Placement 2 (U04478)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : EDU-2-Placement

Placement 2 consists of five serial days or an enquiry week in semester 1 followed by a block placement of five weeks in semester 2. Students, unless circumstances prevent it, will be placed in pairs. These pairings will facilitate collaborative learning through providing opportunities to share developing understandings, provide feedback and generally support each other. Where pairings prove impossible alternative strategies to facilitate peer learning will be used.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Education, (The Moray House School of Education, Schedule C)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Other Required Attendance : 35 hour(s) per week for 5 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Laboratory	Monday	09:00	09:50	External

? Additional Class Information : Block placement of 5 weeks commences 11 January to 11 February.
Serial days or an enquiry week over semesters 1 .
Preparation classes prior to block placement

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The purposes of Placement 2 are to develop understanding and professional competence in relation to:

- the curriculum, principles and practices in early education;
- the role of observation and reflection in planning for effective teaching and successful learning;
- planning, implementing and evaluating their own teaching in the P1 to P3 range;
- planning, teaching, managing and evaluating one whole day;
- the roles of teachers and other associated professionals within and beyond the school;
- self-evaluation to improve teaching and learning.

Assessment Information

Evidence of achievement of the Learning Outcomes is derived from:

- The Teaching File
- The Professional Development Portfolio, containing written tasks and Progress Review
- Successful completion of the placement
Details of how these assessment points are overtaken are given to the students in writing in the full Placement 2 documentation