Bachelor of Education (Primary, 1-10)

Edith Cowan University

This course will give you the flexibility to teach children from Year 1 up to Year 10It also prepares you for working as a dedicated Primary or lower Secondary School teacher and equips you to teach in regional rural and remote settings During your studies you will receive diverse professional experiences in a range of schoolsYoull also have a chance to specialise in one of these learning areas of interest health and physical education mathematics or scienceSpecialisations you can study in this courseHealth and Physical EducationMathematicsScienceCourse learning outcomesApply education theories to a broad range of practical year 110 education situationsPlan implement and evaluate learning experiences for a diverse range of learnersUse creative teaching strategies to cater for varying student abilities and characteristics in a range of learning contextsEmploy a range of resources and strategies in a range of teaching and learning environmentsCommunicate disciplinary knowledge and values in academic professional and public contextsRespond to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse linguistic cultural religious and socioeconomic backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoplesWork with students and parentscarers through a positive systematic approach to learning and teachingEngage with opportunities to improve teaching practice and continue their own professional learning related to the Australian Professional Standards for TeachersCareer OpportunitiesThis course creates quality graduates ready to take up employment in primary and lower secondary up to year 10 education environments Students may be employed as generalist primary teachers specialist primary teachers or secondary teachers teaching to year 10 in a single learning area specialisation Mathematics Science or Health and Physical Education The focus on regional rural and remote education embedded in the course provides an appropriate background for graduates to seek employment in education in a range of metropolitan regional rural and remote educational settingsPossible future job titlesPrimary Teacher Secondary Teacher Mathematics Teacher Science Teacher Sports Teacher Physical Education Teacher Education Officer Specialist Teacher Education Consultant