Course overview
This course prepares pre-service teachers for teaching by equipping them with knowledge of and skills in effective planning, sequencing of content and tasks, explicit teaching, formative and summative assessment, and feedback practices. The course also emphasises understanding how students learn, the use of brain-based strategies for instruction, and the design of tasks and assessments that foster long-term retention and mastery.
- Effective Pedagogical Practices
- Key Elements of Unit Planning
- Starting Where Students Are At
- Sequencing Lessons
- Brain-Based Pedagogical Practices
- Pedagogical Practices for the Whole Student
- Planning for Learning that Sticks
- Designing Tasks
- Designing Summative Assessment
- Checking for Student Understanding and Responding Appropriately
Course learning outcomes
- Plan and sequence instruction that aligns with curriculum goals, progressively challenges students, and incorporates strategies such as spacing, retrieval practice, and differentiation to meet diverse student needs.
- Understand and apply a range of pedagogical practices, including explicit teaching, modelling and scaffolding practices, to support student learning, promote deep understanding, and minimise cognitive load.
- Effectively select and use a range of evidence-based assessment practices to evaluate progress, provide targeted feedback, adjust instruction, and support learning.
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