Overview

In this unit, pre-service teachers will develop an understanding of curriculum learning areas, their concepts, content, and structure which will support their knowledge and ability to organise classroom activities and communicate required learning to students. They will also explore human development as a lens to convey how the planning and effective implementation of teaching and learning programs including trauma informed pedagogy promotes inclusion for all students. Through this exploration they will learn how to set achievable goals and challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics and also locate relevant teaching strategies and evidence-based pedagogy that effectively supports student learning outcomes. They will also be supported to identify evaluative tools that measure impact on student learning and wellbeing.

Requisites

Equivalent units
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EDU60016 - Understanding Behaviour for Classroom Practice

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Quarter 4
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-October-2024
08-December-2024
Last self-enrolment date
07-October-2024
Census date
25-October-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
08-November-2024
Results released date
14-January-2025
Quarter 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
20-January-2025
23-March-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-January-2025
Census date
07-February-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
21-February-2025
Results released date
15-April-2025
Quarter 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
14-April-2025
15-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
14-April-2025
Census date
02-May-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
16-May-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Quarter 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
07-September-2025
Last self-enrolment date
07-July-2025
Census date
25-July-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
08-August-2025
Results released date
30-September-2025
Quarter 4
Location
Online
Start and end dates
29-September-2025
30-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
29-September-2025
Census date
17-October-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
31-October-2025
Results released date
13-January-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Evaluate contemporary teaching strategies and evidence-based pedagogies that support student learning
  • Identify and critically analyse research informed practices that provide achievable goals and challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics
  • Plan effective teaching and learning programs which promote inclusion and full participation of all students (including those with additional needs) in classroom activities
  • Design learning programs to respond to human development, including trauma informed pedagogy to support inclusion and participation for all students, including those who are neuro-diverse or have additional learning needs

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)

Live Online
Workshop

1.00 

7 weeks 

14

Live Online
Workshop

1.00

2 weeks

2

On-campus
Workshop

20

1 weeks 

20

Specified Activities
Various

6.00 

7 weeks 

28

Unspecified Activities
Various

3.50 

7 weeks 

86

TOTAL

   

150

Swinburne Online

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
18.75  8 weeks  150
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment Individual  50%  1,2 
Assignment Individual  50%  3,4

Content

  • Curriculum, types of curriculum, curriculum concepts, content, and structure an overview (National and State) 
  • What is pedagogy, instructional models (HITS, e5), differentiation, teaching strategies 
  • Assessment evaluative tools and assessment practices that measure impact on student learning and wellbeing
  • Human development as a lens to explore trauma informed pedagogy, neurodiverse and additional learning needs
  • Creating and maintaining a safe and challenging learning environment.
  • Planning and teaching of learning programs 
  • Communicating learning to students 
  • Organising classroom activities (Inclusion and engagement) 

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.