TEA2205 Contemporary Learning Environments (FOEDU)

Semester 1 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst

Units 1.0 (Teacher Education: Secondary) Band 5

Pre-requisite: TEA2204

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 seeks to provide learning opportunities (both on-campus and in professional experience) that will require pre-service teachers to play an active role in the construction of their own pedagogical practice and the development of professional expertise in planning and delivering effective teaching and learning. Effective teachers question, criticise and reformulate their assumptions about the nature of their work. Reflective practice promotes continued analysis, critique and interpretation of curriculum and pedagogical initiatives that impact on the work of educators. Through a range of on-campus and professional experience-related activities, the course aims to provide opportunities for students to develop their general pedagogical knowledge, curriculum knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge. Content knowledge refers to those broad principles and strategies of management and organisation that appear to transcend subject matter. Curriculum knowledge refers to particular grasp of materials and programs that serve as 'tools of trade' for teachers, and pedagogical content knowledge is seen as a special amalgam of content and pedagogy that is uniquely the province of educators - their own form of professional understanding. Students undertaking this course are required to complete a 15 day professional experience placement in an approved educational setting.