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TEACHING, LEARNING, ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM.

Module code: ED620
Credits: 15
Semester: 1 and 2
Department: EDUCATION
International:
Coordinator: Angela Rickard (EDUCATION)

	Overview
	� Approaches to teaching and learning (general pedagogical strategies) � Understanding the curriculum. � Planning an innovative curricular experience for students � Planning coherent, differentiated and integrated teaching � Active learning � Assessment for, of and as learning � Using educational technology appropriately in teaching and learning � Embedding strategies for enhancing literacy and numeracy in teaching � Inclusive education (Special Education, Multiculturalism, Disadvantage) � Working with students with special educational needs � Working with students with English as second language � The extended professional: dealing with parents, students in crisis, working with colleagues, and external agencies � The Connected Teacher: leveraging social media appropriately for professional development and communication � Cross curricular themes, including communication, team work, local and global citizenship � Classroom management � The professional responsibilities of a teacher � Researching one's own practice

Overview

� Approaches to teaching and learning (general pedagogical strategies)
� Understanding the curriculum.
� Planning an innovative curricular experience for students
� Planning coherent, differentiated and integrated teaching
� Active learning
� Assessment for, of and as learning
� Using educational technology appropriately in teaching and learning
� Embedding strategies for enhancing literacy and numeracy in teaching
� Inclusive education (Special Education, Multiculturalism, Disadvantage)
� Working with students with special educational needs
� Working with students with English as second language
� The extended professional: dealing with parents, students in crisis, working with colleagues, and external agencies
� The Connected Teacher: leveraging social media appropriately for professional development and communication
� Cross curricular themes, including communication, team work, local and global citizenship
� Classroom management
� The professional responsibilities of a teacher
� Researching one's own practice

	Learning Outcomes
	On successful completion of the module, students should be able to: � understand the dynamic processes by which curriculum is designed and implemented � apply knowledge of the individual potential of pupils, dispositions towards learning, varying backgrounds, identities, experiences and learning styles to planning for teaching, learning and assessment � conduct a systematic, holistic assessment of learner needs � implement a range of methodologies to achieve planned outcomes and evaluate learner progress towards those outcomes � engage in action research on his/her teaching � conduct and apply relevant research, as appropriate, to his/her teaching context: identifying, critically analysing and critically integrating new pedagogical insights into his/her practice � critically interrogate the process of curriculum development, design, implementation and evaluation and critically evaluate curriculum provision in the Irish context � record and edit video footage of their own teaching and integrate educational technology appropriately in teaching and learning

Learning Outcomes

Teaching & Learning methods

Assessment

	Autumn Supplementals/Resits
	Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment registration permitted? No Is Supplemental Continuous Assessment capped? No

	Timetable
	This timetable is not currently available, please contact the Education Department.

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TEACHING, LEARNING, ASSESSMENT AND CURRICULUM.