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Unit Summary
Pre-requisites
96 Credit Points in a Bachelor of Education course OR admission to the 1209001 - Master of Teaching
Unit aim
Engages students with curriculum, assessment and pedagogy in the key learning area of Human Society and Its Environment (HSIE), with a focus on Primary Years: Foundation/Kindergarten - Year 6 within the continuum of learning. Students critically engage with the role, value, issues and future of HSIE and the content and process of teaching Australian and world history, geography, participatory citizenship, values and ethics. Focuses on developing integrated assessment, teaching and learning strategies in response to the priorities of inquiry-based learning, differentiation, disability and inclusion, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander cultures, digital technologies, literacy and numeracy.
Unit content
Module 1: History, Geography, Civics in a Post-millennial world
Module 2: A Civil Society
Module 3: Australia’s History
Module 4: Conflict and Peace on Earth
Module 5: What is authentic pedagogy and assessment?
Module 6: Society in the 4th Industrial Revolution
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant international, national and state HSIE syllabus and relevant early childhood curriculum requirements |
| 2 | critically examine models of pedagogy, and strategies, for teaching and assessing HSIE from early years to 12 years |
| 3 | motivate children to engage as active citizens, asking questions and making responsible decisions about issues at the personal, local, national, and global level; as well as engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture |
| 4 | plan integrated and learning sequences (and supporting ICT resources), which include a variety of teaching and assessment strategies to cater for diverse learning needs and children’s interests |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant international, national and state HSIE syllabus and relevant early childhood curriculum requirements
- critically examine models of pedagogy, and strategies, for teaching and assessing HSIE from early years to 12 years
- motivate children to engage as active citizens, asking questions and making responsible decisions about issues at the personal, local, national, and global level; as well as engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture
- plan integrated and learning sequences (and supporting ICT resources), which include a variety of teaching and assessment strategies to cater for diverse learning needs and children’s interests
Prescribed texts
- Gilbert, R & Hoepper, B (eds) , 2017, Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences: History, Geography, Economics and Citizenship in the Australian Curriculum, 6th edn, Cengage Australia, South Melbourne, Vic. ISBN: 9780170369350.
- Gilbert, R & Hoepper, B (eds) , 2017, Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences: History, Geography, Economics and Citizenship in the Australian Curriculum, 6th edn, Cengage Australia, South Melbourne, Vic. ISBN: 9780170369350.