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Unit description
Prepares future teachers to participate effectively as casual teachers in a variety of educational settings with a diverse range of students. A portfolio of resources will be developed.
Unit content
Topic 1: The world of the casual teacherTopic 2: Preparing for teaching as a casual
Topic 3: Building resilience and a career as a casual teacher
Topic 4: Teaching resources and classroom management for casuals teaching
Topic 5: Achieving Proficient Level accreditation as a casual teacher
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | analyse the role of the casual teacher in schools through reference to statutory regulations, industry guidelines, government data and professional literature related to casual teaching |
| 2 | appraise and compare the various casual teaching options available including the ‘casual by choice’ career in Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary settings |
| 3 | formulate strategies for securing casual teaching in a range of settings and plan for ongoing professional development and accreditation |
| 4 | develop strategies to build professional resilience |
| 5 | link classroom management knowledge to specific needs of the casual teaching role |
| 6 | create a portfolio of practical resources in preparation for casual teaching in varied settings |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- analyse the role of the casual teacher in schools through reference to statutory regulations, industry guidelines, government data and professional literature related to casual teaching
- appraise and compare the various casual teaching options available including the ‘casual by choice’ career in Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary settings
- formulate strategies for securing casual teaching in a range of settings and plan for ongoing professional development and accreditation
- develop strategies to build professional resilience
- link classroom management knowledge to specific needs of the casual teaching role
- create a portfolio of practical resources in preparation for casual teaching in varied settings
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
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