Pre-requisites

ED621 Ecology and Management of Learning Environments: School Observation (5 days)
ED631 Curriculum, Assessment and Data: School Observation (5 days)
A combination of 8 units from the student’s Major and Minor

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Apply knowledge of the Cross-Curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities in the Victorian Curriculum F-10 and the Australian Curriculum to explaining changing needs of students in the 21st Century.

• Apply knowledge of the Cross-Curriculum Priorities and General Capabilities to the development of learning plan and school programs.

• Apply insights into the formation of character and the role that the school and the teacher play in this process.

Unit Description

This unit explores the changing context of the 21 Century and the need for students to develop resilience, flexibility, self-directed, life-long learning. The Australian Curriculum has acknowledged that there are various skills, perspectives and ways of being that go beyond the 8 key learning areas. It has tried to address these as General Capabilities. The capabilities listed in the Victorian Curriculum are: Critical and Creative Thinking; Ethical; Intercultural; Personal and Social. The unit introduces all these capabilities and the 4 C’s of Creativity, Critical thinking, Collaboration and Communication. Schooling particularly from a Christian perspective shifts the focus from information to formation. This means a focus on character and values. None of these areas are the responsibility of a specialist but is a shared responsibility across the secondary staff. This unit explores some of the strategies and resources secondary school teachers can use to address these goals of education.

Topics

• Emotional intelligence
• Spiritual intelligence – discernment
• Sustainability
• Training for Collaboration
• Putting Creativity into your work and your students
• Critical thinking
• Resilience
• Becoming More Human and responsive –Personal Values and teaching
• Values education

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Unit offerings

Face to face: Semester 2, 2025 and Semester 2, 2026 (Every Year, Semester 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.