Addressing Challenges in Educational Environments (9857.2)

Availability

• UC - Canberra, Bruce

  Year	Teaching Period	Convener		Mode of Delivery
  2021	Semester 2	MR   Michael   WALSH	(Ph: +61 2 62015490 )	ON-CAMPUS

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Syllabus

Through a combination of lectures, workshops and independent research, this unit enables pre-service teachers to demonstrate and extend their knowledge and skills when planning teaching and learning for a diverse range of students including Indigenous students, students with disability, rural and remote students, students from an EAL/D background and gifted and talented students.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

1. Contextualise the contemporary challenges in educational environments;

2. Make links between educational environments, policies and frameworks; and

3. Identify and evaluate effective strategies to address potential challenges early career educators may experience.

Assessment Items

Contact Hours

1 hour lecture per week, plus 2 hour Tutorial per week (and online requirements).

Prerequisites

Students in the Bachelor of Primary Education (Graduate Entry) course must have passed 24 credit points.

All other students must have passed 72 credit points including 9869 Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion.

Corequisites

Enrolment in an Education Course.

Assumed Knowledge

None.

Incompatible Units

None.

Equivalent Units

None.