How To Upskill With A Teaching Short Course

As one of the top-rated teaching schools in Australia, Excelsia understands that even for teachers, the path of self-development in teaching does not end at graduating with a master’s degree in education. In turn, Excelsia provides pathways for students to become better qualified teachers by learning and developing skills in areas such as classroom and curriculum innovation to meet the evolving requirements of training for teachers.

Our accredited learning programs are designed to help teachers become leaders outside of the classroom and improve their career prospects as educators as well as opening opportunities to pursue further study and qualifications in teaching.

How Can I Improve My Teaching Skills?

Excelsia offers the Graduate Certificate in Classroom and Curriculum Innovation, a short course designed to help teachers, along with other education stakeholders, develop a comprehensive understanding of the increasingly diverse needs of students in order to deliver more effective pedagogies. This course is part of eight-unit Master of Education offered 100% online to teachers who want to further their career with leadership roles in schools.

What Are the Benefits Of Studying A Teaching Training Course?

This unique opportunity gives teachers and future education leaders a taste of specialised study that can set you on a path to improving your teaching career prospects and or further study into Excelsia’s Master of Educational Leadership. Graduates from this course can expect to be well-positioned to lead their professional learning communities and bring about positive change in their schools and their own classrooms.

What Topics Does the Graduate Certificate in Classroom and Curriculum Innovation Cover?

The Philosophy of Christian Education unit explores a philosophy of education from a Christian perspective. The concept of a biblical worldview and the place of religious education in Australia are contextualised. Students are invited to explore how their worldview impacts teaching, including in a faith- school.

This course offers four units of study:

1. The Lave & Wenger’s classic theory of communities and roles of member citizens in engaging
2. Imagining and supporting is the subject of the second unit.
3. The third unit, Leading Classroom Pedagogies, targets a range of pedagogies that lead to best practice in school education. The role of Christian educators and education in the virtual and the real world are explored.
4. The fourth unit equips graduates with skills in interpreting educational data for the purpose of wise decision making in schools.

One of Excelsia’s key strengths is the provision of a Christian perspective to education, teaching you to reflect deeply on the ways in which your Christian worldview impacts your role as a teacher and leader.

If you are hoping to deepen your current teaching knowledge and enhance your professional practice in the area of classroom and curriculum innovation, the Graduate Certificate in Classroom and Curriculum Innovation is the right fit. In addition to the costs you will save, you can also continue your study to complete a Master of Education with 100% credit for these units. In effect, you will have completed 50% of a Master’s degree at a heavily discounted price. The Master of Education prepares professional educators for advancement in any area of educational research, leadership and practice.

You will find detailed information, including entry requirements in the individual brochure here.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Excelsia’s friendly Education consultant on (61) 491 073 147 or email lou-anne.yu@excelsia.edu.au