• Semester 1 (Day)
• Semester 2 (Day)

Synopsis

This  unit  will focus on the study of teaching and learning  and  how
supportive   classroom   environments  enhance   meaningful   learning
experiences.

Areas  of  study in this unit will include: what is meant by  teaching
and  learning,  teacher roles, classroom interaction  and  management,
classroom  resources and technology, teaching strategies and  learning
styles,  planning  teaching  episodes  and  reflective  practice.  The
particular  emphasis  will  be  the  development  of  basic  teaching,
planning, communicating and management skills.

Fifteen  days practicum in schools provides students opportunities  to
apply  the  principles developed in this unit and to  further  develop
their skills and understandings of what it is to be a teacher.