Practice II in Child Care Institutions
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Course code
KAA6113.HR
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Praktika lasteasutuses II
Course title in English
Practice II in Child Care Institutions
ECTS credits
3.0
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
Course objectives: To create opportunities to practice theoretical knowledge in work with children up to three years; to support the development of connections between the students’ experience in conducting learning activities and the acquired knowledge; to enable the development of students’ skills in supporting the child’s development, communicating in a child care institution as a teacher and as an organizer of learning and educational activities.
Brief description of the course
Student:
- draws up an intership plan;
- observes one of the learning activities carried out by the teacher and prepares an analysis of the observation;
- prepares one week plan in cooperation with the supervisor teacher;
- plans and conducts two learning activities independently in cooperation with e supervisor teacher;
- analyses the carried out teaching activities;
- conducts an assessment of the child’s development and prepares a summary of the assessment;
- analyses children’s play and summarizes the analysis;
- cooperates with the group’s staff and involves the assistance of a teacher in the activities;
- participates in the management of children’s free activities in the group; perform the tasks arising from the agenda; directs children’s play; organizes games and children’s activities when children are outdoors;
- prepares self-analysis.
Throughout the internship, the student fills in the internship portfolio, which reflects his/her activities during the internship.
Students also submit a video of their activities in the folder.

Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- is able to analyse the learning activities carried out by the teacher;
- is able to create a playful and safe growth environment based on the child of the group in learning activities;
- is able to plan, carry out and analyse learning activities; is able to evaluate and analyse the development of children in the group for up to 3 years old; can evaluate and reflect on his/her work;
- is able to evaluate and analyse the development of children in the group for up to 3 years old; can evaluate and reflect on his/her work.
Teacher
Kerstin Kööp, MA
Additional information
Praktikat ei kanta üle VÕTA-ga.(Haridusteaduste instituudi nõukogu otsus 1-6/34,12.03.2018; praktikad hõlmavad koolieelse lasteasutuse õpetaja tegevust vastavalt kutsestandardile ja pidevat enesenalüüsi. Õpingute lõpetamisel omistatakse Õpetaja kutse tase 6, mis eeldab praktikate läbimist).
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