Postgraduate Course: Professional Development and Leadership in Dance Teaching PDLDT (EDUA11334)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Placement |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | The PDLDT course is a compulsory course for students wishing to follow the Dance Educator's pathway to QTS and eligibility for GTCS recognition within MSc Dance Science & Education (MSc DSE with QTs).
The 18 weeks of placement (6 weeks Primary Schools, 6 weeks Secondary Schools & 6 weeks community placement) within this course are designed to support and challenge students, providing mentoring and coaching, feedback, opportunities to apply academic learning in a teaching context, and space for reflection. This will all be done within the supportive framework used for any student placement in a school or informal learning environment. In addition students will have access to a range of additional Professional Learning opportunities. |
| Course description |
This course offers students the experience of being in a site-based learning environment.
The aims of the three placements are:
- to give student teachers the opportunity to observe and reflect on teaching by experienced practitioners;
- to provide student teachers with experience in planning and teaching lessons in schools and in the community;
- to provide student teachers with the opportunity to develop and teach lessons for learners at all stages in order to develop their teaching skills and confidence and to deepen their understanding of the role of the effective practitioner;
- to engage students with core concepts (Responsibilities of all, numeracy, literacy, ICT and inclusion) from the PGDE courses
- to give student teachers the opportunity to reflect on various school and organisational cultures;
- to give student teachers the opportunity to reflect on and engage with classroom management, assessment, and planning in a range of contexts;
- to give student teachers the opportunity to experience a range of activities related to the day-to-day running of community organisations;
- to give student teachers the opportunity to engage in informed, professional conversation with other teachers on educational and community arts matters.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | Students must be enrolled on the MSc Dance Science & Education programme on the QTS pathway |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
392 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The summative assessments of University-Based Teaching are divided into three tasks PLUS successful completion of the three placements which are assessed as PASS/FAIL based on a joint assessment between the mentor and placement tutor.
Digital Resource Presentation (20%)
Personal Development Portfolio (40%) 2500-word written assignment
Policy Assignment (40%) 4000-word written assignment |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be given during placements where any student is at risk of failing the placement; students will receive feedback on their midpoint self-assessment
Presentation: Feedback will be given on a submitted plan in time to be useful for the assessed work
Portfolio: Feedback will be given on the portfolio plan and on a draft of the essay
Policy Assignment: Feedback will be given on the essay plan and draft of the essay |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ways in which concepts of curriculum, pedagogical theories and approaches impact on learning and teaching dance as a subject specialism.
- Critically consider and engage in the process of planning for dance teaching and learning through dance across primary, secondary school and community education taking account of the subject discipline (dance) and local and global educational contexts.
- Critically interrogate theories of learning, teaching and assessment within dance and in the wider educational, social, cultural and political contexts of the schools (Secondary & Primary) and the community setting.
- Examine the values and ideologies explicit and implicit in academic research and policy literature and/or about Scottish education and beyond which relate to central contemporary educational issues such as inclusion, additional support needs, fairness, diversity, social justice and sustainability.
- Engage in reflective and reflexive praxis to ensure how, why and what we teach aligns with our individual and collective professional values and actions.
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Reading List
Byra, M.(2006). Teaching styles and inclusive pedagogies. In D. Kirk, M.O'Sullivan, & D.Macdonald (Eds.), Handbook of research in physical education (449-466). London: SAGE Publications.
Capel, S.; Leask, M ., & Turner, T., (1999). Learning to Teach in the Secondary school: A Companion to School Experience, Routledge: London
Davies, M. (2003) Movement and Dance in Early Childhood, USA: Sage
Hardy, C.A., & Mawer, M. (1999) Learning to Teach Physical Education, Continuim: London
Kassing, G & Jay, D. M. (2003) Dance teaching methods and curriculum Design. USA: Human Kinetics
Whitehead, M (2010). Physical Literacy: Throughout the lifecourse. London: Taylor & Francis
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Placement,Dance Teaching,Professional Development and Leadership |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Heather Rikic
Tel:
Email: hrikic@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Nicola Kelly
Tel: (0131 6)50 3565
Email: nicola.kelly@ed.ac.uk |
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