Key facts

UNE unit code: EDSP324

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Start
  • Trimester 1 - Online
  • Trimester 2 - On Campus
  • Trimester 2 - Online
Campus
  • Armidale Campus
24/7 online support
  • Yes
Intensive schools
  • No
Supervised exam
  • No
Credit points
  • 6

Unit information

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As an educator, appropriately managing the classroom behaviour of your students is critical to the success of the class as a whole. Effective teaching, including curriculum rigor, engagement, participation and inclusion, are key factors in effective classroom management.

This unit will teach you a range of prevention, intervention and response strategies to manage classroom and individual student behaviours, including those with learning difficulties and/or learning disabilities. It will also give you strategies for managing students from a range of cultural backgrounds.

In this unit you will gain a basic knowledge of the motivations of your role as the teacher, the role of students, and the concept of power sharing as central to managing student behaviours. You will study the motivations of student behaviours, and learn strategies to assess, understand and respond to a range of student behaviours. You’ll also learn how to identify and respond to bullying, including cyberbullying, in different contexts and cohorts.

This unit includes 20 days of professional experience in schools.

Offerings

For further information about UNE's teaching periods, please go to Principal Dates.

Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1Online
Trimester 2On Campus, Armidale Campus
Trimester 2Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
candidature in BEd(Primary) and EDLT219; or for students admitted from 2016 in BEd(K-12 Teach) or BEd(SecMath) or BEd(SecMusic) or BEd(SecSc) or BEd(SecSTEM) and 144cps including EDLT302; or from 2018 candidature in BEd(EC-Prim) and EDLT301; or for students admitted between 2016-2023 in BEd(SecArts) and 144cps including EDLT302; or for students admitted from 2024 in BEd(SecArts) and 144cps including EDLT302 and 12cps of secondary curriculum units.
Co-requisites
for candidature in BEd(Prim): EDCX313 and 48cp of primary curriculum units; or for students admitted from 2016 in the BEd(K-12 Teach): EDCX313 and 6cp secondary curriculum units; or for students admitted from 2016 in the BEd(SecMaths) or BEd(SecMusic) or BEd(SecSc) or BEd(SecSTEM: EDCX313 and 18cp of secondary curriculum units; or for students admitted between 2016-2023 in BEd(SecArts): EDCX313 and 18cp of secondary curriculum units; or for students admitted from 2024 in BEd(SecArts): EDCX313.
Restrictions
EDSP323 or EDSP324 or EDSP325

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, and 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). For more information see http://www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-education/office-for-professional-learning/important-information

This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).

Students undertaking the languages primary specialisation in the Bachelor of Education (K-12 Teaching) must teach their specific language during their professional experience in EDSP324 Classroom Behaviour Management: PrEx 20 days.

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Ingrid HarringtonCoordinator CSSP program - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate, based on relevant theories, concepts and methods, an understanding of how student well-being, mental health, and the different types of supports available to students (e.g., Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, EAL/D, etc) impact on the learning and the management of behaviour (GTSD 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1); 
  2. demonstrate coherent knowledge and integrated understanding of theoretical management methodologies, practical strategies and awareness of preventative techniques and procedures (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1); 
  3. apply independent judgement to evaluate their own teaching and learning classroom management skills through case-based scenarios for realistic learning to better manage challenging scenarios (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1); 
  4. refer to policy documents, OH&S and Risk Management legislation as they relate to students with a history, or current presentation, of significant behavioural difficulties (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1); 
  5. demonstrate coherent knowledge and integrated understanding of a range of disabilities and syndromes negatively affecting learning and/or social interaction (GTSD 1.1.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1); and 
  6. understand the application of ICT in the classroom and demonstrate competence during professional placement in a school setting (GTSD 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.3.1, 1.2.1,1.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.3.1, 3.5.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 5.3.1, 6.1.1). 

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.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1aYes25%All offerings

Online assessment task. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1

No. Words: 1000 (equivalent)

Assessment 1bYes25%All offerings

Written task. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.3.1

No. Words: 1000 (equivalent)

Assessment 2Yes50%All offerings

Essay. Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.4.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.5.1, 4.2.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.3.1

No. Words: 2000 (equivalent)

Professional Experience - Assurance TaskYes All offerings

20 days Professional Experience. Students are required to complete 20 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.  

Students in the BEd(EC&P) will undertake their professional experience as a 20-day block in a Primary School setting.  

BEd(K–12Teach) will undertake their professional experience as a 20-day block in a Primary or Middle School setting.  

Students in a Secondary degree will undertake their professional experience as a 20-day block in a Secondary School setting.  

Relates to GTSD: 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 4.3.1, 5.1.1, 6.3.1

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.

Classroom Management: Engaging Students in Learning

ISBN: 9780190303853

McDonald, T., Oxford University Press 3rd ed. 2019

Note: An ebook is also available ISBN: 978010303860.

Text refers to: All offerings

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