Course description

Teaching is a multi-faceted profession. Becoming a teacher requires commitment and dedication to lifelong learning and personal growth through reflection. This course introduces school life through workshops and school visits. Observation of practice will enable the opportunity for personal development and growth and practice in the design and implementation of lessons or segments of lessons will feature. Therefore the course focuses on the development of planning for lessons and segments of lessons along with the development of observation skills and understanding the importance of communication in a school context. This course is developmental and will be the basis for the professional experience courses in the Professional Year and therefore must be done in the semester prior to commencement. This course contains five single days during semester time leading to a two-week block following the exam block in a school setting. You are advised to keep this in mind when making holiday plans. 

• As this course contains a professional experience component in a school, students are required to have a valid Blue Card for the duration of the placement.
• You must only enrol in this course the Semester immediately prior to your Professional Year

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