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If you study ECE at BTI you will be among a select group who can integrate their faith with their professional practice as an early childhood teacher.
Courtney Stead – student teacher studying towards a BTI Early Childhood Education Teaching degree.
BTI’s Teacher Education programmes are approved and accredited by the NZQA and can lead to registration and provisional certification with the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Our three-year Bachelor of Education (Teaching) ECE degree programme will prepare students to teach infants, toddlers and young children in a wide range of early childhood contexts and with Te Whāriki, the New Zealand Early Childhood curriculum.
On completion of your degree, you will be eligible to apply for teacher registration and provisional certification from the Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. The degree programme also opens doors to further study through postgraduate pathways.
Graduates of ECE Teacher Education at BTI will have the skills necessary to:
Year 1 | TFND 5111fb Teacher as Reflective Leaner |
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TFND 5115fb Education in Aotearoa |
TFND 511fb The Intentional Teacher Pedagogy of Play |
TFND 5117fb Professional Experience Placement: Pedagogy of Play |
TFND 5121fb Being and Becoming Culturally Aware |
TFND 5122fb Human Development |
TFND 5125fb The Intentional Teacher: Noticing, Recognising and Responding |
TFND 5126fb Professional Experience Placement: Noticing, Recognising and Responding |
Year 2 |
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CRPD 6215fb Being and Becoming Culturally Responsive |
CRPD 6216fb Thinking and Exploring: Maths, Science and Technology |
CRPD 6217fb Assessment, Planning and Evaluation in the ECE Context A |
CRPD 6218fb Assessment, Planning and Evaluation in the ECE Context B |
CRPD 6225fb Social Competence and the Compassionate Teacher |
CRPD 6226fb Language, Literacy and the Arts |
CRPD 6227fb Education and Care for infants and Toddlers |
CRPD 6228fb Professional Experience Placement: Infants and Toddlers |
Year 3 |
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INTP 7311fb Being and Becoming Culturally Competent |
INTP 7315fb Inclusive Practices in Aotearoa: Additional Learning Support Needs |
INTP 7316fb Stewardship and Sustainability in the ECE Context |
INTP 6315fb Teaching as inquiry: Integrated Practice |
INTP 7322fb Teaching as inquiry: Research Project |
INTP 7325fb Leading and Managing in the ECE Context |
INTP 7326fb Professional Experience Placement: Full Responsibility |
Gayle Te Kani: Head of School of Teacher Education
Karyn Robertson: ECE Programme Leader
Denice Morgan: Educator
Jocelyn Flett: Educator
Linda Stuart: Educator