Addressing Challenges in Early Childhood Education (10181.2)

In this unit, students will synthesise their learning from all units across their degree to develop effective teaching strategies that address diverse student needs. They will explore contemporary theories and research on brain processes and learning, integrating this knowledge with development, behaviour, partnerships, and curriculum areas. This integration will help in creating teaching and learning activities that cater to the diverse needs of all students. Through an in-depth project, students will critique assumptions and conceptions about diversity, examine the intersection of policy, research evidence, and teaching practice, and develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based lesson plans and teaching strategies. This unit includes a 15-day professional experience practicum.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Effectively communicate a comprehensive, research-informed understanding of diversity in education and its implications for designing effective teaching approaches;
2. Synthesise and integrate learning from the entire degree to inform the development and implementation of teaching approaches that address the diverse needs of students;
3. Critically analyse and integrate policy and research evidence to inform the development and implementation of teaching approaches for diverse students; and
4. Design, implement, and critically evaluate lesson plans and teaching strategies that are grounded in contemporary theories and research on brain processes and learning and support all students in their learning progression from novice to expert.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development

Prerequisites

Must have passed 36 credit points including 9869 Designing Learning for Diversity and Inclusion AND 10178 Philosophies and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.