ED403X Major Teaching Method X (Fri) (15 CP)
ED2135 Principles of Teaching (Sat Morning) (20 CP)
ED4238 Understanding and Managing Adolescents (Sat afternoon) (25 CP)
Texts:
ED2134
Becoming an Effective Teacher Tony Featherston Thomson
Becoming a teacher, Colin Marsh Pearson/Prentice Hall
ED4238
Classroom Discipline & Management (an australian perspective) CH Edwards & V Watts Wiley
Recommended:
Education Psychology (Constructing Learning) McInerney & McInerney Pearson Education Australia
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Assessments:
Absolute deadline for all assessment 5 Jul, Exam - end of June - Online - send as Blog
ED403X Major Teaching Method X
- Registration with education board of nsw - in progress...
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ED2135 Principles of Teaching
- Lesson Plan 30% Due ... ASAP!
Plan a lesson from major teaching area, consult BOS, show evidence of deep learning, fill in standard lesson plan including evaluation
- Essay 1500 words 30%
read vignette, outline major concerns, provide solutions referring to 3 sources other than the text. Cover management techniques, Motivation, Group issues, Non Verbals, Planning, Instructional technique, Deep learning, Diversity
- Exam 40% 15-16th June
ED4238 Understanding and Managing Adolescents
- Assignment One 20% DUE ASAP!
Write a code of conduct for parents and caregivers who wish to create a positive family environment for their children - 250 words
What are the essential elements of an adequate discipline model - 250 words
Critically reflect on the theories of at least two Psychologists and apply their theories to techniques for improving student motivation - 500 words
- Assignment Two 20%
Gardner and others have emphasised the different learning styles of students. How would you use the theory of one Psychologist to effectively engage a particular preferred learning style? - 500 words
You were provided with a one page overview indicating the relative control level of teachers in the classroom. Do you agree with this overview? Does it provide a means to manage the diversity in your classroom? Is it implying that you should use different methods of management with different students? - 500 words
- Assignment Three 20%
What's your emerging model of classroom management?
Prepare a written description of your beliefs about classroom management. Include reference to the nature of human beings and how they develop, students' capacity for self direction, how children and young people react to different situations and treatments, the degree of control or coercion that should be used by a teacher, the degree of choice students are permitted and the role of the teacher. Provide a description of the principles on which you have based your model. - 1000 words
- Exam 40% 15-16th June
8 short answer questions, covering the key content of the lectures/textCourse Dates for 2007
4/5 May 2007
25/26 May 2007
15/16 June 2007 Exams (start: classroom management, assessment, afternoon: lesson planning, group learning)
27/28 July 2007
24/25 August 2007
14/15 September 2007
26/27 October 2007
9/10 November 2007
23/24 November 2007
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its such a bother, just make me a teacher now please!
