查爾斯達(dá)爾文大學(xué)

About the Course

If you are a good communicator, love having fun with children and are passionate about sharing a love of learning - then this is the course for you! As a secondary school teacher, you are responsible for educating and guiding students as they prepare for the real world.

This course focuses on the skills and knowledge needed to teach in high schools in line with the Australian National Curriculum. It meets both the national and local need for teachers committed to improving educational outcomes for all children and young adults. It emphasizes:

• Indigenous perspectives
• The school curriculum
• Contemporary approaches to issues in education such as inclusivity
• Child and adolescent development
• Promoting positive behavior
• Improving the teaching-learning relationship in the classroom
• Raising awareness of issues surrounding indigenous education and developing an informed, evidence-based approach to learning and teaching in secondary school settings.

You will have a choice to specialize in a variety of secondary teaching areas including:

• Mathematics
• Music
• Health and physical education
• Science
• Humanities
• Visual arts
• Digital technology
• Languages
• Indigenous knowledge’s etc

The coursework is a mixture of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies, general education studies and professional experience.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

This course has been accredited through the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory consistent with the standards established by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership for the Accreditation of Initial Teacher Education Programs in Australia. Graduates of the courses will be eligible for registration to teach in schools across all Australian states and territory jurisdiction (subject to meeting other eligibility criteria such as English proficiency and suitability to teach).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduating from this course prepares you to teach in high schools or work in associated educational areas such as:

? curriculum development

? educational planning

? educational research

? policy development.