Teaching Development 4: The Graduate Teacher

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. understand and apply relevant ethical principles, and legislative, administrative and organisational policies and processes required by graduate teachers in schools (GTSD 7.1.1, 7.2.1);
  2. use curriculum to design and evaluate learning sequences that demonstrate knowledge of student learning, content and effective teaching strategies suitable for rural/remote and/or casual teaching contexts (GTSD 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.6.1);
  3. understand and demonstrate strategies for reporting to, and working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with, parents/carers, community members and/or external professionals in the education of students (GTSD 3.7.1, 5.5.1, 7.3.1, 7.4.1);
  4. undertake critical reflection as an approach to professional learning within specific focus areas of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AISTL 2014) (GTSD 6.1.1, 6.2.1); and
  5. demonstrate knowledge of practical approaches to manage student well-being, safety and challenging behaviours (GTSD 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 7.3.1, 7.4.1).

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• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of New England

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• UNE-SPE-DEG-2024 - Bachelor of Special and Inclusive Education (Primary)

Others

To enrol in this subject you will need to pass the Prerequisite/s. Please note as UNE results are released after the close of enrolment date, your enrolment into this subject will be withdrawn if you do not pass the prerequisite subject/s.

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media). Headset, including microphone (highly recommended). Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
• Software requirements - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
• Other requirements -

  Textbook requirements:
  Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.
  Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.
  Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.