EDTS100 to EDTS310

EDTS100 Information Technology and the Classroom                                                                         10 cp

This unit aims to provide an opportunity for students to realise the practical implications of information and communication technology (ICT) for education and schooling. Students will examine information and communication technology as a context, stimulus, source of information and tool for learning. Students will create cross-curricular teaching and learning resources to meet learning outcomes using a range of technologies. They will use technologies for the management of computer-based resources in the classroom. Students will use internet tools for communications, as a source of information, and for publishing.

EDTS102 Mentoring for Professional Development                                                                              10 cp

This unit focuses upon extending the teacher’s professional responsibilities in the area of supervision and mentoring. The unit is designed to ensure the teacher has an informed understanding of the differences and similarities between supervision and mentoring. The roles and skills for effective mentoring and supervision will be explored against the backdrop of the domains of teaching and current educational practice. Particular reference will be made to pre-service teacher education and beginning teachers.

EDTS103 Teaching Students with Special Needs                                                                                 10c p

An ongoing challenge for schools is how to meet the educational needs of every student. This challenge becomes more complex each year given the range of cultures in our schools and the national focus on improving student literacy and numeracy. In addition, there is a move towards a greater inclusion of students with disabilities, learning difficulties and/or challenging behaviours in regular classrooms. This move reflects a human rights perspective and is based on a social justice paradigm of equal educational opportunity within the regular classroom for all children. An inclusive school takes a non-categorical approach to students and is evaluated by the degree to which each and every student in the school is provided for and is successfully achieving. The aim of this unit is to develop students’ knowledge, understanding, and skills in creating inclusive classrooms and schools to effectively meet the educational needs of all students, with a particular focus on students with special needs.

EDTS108 Teaching and Classroom Management 2                                                                              10 cp

This unit examines models of teaching and management strategies. Specific topics to be considered include the introduction to curriculum processes and issues, assessment principles and techniques, and the teacher’s professional responsibilities in effective school-based partnerships.

EDTS109 Teaching and Classroom Management 1                                                                              10 cp

The unit is designed to introduce the fundamental skills of teaching while at the same time raising students’ awareness of the social influences affecting the teacher’s role. This unit also introduces the student to the multifaceted nature of teaching, incorporating social justice, equity and empowerment issues related to teaching. With regard to foundation skills, particular focus is on classroom communication skills, lesson planning, teacher questioning and responding, initial classroom management techniques, and the fostering of an effective learning environment.

EDTS114 Teaching and Classroom Management 1 and 2 Part A                                                           5 cp

EDTS115 Teaching and Classroom Management 1 and 2 Part B                                                           5 cp

This year-long unit is designed to introduce the fundamental skills of teaching while at the same time raising students’ awareness of the social influences affecting the teacher’s role. This unit also introduces the student to the multifaceted nature of teaching, incorporating social justice, equity and empowerment issues related to teaching. With regard to foundation skills, particular focus is on classroom communication skills, lesson planning, teacher questioning and responding, initial classroom management techniques, and the fostering of an effective learning environment.

This unit examines models of teaching and management strategies. Specific topics to be considered include the introduction to curriculum processes and issues, assessment principles and techniques, and the teacher’s professional responsibilities in effective school-based partnerships.

EDTS206 Primary Teaching and Classroom Management 1/FXP                                                         10 cp

The unit is designed to introduce the fundamental skills of teaching while at the same time raising students’ awareness of the social influences affecting the teacher’s role. This unit also introduces the student to the multifaceted nature of teaching, incorporating social justice, equity and empowerment issues related to teaching. With regard to foundation skills, particular focus is on classroom communication skills, lesson planning, teacher questioning and responding, initial classroom management techniques, and the fostering of an effective learning environment. As this unit incorporates field experience strong links are established between the theoretical components and classroom practices in school and community settings.

EDTS207/418 Secondary Teaching and Classroom Management 1/FXP                                              10 cp

This unit is designed to introduce the skills necessary to establish and maintain an effective learning environment. The focus is on the essential skills required by the beginning teacher in the classroom, employing a reflective and self-analytical approach. Classroom communication, questioning, explanation, demonstration, discussion, group work, an introduction to effective management and the process of planning learning segments are among specific areas to be included. As this unit incorporates field experience, strong links are established between the theoretical components and classroom practices in school and community settings.

EDTS208 TCM1/Child and Adolescent Development                                                                            10 cp

The unit is designed to introduce the fundamental skills of teaching while at the same time raising students’ awareness of the social influences affecting the teacher’s role. This unit also introduces the student to the multifaceted nature of teaching, incorporating social justice, equity and empowerment issues related to teaching. With regard to foundation skills, particular focus is on classroom communication skills, lesson planning, teacher questioning and responding, initial classroom management techniques, and the fostering of an effective learning environment. The unit also focuses on current theoretical issues in child and adolescent development especially individual differences in development. This unit examines questions about interactions between individual development (physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and spiritual) and the impact of culture and context on that development.

EDTS209 TCM2/Special Needs                                                                                                             10 cp

This unit examines models of teaching and management strategies. Specific topics to be considered include the introduction to curriculum processes and issues, assessment principles and techniques, and the teacher’s professional responsibilities in effective school-based partnerships. Additionally, it introduces students to professional attitudes, understandings and skills in relation to individuals with special needs – intellectual, physical, behavioural, emotional and communication. Lectures and the tutorials will encourage the development of critical and reflective approaches to theory and evidence.

EDTS210 Teaching and Learning: Preparing for the Contexts of the Field                                          10 cp

This unit will focus on assisting students develop and apply a critical understanding of a variety of social and cultural contexts, including issues of disadvantage. Students will be introduced to ways of selecting and delivering appropriate teaching, learning and assessment strategies to address these contexts. It is expected that the students’ commitment to social justice and inclusivity as well as their appreciation of the sacred will deepen and broaden as they gain understanding regarding the diverse religious, cultural and social backgrounds of children. Through school based experiences students will form links between theory and practice in a cohesive manner as they describe, analyse and reflect upon current practices, develop communication, planning and organisational skills and relate their observations to the theoretical foundations given in lectures and readings. It is anticipated that students will continue to develop their own quality pedagogy with particular reference to the significance of appropriately selected material matching student needs and considerations of intellectual quality, especially the elements of problematic knowledge and metalanguage. The graduate attributes of a spirit of service to the community and an enthusiasm to search for further knowledge and understanding will be evidenced throughout this unit through students’ work in acquiring knowledge surrounding the contexts within which they will teach. Education Studies 4 develops further the use of these strategies and the students’ understanding of effective learning environments.

EDTS300 Curriculum Design and Evaluation                                                                                        10 cp

This unit focuses upon extending the student teacher’s professional responsibilities in the area of program development and curriculum processes. The unit is intended to assist students to develop an informed concept of curriculum theory and implementation, particularly in the context of a school community that values Gospel ideals. Program development and evaluation, student assessment and teacher self reflection, together with contemporary curriculum issues such as outcome-based curriculum planning, student profiling and reporting using performance standards, will be examined. A range of theoretical underpinnings for the teaching and learning process, in conjunction with curriculum perspectives impacting upon the curriculum, will be canvassed. The unit is designed to ensure the student teacher has an informed concept of curriculum and curriculum theory, together with the skills to be curriculum designers, implementers and evaluators. The unit introduces the students to models of curriculum design and evaluation strategies for curriculum development.

EDTS301 Secondary Teaching and Classroom Management 2/FXP                                                    10 cp

This unit emphasises a variety of teaching strategies and builds on the basic teaching skills studied in Teaching and Classroom Management 1/FXP moving toward mastering student-centred teaching-learning strategies. Students study in detail prominent theorists of classroom management, investigate models of curriculum design and explore the role of the teacher’s partnership with parents. As this unit incorporates field experience, strong links are established between the theoretical components and classroom practices in school and community settings.

EDTS309 Primary Teaching and Classroom Management 2/FXP                                                         10 cp

This unit examines models of teaching and management strategies in the classroom. Specific topics to be considered include an introduction to curriculum processes and issues, assessment principles and techniques, and the teacher’s professional responsibilities in effective school-based partnerships. As this unit incorporates field experience, strong links are established between the theoretical components and classroom practices in school and community settings.

EDTS310 Secondary Teaching and Classroom Management 2/FXP                                                    10 cp

This unit emphasises a variety of teaching strategies and builds on the basic teaching skills studied in Teaching and Classroom Management 1/FXP moving toward mastering student-centred teaching-learning strategies. Students study in detail prominent theorists of classroom management, investigate models of curriculum design and explore the role of the teacher’s partnership with parents. As this unit incorporates field experience, strong links are established between the theoretical components and classroom practices in school and community settings.