Key facts
UNE unit code: EDSP410
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Trimester 2 - On Campus
- Trimester 2 - Online
- Trimester 3 - Online
- Armidale Campus
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
Integrate your knowledge in this capstone unit which aims to strengthen your understanding of educational strategies that provide effective teaching for the learning of all students, including those with disabilities or learning difficulties, and those who are gifted and talented.
As part of this unit you will complete the mandatory special and inclusive education content required for teachers employed in public schools (in NSW).
This unit includes 30 days of professional experience after which you will be able to demonstrate your ability to meet the Graduate Teacher Standards.
Offerings
For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.
Teaching period | Mode/location |
---|---|
Trimester 1 | Online |
Trimester 2 | On Campus, Armidale Campus |
Trimester 2 | Online |
Trimester 3 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
Intensive schools
There are no intensive schools required for this unit.
Enrolment rules
Notes
This unit requires contact with children in an educational setting. Before entering the setting all students must have completed online Anaphylaxis training, an online Child Protection module, have obtained a valid NSW Working with Children Check clearance (for those students wishing to complete their placement in NSW) or equivalent (for those students wishing to complete their placement outside NSW), and have completed and passed their Literacy and Numeracy test. Please see the Office for Professional Learning webpage for more information.
This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).
Students are unable to begin placement until the 9th week of Teaching for the Trimester in which they are enrolled. Specific dates are published in the PREXUS Moodle site. This requirement cannot be adjusted due to conditions imposed for accreditation.
Before enrolling in this unit students must have completed the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE) and all prior placements.
The professional experience includes the mandated Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment, and can only be attempted in the final year of candidature. Students must have submitted all required work associated with this unit before beginning the placement. Please note, if you are completing this unit in Trimester 3, this requirement means that you will not be able to commence your placement until Term 1 of school in the following year.
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
Unit coordinator(s)
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- demonstrate broad knowledge and understanding of legislative requirements, principles and policies that support participation and learning of students across the full range of abilities, development and cultural backgrounds with reference to the principles of codes of ethics and conduct (GTSD 1.6.1, 7.1.1, 7.2.1);
- demonstrate an understanding of capabilities for learning (thinking, social interaction, language and literacies, and self-management) and how these may affect achievement for students experience disability or learning difficulties (GTSD 1.1.1, 1.2.1);
- justify the application of teaching strategies to maintain a safe learning environment that supports full participation and engagement in activities, safety and wellbeing and mental health for all students, and explicitly teaches for sound literacy and numeracy learning for all students across the full range of abilities (GTSD 1.6.1, 2.5.1, 4.1.1, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 5.4.1);
- demonstrate awareness of models and research that inform differentiated teaching, with focuses on disability, learning difficulties, and cultural diversity (GTSD 1.5.1, 2.5.1, 3.4.1, 6.2.1);
- demonstrate a professional understanding of individual support cycles, services and resources available to teachers of students with special needs including students from different cultural backgrounds (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) and strategies for collaborating with parents, caregivers and other professionals (GTSD 1.4.1, 3.7.1, 5.5.1, 7.3.1, 7.4.1); and
- demonstrate competence during professional placement in a school setting, including the satisfactory completion of a Graduate Teaching Performance Assessment aligned to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate level (GTSD 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 4.3.1, 5.5.1, 6.3.1).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
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Assesment 3 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA): Students are required to successfully complete the GTPA in order to successfully pass this unit, and to graduate.Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1-7.4.1 depending on context No. Words: 5000 equivalent |
Assessment 1 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Written task. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 1.6.1, 2.5.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 3.7.1, 4.1.1, 4.4.1, 5.4.1, 5.5.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1, 7.1.1, 7.2.1, 7.3.1, 7.4.1 No. Words: 2000 (equivalent) |
Assessment 2 | Yes | All offerings | Professional Experience. Students in the BEd(EC-Prim) will undertake their professional experience as a 30-day block in a Primary School setting. Students in the BEd(K–12Teach) or a Secondary degree will undertake their professional experience as a 30-day block in a Secondary School setting. As part of this final placement students will complete their Graduate Teacher Performance Assessment (GTPA) (as per PS 1.2). Students are required to complete 30 days of school-based professional experience in an Australian school and receive a satisfactory report from their supervisor(s) in order to successfully pass this unit. Relates to GTSD: 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 4.3.1, 5.5.1, 6.3.1 No. Words: 0 |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Inclusive Education for the 21st Century. Theory, Policy and Practice
ISBN: 9781032396859
Linda J. Graham (Editor), Routledge Taylor & Francis Group 2nd 2024
Text refers to: All offerings
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