Curriculum Development, Assessment and Responsive Pedagogy
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 12 Hours face to face + Blended, and offered through SOL
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
Aims and objectives
In this unit, pre-service teachers will develop an understanding of curriculum learning areas, their concepts, content, and structure which will support their knowledge and ability to organise classroom activities and communicate required learning to students. They will also explore human development as a lens to convey how the planning and effective implementation of teaching and learning programs including trauma informed pedagogy promotes inclusion for all students. Through this exploration they will learn how to set achievable goals and challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics and also locate relevant teaching strategies and evidence-based pedagogy that effectively supports student learning outcomes. They will also be supported to identify evaluative tools that measure impact on student learning and wellbeing..
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Review relevant teaching strategies and evidence-based pedagogy that effectively support student learning outcomes in the context of the primary curriculum learning areas, their concepts, content and structure
2. Critically analyse evidence-based teaching practices and evaluative tools that measure impact on student learning and well-being
3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding required to set and provide achievable goals and challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.4. Plan effective teaching and learning programs from a demonstrated understanding of human development to promote inclusion and full participation of all students (including those with additional needs) in classroom activities
5. Design learning programs to respond to human development, including trauma informed pedagogy to support inclusion and participation for all students, including those who are neuro-diverse or have additional learning needs.
Courses with unit
From 2022 EDU60043 replaces EDU60016
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| On Campus Class (Seminar) | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Specified Activities Various | 4 | 12 | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 5.5 | 12 | 66 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Online Contact Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.5 | 12 | 150 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Critical Analysis/Provocation | Individual | 50% | 1, 2 |
| Presentation | Individual | 50% | 3, 4, 5 |
Content
- Curriculum, types of curriculum, Curriculum concepts, content, and structure an overview (National and State)
- What is pedagogy, instructional models (HITS, e5), differentiation, teaching strategies
- Assessment Evaluative tools and Assessment practices that measure impact on student learning and wellbeing
- Human development as a lens to explore trauma informed pedagogy, neurodiverse and additional learning needs
- Creating and maintaining a safe and challenging learning environment.
- Planning and teaching of learning programs
- Communicating learning to students
- Organising classroom activities (Inclusion and engagement)
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.