Course Coordinator: Dr Robert Matthews

Location: Room 8.29, Nexus 10 building, 10 Pulteney St, Adelaide

Email: robert.matthews@adelaide.edu.au

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

		APST (Graduate)
1	Research and analyse pedagogical theories and formulate implications for classroom practice.	1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1
2	Demonstrate awareness of current trends in classroom practice for middle/secondary schools.	1.1, 1.2, 1.6, 2.1, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
3	Identify stages of (adolescent) development and demonstrate a sensitivity to related secondary issues which impact classroom practice, such as student mental health.	1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
4	Realise the factors involved in student motivation and demonstrate strategies for maintaining student engagement with their learning.	1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
5	Articulate specific approaches to promote a positive learning environment, both individually and utilizing group processes.	1.6, 2.1, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 7.1
6	Demonstrate understandings of individual physical, social and intellectual characteristics of students.	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
7	Demonstrate an understanding of legal and ethical considerations relating to student care and wellbeing.	1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 3.3, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

No additional resources are required outside of the course reader and Canvas resources however, additional texts of interest are:

The following texts in the BSL have been used a course texts in previous years. Krause, K., Bochner, S. and Duchesne, S, (2003), Educational Psychology: for Learning and Teaching, Thompson.
Barr Smith Library Barr Smith Main collection (370.15 K915e )

McInerney, D. & McInerney, V. (2006) Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning.
Pearson Education Australia (3rd and 4th Editions are both good).
Barr Smith Library Barr Smith Main collection (370.15 M152e.4 )

Further Additional Text Resources:

An Educational Psychology of Classroom Management : best professional practices in the multicultural classroom / Christopher Thao Vang.; c2013
Barr Smith Library Barr Smith Main collection 371.1024 V253e

Educational psychology Dhir, R. N.; 2007
https://ap01-a.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=2215616458440001811&institutionId=1811&customerId=1800

Impacts of Cyberbullying, Building Social and Emotional Resilience in Schools by Sharlene Chadwick.; 2014
https://ap01-a.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=2215616459590001811&institutionId=1811&customerId=1800

No additional resources are required outside of the course reader and Canvas resources however, additional texts of interest are:

The following texts in the BSL have been used a course texts in previous years.

Krause, K., Bochner, S. and Duchesne, S, (2003), Educational Psychology: for Learning and Teaching, Thompson.
Barr Smith Library Barr Smith Main collection (370.15 K915e )

McInerney, D. & McInerney, V. (2006) Educational Psychology: Constructing Learning.

Pearson Education Australia (3rd and 4th Editions are both good).
Barr Smith Library Barr Smith Main collection (370.15 M152e.4 )

Further Additional Text Resources:

An Educational Psychology of Classroom Management : best professional practices in the multicultural classroom / Christopher Thao Vang.; c2013

Barr Smith Library Barr Smith Main collection 371.1024 V253e

Educational psychology Dhir, R. N.; 2007

https://ap01-a.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=2215616458440001811&institutionId=1811&customerId=1800

Impacts of Cyberbullying, Building Social and Emotional Resilience in Schools by Sharlene Chadwick.; 2014

https://ap01-a.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/view/action/uresolver.do?operation=resolveService&package_service_id=2215616459590001811&institutionId=1811&customerId=1800

A comprehensive range of online materials have been provided through the Canvas site. Please visit the course site asap and explore – readings can be accessed through the menu buttons on the left.

Course communication will be primarily through emails and Canvas announcements. It is a course requirement that you access and frequently check (at least 2 times per week) these communications.

Engaged discussion and analysis of a range of materials, including classroom video footage and case studies. Lectures are supported by problem-solving opportunities and application within tutorials

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

Course Contact is four hours per week.
Two hours of Lectures (Referred to as Lecture First Hour & Lecture Second Hour)
One hour Tutorial
Please note additional materials will be provided in lieu of time spent on teaching placements.

Week	Topics	Learning Outcomes	APST (graduate)
1	Introduction to Managing the Positive Classroom Introduction to classroom interactions Categorizing behavioural management strategies as: preventative management [PM], supportive management [SM] & corrective management [CM]. The importance of building a repertoire of management strategies across all three areas [PM], [SM] & [CM]. Beginning teachers progress through stages: survival, technical, mastery – Fuller. Behaviourist approach, classical and operant conditioning – routine and self esteem building, reward, praise (individual and whole class) [PM strategies] Video Praise and Preparation	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
2	How to maintain presence, teaching position and effective lesson design + Understanding the Psycho-social development of Learners Basic structure of effective lesson design [PM strategies] The three teaching positions [PM strategies] Achieving clear presence and task setting (identifying speech or physical mannerisms etc.) [PM strategies] School life and self-esteem building [PM strategies] Understanding Adolescent Personality in Development – Identity formation Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Development Stages Teaching to support and build Self-Concept & Self-Esteem [PM strategies] Video Too much Talk part 1 The Need for Structure	1, 3, 6	1.1, 1.2, 1.5, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
3	Promoting effective learning as preventative management through the lens of cognitive development. Piaget’s conception of learning Generating moments of cognitive conflict and their resolution [PM] managing the concrete to abstract transition [PM] Guided discovery learning [PM] Vygotsky’s conception of learning S-X-R learning arc. [PM] External plane to internal plane to external plane (internalisation and externalisation). [PM] Generating tension to drive lesson [PM] ZPD and scaffolding [PM] Video Test for conservation (pre operations to concrete operations + concrete to formal operations) ZPD bicycle Too much talk part 2	1, 3, 5, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5
4	Motivating Learning across diverse learning contexts. Intrinsic/Extrinsic Motivation [SM] Gardner's Multiple Intelligences Framework [SM] Motivating those caught in Learned Helplessness Boosters and Guzzlers [SM] Strategies to motivate learners [SM] Capture student interest in the subject matter [SM] Highlight the relevance of the Subject Matter [SM] Vary your instructional strategies throughout the lesson to maintain interest [SM] Plan for active student involvement [SM] Select strategies that capture student’s curiosity [SM] Select strategies and present material with an appropriate degree of challenge and difficulty [SM] Group students for tasks [SM] Design the lesson to promote student success [SM] Allow students some control over the lessons [SM] Demonstrate enthusiasm for your subject [SM] Show interest in your students learning [SM] Give detailed feedback [SM] Video Argument Tennis Love ‘em and Lothe ‘em	1, 2, 4, 5	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
5	Supportive strategies continued + Overcoming assumptions and biases that block differentiation of students learning. Theoretical idea of Jacob Kounin With-it-ness [SM] Ripple Effect [SM] Factors and growth of personality [SM] Personality Types – Teacher style and Learning style [SM] Video Attention Seeking	1, 2, 5, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2
6	Introducing Corrective Strategies Contrasting three teaching styles: Authoritarian, Democratic or Laissez-faire Understanding group norm setting through change theory. Approaches to corrective classroom management: [CM] Bill Rogers [CM] Glasser’s choice theory [CM] Ginott’s method [CM] Canter’s Assertive Approach [CM] Video Bill Rogers (7 clips) Girl Talk	1, 2, 5, 6	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3
7	Corrective Strategies Continued Employing whole school rules [CM] Using Logical Consequence Antecedents/Behaviour/Consequences [CM] Dreikers/Balson Pragmatic Method [CM] Range of Corrective Strategies increasing in confrontation according to Levin & Nolan [CM] Strategies in response to bullying [CM] Video Managing Friday Afternoon Underachieving Boys Key Instructions	1, 2, 5, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
8 & 9	Teaching to the Chronic Misbehaver Importance of and how to do the one-on-one conversation [CM] Relationship Building Breaking the Cycle of Discouragement Lessons from the Unteachables Videos Tough Love Tough Love the Return The Unteachables	1, 2, 5, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

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Assignment 1: Handbook on promoting a positive learning environment (64%)  3000 words

You are to write a handbook outlining the essential aspects of promoting and maintaining a positive learning environment. You might think of it as a ‘survival guide’ for teaching practice. You must demonstrate an understanding of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning.

The handbook is to be written as a user friendly resource guide – that is, a guide that you can refer to for support when teaching out in schools. It will be your beginning resource for classroom practice that will grow as you progress through your career. Over time you will internalise these practices (they become automatic). To get an idea of possible formats, examples from previous years are available on MyUni under the assignment button.

A classroom strategy is an identified, practical technique, which assists the teacher’s facilitation of the classroom (for example, using praise to encourage the student’s cooperation). Your handbook should discuss a substantial number of classroom strategies, some, not all of these strategies, will be identified from specific moments in the Teachers TV video clips that are shown in lectures and again some strategies, not all, will be supported by referring to a relevant theoretical approach. The strategies and theories are sourced from lecture materials, reading materials in the reader and additional resources loaded on the MyUni site. Teacher TV clips will be shown and discussed in lectures and their links provided so you can re-watch the videos by streaming privately. Classroom strategies form the backbone of your assignment. Links to the Teachers TV video clips provide a practical context for selected strategies. Inclusion of theory provides a conceptual framework within which selected strategies may be understood.

The style (essay, dot points, tables, diagrams) of your handbook is up to you, but you are required to organize the discussion under the following three section headings provided by Charles (2002) (see Reader: Week One, Lecture One, Charles, C. M. (2002) Building Classroom Discipline, New Jersey:Pearson, 7th Edn.)

Preventative actions - Maintaining motivation and attention. “You can prevent most misbehaviour if you treat students sensitively, provide an interesting curriculum, and use a helpful teaching style (Charles, 2002, p. 236).”
Supportive actions - Minimising management problems through pre-emptive and effective classroom management. “Despite your best efforts, students will at times become restive and can easily slip into misbehaviour. This is the time for you to make use of supportive techniques, which are pleasant yet effective in keeping students engaged in their work. You should practice a number of these techniques so you can use them naturally when needed (Charles, 2002, p. 236).”
Corrective actions - Responding to common and chronic misbehaviour problems when they arise. “We have to accept that while good discipline systems can prevent most misbehaviour, your students will nevertheless break rules at times and you must deal with the transgressions. If you approach misbehaving students in a sensitive manner, you can help them return to proper behaviour with no ill feelings (Charles, 2002, p. 237).”
Please see the Charles reference in the Reader as a further guide to what material is relevant under each of these three sections of your handbook.

There is an art to styling a good handbook. Suggestion is that you imagine yourself on teaching practice - what style would suit a user-friendly, readily digested resource for you to follow? Typically the information should be succinct, readily comprehended, organised and rich in application and understanding.

For more specifics of what content to include a rubric will be available.

Note, the rubric calls for a number of references to video clips. A clip may be referenced a number of times. Each reference will count if it refers to a different part of the clip, but keep it sensible, you need to show coverage across a number of clips (at least 4).

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Assignment 2 Reflections on Classroom Simulations (30%) 3x500 = 1500 words

In tutorials you are required to simulate a classroom experience by teaching to a small class (~5 student teachers). Simulations commence in week 2 of tutorials. Note you are note assessed on your teaching, but on the quality of your reflections.

After each simulation you are required to write 500 words reflection.

You will do three 10 minute simulations over the semester demonstrating competence with inclusive and mangement of challenging behaviour.

Accordingly, thus your final submission will be 3 x 500 words.

Obviously to do this assignment you must attend tutorials.

Points to reflect on:
Preparation
Presence (body language, confidence, tone of voice, position taken in the classroom)
Whiteboard work (legible, well spread across the board, kept an eye on the students whilst writing)
Delivery of Instructions (clear, short and sharp delivery, repetition of key points)
Teaching Activity design (engaging, meaningful content – although for this exercise not so important)
Engagement with your students (inviting, receptive, challenging, respectful, engaging)
Use of Language in Classroom discussion (used open and closed questions, responded well to student’s responses, engaged students)
Behavioural strategies (particularly for simulations where students have been assigned misbehaving roles – persistence shown by teacher to continue focus on the learning task, awareness of misbehavior demonstrated, and appropriate strategies provided)
Detail what you have done well, and not so well, and how you might improve.
In the second and third reflections, comment on any changes you implemented to improve practice.
Criteria for reflections:
Coherent reflections across points listed above.
Include specifics of your teaching practice (this is what I did, this is what happened)
Identify what needed improvement.
Track your improvements (what changes did you make, and did they work?)

Online, through Canvas.