Qualification Overview
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Te Reo Māori Title | Te Poutama ki te Pakaritanga | |
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Qualification Title | Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Early Childhood Education): Te Poutama ki te Pakaritanga | |
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Mātauranga Māori Qualification | ||
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Qualification Type | Graduate Diploma | |
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Level | 7 | |
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Credits | 150 | |
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
Teachers value children as taonga, respect children's interests and support their dispositions to learn.
Teachers know how to teach: Teachers are self-aware, conscious of how their beliefs influence their teaching, curious, playful and creative; persistent and resilient, inquiring and critically aware, culturally aware and competent in cross cultural ECE settings, collaborative and inclusive, provide healthy, safe, inclusive environments, reflective practitioners, respectful of the rights of other through responsive, reciprocal relationships, act professionally, honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi in the Aotearoa/New Zealand context, uphold their professional Code of Ethics, apply their pedagogical knowledge and practical skills, apply child development and learning theory, and research to their practice, implement child-centred pedagogy processes using Te Whariki, apply content/domain knowledge in practice, are articulate advocates for social justice. |
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Graduate profile |
Graduating teachers will know:
Children are taonga Children learn through play Teaching starts with the child's interests How context influences learning How to create safe environments Graduating teachers are: Secure in their identify/whakapapa Culturally competent Knowledgeable and skilful Responsive and collaborative Respectful of the rights of others Reflective practitioners. Graduating teachers will: Be committed members of the ECE profession Uphold the Code of Ethics Honour the Treaty of Waitangi Be articulate, confident advocates for social justice. |
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Education pathways |
Graduates of this programme will be able seek entry into relevant post graduate qualifications
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Entry Requirements |
Entry to the programme is open to domestic and international graduates with, at a minimum, a relevant level 7 diploma or bachelor's degree, or NZQA approved equivalent. Relevance is determined by the Director Academic Programmes at the time of selection.
An applicant whose first or primary language is other than English (EAL) or te reo Maori will be required to have attained a band score of 7.0 or higher, for each component of the academic version of IELTS (International English Language Testing System). This result must be from one test taken tin the proceeding two years. |
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Education Organisation | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand Incorporated | |
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Developed By | Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand Incorporated | |
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |
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Number | 3609 | |
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Status | Current | |
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Created | 2016-12-05 15:10:10.0 | |
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Next Review | 2018-12-05 00:00:00.0 | |
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Content |
The culturally responsive teacher
Understanding Children and Childhood Practicum 1 Teachers as Inquirer Teacher as Critical Pedagogue Teacher as Emergent Leader Practicum 2 All learners are also required to be working/volunteering in a Home Centre for 13 hours/week |
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