EDO3112 Middle Years 2 (FOEDU)

Units 1.0 (070199) Band 5

Students must have successfully completed the entire previous year’s professional experience courses in order to enrol in this course. Students must be available for a prescribed period of time to undertake a placement in a school or other approved site as required in this course. 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.usq.edu.au/education/profexp/bluecard Students must have successfully completed the entire previous year’s professional experience courses in order to enrol in this course.

Synopsis

This course will enable pre-service educators to develop competence in engaging early adolescents with purposeful learning. It will assist those enrolled to develop an understanding of factors which impact on adolescent learning including physical and emotional development, relationships and school or sector transitions. These factors will then be further explored within a school context as students complete a school based case study and propose classroom and whole school strategies to enhance student engagement, success, resilience, partnerships, tolerance and emotional wellbeing.