Units: ED Education (4000 level)
ED4002 Teaching Internship
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons both their major and minor teaching areas and Religious Education (if applicable), gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher. They develop added confidence as a teacher as they accept increasing responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4110 Religious Studies in Australian Schools
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The Unit is designed for students who are prepared to teach Religious Studies in State or Religious schools other than Catholic. It provides a general introduction to the nature, quality and development of religious experience, and the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in the Gospel of Mark. The Unit involves a study and actual practice in the teaching of Religion in Life, a practical ecumenical Christian set of texts used widely for religious education in both government and non-government schools throughout Australia.
ED4115 Promoting Values Education in School Communities
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit explores the nature of values and values education. As teachers are required to explicitly promote the core shared values of the Curriculum Framework and the Australian National Values, students will be exposed to materials relevant to assisting them in completing this task. Topics to be covered include the clarification of one's own value system; the exploration of values within a whole school and classroom environment; the pedagogy associated with values education; and the methodology surrounding the evaluation of a values-based curriculum. The role of the teacher in modelling values education is also considered. By the completion of the unit, students will be adequately prepared to implement a values-based curriculum.
ED4120 Introduction to Teaching and the Curriculum Framework
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit examines, in an exploratory way, key ideas about teaching and learning, the role of the teacher, the characteristics of effective teachers and schools. It explores the purpose and nature of schools. It introduces students to the essentials of lesson planning and to oral communication skills associated with teaching. Students are also introduced to the Curriculum Framework , a key document directing and shaping the approach to education taken in all Western Australian schools.
ED4125 Religious Studies in Australian Schools 1
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This Unit investigates the phenomenon of religious experience as expressed by people in major religions around the world and within Australian society. This also includes an inquiry into the uniqueness and significance of Aboriginal spirituality to Australian communities today. From this initial study of world religions, the Unit turns its attention to special interest topics affecting the world and Australian society today: the tension between and within different religions, the role of women within the major religions today, the relationship between religion and science and the development of other beliefs systems. It is designed to assist future teachers who intend to teach in religious and/or State schools to understand the religious heritage and practices of many of their students in their classes. Specifically, ED3110/4125 is for students not seeking Accreditation or who wish to acquire ‘Accreditation to Teach in a Catholic School’.
ED4129 Necessary Elements of the Catholic School
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This Unit examines the mission and goals of the Catholic school in the context of the Church and society today. It focuses on the necessary elements that contribute to the Catholic character of Catholic school communities. These elements, reflected in the life and curriculum of the school, form the culture of Catholic schools. This culture is supported and promoted by the varying roles and responsibilities among administrators, teachers, parents and students within the Catholic education sector. A significant aspect studied in this Unit is the religious dimension of the policies, pastoral care and curriculum of the Catholic school. Also the challenges facing Catholic schools in the future is explored.
ED4130 Advanced Teaching Skills
Pre-requisites: ED2135 / ED4135 OR ED2111 / ED4237 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit focuses on four main areas that contribute to the development of advanced teaching skills. Specifically, the course focuses on short and long term planning within classroom and care settings, advanced instructional skills, monitoring student learning and reporting student achievement. In addressing these key areas, the course provides students with opportunities to build on existing knowledge and increase competencies in preparation for School Experience and the Teaching Internship.
ED4132 Working with Indigenous Students
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
Consideration is given to the distinctive learning styles of Aboriginal peoples and their implications for curriculum design, for the choice of syllabus content and teaching strategies, and for the appropriate social organisation of schools and classrooms. Particular attention is given to the importance in remote areas of assisting Aboriginal children to acquire Standard Australian English. The unit examines the linguistic needs of Aboriginal children and the appropriateness of conventional approaches to the diagnosis and support of children with specific learning needs. Students are exposed to a variety of innovative developments which have taken place in Kimberley Catholic schools.
ED4133 Professional and Legal Responsibilities of the Teacher
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The unit is practical in nature, developing both skills and knowledge. It explores the modern concept of teaching as a ‘profession’. The nature of professions and professionalism and the implications of this for teacher’s work and conduct are examined. The legal responsibilities of teaching professionals, such as duty of care and reporting of children at risk of abuse, are considered along with the professional and collegial demands on the teacher in the school context. The Policy Statements of the Catholic Education Commission relevant to teachers’ responsibilities are reviewed.
ED4134 Information Technology for Teaching and Learning
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit explores the way in which various technologies can support different theories of teaching and learning. The ways in which these technologies can be integrated into the curriculum and into teaching methodology is examined and modelled.
ED4145 Transition to Teaching
Pre-requisites: Completion of Teaching Internship Co-requisites: Nil
This unit helps to prepare students for their first teaching appointment. This unit will springboard from the Internship and prepare students for the exigencies of first year teaching. As such, it bridges the gap between university and the workplace. Topics to be covered include work-related aspects such as teacher unions and teacher registration; writing a curriculum vitae; the job application process; employment interviews; ‘relief’ teaching; teaching in country in remote locations; setting up a classroom; planning the first week’s work; establishing and reinforcing classroom rules and standards; pastoral care; diagnostic testing; communicating with parents and parent/teacher meetings; access to professional associations and journals.
ED4146 Preparation for the Internship and Transition
Pre-requisites : BEd – School Experience II. Master of Teaching – School Experience I.
Co-requisites: Nil
In preparing for the Internship, this unit focuses on helping students to develop an integrated approach to planning and organisation; mapping student progress; reporting student achievements; multi-tasking and prioritising; advancing interpersonal skills; reflecting on professional practice; recognising the importance of stake-holders. This unit also helps to prepare students for their first teaching appointment. As such, it bridges the gap between university and the workplace. Topics to be covered include unions and teacher registration; writing a curriculum vitae; the employment application process; job interviews; ‘relief’ teaching; teaching in country in remote locations; setting up a classroom; planning the first week’s work; communicating with parents and parent/teacher meetings; and accessing to professional associations and journals.
ED4161 Celebration and Ritual in a Catholic School
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
Liturgical participation and Christian life are critical elements of the Catholic school. The liturgical life of the Catholic school is a powerful vehicle for catechesis. This unit focuses on preparing teachers to plan and implement liturgies that are appropriate to the age and context of the students in their schools. Using Church documents and a range of liturgical resources students will examine the practical considerations in preparing and celebrating liturgies with particular emphasis on the appropriate use of music, technology, imagery, dance and ritual.
ED4182 Values Across the Curriculum
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
Education for values has become a significant aspect of contemporary schooling. In recent times, governments and school systems have discussed how students can acquire values that will allow them to lead decent and successful lives in the 21st century. This Unit will focus on why values are now explicitly identified and promoted within documents such as the Western Australian Curriculum Framework and in the ethos of independent and religious school systems. The Unit will explore how commonly shared values in different school communities are taught and how these values can be assessed. A further focus will be the significant role of the classroom teacher in promoting commonly shared values as a model and facilitator. Values as the ‘hub’ of all learning in a school will also be investigated as well as discussion on practical ways of nurturing values in students at all levels.
ED 4188 Critical Issues in Religious Education I
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This is the first of two core religious education unit. These units explore a range of issues which influence the theory and practice of religious education in Australia both historically and in the contemporary context. The units treat issues pertaining to the nature and purpose of religious education, as well as the broader educational, socio-cultural and religious contexts in which religious education is conducted. Ways in which approaches to religious education are linked to this changing context are examined. The units allow students to systematically examine the current body of research in religious education and encourage student participation in research initiatives.
ED4189 Critical Issues in Religious Education II
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This is the second of two core religious education units. These units explore a range of issues which influence the theory and practice of religious education in Australia both historically and in the contemporary context. The units treat issues pertaining to the nature and purpose of religious education, as well as the broader educational, socio-cultural and religious contexts in which religious education is conducted. Ways in which approaches to religious education are linked to this changing context are examined. The units allow students to systematically examine the current body of research in religious education and encourage student participation in research initiatives.
Whereas the first core unit deals with issues which constitute the contemporary religious and societal contexts for religious education in Australia, Critical Issues in Religious Education II deals specially with approaches to the teaching of RE as well as classroom, curriculum and pedagogical issues impacting on the discipline.
ED4210 Essentials of the Catholic School
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit examines the mission and goals of the Catholic school in the context of the Church and society today. It focuses on the essential elements that contribute to the Catholic character of Catholic school communities. These elements, reflected in the life and curriculum of the school, form the culture of Catholic schools. This culture is supported and promoted by the varying roles and responsibilities among teachers, parents and students. A significant aspect studied in this unit is the religious dimension of the policies, pastoral care and curriculum of the Catholic school. Also the crucial role of the teacher is explored as well as the structure and influence of the Catholic education sector and the challenges facing Catholic schools in the future.
ED4211 Teaching and Learning Strategies
Pre-requisites: ED4237 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit explores the framework of teacher interaction with students and its impact on student learning and the perspective's students bring to their learning and the resultant mediation of learning that occurs due to cognitive and affective influences. In the context of an outcome-based approach, the implications of this mediated learning for the teacher's instructional skills and for the development of student's cognitive and metacognitive competencies are also explored. The development of teaching for understanding and meaningful learning for all students is a central theme.
ED4212 Curriculum Framework and Student Outcomes
Pre-requisites: ED4120 or EDE4237 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit extends the concepts covered in ED4216. It aims to increase students' understanding of the nature and purpose of the Curriculum Framework and how it might be used. In addition, it explores the concept of progress maps, exemplified by Student Outcome Statements. The links between the Student Outcome Statements and the Curriculum Framework will be explored and the use of these documents in developing an integrated learning, teaching and assessment program will be examined.
ED4215 Contemporary Issues in Secondary Education
Pre-requisites: ED1120 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to provide students with the opportunity to engage with the most current issues facing teachers in the unique context of the secondary setting. Students will explore the challenges of teaching adolescents of this current generation. What are the major social issues facing them and how do they impact on the classroom? Topics include drug education, mental health, emerging technologies, vocational pathways and expanding career options. Curriculum issues will also explore changing trends in curriculum design and new ways of thinking about assessment in the Secondary Context. Students should feel confident in approaching the Secondary context that they are familiar with and able to engage critically with the important contemporary debates in Secondary education today.
ED4217 Catering for Difference
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills required to facilitate the education of children with learning difficulties and or who are gifted and/or talented in the regular class setting. It will examine the principles and procedures that inform modifications to the classroom environment, curriculum, instruction and assessment of students with special needs.
ED4218 Principles of Secondary Religious Education 1
Pre-requisites: TH101 Preferred Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed for students to acquire an understanding of the theological and pedagogical principles of the mandated diocesan Religious Education Guidelines. Students explore the context of religious education as a Ministry of the Word and as the first Learning Area in a Catholic school. From this context students examine the relationship between God’s self-revelation with people and the processes of integrating faith and life within the draft lower secondary RE Units of Work. The Unit assists students to develop skills in identifying the life and faith situations of lower secondary school students and to inculturate the content of the Catholic Faith to address their questions, concerns, hopes and fears. It is a requirement for those seeking ‘Accreditation to Teach Religious Education in a Catholic School’ as religious educators in a Catholic secondary school.
ED4219 Principles of Secondary Religious Education 2
Pre-requisites: ED4218 Co-requisites: Nil
The Unit is designed for students to extend their knowledge of teaching Religious Education in Catholic upper secondary schools in WA. Throughout the Unit students explore the context of Religious Education as a Ministry of the Word and as the first key Learning Area in a Catholic school. ED3218/4219 assists students in seeing how the content of the mandated diocesan Religious Education Guidelines can be conveyed to students in the upper secondary school context. This Unit is a requirement for those seeking ‘Accreditation to Teach Religious Education’ as in a Catholic secondary school.
ED4221 Learning Area Studies: Primary Science
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit students will be explicitly taught relevant science content and be exposed to a wide range of strategies to effectively teach science in the primary school. Students will be introduced to appropriate State and nationally-based curriculum materials to support the teaching of primary science. This unit also shows how to develop Science and Technology concepts within a hands-on, interactive learning environment. Imbedded within the unit will be Primary Connections materials, published by the Australian Academy of Science. By the end of the unit students will demonstrate an adequate knowledge of key concepts required for science teaching at a primary school level. At its core, this unit aims to facilitate the development of confident and competent primary science teachers.
ED4226 Secondary Religious Education Method (Grad Dip Ed, Secondary)
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The Unit is designed for Graduate Diploma (Secondary) students to acquire a basic knowledge and understanding of the Religious Education method used in Australian Catholic schools. The Unit introduces students to the theological and pedagogical principles of the mandated diocesan Religious Education Guidelines. Throughout the Unit students explore the context of religious education as a Ministry of the Word and as the first Learning Area in a Catholic school. The Unit assists the development of skills in identifying the life and faith situations of secondary school students and how to convey the course content to these students in meaningful and relevant ways. This Unit is a requirement for those seeking ‘Accreditation to Teach Religious Education’ as religious educators in a Catholic secondary school.
ED4236 Planning, Pedagogy & Assessment
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This is a foundational unit in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) course. Students will be introduced to Planning (lesson planning, planning a unit of work, planning documentation, etc); Pedagogy (relationship formation, positive reinforcement, questioning, giving directions and instructions, demonstrations, etc); and Assessment (principles of assessment and evaluation, assessment strategies including rubric analysis, record keeping, forward planning documents, daily workpad, situational analysis, etc). Students are required to pass this unit prior to attempting the Teaching Internship.
ED4237 Planning & Pedagogy
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This is a foundational unit in the Master of Teaching (Secondary, Middle Schooling) course. Students are introduced to Planning (lesson planning, planning a unit of work, planning documentation, etc); and Pedagogy (relationship formation, positive reinforcement, questioning, giving directions and instructions, demonstrations, etc). The unit will prepare students for undertaking the school experience components of their course. As such, students are required to pass this unit prior to attempting School Experience I.
ED4238 Understanding & Managing Adolescents
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This is a key unit in the Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) course, introducing students to the skill of classroom management within a framework of understanding adolescent behaviour. Topics covered include theories and models of classroom management; cognitive, psycho-social, moral and physical development of adolescents; catering for children with special needs; and gender-related differences. Completing this unit will give students better insight into adolescent behaviour.
ED4239 Issues in Secondary Education
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to provide students with the opportunity to engage with and reflect upon the contemporary issues facing teachers and schools in the unique context of the secondary setting. Following completion of a two week school experience students will be expected to explore and reflect upon the challenges of teaching adolescents of this current generation. What are the major social issues facing students and how do they impact on the classroom? What are the different measures are schools taking to deal with such issues? Topics include values, mental health and well being of students, emerging technologies, vocational pathways, middle schooling, schooling for senior secondary students and expanding career options. Curriculum issues will also explore changing trends in curriculum design and new ways of thinking about assessment in the Secondary context. Students should feel confident in approaching the Secondary context that they are familiar with and able to critically engage with the important contemporary debates in Secondary education today.
ED4240 Educating Children with Special Needs
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit aims to provide an introduction to the education of children with special needs. It examines the particular problems of children whose academic, physical and behavioural differences require special attention within the Catholic educational system. Special attention is given to the methods of identifying and catering for the needs of such children in both the special and regular settings. Social, legal and educational issues relating to the education of children with special needs are also examined.
ED4250 Pastoral Care and the School
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit deals with the concept of pastoral care within the context of the school situation. The Unit explores the development of understandings and definitions of pastoral care from its scriptural and Christian bases to its role within schools today. The ramifications of duty of care and how care is demonstrated to students, parents and teachers is also an important part of this Unit. Special attention is paid to the distinctive characteristics of care in Catholic schools.
ED4270 School Experience Secondary (Master of Teaching)
Pre-requisites: ED4237 Co-requisites: EDSMxx & EDSSxx
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in their major or minor Learning Area. Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a 'satisfactory' evaluation is required for progression to the School Experience 2.
ED4288 Teaching Internship (Graduate Diploma in Education - Secondary)
Pre-requisites: ED4299 Co-requisites: Nil
The Teaching Internship is the qualifying practicum. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach lessons, gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher by assuming responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4291 Teaching Internship: Secondary (BEd)
Pre-requisites: ED3294; Either EDSMxx or EDSSxx; ED4146 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons both their major and minor teaching areas and Religious Education (if applicable), gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher. They develop added confidence as a teacher as they accept increasing responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4294 School Experience II: Secondary
Pre-requisites: nil Co-requisites: EDSMxx and EDSSxx
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in their major or minor Learning Area. Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a pass grade or higher is required for progression to the Teachers Internship.
ED4298 Teaching Internship: Secondary (Graduate courses)
Pre-requisites: ED4293 OR ED4299 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons both their major and minor teaching areas and Religious Education (if applicable), gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher.
ED4299 Classroom Immersion (Graduate Courses)
Pre-requisites: ED4236 Co-requisites: EDSMxx and EDSSxx
The unit is a school experience program of two weeks’ duration. Student-teachers will observe the supervising teacher in formal teaching situations; assist the teacher where possible in a variety of classroom management and/or supervisory activities; teach small groups of students and also engage in limited whole class teaching. Grad Dip Educ (Secondary) student-teachers are also required to complete a Reflective Workbook.
ED4321 Introduction to Research and Scholarships: Mathematics
This unit explores the concept of service-learning as a means of developing leadership. Key leadership attributes essential for effective service-learning are examined. These include: the ability to take initiative, solve problems, work as a team, make decisions that have real results for the community, and demonstrate abilities through helping others. The social justice focus for the unit centres on the topics of poverty and ecology, relevant topics for primary education. In conjunction with an intellectual understanding of key issues, students work in pairs to undertake a minimum of 13 hours of community service placement. As a result of participating in this unit students will be able to demonstrate leadership skills through personal reflection, teamwork, discussion and class presentation.
ED4322 – Introduction to Research and Scholarships: Science
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their skills of scholarship and research within the framework of the specialisation that has been studied during their four year course. Students will present a scholarly paper on a specialisation-relevant topic. Research and scholarship activities may include, but are not limited to, topics such as contemporary issues; school responses to initiatives; reviews of existing educational programs; and values-based education. Topics will be determined in conjunction with the staff member responsible for the specialisation. The unit will be evaluated via the writing of a scholarly article.
ED4323 – Introduction to Research and Scholarships: English
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their skills of scholarship and research within the framework of the specialisation that has been studied during their four year course. Students will present a scholarly paper on a specialisation-relevant topic. Research and scholarship activities may include, but are not limited to, topics such as contemporary issues; school responses to initiatives; reviews of existing educational programs; and values-based education. Topics will be determined in conjunction with the staff member responsible for the specialisation. The unit will be evaluated via the writing of a scholarly article.
ED4324 – Introduction to Research and Scholarships: Society and Environment
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their skills of scholarship and research within the framework of the specialisation that has been studied during their four year course. Students will present a scholarly paper on a specialisation-relevant topic. Research and scholarship activities may include, but are not limited to, topics such as contemporary issues; school responses to initiatives; reviews of existing educational programs; and values-based education. Topics will be determined in conjunction with the staff member responsible for the specialisation. The unit will be evaluated via the writing of a scholarly article.
ED4325 – Introduction to Research and Scholarships: Special Education
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their skills of scholarship and research within the framework of the specialisation that has been studied during their four year course. Students will present a scholarly paper on a specialisation-relevant topic. Research and scholarship activities may include, but are not limited to, topics such as contemporary issues; school responses to initiatives; reviews of existing educational programs; and values-based education. Topics will be determined in conjunction with the staff member responsible for the specialisation. The unit will be evaluated via the writing of a scholarly article.
ED4326 – Introduction to Research and Scholarships: Theatre Studies
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their skills of scholarship and research within the framework of the specialisation that has been studied during their four year course. Students will present a scholarly paper on a specialisation-relevant topic. Research and scholarship activities may include, but are not limited to, topics such as contemporary issues; school responses to initiatives; reviews of existing educational programs; and values-based education. Topics will be determined in conjunction with the staff member responsible for the specialisation. The unit will be evaluated via the writing of a scholarly article.
ED4327 – Introduction to Research and Scholarships: Service Learning
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop their skills of scholarship and research within the framework of the specialisation that has been studied during their four year course. Students will present a scholarly paper on a specialisation-relevant topic. Research and scholarship activities may include, but are not limited to, topics such as contemporary issues; school responses to initiatives; reviews of existing educational programs; and values-based education. Topics will be determined in conjunction with the staff member responsible for the specialisation. The unit will be evaluated via the writing of a scholarly article.
ED4330 Justice and Social Teaching
Not available to Preservice Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This is a survey course in social justice; it examines the basis of Christian social teaching with particular reference to both Scripture and Catholic/Christian tradition. It will make a case for the centrality of social justice in the life of the church and in what it means to be a Christian. It will provide participants with the theological skill set to engage in the social justice conversation. Core aspects of the Christian story will be examined in the light of political and liberation theology. Special emphasis will be given to current global issues.
ED4331 Teaching Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Not available to Preservice Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders have particular needs which require specific understandings, knowledge and strategies from teaching staff. This unit will provide the opportunity for teachers to develop their knowledge and understanding of autism and related disorders. Participants will be exposed to current research and understandings in the field of autism and the implications for the primarily learning challenges for students with autism in school settings. Strategies for promoting and supporting the learning of students with autism particularly in the areas of communication and socialization will be focused on as well as the management of challenging behaviours.
ED4332 Inclusive Classroom Practice in Early Childhood Settings
Not available to Preservice Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
Children with special needs entering the education context will require specific planning to maximise their learning opportunities. This unit seeks to increase ECE teachers' knowledge of the nature of special needs and strategies that are appropriate for promoting achievement of individual outcomes. Participants will be exposed to strategies for promoting and supporting the learning of students particularly in the areas of communication and socialization in ECE settings.
ED4370 School Experience Primary (Master of Teaching)
Pre-requisites: ED4237 Co-requisites: ED4395
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in to the same class in a particular Learning Area(s). Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a 'satisfactory' evaluation is required for progression to the School Experience 2.
ED4382 School Experience (Secondary)
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
As a unit in the Bachelor of Education Conversion (Secondary) course, this unit is intended for those who are already qualified Primary School teachers and wish to convert to the Secondary School sector. This compulsory school-based unit is required not only for course completion but also for employment with various educational authorities. As such, it is a qualifying practicum. The unit consists of a five week practicum which is completed in a Secondary School setting. The unit is differentially assessed against pre-established criteria. During this practicum, students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher by assuming responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4391 Teaching Internship: Primary (BEd)
Pre-requisites: ED3394; ED3395; ED4146 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons both their major and minor teaching areas and Religious Education (if applicable), gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher. They develop added confidence as a teacher as they accept increasing responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4394 School Experience II: Primary
Pre-requisites: nil Co-requisites: ED4395
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in their major or minor Learning Area. Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a pass grade or higher is required for progression to the Teachers Internship.
ED4395 Primary Teaching Method 1 (Master of Teaching)
Pre-requisites: ED4237 Co-requisites: ED4393
This unit is designed to prepare beginning teachers in a range of planning skills and strategies associated with the teaching of particular subjects within the primary. The unit is provided by school-based Learning Area Specialists, recognised for the special expertise and qualifications they bring.
ED4398 Teaching Internship: Primary (Master of Teaching)
Pre-requisites: ED4394 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons in a variety of curriculum learning areas, gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher. They develop added confidence as a teacher as they accept increasing responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4400 Instructional Strategies for Learning Difficulties
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of the diverse nature of learning difficulties, a familiarity with effective instructional design and the knowledge of a wide range of intervention strategies. Practical experience in the assessment of learning difficulties, the planning of individualised intervention programs and the implementation of these programs are features of the unit.
ED4425 Psychological Principles of Classroom Management
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit examines the classroom organisation, management and disciplinary approaches appropriate to the primary and secondary classroom. A range of management approaches, imbedded in psychological theory, are critiqued and application strategies considered. The nature of issues and problems confronting young children and adolescents are examined in order to gain an understanding of the context of classroom management. This unit provides a balance between essential theoretical knowledge and practical implementation within the classroom, ensuring that students have a confident attitude as they commence their first practicum experience in schools.
ED4430 Behaviour Management and Social Skills Instruction
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit aims to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the principles of behaviour management and of social skills instruction appropriate for children with special learning and behavioural needs and to equip them with the strategies necessary to cater for these children in regular and special settings. Special attention will also be given to procedures aimed at enhancing the adjustment of children with autism and Attention Deficit Disorder.
ED4502 Creative Arts Serving Religious Education
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to develop students' understanding and appreciation of the place of creative and expressive arts within the religious education curriculum. The Arts, including music, song, drama and visual art have a long and rich history in the Catholic Church's liturgy and education in faith. In this unit emphasis is given to appreciation of sign and symbol especially as it relates to the celebration of liturgy and units of study in the Western Australian religious education documents. Students taking this unit have the opportunity of increasing their knowledge of the history of Christian art as well as developing skills in a variety of artistic expressions that enhance the implementation of the religious education program in primary and secondary schools.
ED4505 Developing the Early Literacy Curriculum
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to assist teachers in their task of promoting "best practice" in early literacy in the primary school. The unit aims to help teachers focus on critical aspects of early literacy, to identify students at risk and to develop and implement balanced programs for individuals and groups of students in their earliest stage of formal learning. Such programs are intended to ensure progress for all students in speaking, listening, viewing, reading and writing. The unit emphasises a precise planning cycle, clearly defined standards and consistency in procedures. Participants are helped to implement an ‘outcomes’ approach to curriculum.
ED4528 Families and Partnerships in Teaching & Learning (Early Childhood)
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
Effective partnerships recognize the important but different educational roles both families and teachers play in relation to the child's overall learning. This unit gives students an understanding of the complementary nature of the role of the family, teacher, teaching assistant, and the school community in the education of the child. Students develop effective interpersonal communication skills. They explore strategies for: negotiating roles and responsibilities: collaborative planning; conflict resolution; encouraging family involvement in the life of the school; and taking the initiative in reaching out to families who are less confident in communicating with teachers. Respect for cultural diversity is at the core of the unit.
ED4536 Development and Learning
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit specifically covers developmental issues and their complex interaction with learning. Central to the unit are the topics of genetics and heredity; perception; language; cognition; intelligence; emotion; the self and values; the effects of family, school and peers. In critically examining the reasons for development and learning occurring in the way they do, the following developmental themes will recur throughout this unit: role of nature/nurture; socio-cultural influences; prominence of individual differences; interaction among the domains of development; application of theory to practice.
ED4537 Creating Learning Environments
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: ED4536 Recommended
This unit addresses key aspects to be considered in the structuring of developmentally appropriate learning environments for four to eight year olds. The unit will also encourages practical applications for planning and managing safe, stimulating and challenging learning environments that foster the development of the whole child.
ED4538 - Planning and Evaluation in Early Childhood
Pre-requisites: ED4135 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is essential for students who have decided to work with children from Kindergarten to Year 3 because the requirements of planning and evaluating in the area of early childhood education are unique, specific and rigorous. Significantly, this unit will provide necessary opportunities for applying theoretical knowledge to practical planning situations.
ED4581 Professional Supervision of Beginning Teachers
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The unit is practical in nature, developing both skills and knowledge. It explores the various dimensions of 'clinical supervision': induction, classroom supervision, feedback and reflective practice, building relationships and conflict resolution. In addition, it will provide participants with a common language for describing student achievements and progress. The impact on current pedagogy on classroom practice will also be explored in order to establish a standard of performance for student teachers.
ED4590 School Experience ECE (Master of Teaching)
Pre-requisites: ED4237 Co-requisites: ED4595
The unit is a school experience program for ten weeks. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in to the same class in a particular Learning Area(s). Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a 'satisfactory' evaluation is required for progression to School Experience 2.
ED4591 Teaching Internship: Early Childhood
Pre-requisites: ED3594; ED3595; ED4146 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons both their major and minor teaching areas and Religious Education (if applicable), gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher. They develop added confidence as a teacher as they accept increasing responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4594 School Experience II: Early Childhood
Pre-requisites: nil Co-requisites: ED4595
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in their major or minor Learning Area. Observation of the teaching of the experienced tutor teacher and working with small groups under the direction of the teacher are other key components of the School Experience. Each student-teacher is assessed for developing competence and a pass grade or higher is required for progression to the Teachers Internship.
ED4595 Teaching Method 1 - Early Childhood
Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: ED4593
The unit will provide regular opportunities for student-teachers to gain resources and acquire information about teaching strategies to apply to the teaching of lessons during the School Experience 1. By working closely with Learning Area Specialists, student-teachers will work towards the closer integration of theory and practice.
ED4598 Teaching Internship: Early Childhood (Master of Teaching)
Pre-requisites: ED4593 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit student-teachers further develop their teaching skills. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach a number of lessons in a variety of curriculum learning areas, gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher. They develop added confidence as a teacher as they accept increasing responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment..
ED4605 Evaluation of Early Childhood Experience
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The unit is undertaken in lieu of the four week Early Childhood School Experience qualifying placement. Essentially, this is an alternative assessment device for primary trained teachers who are already employed in Kindergarten or Pre-Primary.
ED4618 Principles of Primary Religious Education 1
Pre-requisites: TH101 Preferred Co-requisites: Nil
Through this unit students examine some of the basic theological principles underlying many current religious education guidelines. They explore concepts such as the human person, images of God, God's self-communication, faith, church, Scripture, Sacrament, worship and the integration of faith and life. While this unit also addresses different approaches to religious education it focuses on introducing students to the Religious Education Curriculum as it applies to children in their pre-primary and primary years.
ED4619 Principles of Primary Religious Education 2
Pre-requisites: ED4618 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to enable student teachers of pre-primary and primary school students to acquire a sound knowledge and understanding of religious education method. Building on the theological principles underlying the Religious Education Curriculum studied in ED2618, students are helped to develop skills in program planning, lesson preparation, evaluation, assessment and reporting. Presentation of religious education lessons either within a school or tutorial context is an integral part of this unit.
ED4622 Learning Area Studies: The Arts – Drama, Dance & Visual Arts
Pre-requisites: ED4237 or ED4935 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit gives students an insight and practical experience in the art forms of dance, drama, music and visual arts (art, craft, and design). Media and technology are integrated within each of the arts forms. Student teachers are given the opportunity to acquire practical skills in all of the arts forms. Study centres on the development of appreciation, knowledge, creating and presenting/performing the arts. Students are led to an understanding of how arts learning can be integrated into the various curriculum areas within the school. Students develop the skills to incorporate the creative and expressive arts into the early childhood and primary school curriculum.
ED4623 Learning Area Studies: Health & Physical Education
Pre-requisites: ED4237 or ED4935 Co-requisites: Nil
Students will develop a working knowledge of the Physical and Health Education Learning Area of the Curriculum Framework and the means of applying their understanding and skills to the planning, implementation and assessment of a Physical and Health Education Program. The use of collaborative learning techniques in support of achieving student learning outcomes will be a focus.
ED4624 Learning Area Studies: Mathematics 1
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: ED4237
The unit introduces the Mathematics Learning Area. It establishes a theoretical underpinning for mathematics teaching and learning and introduces the students to the documentation used by systems and sectors related to the mathematics learning area. It explores the ‘clusters’ of Number and Working Mathematically and introduces general strategies for the teaching of these two clusters in the early childhood/primary classroom. Students are instructed in the use of ‘open ended tasks’ and ‘rich learning tasks’ as part of a student-centred, outcome-based learning model. There is also a focus on improving the mathematics skills of students, with demonstrated competency required with primary level mathematics topics.
ED4625 Learning Area Studies: English I – Reading
Pre-requisites: ED4237 or ED4935 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit will provide in-depth study into how children learn to read and how teach reading is best taught from kindergarten through to year seven. Students will learn how to use the English Curriculum Framework documents for planning and how to use a wide range of literacy resources including the new edition of First Steps (Reading). Students will also utilise a range of assessment tools for assessing reading in the primary years. Using children’s literature as part of an integrated and explicit teaching programme will also be integral to this unit.
ED4627 Learning Area Studies: Society & Environment and LOTE
Pre-requisites: ED4237 or ED4935 Co-requisites: Nil
In this unit, the Society and Environment and LOTE Learning Areas of the Curriculum Framework are integrated. Students use the Overarching and Learning Area Outcomes of the Curriculum Framework to explore concepts of place and space; culture; time, continuity and change; and natural and social systems. Active citizenship, social justice and ecological sustainability are also covered. Students also investigate how cultural beliefs, values, abilities and ethical positions are interconnected. Appropriate language conventions and vocabulary that support effective communication and interaction are covered. In developing children's cultural understandings and language learning strategies, teachers can capitalise on the children's background languages as another way of strengthening their literacy skills. Valuing of children's home languages is crucial in creating a solid foundation for the ongoing development of literacy skills. The selection and use of the appropriate learning technologies is also addressed.
ED4628 Learning Area Studies: English 2
Pre-requisites: ED4625 Co-requisites: Nil
Students will explore ways to plan, program, monitor and assess the English outcomes from the Curriculum Framework. An understanding of how to facilitate the development of children’s language through shared experiences and collaborative activities in a stimulating language-rich environment extending children’s literacy skills will be examined. Strategies for developing children’s abilities to critically evaluate a diversity of texts and social issues will also be considered, as will various ways of promoting children’s literature.
ED4629 Catering for Students with Special Needs
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit covers children with special needs and studies ways in which the classroom teacher can modify the learning environment to include all learners. The concept of integration is explored, as well as the social justice issues related to special needs. Special emphasis is given to developing strategies and learning processes for special education students; the gifted and talented as well as students with learning disabilities and handicaps.
ED4631 English 2: Reading & Viewing
Pre-requisites: English 1 Co-requisites: Nil
An holistic approach to the teaching of language and literacy underpins the English units; however it is acknowledged that specific focus needs to be given to the teaching of the different modes of language. As such, the core content of this second English unit focuses on the effective teaching of reading and viewing, through an integrated approach linking theory and practice. Writing and oral language are integral to the development of reading and viewing and will be embedded in the unit. The Curriculum Framework, National English Curriculum and WA syllabus documents are incorporated into planning and documenting a comprehensive reading and viewing instructional program. A range of assessment tools will be introduced and applied in a practical literacy case study. Tutorials will model key instructional strategies essential to effective literacy teaching, and integrate literature as central to the curriculum. Differentiation of learning and teaching strategies to address learning difficulties in reading are an integral part of this unit. Resources to support the teaching of literacy will be introduced and used in the development of the reading and viewing instructional program.
ED4632 Transforming Learning through ICT
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is designed to equip prospective and practicing teachers with personal skills and understanding to make effective use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support learning outcomes for their students. A variety of opportunities provided by ICTs to transform the learning and teaching experience and an understanding of pedagogical approaches towards ICT implementation are explored. Students will produce a rich technology-based teaching resource that can be maintained and used in the classroom.
ED4635 – Mathematics 1: Introduction to Mathematics Teaching and Learning (New Unit to be cross coded with ED1635)
This is the first in a sequence of four core units in mathematics education. It introduces the mathematics learning area and establishes theoretical underpinnings for mathematics learning and teaching. It introduces the students to curriculum documentation used by systems and sectors and introduces effective mathematical teaching strategies in the context of the Number strand and Proficiency strands of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum. The unit has a strong emphasis on personal competence in primary level mathematics. Students who do not meet competence at the start of the unit will be required to work to improve their mathematics skills in order to demonstrate competence towards the end of the unit.
Pre-requisite units: None
Co-requisite units: None
ED4639 – Mathematics 4: Statistics and Probability
This is the last in a sequence of four units in Mathematics Education. This unit explores the Statistics and Probability strand of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum. There is a focus on both the content of this strand and the development of appropriate pedagogical strategies relating to the teaching of Statistics and Probability from Early Childhood to late Primary. Students will be introduced to a range of resources including the use of ICT to support mathematics teaching and learning in Statistics and probability. This unit will also focus on recent research in mathematics education, current issues facing new educators in the area of mathematics education and preparation for the classroom as qualified teachers of primary mathematics. There is a continued focus on the mathematics skills and knowledge of students, with demonstrated competency required with primary level mathematics topics.
Pre-requisite units: ED1635
ED4641 Learning Area Studies: Mathematics 3
Prerequisites: ED1624; ED2624 Co-requisites: Nil
Students will continue to develop a thorough knowledge of the Mathematics Learning Area and the means of applying their understanding and skills to planning, implementing and assessing a mathematics program. The unit will focus on the diagnostic assessment of students within mathematics and the utilisation of this assessment to aid in preparation and planning for teaching/learning. Lessons which are integrated from different clusters within mathematics will be developed. The integration of mathematics into other learning areas will also be addressed.
ED4652 – Mathematics 2: Number and Algebra (New Unit to be cross coded with ED2652)
This the second in a sequence of four units in Mathematics Education. This unit explores the Number and Algebra strand of the Australian Mathematics Curriculum. There is a focus on both the content of this strand and the development of appropriate pedagogical strategies relating to the teaching of Number and Algebra from Early Childhood to late Primary. There is an emphasis on how children learn mathematics and the implications for teaching. Students will be introduced to a range of resources including the use of ICT to support mathematics learning and teaching. There is a continued focus on the mathematics skills and knowledge of students, with demonstrated competency required with primary level mathematics topics.
ED4660 Adaptive Education for the Inclusive Classroom
Pre-requisites: ED1629 or ED3629 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit focuses on modifying aspects of the educational process to facilitate the education of children with special needs within both the regular class setting and the special support classroom. It will examine the principles and procedures for adapting the physical and social environment of the classroom, the curriculum and the mode of instruction. Practical experience in adapting curricula and in multi-level teaching to accommodate children with learning difficulties will be a feature of this unit.
ED4671 English 4: Oral Language, Speaking and Listening
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This fourth unit builds on the previous English units to ensure students have a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of how language develops, can be taught, is interrelated and underpins all learning. It reinforces the foundational skills of effective literacy (phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and vocabulary) through the development of oral language and critical literacy. The unit will focus on the importance of developing effective communication skills using Standard Australian English, while valuing the existing competencies of students from non English speaking backgrounds. Curriculum documents, syllabus, assessment and teaching resources will be examined across literacy learning areas to reinforce the diverse ways in which oral language can be taught. A teaching program will be planned to develop oral language skills using literature and drama. The integration of information communication technology will be addressed and demonstrated through the designing and development of an electronic resource, using literature to support literacy development.
ED4791 Teaching Internship - Middle Schooling
Pre-requisites: ED3793 Co-requisites: Nil
The unit is a school experience program for one school term. Student-teachers teach a number of lessons in the same class in a particular Learning Area(s). This is the qualifying teaching practicum students plan, teach and assess a significant number of lessons working towards a close approximation of a full-time teaching load. Students must achieve a Pass grade or higher in order to graduate.
ED4841 Kindergarten and Pre-Primary Qualifying School Experience
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This practicum consists of 20 days or 120 hours of supervised field experience in a pre-primary centre, a four-year-old kindergarten, or a 3-5 room in a child care centre, where the student teacher seeks to demonstrate competency with children at different levels. The student is expected to plan and implement learning experiences appropriate to children aged between three and six years.
ED4881 Research Project (Special Needs)
Pre-requisites: ED2090 or ED2095 Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is taken in the penultimate semester of the 8 semester BEd(Special Needs) degree and is designed to build upon the previous units of the specialization. It is practical in nature and involves the students applying acquired knowledge and skills to the teaching of children with special needs. Students will design and teach a program in a particular curriculum area to a small group of children with special learning needs in an Education Support Centre context. They will be expected to assess the students’ performance, develop a modified educational program, implement it over a period of 10 weeks and evaluate its effectiveness.
ED4890 Teaching Internship: Primary (Bachelor of Health and Physical Education)
Pre-requisites: ED3893 Co-requisites: Nil
The Teaching Internship is the qualifying practicum. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach lessons, gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher by assuming responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4891 Teaching Internship: Secondary (Bachelor of Health and Physical Education)
Pre-requisites: ED3394 Co-requisites: Nil
The Teaching Internship is the qualifying practicum. Student-teachers observe, program, sequence, plan and teach lessons, gradually building to a substantial teaching load by the end of the 10 week block. This unit provides the student with an opportunity to participate in a broad range of co-curricula and extra-curricula activities of the school and to develop an understanding of the dynamics and culture of the day-to-day life of a school. It also facilitates progressive development of skills needed for effective interpersonal involvement in the classroom, school and wider school community. During this practicum students increasingly accept the role of a classroom teacher by assuming responsibility for planning and implementing their programs and for evaluating their own effectiveness, personal suitability and commitment.
ED4892 Reflective Practice
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The decision to enter the world of teaching carries with it a commitment to become increasingly self-aware, a lifelong learner and a reflective practitioner. Reflective educators are individuals who carefully examine their own and others' professional practice. They analyse their own teaching and their students' thinking and learning to find out if certain strategies they are using are making a difference in their students' achievement and performance. The unit requires each student to engage in a series of guided reflections. The reflections will not focus on classroom teaching experiences but on the learning gained from fellow students, from teachers and from text sources.
ED4900 Child Development Laboratory (0-8)
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit is offered in two modules, Part 1 and Part 2. Children’s spiritual, physical, emotional, social and cognitive development is examined. Students develop a number of different observation techniques that they will apply to their study of young children. Observations are used as the basis for planning in other units in this course. Part 1 of this unit studies the development of children aged 3-8 years. In Part 2 of this unit students study the development of the human person from the neonate to three years.
ED4910 Creative Play and Structuring Environments
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit focuses on theoretical and practical issues that pertain to the importance of play in early childhood settings. Key aspects in planning and managing safe, creative, challenging and developmentally appropriate learning environments for four to eight- year- old children will also be addressed.
ED4920 Curriculum Design and Development in Early Childhood
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The unit looks at the history of early childhood and examines current trends, issues and services that impinge on curriculum development. Students develop a curriculum for an early childhood setting. Working from an understanding of children’s and families’ needs, students develop a personal philosophy, long and short term goals and objectives for individuals and groups of children. Students construct programs for children aged 6 weeks to eight years. A multicultural, anti-bias perspective of program planning is emphasised. Programs are planned to reflect the school’s or centre’s philosophy and goals. Plans and time tables are devised to reflect children’s needs, abilities and interests. Students are taught to evaluate their program in light of stated goals. Students are introduced to formulation of early childhood policies and procedures as well as administration of early childhood services. The issue of professionalism and the code of ethics is emphasised.
ED4960 The Religious and Spiritual Development of Young People
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit explores the religious and spiritual development of young people. It focuses particularly on spirituality and concepts of God, the role of imagination and the spiritual capacity for wonder and awe. It draws on Australian and overseas research on the influence of parental images of God, the role of family, community and school in religious socialisation and the development of religious thinking. A project involving a practical study of the spirituality of youth and their religious experience is an essential element of the unit.
JS406 Ethical Leadership for Today’s Organisations
Not available to Pre-service Courses
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
The unit analyses aspects of the ‘new thinking’ that is currently challenging the traditional, mechanistic world-view prevalent for much of last century. The cultural life and espoused values of organisations are examined in the light of decision making, communication networks, research and management structures, leadership, professional development and personal worldviews. Models of successful organisational development will be studied from a ‘value based’ stance that promotes the integration of life and work. Leaders of the future will bring a new style of shared leadership where they will give witness to values they espouse in their personal and professional lives. Such leaders create organisations that have a service ethic that will ultimately contribute not only to the nations growing economy but to the quality of life in a democratic society.
JS407 The Universe Story: A New Perspective
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit challenges students to explore current research findings and scholarly writing in areas related to the “new” cosmology. The aim is to help students develop a framework in which to explore emerging ideas that are currently questioning certain fundamental assumptions of the modern world, in particular the “consumer approach” to life. The unit’s content is organised into modules dealing with the initial development of life, the primeval fireball, the universe, chaos and order, interdependence and fragility, ecological issues, the sacred story of life and care for the earth.
JS423 Education, Service and Community Engagement
Pre-requisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil
This unit introduces students to community service learning. Notions of service and education are examined and critiqued. As well as developing an intellectual understanding of key concepts, students undertake a minimum of 16 hours community service placement. Reflection in situ of their personal experiences, academic reading in the growing area of community service-learning, social analysis and researching particular social issues/situations, are essential elements of the unit.
