Details for EDU541 Differentiated Curriculum and Learning Management

This subject explores how teachers can ensure that each student has the best possible opportunity to succeed in their learning journey. Students consider differentiated learning, teaching and behaviour management to meet individual student’s needs, interests and abilities from a biblical perspective. It equips future teachers with the knowledge, skills, necessary to create learning environments that are safe, inclusive, and supportive of all students. Students learn how to design inclusive and differentiated learning and assessment practices and how to communicate and collaborate with parents and other stakeholders.  

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: EDU541
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

• EDU407 Foundations of Christian Education 
• EDU408 Teaching and Learning Evidence and Practice 

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Critically reflect on cultural, linguistic, religious, and socioeconomic diversity from biblical and other perspectives and explore the implications for teaching and learning in the Australian context.  
2. Develop classroom rules, routines and practices that establish a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students. 
3. Develop evidence-based approaches and strategies to respond to individual student needs and behaviour. 
4. Design quality learning and assessment practices and tools that support inclusivity and diversity.  
5. Identify ways to communicate and collaborate with parents and other stakeholders to support student learning and wellbeing. 

Subject Content

1. Positionality and worldview 
2. Creating a safe and inclusive secondary school classroom 
3. Managing the learning environment 
4. Complex behaviour cases 
5. Differentiation to support learning 
6. The role of planning and pedagogy 
7. Intentional teaching of prosocial and inter-cultural competencies 
8. Designing inclusive units of work and lessons  
9. Designing formative assessment for learning 
10. Designing summative assessments  
11. Collaborating to support learning 

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face on site (intensive)
• ​E-learning (online/asynchronous) 
• ​​E-learning (online/synchronous) 

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

Assessment Methods

1. Research & Reflection Journal  (20%)
2. Case Study Analysis (Intervention plan) (20%)
3. Lesson Plan Sequence (30%)
4. Assessment Design and feedback (30%)

Prescribed Text

• Kieser, D. & Parsons, J. (2013). Characteristics of Christian pedagogy. The Christian Teachers Journal. 24(4). 
• Smith, D. (2025). Everyday Christian teaching: a guide to practicing faith in the classroom. Wm.B.Eeerdmans Publishing Co. 
• Tomlinson, C. A. &  Moon. T.R. (2013) Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom. : ASCD. 
• Westman, L,D.(2018). Student-Driven Differentiation : 8 Steps to Harmonize Learning in the Classroom.  Corwin Press.