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SCHOOL PLACEMENT 1

Module code: ED622
Credits: 20
Semester: 1 and 2
Department: EDUCATION
International:
Coordinator: Dr Thomas Walsh (EDUCATION)

	Overview
	School placement will involve full days in school, 2 days per week, and with a block placement mid-year, with an expectation that the student will teach 4 periods on the two-day week in semester 1, 10 periods per week during block placement and 8 periods per week in semester 2. Students will also engage in a wide range of school-based activities including, but are not limited to a. observation in a local primary school b. working with the resource team in the second level school c. engaging with an extra-curricular event d. attending a staff meeting e. attending subject department meetings f. attending a meeting between a pupil and a class tutor/year head g. observing a teacher preparing a class for the Junior Cert exam (April/May) Structured observations and learning experiences will form part of the student teacher�s professional portfolio. Each student teacher will be expected to work closely with one or more co-operating teachers. Opportunities for discussion about the observations and school-based activities will be provided at the weekly tutorials. The student teacher will be assessed through at least three visits during the year, from at least two supervisors and will also receive support visits from those tutors during the first semester

Overview

School placement will involve full days in school, 2 days per week, and with a block placement mid-year, with an expectation that the student will teach 4 periods on the two-day week in semester 1, 10 periods per week during block placement and 8 periods per week in semester 2. Students will also engage in a wide range of school-based activities including, but are not limited to
a. observation in a local primary school
b. working with the resource team in the second level school
c. engaging with an extra-curricular event
d. attending a staff meeting
e. attending subject department meetings
f. attending a meeting between a pupil and a class tutor/year head
g. observing a teacher preparing a class for the Junior Cert exam (April/May)

Structured observations and learning experiences will form part of the student teacher�s professional portfolio.

Each student teacher will be expected to work closely with one or more co-operating teachers. Opportunities for discussion about the observations and school-based activities will be provided at the weekly tutorials.

The student teacher will be assessed through at least three visits during the year, from at least two supervisors and will also receive support visits from those tutors during the first semester

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: teach planned content in an appropriate manner and use appropriate class management and organisation skills to cater for a range of classroom situations engage with pupils in order to develop effective, creative and imaginative strategies that promote individual and shared learning. Motivate, inspire, acknowledge and celebrate effort and success develop strategies for the promotion of positive relationships and communicating effectively with pupils, parents, colleagues, the school principal, school management, co-professionals and the wider community create and maintain a safe, interactive and challenging environment using strategies that promote and maintain positive behaviour, in accordance with school policy. observe, in a structured manner, school and classroom practice with cooperating teachers and university tutors develop skills in curriculum planning, subject knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge and related methodologies reflect critically on practice on an ongoing basis so as to inform that practice. Begin to develop models of planning coherent, differentiated and integrated teaching programmes which are informed by ongoing reflection on professional practice apply knowledge of the individual potential of pupils, dispositions towards learning, varying backgrounds, identities, experiences and learning styles to planning for teaching, learning and assessment and establish classroom management strategies that support differentiated learning in a way that respects the dignity of all pupils

Learning Outcomes

Teaching & Learning methods

Assessment

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

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the Education Department.

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