Course Coordinator:Kairen Call (kcall@usc.edu.au) School:School of Education and Tertiary Access
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Blended learning | You can do this course without coming onto campus, unless your program has specified a mandatory onsite requirement. |
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In this course, you will develop knowledge of classroom management strategies that support effective teaching and learning in classrooms in primary schools. Emphasis is placed on approaches for guiding behaviours to meet the diverse needs of students with a range of capabilities including students with challenging behaviours. You will complete a 20-day block PEx to demonstrate the implementation of the Essential Skills of Classroom Management. You will teach a range of curriculum subject areas to strengthen your professional practice in planning, teaching, assessing and reflecting.
Activity | Hours | Beginning Week | Frequency |
Blended learning | |||
Learning materials – Learning materials are independently accessed in Canvas. They include course content, activities, readings and resources for active engagement and participation in the tutorials. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 9 times |
Tutorial/Workshop 1 – Tutorials are on-campus synchronous tutorials, including technology-enabled blended learning. | 2hrs | Week 1 | 10 times |
Placement – PEx includes 20 days of placement in a primary school classroom. The PEx Handbook includes specific requirements for the PEx, including the PEx dates. The Handbook can be accessed in SONIA | 160hrs | Week 11 | Once Only |
Course Topics:
200 Level (Developing)
12 units
Course Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this course, you should be able to... | Graduate Qualities Mapping Completing these tasks successfully will contribute to you becoming... | Professional Standard Mapping * Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership | |
1 | Understand, enact, and comply with the professional practices as outlined in the SETA Code of Conduct. |
Knowledgeable Empowered Ethical |
7, 7.1, 7.2 |
2 | Implement the Australian Curriculum subject areas across all aspects of the teaching cycle (planning, teaching, assessing, reflecting and evaluating) with reference to the APST. |
Knowledgeable Engaged Sustainability-focussed |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.1 |
3 | Understand and apply theory/literature/evidence-based classroom management strategies for ethical, contextual and responsive teaching practices. |
Knowledgeable Empowered Ethical Problem solving |
1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 7.1, 7.2 |
4 | Select teaching strategies to support communication with different audiences. |
Knowledgeable Empowered Engaged |
6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4 |
5 | Demonstrate understanding of professional readiness, learning and professional communication through preparation, organisation, observation, reflective practice, professional collaboration, accepting and responding to feedback and the identification of professional learning needs and goals against the APST at the Graduate Level. |
Knowledgeable Creative and critical thinker Engaged |
3.7, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 |
CODE | COMPETENCY |
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership | |
1 | PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE: Know students and how they learn |
1.1 | Physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning. |
1.2 | Understand how students learn: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of research into how students learn and the implications for teaching. |
1.3 | Students with diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds: Demonstrate knowledge of teaching strategies that are responsive to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds. |
1.5 | Differentiate teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities. |
2 | PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE: Know the content and how to teach it |
2.1 | Content and teaching strategies of the teaching area: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the content and teaching strategies of the teaching area |
2.2 | Content selection and organisation: Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence. |
2.3 | Curriculum, assessment and reporting: Use curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge to design learning sequences and lesson plans. |
3 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning |
3.1 | Establish challenging learning goals: Set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics. |
3.2 | Plan, structure and sequence learning programs: Plan lesson sequences using knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies. |
3.3 | Use teaching strategies: Include a range of teaching strategies. |
3.4 | Select and use resources: Demonstrate knowledge of a range of resources, including ICT, that engage students in their learning. |
3.5 | Use effective classroom communication: Demonstrate a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement |
3.7 | Engage parents/carers in the educative process: Describe a broad range of strategies for involving parents/carers in the educative process. |
4 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments |
4.1 | Support student participation: Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities. |
4.2 | Manage classroom activities: Demonstrate the capacity to organise classroom activities and provide clear directions |
4.3 | Manage challenging behaviour: Demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour. |
4.4 | Maintain student safety: Describe strategies that support students’ wellbeing and safety working within school and/or system, curriculum and legislative requirements. |
5.1 | Assess student learning: Demonstrate understanding of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning. |
6 | PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT: Engage in professional learning |
6.1 | Identify and plan professional learning needs: Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers in identifying professional learning needs. |
6.2 | Engage in professional learning and improve practice: Understand the relevant and appropriate sources of professional learning for teachers |
6.3 | Engage with colleagues and improve practice: Seek and apply constructive feedback from supervisors and teachers to improve teaching practices. |
6.4 | Apply professional learning and improve student learning: Demonstrate an understanding of the rationale for continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning. |
7 | PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENT: Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community |
7.1 | Meet professional ethics and responsibilities: Understand and apply the key principles described in codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession. |
7.2 | Comply with legislative, administrative and organisational requirements: Understand the relevant legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes required for teachers according to school stage. |
7.3 | Engage with the parents/carers: Understand strategies for working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers. |
7.4 | Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities: Understand the role of external professionals and community representatives in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice. |
Refer to the UniSC Glossary of terms for definitions of “pre-requisites, co-requisites and anti-requisites”.
(EDU106 and enrolled in Program ED304) or (EDU105 and enrolled in Program ED306)
Not applicable
Not applicable
Understanding of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. (Graduate Stage)
Limited Grading (PNP)
Delivery mode | Task No. | Assessment Product | Individual or Group | What is the duration / length? | When should I submit? | Where should I submit it? |
All | 1a | Quiz/zes | Individual | This assignment includes one online quiz. |
Week 2 | Online Test (Quiz) |
All | 1b | Code of Conduct | Individual | Throughout the duration of the course. |
Refer to Format | To be Negotiated |
All | 2a | Quiz/zes | Individual | 30 minutes in total. |
Refer to Format | Online Test (Quiz) |
All | 2b | Activity Participation | Group | This task has two parts: Part 1, Infographic. Part 2, 5-minute presentation. |
Week 5 | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check and in class |
All | 3 | Activity Participation | Individual | Plan and enact a 10-minute micro-teaching lesson. Full lesson plan (approximately 2 pages) and guided reflection (1 page). |
Refer to Format | Online Assignment Submission with plagiarism check and in class |
All | 4 | Placement performance | Individual | 7.25 hours each day for 20 consecutive days as scheduled. In addition, an initial contact with the Supervising Teacher and Site Coordinator prior to placement. See the PEx calendar in Sonia for PEx dates. |
Refer to Format | SONIA |
All | 5 | Written Piece | Individual | Two-page guided reflection and a 2-hour debrief workshop. |
Refer to Format | To be Negotiated |
All - Assessment Task 1a:Code of Conduct Acknowledgement and Quiz | |||||||
Goal: | The goal of this task is to demonstrate understanding of and compliance with the Code of Conduct for the School of Education and Tertiary Access (SETA). |
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Product: | Quiz/zes | ||||||
Format: | After studying the Code of Conduct in class and independently, you will complete the Code of Conduct Quiz to demonstrate and acknowledge your understanding of the content and expectations. Submit Week 2. NB. This assessment task must achieve a PASS result to be eligible for progression to Task 2. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 1b:Code of Conduct Adherance | |||||||
Goal: | The goal of this task is to reflectively operate within its guidelines for the duration of the course (including the WILS experience in school). |
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Product: | Code of Conduct | ||||||
Format: | You must conduct yourself in accordance with the SETA Code of Conduct for the duration of the course and operate within its guidelines for the duration of the course. This period of time includes the university-based activities (workshops, tutorials, Zoom sessions and discussion board) and the school-based components of this course. The SETA Code of Conduct is located in Canvas for this assessment task and in Sonia online. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 2a:Classroom Management Quiz | |||||||||||||
Goal: | This assessment task includes two online quizzes about classroom management. |
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Product: | Quiz/zes | ||||||||||||
Format: | This assessment provides you with an early opportunity for feedback on your understanding of evidence-based classroom management before developing your Task 2 Infographic. Available from the start of Week 2 until the end of Week 4. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Problem solving, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 2b:Classroom Management Infographic | ||||||||||||||||
Goal: | The goal is to create and justify an evidence-based classroom management infographic. |
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Product: | Activity Participation | |||||||||||||||
Format: | Part 1: You will work in a group of three people to create an infographic that represents the features of effective, proactive classroom management for student engagement. Your infographic content must be aligned with classroom management theory, evidence-based approaches (including, the Essential Skills for Classroom Management), and professional expectations (APST). Use the Infographic Submission Template provided (on Canvas) and upload your submission to Canvas in Week Five. Part 2: In your group of three, you will present your infographic in the Week Five tutorial, detailing how the group worked collaboratively to identify and select pertinent content and design features within your infographic. NB: You must receive a PASS grade for this task to enable progression in this course and for you to proceed to placement. Please refer to Canvas for further details regarding each assessment part. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 3:Micro-teaching Activity | |||||||||||||||||||
Goal: | The goal of this task is to apply evidence-based approaches when planning for student engagement and enacting classroom management. |
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Product: | Activity Participation | ||||||||||||||||||
Format: | This assessment is in three parts. Part One - Plan for effective teaching and learning: Develop a curriculum-aligned lesson, with a focus on proactive approaches to classroom management, responsive to students in the case study group (provided). Use the Lesson plan template provided on Canvas. Part Two - During the Week 8 tutorial provide your tutor with a copy of your lesson plan. In this tutorial, your peers will act in the role of the students in the case study group, while you act in the role of the teacher. You will enact a ten-minute portion from your lesson plan, including a transition, and respond to unplanned case-specific behaviours using evidence-based approaches (e.g., ESCM and Prevention and De-escalation Strategies). Part Three – Reflect for professional growth: Complete the 'Guided Reflection' section in the Lesson Plan Template. Upload to Canvas in Week 9. NB: You must receive a PASS grade for this task to enable progression in this course and for you to proceed to placement. Please refer to Canvas for further details regarding each assessment part. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 4:EDU205 PEx | |||||||||||||
Goal: | The goal of this task is to engage professionally within the school context whilst observing, planning, teaching, and reflecting on your professional and classroom management practice aligned with the APST and theory. |
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Product: | Placement performance | ||||||||||||
Format: | You will engage with the school community to explore professional practice during 20 days of Professional Experience (PEx). During this time, you will observe, plan, and teach mini-lessons and reflect on evidence-based classroom management and school-wide policies in practice. Refer to your PEx Handbook in Sonia for PEx requirements, workloads and templates. To be eligible to Pass you are required to complete the PEx satisfactorily according to the criteria listed on the EDU205 PEx Final Report. Your PEx Final Report will be completed by your Supervising Teacher and submitted through Sonia. Please ensure you read, sign and submit your Final Report. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies, Information literacy |
All - Assessment Task 5:Guided Reflection and Debrief | ||||||||||||||||
Goal: | The goal of this task is to reflect on your application of classroom management theory in your professional practice. |
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Product: | Written Piece | |||||||||||||||
Format: | This assessment task is in Two Parts: Part One: Complete Part One of the Guided Reflection before the debrief session. Part Two: Use the completed section of your guided reflection to complete your debrief activities in the debrief tutorial. The guided reflection template is available on Canvas. Upload to Canvas on the day of the debrief workshop. |
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Generic Skills: | Communication, Collaboration, Problem solving, Organisation, Applying technologies |
Programme Delivery Mode | Assessment Type | Title | Competency | Teaching Methods |
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2020 Australian Professional Standards for Teachers | ||||
All delivery modes | Activity Participation | Classroom Management Infographic | 1.1 | Practiced |
1.2 | Practiced | |||
1.3 | Practiced | |||
1.5 | Practiced | |||
2.2 | Practiced | |||
2.3 | Practiced | |||
3.1 | Practiced | |||
3.3 | Practiced | |||
3.5 | Practiced | |||
4.1 | Practiced | |||
4.4 | Practiced | |||
6.2 | Practiced | |||
7.1 | Practiced | |||
7.2 | Practiced | |||
Micro-teaching Activity | 1.1 | Practiced | ||
1.2 | Practiced | |||
1.5 | Practiced | |||
2.1 | Practiced | |||
2.2 | Practiced | |||
3.1 | Practiced | |||
3.2 | Practiced | |||
3.3 | Practiced | |||
3.4 | Practiced | |||
3.5 | Practiced | |||
5.1 | Practiced | |||
5.2 | Practiced | |||
6.4 | Practiced | |||
7.1 | Practiced | |||
7.2 | Practiced | |||
Code of Conduct | Code of Conduct Adherance | 7.1 | Practiced | |
7.2 | Practiced | |||
Placement performance | EDU205 PEx | 1.1 | Practiced | |
1.2 | Practiced | |||
1.5 | Practiced | |||
2.1 | Practiced | |||
2.2 | Practiced | |||
2.3 | Practiced | |||
3.1 | Practiced | |||
3.2 | Practiced | |||
3.3 | Practiced | |||
3.4 | Practiced | |||
3.5 | Practiced | |||
4.1 | Practiced | |||
4.2 | Practiced | |||
4.3 | Practiced | |||
5.1 | Practiced | |||
5.2 | Practiced | |||
6.1 | Practiced | |||
6.2 | Practiced | |||
6.3 | Practiced | |||
6.4 | Practiced | |||
7.1 | Practiced | |||
7.2 | Practiced | |||
Quiz/zes | Code of Conduct Acknowledgement and Quiz | 7.1 | Practiced | |
7.2 | Practiced | |||
Classroom Management Quiz | 1.1 | Practiced | ||
1.2 | Practiced | |||
1.3 | Practiced | |||
1.4 | Practiced | |||
1.5 | Practiced | |||
2.1 | Practiced | |||
2.2 | Practiced | |||
2.3 | Practiced | |||
3.1 | Practiced | |||
3.2 | Practiced | |||
3.3 | Practiced | |||
3.4 | Practiced | |||
3.5 | Practiced | |||
3.7 | Practiced | |||
4.1 | Practiced | |||
4.2 | Practiced | |||
4.3 | Practiced | |||
4.4 | Practiced | |||
5.1 | Practiced | |||
5.2 | Practiced | |||
6.1 | Practiced | |||
6.2 | Practiced | |||
6.3 | Practiced | |||
6.4 | Practiced | |||
7.1 | Practiced | |||
7.2 | Practiced | |||
7.3 | Practiced | |||
7.4 | Practiced | |||
Written Piece | Guided Reflection and Debrief | 6.1 | Practiced | |
6.2 | Practiced | |||
6.3 | Practiced | |||
6.4 | Practiced | |||
7.1 | Practiced | |||
7.2 | Practiced | |||
7.4 | Practiced |
A 12-unit course will have total of 150 learning hours which will include directed study hours (including online if required), self-directed learning and completion of assessable tasks. Student workload is calculated at 12.5 learning hours per one unit.
Please note: Course information, including specific information of recommended readings, learning activities, resources, weekly readings, etc. are available on the course Canvas site– Please log in as soon as possible.
Current Blue Card for PEx required in this course. It is expected that you will have access to the internet to access electronic material available online via the University Canvas site and the library. It is also expected that you will have transportation to the PEx site provided for this course and have appropriate professional attire for the PEx
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