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Duration
13 weeks
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Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 24 Jul 2023
The University of Notre Dame Australia is committed to delivering an excellent student experience, alongside a high standard of teaching, research, and training. As a leader in ethical education, Notre Dame aims to develop students’ critical reasoning and their ability to make ethical decisions—crucial skills to progressing their careers and leading purposeful lives. At Notre Dame, students navigate their future with an ethical education online.
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Subject details
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- 1. Getting to know early adolescents
- 2. Pedagogy in the Middle Years
- 3. A Culture not a structure
- 4. Action PLan
In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Elective
- UND-ELM-GCE-2023
- UND-ELM-MAS-2022
- UND-ELM-MAS-2022
- UND-ELM-GCE-2022
- UND-ELM-MAS-2023
- UND-ELM-MAS-2023
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This course examines the guiding principles of middle schooling and the ways that student learning can be enhanced through a consideration of practices, processes, strategies and structures that best accommodate the needs of early adolescents. Students will examine the specific learning needs of early adolescents, early adolescent brain research and how this influences the pedagogy in middle school classrooms. Underpinning the course will be theme of “middle schooling” as a culture rather than a structure. Students will also explore how to lead pedagogical change in the middle years To this end, the course will conclude with participants engaging in an audit of their own schools to determine the extent to which middle schooling practices are evident and then recommend appropriate changes.
Article critique 30% Reflection 20% Essay 50%
- Research Essay (50%)
- Article Critique (30%)
- Written reflection (20%)
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