ED3093 - Teaching for Learning 2 (ECE)

Available only to students enrolled in BEd(ECE)and BEd Honours (ECE). Note: some lectures for the Cairns offering of this subject are delivered on-line through LearnJCU and requires students to have access to the World Wide Web for participation in the subject. EXTERNAL OFFERING available only to BEd (ECE) ONLINE students.

This is the second subject in the Professional Studies strand of the Bachelor of Education, following ED2491 -Teaching for Learning 1. The focus of this subject will be the development of research informed practice to support productive and engaging learning and development in early childhood settings for children aged from birth through to 8 years. Students will develop a range of competencies in aligning curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and management to deliver quality learning and development experiences. Through work integrated learning, students will develop skills in collecting and analyzing evidence to develop their own pedagogical practices to promote engaging and challenging learning for diverse learners. Students are required to undertake five (5) days of professional experience.

Learning Outcomes

• establish a vision for the development of a supportive, safe and challenging learning environment which supports student participation and manages learning effectively;
• demonstrate intellectual initiative in collecting, analysing and critiquing research and evidence of quality teaching, learning and assessment practices in diverse workplace contexts;
• articulate a comprehensive repertoire of pedagogical practices;
• plan, implement and evaluate effective sequenced learning experiences;
• demonstrate understanding of the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at a developed level.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.