Course overview
The aim of this course is to develop critical knowledge, skills, and attitudes to support PSTs to foster positive, safe and inclusive learning environments by proactively supporting productive student behaviours, and implementing inclusive teaching practices to provide for special educational needs of students of all abilities. It investigates policies and legislation, a range strategies to support behaviour and learning, exceptionality, neurodiversity, stakeholder partnerships, and student-centred planning. This course places creating positive learning environments as an essential pillar of the teaching and learning process.
- Principles
- Universal Behaviour & Learning Support
- Targeted Behaviour & Learning Support
Course learning outcomes
- A strong understanding of student diversity, possible impacts on student achievement and teacher obligations
- A strong understanding of the role of rules and routines in establishing structured, safe, and inclusive classroom environment
- A clear understanding of the efficacy of proactive practices in supporting student engagement, including the role of high-quality instruction as a proactive practice
- An ability to practise and apply and proactive practices, including setting high expectations, building positive relationships, providing structure, and setting ambitious, achievable and personalised goals
- An ability to practice and apply techniques that positively and effectively manage behaviour in classroom contexts, including the use of calm, consistent and proportional responses, behaviour modelling and feedback that gives attention to the desired behaviour rather than the undesired behaviour
- A foundational understanding of common whole-school behaviour frameworks
- A strong understanding of the legislation, regulations, policies and obligations related to inclusion and what they mean for the work of teachers.
Availability
Class details
Magill
Group 1
Class number 65921
Section TU02
Size 27
Available 24
Class number 65922
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 25
Class details
Magill
Group 1
Class number 31580
Section TU01
Size 27
Available 18
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