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<p>This unit introduces Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) to the individual and collective understandings of the education professional and prepares them for their first professional experience placement. It frames learning within the context of developing practices and knowledge associated with becoming an active and engaged professional teacher. Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student learning and engagement are examined. Effective communication strategies to work effectively with the professional learning community and parents/carers are considered. Drawing on the relevant legislative policies, PSTs consider their ethical responsibility to students and describe strategies that support student safety in educational settings.</p>
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<p>Topics to be covered:<br>
• Dynamic communication models applicable to teaching and learning, including the transactional model<br>
• Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student learning and engagement in the classroom<br>
• Communication strategies to involve parents/carers in the educative process<br>
• Teaching and learning as a communication process<br>
• Introduction to using a range of data to inform teaching and learning<br>
• Becoming a teacher (Introduction to the profession)<br>
• Readiness for the professional experience placement<br>
• Introduction to legislative requirements, ethics, codes of conduct and mandatory reporting<br>
• Strategies to maintain student wellbeing and safety in educational contexts<br>
• Constructive feedback principles using the transactional process model<br>
• Professional experience placement requirements<br>
• APST and their role in the profession.</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit introduces Pre-Service Teachers (PSTs) to the individual and collective understandings of the education professional and prepares them for their first professional experience placement. It frames learning within the context of developing practices and knowledge associated with becoming an active and engaged professional teacher. Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student learning and engagement are examined. Effective communication strategies to work effectively with the professional learning community and parents/carers are considered. Drawing on the relevant legislative policies, PSTs consider their ethical responsibility to students and describe strategies that support student safety in educational settings.</p>
Unit content
<p>Topics to be covered:<br> • Dynamic communication models applicable to teaching and learning, including the transactional model<br> • Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student learning and engagement in the classroom<br> • Communication strategies to involve parents/carers in the educative process<br> • Teaching and learning as a communication process<br> • Introduction to using a range of data to inform teaching and learning<br> • Becoming a teacher (Introduction to the profession)<br> • Readiness for the professional experience placement<br> • Introduction to legislative requirements, ethics, codes of conduct and mandatory reporting<br> • Strategies to maintain student wellbeing and safety in educational contexts<br> • Constructive feedback principles using the transactional process model<br> • Professional experience placement requirements<br> • APST and their role in the profession.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070301 - Curriculum Studies
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edbed2114">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed 1 of "EDBED1008" / "<a href="/ords/r/curriculum/catalogue/course?p6_code=EDBED1016" target="_blank">EDBED1016</a>" / "EDDDE1001"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed "EDECE1016"</p>
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Investigate a range of current communication theories for teaching</p>
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<p>Identify verbal and non-verbal communication strategies that support student engagement</p>
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<p>Explore types of data that can be used to assess student learning and strategies to communicate feedback to students and parents/carers</p>
K4
<p>Examine a range of legal and ethical issues relevant to the teaching profession</p>
K5
<p>List the mandatory reporting requirements associated with teaching</p>
K6
<p>Identify strategies to maintain student wellbeing and safety in educational contexts</p>
K7
<p>Understand constructive feedback principles used in the profession</p>
K8
<p>Explore the APST and the purpose of these in the profession to identify professional learning needs.</p>
S1
<p>Examine a range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to enhance teaching and learning</p>
S2
<p>Articulate understandings of the legal, code of conduct and ethical responsibilities associated with teaching</p>
S3
<p>Explain mandatory reporting requirements associated with teaching</p>
S4
<p>Utilise constructive feedback principles to improve teaching practice</p>
S5
<p>Identify strategies to provide constructive feedback to enhance student learning and inform parents/carers</p>
A1
<p>Identify two communicative events that could be enhanced and develop a plan of action</p>
A2
<p>Select two types of data that are used to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom, and make connections to communication strategies to provide feedback to students and their parents/carers.</p>
A3
<p>Examine a case study of an ethical, code of conduct or safety scenario and provide resolutions articulating how legislative requirements are met.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Using a scenario of student learning in the classroom, identify and describe the communication strategies used by the participants in the scenario. Identify two communicative events that could be enhanced and develop a written plan of action.</p>
<p>Written e-portfolio</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, K2, K7, S1, S4, S5, A1
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<p>Select two types of data that are used to assess student learning. Make connections to the communication strategies that could be used by the teacher to discuss the data with the student and parents/carers.</p>
<p>Written Report - e-portfolio</p>
<p>40-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K7, K8, S4, S5, A2
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<p>Examine a case study of an ethical, code of conduct or safety scenario. Consult the relevant legislative documents and prepare a presentation about the scenario, and resolutions articulating how legislative requirements are met.</p>
<p>Digital presentation e-portfolio</p>
<p>20-30%</p>
K4, K5, K6, K8, S2, S3, A1, A3
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
FedTASK
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
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Description of FedTASK outcome
Level
FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070301 - Curriculum Studies
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edbed2114">View unit fees</a>
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