and their emerging ideas about education. Examine and critique the Irish education system against a framework of national and international research on equality, inclusion and diversity. Engage positively and actively with school settings and in the process reflect on experiences of planning, observation, co-teaching, evaluation and professional dialogues with teachers, mentors, student teachers, etc.

Learning Outcomes

Teaching & Learning methods

Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

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