Teaching Studies 2A

Course aim

To provide students’ with the opportunity to undertake weekly school based teaching practice over the period of a semester; to review various theoretical frameworks for how children learn and to explore in depth a specific method for teaching/learning.

Course content

Weekly teaching practice in own community school. The emphasis of this teaching placement will be with the familiarisation of the local school and its structure. Students will be required to plan and deliver a series of lessons to small groups of students. The principles of the Learning Triangle method will be examined in a workshop context and then applied in a classroom setting.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
CURR 1022	Teaching Studies 1A
CURR 1024	Teaching Studies 1C
CURR 1023	Teaching Studies 1B

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	N/A x N/A
External (Workshop)	2 hours x 10 weeks
External (Local field placement in the student's home community)	N/A x 2 full days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

2 x short answer questions, Attendance - 2 full days in local school, Attendance - 2 hours per week for 10 weeks, Observation reports - recording in schools, Placement, Presentation of lessons to small groups, Written report, Written review - Videos, texts

Note: This is a non-graded course and your result will be a pass or fail.

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.083
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.