EDUC 7219 - Teaching in the Supportive Classroom

Australian schools and classrooms are typified by their increasing diversity. Students need to be provided with school and classroom learning environments that are engaging and supportive of their ontologies and are inclusive and respectful of their cultures, wellbeing and learning needs. These need to be underpinned by teacher knowledge of specific strategies to address challenges to student learning, especially those relating to student behaviour, difference and disabilities. This course provides initial teacher education students with contemporary theories, knowledge and pedagogies to create classroom management strategies that effectively address differences in and barriers to school student engagement with learning.