Course Title: Supporting Positive Behaviours and Student Success

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Supporting Positive Behaviours and Student Success

Credit Points: 12.00

Important Information:

In 2023 this course was titled 'Professional Experience: Teaching Strategies for Children with Additional Needs'

From 2024 this course is titled 'Supporting Positive Behaviours and Student Success'


Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE2476

Bundoora Campus

Undergraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

 Sem 1 2016,
Sem 1 2018,
Sem 1 2019,
Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Samantha Vlcek

Course Coordinator Phone: By appointment

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

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora Campus

Course Coordinator Availability: By email


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Enforced Pre-Requisite Courses
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 investigate key aspects that underpin specialist skills in learning in both mainstream and special schools settings. By exploring a range of disability conditions, you will learn specialist teaching strategies to address a set curriculum. You will be able to address the learning needs of children with a disability through curriculum support, resourcing, and individualised lesson planning. You will reflect on your experiences in schools for ways to incorporate learning needs of the individual such as obtaining feedback from all participants, assessment and evaluation, accessing resources and collaborative planning. You will investigate processes to identify, secure and implement educational modifications for successful access to learning, adequate learning spaces, and enable mobility.

This course is a Professional Experience course. It links theory with practice through a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experience.  

 

 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

You will be assessed on your development of the following program learning outcomes in this course in BP046PDS:

  • Develop and apply theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to your professional practice and development in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment
  • Critically analyse, synthesize and reflect on educational policy and practice in both local and international contexts
  • Apply initiative and judgment in planning, problem solving and decision making to enhance your practice and continuing professional development.
  • Demonstrate the specific knowledge and skills required in working successfully with learners with additional needs.

Program Learning Outcomes in this course in BP320PDI:

  • 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
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and capacity to promote education for a sustainable future and to support diversity in all its forms


Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
1. Recognise and apply when and how to assess effectively
2. Work in teams to strategically plan for the individual child’s successful learning
3. Access and adapt resources that meet a wide range of learner needs
4. Describe and justify strategies of gathering evidence to support your decisions and choices
5. Make connections between theories and practices in mainstream and Disability education.

 


Overview of Learning Activities

To successfully complete this course, you will need to participate in tutorials/workshops and other learning events. You will need to complete regular weekly learning tasks that may involve online activities, reading broadly, analysing video materials and case studies, reporting critically on set questions, researching course topics, and completing prescribed assessment tasks. You are required to be proactive and self-directed in your learning; asking questions of your lecturer and/or peers and seeking out information as required. You will also be required to actively and effectively engage with peers in collaborative problem-solving activities and other forms of group work.


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. A list of recommended learning resources will be provided by your lecturer, including books, journal articles and web resources. You will also be expected to seek further resources relevant to the focus of your own learning.


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 

Assignment 1: Student Learning Profile 20% (CLO1 and CLO2)
Assessment 2: Learning Plan 40% (CLO1, CLO3, and CLO4)
Assignment 3: Planning for Inclusion 40% (CLO2, CLO3 and CLO4)

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.