Overview

> About the Bachelor of Education

If you're passionate about helping young people to flourish, La Trobe's accredited Bachelor of Education offers your best path to a rewarding career in teaching. Carefully designed by expert teachers and leaders in the learning sciences, our Bachelor of Education will give you the skills, experience and confidence to make a difference from your first day as a qualified teacher.

Take your time and find out what area of teaching you'd like to specialise in. You won't have to decide what you'll teach – secondary, primary, or early childhood and primary – until the end of your first year. Then, you'll dive deep into your area of specialisation and develop unique and comprehensive skills.

Offered at every La Trobe campus in Victoria, our Bachelor of Education is extremely flexible. Learn in blended mode (online, in schools, in community and on campus), making it easier to balance study and life commitments.

You'll seamlessly integrate theory and practice through a careful blend of learning experiences. Learn the most up-to-date and proven approaches to teaching, then put them into practice. You'll spend at least 80 days in schools and education centres, learning how to manage classrooms, design class plans and guide students.

Learn from currently practising teachers and get valuable knowledge that no textbook (or YouTube video) can give you. Study in a supportive learning environment, mentored by our experienced and dedicated teaching staff. You'll also learn from leading researchers who are changing the way people learn to read.

Become a strong, independent learner and develop your identity as a teacher. At La Trobe, you'll gain a thorough understanding of the important ethical and technical requirements for being a teacher. You'll graduate classroom ready, equipped to become the best teacher you can be.

If you decide to pursue primary or secondary teaching, you'll develop discipline specialisations that you'll take straight into the classroom when you graduate. But no matter which path you choose, you'll learn alongside students working across all age groups, so you'll constantly learn about all stages of a child's education journey.

> COURSE AND CAREER OUTCOMES

• Bachelor of Education intended learning outcomes
• Address literacy and numeracy needs for all stakeholders in a teacher education context
• Demonstrate competence in teaching & learning in specific curriculum areas
• Articulate awareness of and ability to apply theories of learning and development
• Design, develop and implement curriculum for Early Childhood, Primary school, or Secondary school contexts
• Demonstrate the application and integration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in teaching and learning
• Provide evidence of knowledge of professional teacher standards, ethical codes of conduct and Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) relevant to applications
• Demonstrate competence in creating positive learning environments for a range of learners
• Address educational issues and improve teaching practice through design, conduct and reflection on evidence-based research
• Demonstrate the capacity to design and implement assessment, feedback and reporting strategies, that complement and support learning processes and are inclusive of diagnostic, formative and summative
• Bachelor of Education career opportunities
• After graduation, you'll be confident to work in the classroom as a teacher, or in other important roles in the education sector. You could build a rewarding career in a wide range of roles, in Australia and abroad.
• Depending on your specialisation, you could find roles in:
• Primary schools
• Teach, mentor and support children in primary schools.
• Secondary schools
• Help shape our next generation when you work with children in secondary schools.
• Early childhood settings
• Graduate ready to build your career in learning centres, kindergartens, preschools or early intervention programs.