01. Students will access material associated with childhood and adolescent psychology and identify key areas of research relevant to working with middle years students

Activities:

Students will engage with material in the online module 'Issues in childhood and adolescent psychology' and attend online discussions through Blackboard Collaborate. Students will demonstrate their learning by completing a multiple choice test during the intensive

02. Students will engage with a range of resources and reflect on their understandings of best practice in working with indigenous students.

Activities:

Students will engage with material from Harrison, N (2010) Teaching and Learning in Aboriginal Education, and a workshop during the intensive. Students will in additional seek a range of opinions through other resources. Students will critically examine their personal beliefs and understandings about best practice in indigenous education and present this through a series of reflections online.

03. Students will engage with articles and resources provided in the online module for this subject to investigate one of the following and develop an understanding of key areas in middle years research: Learner characteristics of middle years students .Desired teacher characteristics for middle years students. Teaching and learning strategies which support successful learning Innovative structures within Middle Years contexts which have developed in response to Middle Years research

Activities:

Students undertake the reading and reflection on the middle years modules and respond with journal reflections. Students work collaboratively in face to face and online contexts to develop a presentation of one aspect of middle years research and present it to their colleagues at the next intensive. Students engage peer assessment in response to the task.