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Details for EDU236 Creating Positive Learning Environments

This subject focuses on equipping students with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to create safe and supportive classrooms where there is a maximum of time spent on learning. It serves to assist teachers to understand their students as individuals, and what helps them learn in the mix of relationships in the classroom. This extends into an exploration of workable classroom routines that maximise learning. Consideration of clear expectations about personal and group conduct is part of exploring classroom routines, such that timely, consistent, and fair responses to challenging behaviour are also introduced within the context of the Christian or alternate school context.    

Quick Stats

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: EDU236
  • Credit points: 10

Subject Coordinator

Garrick Everett

Prerequisite

The following are prerequisites:

  1. EDU103 Foundations of Christian Education 
  2. EDU116 Introduction to Learning Theory 

 

Unit Content

Outcomes

  1. Identify the current legislation, frameworks and initiatives that support and promote safety, engagement and wellbeing in the classroom and articulate ways in which these can be applied in different contexts.
  2. Investigate and analyse the application of teaching strategies that support inclusive participation and engagement of students across the full range of abilities.
  3. Evaluate and select evidence-based strategies and practical approaches that create and sustain safe and engaging classroom environment – legally and educationally – in a range of school contexts
  4. Identify strategies, interventions and programs that can be used to support challenging behavior and difficult classroom environments and apply these to specific contexts.
  5. Articulate the role of teacher self-care, support, wellbeing and professional development in relation to classroom management.
  6. Discuss strategies for engaging parents/guardians, professional organisations and other stakeholders in a classroom and a whole school approach to safety and wellbeing.

Subject Content

  1. Introduction to Pastoral Care in the Classroom 
  2. What makes a safe and supportive classroom? Positive relationships 
  3. What makes a safe and supportive classroom? Establishing a safe & predictable environment 
  4. Rules and Routines (Part 1) – Why? 
  5. Rules and Routines (Part 2) – How? 
  6. Rules and Routines (Part 3) – What? 
  7. Introduction to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Framework 
  8. Clear Expectations (Part 1) – Why? 
  9. Clear Expectations (Part 2) – How? 
  10. Communication in the Classroom to support student engagement 
  11. Communication in the classroom to respond to student disengagement 
  12. Communicating with parents, caregivers and external providers 

This course may be offered in the following formats

  • Face to face onsite (extensive)
  • eLearning (online/synchronous)
  • eLearning (online/asynchronous)

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

  1. Critical Reflections (20%)
  2. Case Studies (30%)
  3. Major Project (50%)

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