School Of EducationResearching and Developing Engaging PedagogiesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102075.2
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: PRIMARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Prerequisite
102076 Teaching and Learning in Classrooms
Corequisite
102074 Primary Professional Practice 2
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled in 1663 or 1781 Master of Teaching (Primary). Students must satisfactorily complete the national Literacy and Numeracy TEST prior to undertaking this unit.
About this Unit
The unit develops students’ pedagogy through reflective practice. It reviews theories which apply to the study of engaging practices in diverse professional contexts, with a special focus on working with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island learners and students who have English as an additional language or dialect (EAL/D). It challenges students to inquire into and reflect upon their professional practice and develop engaging classroom pedagogies and assessment practices. Students will focus on and research a specific aspect of their teaching practice related to the concept of ‘engagement’ and critically reflect upon their own learning. The unit extends students’ understanding of the processes and uses of participatory action research (e.g. through the use of peer planning, focus groups and peer assessment). In the process, students will take responsibility for translating syllabus documents into meaningful, valuable and productive teaching and learning experiences for a diversity of students.