In this unit, you will develop knowledge and understanding of approaches to differentiation that support engagement and learning for students across a full range of ability levels. You will examine the relationship between formative assessment and differentiated instruction and use data on students’ current knowledge and skills in relation to planned summative assessment to foster curriculum relevance and support the success and achievement of all students. You will demonstrate expert content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge in your area of specialisation as you design learning sequences and select resources and teaching strategies that make the key concepts and substance of the curriculum accessible to learners across the full range of abilities. You will apply this knowledge to demonstrate effective classroom practice in your area of specialisation and other relevant curriculum areas during a 20-day continuous block placement in a school setting. You will complete the placement under the mentorship of a supervising teacher in your teaching practice setting and demonstrate your teaching practice through set tasks outlined in the Information and Guidelines for the Supervision of Pre-service Teachers booklet for this placement. Following the placement, you will evaluate the impact of your planning, teaching and assessment practices on student learning through the analysis of selected artefacts from your coursework and/or placement with a particular emphasis on how your content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge contribute to your ability to respond to the needs, characteristics and backgrounds of diverse groups of students including students with disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Evaluation

Assessment

Provide further scaffolding in discussion regarding assessment.