New Primary School Teaching Course

iblamecoco

I am in sixth year, and I am hoping to do primary school teaching in Saint Pats next year. I have the other three colleges that offer this course down too (Mary I/Marino/Froebel). As we all know, the course has been changed to a four year course, an internationally recognised degree that will have double the teaching practice as the old course. My question is, despite the 10 minute presentation I was shown at the open day in saint pats at the end of last year, what information do I have about this course? I want to know about the modules/course content etc I will be studying for the next four years of my life (that is, if I get in!) Other people know what their college course consists of, before they enter it. Would it not be a little bit silly on my part to accept a place on a course that I don't know what I will be studying? Any links to information on the new four year course and other people's opinions regarding this matter would be greatly appreciated.

spurious

Does their website have any information?

Most people using this forum will be LC students and not likely to know the ins and outs of various courses.

iblamecoco

Nope, their website says that they will updating the course content soon, but I'm afraid that that statement has been there for the past few months... so still unchanged. And then they have a link to the old teaching course handbook.

What forum do you think this question should be on?

spurious

I could put it in Teaching and Lecturing if you like, but again, people there will mainly have finished training.
I'll put it in DCU and see how it goes, since Pat's is part of DCU.

iblamecoco

Alrighty.... might prevent Mary I/Froebel/Marino B. Ed students from having a say though...


1) Saint Pats:
http://www.spd.dcu.ie/main/courses/undergraduate/b_ed-intro.shtml

2) Mary I:
http://www.mic.ul.ie/education/Pages/bachelorofeducation.aspx

3) Marino:
http://www.mie.ie/Colaiste-Mhuire-Marino/Prospective-Students/Courses/B-Ed.aspx

4) Froebel:
http://www.froebel.ie/bachelor-of-education


Froebel's link is the most informative.

ItsPatsyG

anyone know what maynooth is like for teaching?