GDE3004 Guiding and Managing (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (WEB)Toowoomba

Semester 2 (ONC)Fraser Cst (WEB)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Teacher Education not elsewher) Band 5

State law in Queensland (Australia) requires that all adults working/undertaking professional experience/researching with children under the age of 18, in the state of Queensland are required to possess a current suitability card (Blue Card). (See "Other Requirements" for further information.) Also see: http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/employment/bluecard/informationSheets.html.

Synopsis

This course explores the skills, behaviours and theories that underpin encouraging considerate and socially responsible behaviour among students. It focuses on a 'guidance approach' to the behaviour management of students along with a holistic approach to the establishment of positive and supportive learning environments and sees relationships as critical in the management of student behaviour within the classroom context. The course examines the elements of approaches to this management responsibility and explores the factors underlying why many teachers find it problematic. Within the context of catering for a diverse range of students and guided by the principles and practices of inclusive education the course looks at ways teachers can operate collaboratively within whole-school policies to manage the learning environment and develop positive working relations with students. The course provides for a nominal 7.5 days of professional attachment to an identified school. During this period of attachment students will be immersed in the day-to-day operations of the school and in the work of a teacher, with a particular focus on the connections between that work and the issues covered in this course.