There are two parts to this assessment task: Part A and Part B. Your response to AT1 is to be submitted in Moodle as one document with a copy of your two posts, a copy of the post of the other student that you choose to provide advice on, along with that advice for Part A, and your response to Part B.

Part A: Topics 1 to 3 Posts

(i) Create two posts for from the ‘Links to assessment’ activities on our Unit Moodle site from Topics 1 to 3 with no more than one Post from any Topic. Make your two posts on or before Thursday of Week 5 in the Two Posts for Topics 1 to 3 Forum on our Unit Moodle website. Each Post is to be between 250 and 300 words (excluding any References).

(ii) You are to select one post from another student from that Forum and provide advice on how to improve the quality of that post. That advice is to be between 250 and 300 words (excluding any References).

Part B: Extended response – Engaging learners

On prac. your Supervisor is very interested in your ideas about engagement using Educational Neuroscience and has arranged for you to address all teachers in the Department for ten-minutes on that in an upcoming staff meeting. To do this you have decided to provide a paper in advance using the APA style for the Department’s teachers on the topic.

In your paper cover at a minimum:

• how students learn using neural understandings of learning and memory including ideas from The Social Brain PD;
• the importance of establishing with students challenging stretch learning goals; and
• how to create and maintain ‘approach-based’ optimal learning experiences and avoid ‘fear-based’ ones to maximise student engagement and learning gains.

Directly drawn from your paper, you have two significant open-ended questions to lead the discussion with your audience that you present at the end of your paper immediately after the Conclusion and before References.

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Your written response to Part B is to be between 2000 and 2200 words (excluding References).Ensure that in your response to AT1 you use the APA (2010, 2012) style throughout: that includes effective structure and content of the paper, writing clearly and concisely - including the use of headings, as well as correct acknowledgment of sources in text and in References. Do ensure that you evidence effective use of our Unit Moodle website including from The Social Brain PD.

See our Unit Moodle website for the full Task-Specific Marking Guide (TSMG) for AT1

Summary of TSMG:

The following table summarises the mark allocation for the Unit learning outcome assessed

There are two parts to this assessment task: Part A and Part B. Your response to AT2 submitted in Moodle is to be one document that has a copy of your post, a copy of the post of the other student that you choose to provide advice on, along with that advice for Part A, and your response to Part B.

Part A: Topic 4 or 5 Discussion Forum Post

(i) Select one activity from Topics 4 or 5 and make one Post of between 250 and 300 words(excluding any references) in the One Post on Topic 4 or 5 Forum on our Unit Moodle website on or before Thursday of Week 10.

(i) You are to select one Post from another student from thatForumand provide advice on how to improve the quality of that Post. That advice is to be between 250 and 300 words (excluding any References).

Part B: Managing challenging behaviour

Managing challenging behaviour can be tough for teachers – especially in their first couple of years of teaching. On prac. the Deputy-Principal (DP) has told you how impressed she is with your practices that are obviously informed by good theory. The DP has asked you to write an interesting paper for the first and second year teachers at the school outlining what you do and why to manage challenging behaviour. At the end of your paper have two key open-ended questions that the ese early career teachers can engage with individually and as a group discussion.

To do this you have decided to focus on:

• practical approaches to manage challenging behaviour;
• the importance of having the capacity to organise classroom activitieseffectively and efficientlyand provide clear teacher directions to students; and
• how to support positive behaviours, student well-being and safety in the classroom including ideas from The Social Brain PD.

Directly drawn from your paper, you have two significant open-ended questions to lead the discussion with your audience that you present at the end of your paper immediately after the Conclusion and before References.

Your written response to Part B is to be between 2100 and 2300 words (excluding References).Ensure that in your response to AT1 you use the APA (2010, 2012) style throughout: that includes effective structure and content of the paper, writing clearly and concisely - including the use of headings, as well as correct acknowledgment of sources in text and in References. Do ensure that you evidence effective use of our Unit Moodle website including from The Social Brain PD.

See our Unit Moodle website for the full Task-Specific Marking Guide (TSMG) for AT2

Summary of TSMG:

The following table summarises the mark allocation for the Unit learning outcome assessed