Key facts
UNE unit code: EDSP524
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
As an educator, appropriately managing the classroom behaviour of your students is critical to the success of the class as a whole. Effective teaching, including curriculum rigor, engagement, participation and inclusion, are key factors in effective classroom management.
This unit will teach you a range of prevention, intervention and response strategies to manage classroom and individual student behaviours, including those with learning difficulties and/or learning disabilities. It will also give you strategies for managing students from a range of cultural backgrounds.
In this unit you will learn how to identify and respond to bullying, including cyberbullying, in different contexts and cohorts. You’ll gain a basic knowledge of the motivations of your role as the teacher, the role of students, and the concept of power sharing as central to managing student behaviours. You will also analyse the motivations of student behaviours, and learn strategies to assess, understand and respond to a range of student behaviours.
This unit includes 20 days of professional experience in schools.
Offerings
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Teaching period | Mode/location |
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Trimester 1 | Online |
Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 2 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
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Notes
This unit requires contact with children in an educational setting. Before entering the setting all students must have completed online Anaphylaxis training, an online Child Protection module, and have obtained a valid NSW Working with Children Check clearance (for those students wishing to complete their placement in NSW) or equivalent (for those students wishing to complete their placement outside NSW). For more information see http://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-education/office-for-professional-learning/important-information
This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- based on relevant theories, concepts and methods, apply an advanced understanding of how student well-being, mental health, and the different types of supports available to students (e.g. Aboriginal and TSI, NESB, etc.) impact on the learning and the management of behaviour (GTSD 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1);
- research and apply theoretical management methodologies and concepts, practical strategies and awareness of preventative techniques and procedures (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1);
- critically evaluate their own teaching and learning classroom management skills through case-based scenarios for realistic learning to better manage challenging scenarios (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1);
- critically analyse policy documents, OH&S and Risk Management legislation as it relates to students with a history, or current presentation, of significant behavioural difficulties (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1);
- apply advanced knowledge and integrated understanding of a range of disabilities and syndromes negatively affecting learning and/or social interaction (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1); and
- apply the use of ICT in the classroom and demonstrate competence during professional placement in a school setting (GTSD 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.3.1).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assessment 1a | Yes | 25% | All offerings | Online assessment task. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1 No. Words: 1000 (equivalent) |
Assessment 1b | Yes | 25% | All offerings | Written task. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1 No. Words: 1000 (equivalent) |
Assessment 2 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.3.1 No. Words: 2000 (equivalent) |
Professional Experience | Yes | All offerings | Students are required to complete 20 days of school-based professional experience in an Australian School and receive a satisfactory report from their supervisor(s) in order to successfully pass this unit.Relates to GTSD: 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.3.1 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Classroom Management: Engaging Students in Learning
ISBN: 9780190303853
McDonald, T., Oxford University Press 3rd ed. 2019
Text refers to: All offerings
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