Pre-requisites

None.

Co-requisites

PR936.500 Professional Practice: Teaching Secondary (30 days)

Learning Outcomes

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

• Apply expert judgement to diagnose students’ learning needs using a variety of assessment strategies and data analysis.

• Apply advance knowledge of the discipline and the corresponding curriculum to develop differentiated learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.

• Devise and implement informed and targeted interventions to enhance and extend student learning using a range of strategies to differentiate teaching according to the specific learning needs of a diverse range of students, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

• Seek and evaluate feedback from mentors, teachers and other experts to reflect upon and improve teaching practices and learning outcomes.

• Synthesise information gathered from policy documents, legislative and school processes, educational theory and other relevant sources to advance learning and teaching in the classroom.

• Critically evaluate the outcomes of learning and teaching interventions in the secondary classroom and propose subsequent learning and teaching foci for the students.

• Critically apply reflexive practice to their own learning process and ongoing development as a teacher including their understanding of the Christian faith in the context of Christian worldview, Scripture and broader vocation.

• Demonstrate the ability to seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and teachers to improve teaching practices.

Unit Description

This unit integrates theories of learning, teaching and assessment with practical classroom action research skills in the context of the final professional experience. This unit will cover a range of assessment strategies and data analysis processes for the purposes of diagnosing students’ learning needs. The unit will explore skills for effectively seeking and evaluating feedback from mentors, teachers and other experts. It will also address the sourcing and analysis of policy documents, legislative and school processes, educational theory in order to inform the design of effective learning experiences in secondary settings. Through the unit students will explore a range of learning and teaching interventions designed for secondary classrooms.

Topics

• Principles of Action research
• How to collect and analyse data to evaluate your teaching practice
• Working with a Mentor or supervisor and getting feedback
• Best practice examples of small scale interventions teacher have created

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Unit offerings

Independent/Flexible: (Every Year, Semester 1 and 2)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.