EDUCA503-19A (BLK)

The Practices of Teaching

30 Points

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Te Kura Toi Tangata Faculty of Education
Te Hononga Curriculum and Pedagogy

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Convenor(s)

Donella Cobb

Donella Cobb
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TT.3.08
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Donella Cobb

Donella Cobb
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TT.3.08
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
donella.cobb@waikato.ac.nz

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Paper Description

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This paper is designed for practising classroom teachers who wish to theorise the way they teach. It provides an overview for teachers to articulate, critique and explain their teaching practices using a sociocultural perspectives. It is suitable for beginning teachers, experienced classroom teachers, associate teachers working with student teachers on practicum, teachers who are mentoring beginning teachers, specialist classroom teachers and educators in a wide range of practice-related fields.

Aim of the paper

The aim of this paper is for students to articulate, critique and develop their own pedagogical theorising and practices, within the context of current national and international understandings of pedagogy.


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Paper Structure

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This is a block course that has some face-to-face and online components that are supported in Moodle. The course begins online on Monday, 25 February and ends on Friday, 31 May 2019. Students are also expected to attend four face-to-face sessions. Content will be provided in the form of webinars, online forums, and face-to-face seminars. Students are expected to maintain a presence online.


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Learning Outcomes

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Students who successfully complete the course should be able to:

  • critically reflect on their own practice
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  • articulate, critique and theorise their pedagogical practice
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  • use literature to describe and evaluate current theorising of pedagogy
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  • discuss and critique national and international pedagogical debates
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Assessment

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This course is internally assessed. It has three compulsory assignments. A description of each assignment and criteria is provided as follows:
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Assessment Components

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The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0. There is no final exam. The final exam makes up 0% of the overall mark.

The internal assessment/exam ratio (as stated in the University Calendar) is 100:0 or 0:0, whichever is more favourable for the student. The final exam makes up either 0% or 0% of the overall mark.

Component DescriptionDue Date TimePercentage of overall markSubmission MethodCompulsory
1. Assignment 1
1 Apr 2019
5:00 PM
35
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
✔
2. Assignment 2: Annotated Bibliography
29 Apr 2019
5:00 PM
25
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
✔
3. Assignment 3: Theorising pedagogical practices
27 May 2019
5:00 PM
40
  • Online: Submit through Moodle
✔
Assessment Total:     100    
Failing to complete a compulsory assessment component of a paper will result in an IC grade
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Required and Recommended Readings

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Required Readings

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The book below is essential reading for the course.

Bell, B. (2011). Theorising teaching in secondary classrooms: Understanding our practice from a sociocultural perspective. London, England: Routledge.

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Recommended Readings

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The readings for this paper are available through the online readings list (this list can be accessed via the library or via moodle)

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Online Support

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Online support will be provided via Moodle
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Workload

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This paper has a credit value of 30 points. Students are expected to spend a total of 20 hours a week in class or online discussions, reading the literature, and writing the assignments.


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