472-300 Adapting the Curriculum

460-205 Teaching and Professional Practice 2 and 472-200 Learning and Teaching for Young Children

This subject consists of two strands that will explore teaching techniques and their adaptation to different abilities and learning styles; and a range of learning outcomes. It will develop linkages with Teaching and Professional Practice and build on the understandings developed in Learning and Teaching for Young Children.

Strand a will examine the concept of sustained teaching and its application to the classroom. Lesson planning and implementation based on perspectives of effective learning and teaching for children in the middle and upper years of primary school will be addressed, including writing effective outcome statements, selecting appropriate teaching strategies and resources, and designing and managing the classroom. Issues of diversity in children's learning and development will be examined.

Strand b will focus on developmentally appropriate practice for teachers working with children 3-5 years of age and the provision of high quality learning environments for children from diverse backgrounds and of diverse developmental capacities. Students will address issues of group dynamics, planning for individual needs and interests, and the importance of equitable outcomes for all children and their families that acknowledge gender, culture, ethnic and developmental differences.