Course Coordinator:
Dr Linda Westphalen,
Room 805, Level 8, Nexus 10
ph. 8313 3784
email: linda.westphalen@adelaide.edu.au

Linda is in her office most days, but her principle consultation time is 12 - 1pm Fridays.  If you are unable to make contact during this time, please email Linda (linda.westphalen@adelaide.edu.au) to arrange an alternative.  Remember that we are here to help.

Students are expected to participate in one lecture and one tutorial per week.  The lecture is done in person and will be recorded and uploaded to MyUni.  Tutorials are a critical part of your professional learning and will take place face to face.   Please DO NOT change your tutorial time.  

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

	Learning Outcome	APST (Graduate)
1	Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities.	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2.
2	Critically review socio-cultural issues and contexts that impact on student behaviour.	1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.3, 7.4.
3	Describe and inculcate strategies to foster students' and teachers' well-being in professional practice.	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 4.4, 6.3.
4	Demonstrate an understanding of safe, responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.	2.6, 3.4, 3.7, 4.5, 6.1, 7.1, 7.2.
5	Understand the cultural contexts of schools, including the roles of parents/carers.	1.3, 1.4, 3.5, 3.7, 5.5, 6.4, 7.3, 7.4.
6	Articulate strategies that support the inclusion of Aboriginal and Islander heritages in learning.	1.3, 1.4, 2.4, 7.1, 7.2.
7	Understand inclusive teaching practices that are respectful of individual student learning needs.	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4.

Key text:

Clarke, M. & Pittaway, S. 2014, Marsh's Becoming a Teacher (6th, ed.), Pearson Education Australia: NSW, Frenchs Forest.

This text will also be used during other courses in the degree program. There is also a 2022 7th edition of Becoming a Teacher just published.  Note that the chapters will be slightly different in the 2022 edition.  Either version is fine, and the Library has been asked to put copies aside for your use.  The online versions of the text are a little cheaper. 

Online Reading Materials:

Some course reading materials will be posted in MyUni.  This will include links to contemporary issues as they occur.  Students are also welcome to submit links, but please do so via the Course Coordinator, Dr Linda Westphalen.

These resources are optional. 

The following practical texts are useful resources that will be valuable for future classroom planning and teaching.

Ground-Water, S., Ewing, R., & Le Cornu., (2015). Teaching Challenges and Dilemmas (5th Ed.), Cengage Learning Australia: South Melbourne.

Frangenheim, E. (2005). Reflections on Classroom Thinking Strategies, Rodin Educational Consultancy: Queensland.

Course information, rubrics and all other course materials plus associated lecture resources are all on MyUni/Canvas. 

Online delivery of lectures is scheduled to take place from 2-3pm on Mondays.  A zoom link will be provided for students and it is highly recommended that you 'attend' these lectures as they occur.  Lectures will be uploaded to MyUni soon after they are delivered.

The second lecture scheduled (3-4pm on Mondays) is for discussion and announcements, but predominantly for online activities.  Online activities are essentially preparation for the Tutorials and for your broader professional development. 

Tutorials are scheduled to take place face to face.  Please note that attendance is compulsory and that a role will be taken. 

The primary teaching modes for this course are lecture, online activities and tutorial, with the first and second offered via zoom at a scheduled time and the third offered face to face on campus across the week.  Students are expected to attend and participate in all tutorials and these will include small group discussion, activities and individual exercises. 

Please note that work commitments are not an acceptable excuse for failing to attend tutorials.  These are a key part of your learning as a professional teacher. 

If you are unable to attend your scheduled tutorial, please provide evidence of sickness or other valid reason for absence: otherwise non-attendance will be counted as absence for assessment purposes.

The following time commitment is assumed.  Please note that these times are approximate and for guidance only.

Lecture attendance (online): 12 weeks x 2 hours = 24 hours

Tutorial attendance  (f2f): 12 weeks x 1 = 12 hours

Reading and Preparation for Tutorials: 12 weeks x 3 hours = 36 hours

Assessments: Podcast = 3 hours;
                      Well-being Quiz = 1 hour;
                      Paired Presentation = 45 hours;
                      Wellbeing Lesson and Justification = 35 hours.

Total approximate time for assessments = 84 hours.

Overall Time Commitment (approx) = 156 hours.

Schedule

	Lecture Topic	Learning Outcomes	APST (Graduate)
Week 1	Teaching as a Complex Profession.	1 - 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 2	Teaching for Effective Learning (TFEL) and Reflective Practices in Lesson sequencing	1, 4	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.2, 3.4, 3.7, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5,  6.1, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2.
Week 3	Wellbeing 1	2, 3	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 4	Wellbeing 2	2, 3	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 5	Keeping Safe: Child Protection Curriculum: ICT focus	2, 4	1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 6	Inclusion: National Declarations for Educational Goals (from Hobart to Uluru).	1, 5, 6	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 4.1, 4.4, 4.5, 5.5, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 7	First Nations: Issues impacting on Educational Outcomes	1, 2, 5, 6	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 8	Abilities/Diff-abilities:  diverse learning strategies for diverse learning needs	1, 2, 4	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.6, 3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 9	Gifted and Struggling students: Pedagogic Strategies for Inclusion across abilities.	2, 5	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 10	Learning Theory: Key Ideas underpinning pedagogy	1, 3, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2.
Week 11	The lesson: Planning for Inclusion and wellbeing	1, 2, 7	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Week 12	Parents/carers: Reporting outcomes, including the diverse community	1 - 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.

 

This course is designed to build on your current knowledge of Teaching and to prepare for future learning and Professional Experiences in future courses.  Attendance and engagement are essential for you to gain the most out of the course.  Please be aware that, while every opportunity has been taken to anticipate possible COVID-related lockdowns, modifications may need to be made in the event that the University must again go into a 'work from home' scenario.

Assessment Task	Task Type	Weighting	Learning Outcome	APST (Graduate)
Video Podcast	formative	20%	2, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Pairs Presentation via youtube or equivalent	Summative	30%	1, 2, 3, 5	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Wellbeing Quiz	Summative	10%	2, 3, 4	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4.
Wellbeing Lesson Plan Inclusion focus	Summative	30%	1, 3, 4, 6, 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.1, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2.
Participation: Self Appraisal	Summative	10%	1 - 7	1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.1, 6.3, 7.1, 7.2.

 

Please submit all assignments via MyUni.  If you have technical issues, please email Linda Westphalen or your tutor immediately to trouble shoot or organise an alternative submission.  Late submissions will accrue a deduction of 2% per day to a maximum of 7 days (including weekends and public holidays) in keeping with the Faculty of Arts Late Assignment Policy.  

1. Video Podcast (20%)

A 'podcast' is a 'Product On Demand broadCAST'.  In this case it will be a video podcast, or a short film of you speaking 'to camera' about your perspectives on a topic.  The best way to do this is using your iPad to create an MP4 which you can upload to YouTube or Box.  You then simply upload a shareable link to MyUni as your assignment submission.

The Podcast is also so that you can:
- introduce yourself to your tutor;
- practice using your iPad for the Video Presentation which is the next assignment;
- have a record of you 'in action' for your ePortfolio;
- get used to thinking like a teacher in relation to helping those students who, for whatever reason, need support for their learning.

Here's the scenario:  You're applying for a job in a country school as a teacher in one of your subject area specialisations and the Principal is unable to meet with you in person.  They ask that you record a podcast about one of the key cultural groups at the school as part of your application.  Assume that you've finished your Bachelor of Teaching and other degree successfully and have done very well in your Practicum reports.  This is your first ever teaching job.

The school is located in a regional area and has a significant First Nations and migrant student profile, which together make up about 40% of the school's total population.  Of this 40%, about half are from the local First Nations group.  Of the migrant group, half are from Afghanistan while the others are from Myanmar.  There will be other cultural differences, but let's stick to these for now.

You must:

1. Dress in professional attire suitable for a job interview.  This usually means something fairly formal (eg. wearing a tie).  In teaching, as with many professions, your appearance is a reflection of the school's image to the public.  Also it's a job interview: these will be a reality very shortly!

2.  Address the following content:
      a: Your name, qualifications and subject area specialisations in a brief introduction.
      b: Find out a little about these cultural groups.  Pick one and identify 2 - 3 key cultural differences to 'mainstream' Australia.
      c: How might these differences impact on students' wellbeing and abilities to learn?
      d: What ideas (3 - 5) do you have about helping these students to learn while they're in one of your subject area classes? 
      e: Outline why these strategies would  be helpful.

Note: Don't try to do more than one of First Nations, Afghani or Sudanese cultural groups.  Do choose one of your subject area
specialisations.  Please be very wary of stereotypes about these cultural groups.  Remember, you are there to teach everyone.

You don't, at this point, have to have anything based in theory or pedagogical practice.  This is simply you exercising your common sense to help students in your class to feel included and engage with learning.  It's a chance to think about yourself as a practitioner and not a uni student.

The minimum time for the submission is 2 minutes.  The maximum is 2 minutes 30 seconds.  If you refer to someone else's research please include a reference in the 'Notes' section of MyUni.  Our assessment and feedback will be by using a 'return' podcast, as well as via an associated rubric in MyUni.


2. Pairs presentation via YouTube (or similar) (30%)

Pick one of the issues from the list below and, in pairs, create a documentary video about this issue.  You are welcome to refine the issue to something specific: for example, you might want to address student diversity with a particular focus on Gifted students.   If you want to do something else of particular interest to you that is not covered by the course, that's fine, but check in with your tutor before beginning so we can ensure you're still doing the same kind of research around the task and not attempting something too big or small.

Issues List
Homework
Gender identity and/or sexuality
Streaming
Exams and high stakes testing
First Nations: culturally inclusive pedagogies
Migrant students - language and/or culture
Geographical isolation (stick to Australia, please.)
Technology
Religious Education
Muslim student experiences (not Afghanistan or Myanmar)
Diff-ability (eg. Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, physical mobility, psychological well-being or
something else).

Also remember that while you're pretty new to the profession of teaching, your opinions and ideas are important.  Not all experienced teachers are wise and/or innovative.  Many teachers really enjoy working with student teachers because of the fresh 'take' they bring to teaching.  By the same token, not all new teachers are wise and/or innovative either!

Many teachers use YouTube and other social media to create and deliver content for their students.  Recorded content means that you don't have to spend endless hours repeating the same story over and over, and it means that you have a resource that should be useful for a couple of years.

Your video should address the following:
a: A brief outline of the issue - what is it?  What is its history? Is there any science around it?  (eg. Giftedness has quite a lot of
theoretical background:  be careful to be selective and current with your outcomes here.)
b: How does the topic relate to the Australian  Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate level)?  Suggest up to 5
of the 37 standards.
c: How does this issue impact on student well-being and learning?  Does it have any impacts on teachers' well-being?  (This bit is where you really need to drill into impact. eg. A gifted student who is not fostered is likely to be very frustrated and bored - and this can have a detrimental affect on more than just them.)
d: What strategies have been used by teachers and schools to address this issue? (Again, keep it current.  Historical perspectives
that are debunked are not much use to current teachers, and you're going to be current teachers.)
e: Have they worked? Why/why not? (Hint: Remember that schools are much more than about academic outcomes). 
f: Do you have any ideas about what would work better/differently?  (Get creative here: Brainstorm like mad!  This is where you can suggest all sorts of strategies, many of which many registered teachers won't have considered.

The video will be between 6 minutes and 7 minutes long and include BOTH students as presenters.  Each student will be marked individually on their contribution.  Each is expected to share the load in the research and creation of the video.  The mark for the video itself will be shared.

Please use any/all of the following:

Voiceover
Music
Links to other information (note that these will not be counted in the time
duration).
Variations in type of shot (Close up, upper body 'newsreader', etc.)
Graphics
Interactivity (links, online quizzes, games)
Anything else you can creatively employ, provided it doesn't go over the time limit.

References in APA form should be included in the final slide.

Upload your video to MyUni or provide a shareable link.


3. Wellbeing Quiz (10%)

In the 'Wellbeing' focus of the course, there is a short quiz.  After doing the online tasks, complete the quiz. 


4. Wellbeing Lesson Plan and Justification

Using a provided template based on Gagne's Nine Instructional Events (Gagne, R. (1985). The Conditions of Learning (4th). New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston), create a lesson plan with an inclusion focus. 

The Nine Events of Instruction is a pretty old resource, but it is a key planning guide that is still used by many teachers.  It has the advantage of providing a very clear, step by step sequence which is really helpful for those who are new to lesson planning.  

Once you've planned your lesson, create a Word/Pages document of about 500 words that explains and justifies your approach in this lesson.  This, and the lesson, will be assessed using a rubric in MyUni.

Why a lesson plan?  Lesson planning is a core skill for teachers - it's something that you will spend a lot of time doing.  The more that you plan, (usually) the better the lesson and the better your get at planning.  You will need to pay particular attention to lesson planning as you do more and more Professional Experiences:  this is especially true of the longer PEs in 4th year.

Why Wellbeing?  Wellbeing is a pivotal focus of this course.  If you think about it, so many issues to do with Education have at their core the wellbeing of students, teachers and the community.  In EDUC 2002, there is a 10 day Professional Experience which has a focus on wellbeing.  This assignment is thus geared to prepare you for this PE focus.  In other words, in EDUC 2001 you deal with a key issue in teaching (Wellbeing) as well as start to plan ahead for your PE in EDUC 2002.

Everything is to be submitted online via MyUni.  In the event of extreme technological failure, alternative submisions may be considered.  In this event, please email your tutor as soon as possible.