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Unit of Study EDUC3023 - Inclusive and Special Education: The Responsive Teacher (2027)

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  • Enrolment information

    Bachelor of Education students must complete all first year units (96 CP) prior to enrolling in this unit to meet NESA Accreditation requirements.

Unit description

Uses case studies, contemporary research and practical examples to introduce inclusive education for students with disabilities and other additional learning needs. Explores theories and practical applications of teaching students with disability in inclusive and special education classrooms, with a focus on interactions between legislation and policy, differentiation and learning adjustments, communication, collaboration, community consultation and professional leadership. Students demonstrate and apply knowledge of inclusive teaching strategies for learners with a disability or other additional learning needs.

Unit content

The key concepts, theoretical frameworks and practical requirements for teachers to be able to support students with disabilities and other additional learning needs will be examined within the following topics.

Module 1. Teaching for Inclusion: Social, Historical and Theoretical Perspectives

Module 2. Legislation and Policies to improve access and equity in Australian Education

Module 3. Differentiation and Adjustments

Module 4. Communication for Learning and Effective Teaching

Module 5. Collaboration and Consultation to Support Inclusion

Module 6. Professional Leadership for Inclusive Teaching

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Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
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Gold Coast
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Online
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Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

analyse and synthesise evidence of the learning needs of students with disability to evaluate and justify adjustments that support access, participation and belonging on the same basis as other students

interpret legislative requirements and implement teaching strategies that support participation and engagement for students with disability in classroom and school contexts

apply teaching strategies, including differentiation and reasonable adjustments, to design and implement inclusive learning experiences that respond to diverse learner needs and support participation and engagement

engage in collaborative practice with professionals, parents/carers and community to plan, implement and review inclusive strategies that support participation and learning for students with disability

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