ECN735 - Introduction to Teaching: Middle Years
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | Unit delivery will be in line with the most current COVIDSafe health guidelines. We continue to tailor learning experiences for each unit to achieve the best possible mix of online and on-campus activities that successfully blend our approaches to learning, working and research. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates. Last updated: 4 March 2022 |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Juliet Austin |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E730 or E737 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | E737 students: ECN734 E730 students: Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ECN721 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | A minimum of 2 Blackboard Collaborate sessions will be conducted during the trimester. The first BB collaborate to occur 2-weeks prior to submission of assessment 1. The second BB collaborate to occur 2-weeks prior to submission of assessment 2. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | 2-day Intensive in Week 1 of the trimester |
Content
This unit will explore essential knowledge, concepts, issues and strategies to engage Middle Years learners. Students are introduced to current research into how Middle Years students learn, their diversity as learners and the implications for teaching. The program of study will include recent developments pertaining to Australian Middle Years schooling, relevant research impacting education, teachers and young people, Middle Years curriculum and its implementations in Australian schools and consider strategies for assessment and providing feedback to students about their learning.
Students will examine in detail the knowledge and skills required to plan for teaching and learning activities in the Middle years of the Australian curriculum. This unit will enable you to align your school-based professional experience placement relevant to your specialist teaching areas and address the essential professional knowledge to undertake teaching Middle Years learners, including an introduction to the Practice Principles for excellence in Teaching and Learning and the Australian Standards for Teachers.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply key concepts, research and theories to demonstrate understanding of Middle Years learners and identify communication strategies (verbal and non-verbal) that support learning and engagement. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO2 | Apply knowledge of young people’s physical, social & intellectual development and how students learn to articulate and debate contemporary issues for teaching in applied learning in the middle years, including: student engagement, challenging behaviour, student wellbeing, learning styles, appropriate pedagogical approaches, inclusivity and diversity, and literacy and numeracy. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Design teaching strategies that are responsive to the needs of diverse learners across a full range of abilities and including students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds that are based on Australian curriculum guidelines for your specific specialist learning areas and assess and evaluate the effectiveness of these strategies in an extended applied learning sequence. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO5: Problem Solving |
| ULO4 | Identify and describe strategies that support students’ wellbeing, safety and learning in school, system, curriculum and legislative requirements. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Critical Analysis | 2000 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2 - Learning Activity Plan | 3000 words | 60% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ECN735
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.
Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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