Teaching Students with Diverse Abilities

Overview

This Teaching Students with Diverse Abilities unit at Excelsia College will equip Initial Teacher Education students with the skills, understandings, and attitudinal base to encourage effective learning for all children – irrespective of their ability or needs. The unit emphasises the provision of opportunities to develop strategies that have high utility in classrooms, thus enabling all students to access the curriculum. National and State policies and practices supporting inclusion will be examined, as will the nature and place of support services within the class, school, prior to school settings and community.

Key Features

Learning occurs through prescribed reading and research, class discussions and activities, case study analysis, project work, written work and research. This unit may include online presentation using a range of content-based and interactive learning materials, objects and strategies. The unit is supported at every offering by access to an online lecturer and to the resources and student support services of the College.