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Unit of Study EDUC2019 - HSIE: Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I (2023)

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  • Enrolment information

    Students MUST complete at least one Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy I unit in their chosen Secondary Subject Teaching area prior to enrolling in their first Professional Experience unit. It is recommended that students have completed at least 2 HSIE teaching (subject) area units prior to enrolling in this unit. Bachelor of Education students must complete all first year units (96 CP) prior to enrolling in this unit to meet NESA Accreditation requirements.

Unit description

Introduces students to curriculum, assessment and pedagogy in the key learning area of Human Society and its Environment (HSIE). It focuses on Years 7–­10 (Stages 4–­5) syllabuses within the continuum of learning. The unit encourages critical engagement with the role, value, requirements and current issues of HSIE. Students will design lessons, assessments, resources and activities related to units from their subject syllabus. These designs will be informed by a range of teaching and learning priorities including critical, creative and connected inquiry-based learning, differentiation, disability and inclusion, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, digital technologies, literacy and numeracy.

Unit content

Module 1: Curriculum, Learning Area, Subject and Stage
 
Module 2: Syllabus, Program, and Unit Structure
 
Module 3: Assessment Design and Application
 
Module 4: Pedagogical Content Knowledge and Application
 
Module 5: Lesson Design and Application
 
Module 6: Resources and Activity Design and Application

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online
Term1,5
N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate a working knowledge of the HSIE Years 7–10 curriculum through the design of lessons, assessments, resources and activities related to units from a subject syllabus that are informed by teaching and learning priorities including cross curriculum priorities and general capabilities, with specific emphasis on critical, creative and connected inquiry-based learning

demonstrate a working knowledge of the concepts and content of the HSIE Years 7–10 curriculum through the design of lessons, assessments, resources and activities related to units from a subject syllabus that are informed by teaching and learning priorities including differentiation, disability and inclusion, and embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, digital technologies, literacy and numeracy

demonstrate effective teaching and learning strategies, based on a range of current pedagogical frameworks (e.g. Quality Teaching Framework) designed to encourage the development of knowledge, understanding, skills, and student engagement

apply and evaluate strategies to assess student achievement of learning outcomes, including assessment 'for' and 'of' learning, to recognise how learners use their current understanding to discover, develop and incorporate new skills, knowledge and understanding, and to report on the achievement of learning outcomes

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Marsh, C & Hart, C, 2011, Teaching the Social Sciences and Humanities in an Australian Curriculum, 6th edn, Pearson Education, Frenchs Forest.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Texts
  • Rob Gilbert, Libby Tudball and Peter Brett, 2020, Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences, 7th Edition, Cengage. ISBN: 9780170424165.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.