1. Diversity in Education (ABLES Model)
EDFGC 5807 Theory and Practice of Learning and Teaching
Week 8
Wednesday 3rd May 2017

2. Circle Time Question: How would your best friend describe you?
Silent statements: football team win/loss, holidays spent interstate, working, with family
What makes you feel nervous as a learner? What makes you feel safe as a learner?
Feelings cards: feelings about placement
In groups of 4
What is the importance of teaching social and emotional skills in the classroom? Report to whole group

3. AITSL Standards
4. Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments 4.1 Support student participation Identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities. Illustrations of Practice: Inclusive play The first few weeks Engaging every learner 3 groups choose one to look at and report back 4.3 Manage challenging behaviour

4. Supporting Classroom Management
Reading:
Supporting classroom management for challenging behaviour
(Hyde, Carpenter & Conway, 2016 Chapter 8 Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement)
Read discuss share

5. Inclusion
Inclusion is the act of including all students in a learning environment regardless of differences, background or abilities.
An inclusive classroom is one that meets the needs of all learners.
Read, discuss, share articles:
Bullying, The killing Emily Club, Jack and Tom and Caitlin
(Hyde, Carpenter & Conway, 2010 Chapter 5 Gender and Diversity in the Classroom)

6. Assessment Task 3
This task is really about planning for an entire topic that you could teach in a primary school classroom. It will get you thinking about how to develop some scope and sequence in what you will teach and also how to incorporate the Victorian Curriculum into your planning as this is the curriculum you will be using when you are teaching in the classroom.
** Familiarize yourself with the Victorian Curriculum
**Choose a topic

7. Assessment Task 3
The unit overview must include the following information
unit title
description of the year level(s) your unit is designed for
rationale for the unit
overall objectives (outcomes)
assessment activities.

8. Assessment Task 3
Your framework will cover at least ten, 60-minute lessons. The unit framework must include the following information for each lesson:
content (topic)
learning intentions
a brief description of learning activities (with details included in an appendix)
a list of helpful resources.

9. Assessment Task 3
Develop individual lesson plans for the beginning lesson (lesson 1) and the final lesson (lesson 10).
Use the Federation University Lesson Plan Template
**Finally create a reference page using APA citation style