Course Title: Extending Differentiated Practice

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Extending Differentiated Practice

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

In 2023 this course was titled 'Professional Experience: Differentiation for Inclusion'

From 2024 this course is titled 'Extending Differentiated Practice'

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2628	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2022, Sem 1 2023, Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Samantha Vlcek

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925

Course Coordinator Email: samantha.vlcek@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Successful completion of
TCHE2658 Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education 
AND
TCHE2625 Literacy Test for Initial Teacher Education

Note: it is a condition of enrolment at RMIT that you accept responsibility for ensuring that you have completed the prerequisite/s and agree to concurrently enrol in co-requisite courses before enrolling in a course. For your information go to RMIT Course Requisites (https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/student-essentials/enrolment/course-requisites)
webpage.

Course Description

In this course you will deepen your understanding of how to differentiate your teaching to support the participation and learning of students with additional needs. You will extend your repertoire of teaching strategies to engage students with additional needs in learning and evaluate the effectiveness of your teaching. You will consolidate your skills in planning an inclusive curriculum and differentiating learning for children of differing abilities. You will also apply your knowledge and awareness of key stakeholders’ perspectives in order to provide rich learning experiences for children of all abilities.
During your professional experience you will continue to develop your teaching practice more generally and participate as a professional teacher in the day-to-day activities of the school. You will also apply your knowledge and understanding of teaching children with disabilities to your own practice.

The course includes a professional experience placement (work integrated learning) during which your knowledge and skills will be applied and assessed in a real or simulated workplace context and where feedback from supervising teachers and/or community is integral to your experience. Your professional experience placement is to be undertaken according to the Professional Experience Calendar, unless Special Consideration is granted for an equivalent assessment.

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

In this course you will develop the following program learning outcomes:

• Demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in education
• Critically analyse and apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to your professional practice in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment across a range of disciplines, reflecting a graduate level of proficiency in teaching
• Consolidate and synthesise expert content and pedagogical content knowledge and develop highly effective classroom teaching skills in an area of specialisation
• Apply initiative, judgement, creativity, critical thinking and problem solving skills and the capacity to work responsibly, ethically and inclusively in individual and collaborative professional contexts to enhance your practice
• Show commitment to professional learning by being an independent, open-minded, resilient and critically reflective learner, seeking out, learning from constructive feedback and adapting to meet the demands of the profession
• Demonstrate an understanding of and capacity to promote education for a sustainable future and to support diversity in all its forms
  Communicate effectively with different stakeholders in the education field through a broad range of communication modes and digital technologies in diverse educational contexts.

Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

		Graduate APST
1.	Demonstrate and apply theoretical and practical knowledge of legislation, policies and theoretical foundations of inclusion in education settings	1.6, 4.4, 7.2
2.	Design educational contexts that optimise learning and enhance social opportunities for all learners	1.6, 4.1
3.	Develop and apply a broad range of strategies to support the participation and learning of children across a range of abilities	1.6, 4.1
4.	Develop individual learning plans based on whole-school curriculum planning that differentiate learning for students with additional needs	1.5, 1.6, 3.1,4.1
5.	Appreciate the complexity of developing professional relationships with a range of external stakeholders to assist students with disabilities	3.7, 7.4

 

Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning in this course will involve a range of activities including online lectures, workshops, practical activities, individual tasks, collaborative group work, discussion and individual reflection.

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. Suggested readings from current educational literature will be provided on the course website and will be drawn from highly regarded academic journals, books and conferences as well as reports, websites and other online resources.

The University Library has extensive resources for teacher education students. The Library has produced a number of subject guides that includes quality online and print resources for your studies.
There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal.

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes.

Assessment Tasks 

AT1: Assignment Part A 25% weighting (CLO1, CLO4 and CLO5)
AT2: Assignment Part B: Planning 25% weighting (CLO2, CLO4 and CLO5)
AT3: Assignment Part C: Teaching 25% weighting (CLO1, CLO3 and CLO5)
AT4: Assignment Part D: Evaluation 25% weighting (CLO1 and CLO4)

In order to pass this course, you are required to receive a satisfactory assessment on your professional experience, in accordance with expectations outlined in the PX Handbook for the course. If you fail to meet this requirement, for reasons other than those approved by special considerations, you will not pass the course. If granted Special Consideration, you will become eligible to complete supplementary professional experience to pass the course.   Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks.   If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.   Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.