Curriculum Development, Assessment and Responsive Pedagogy
Overview
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.
Requisites
26-May-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Review relevant teaching strategies and evidence-based pedagogy that effectively support student learning outcomes in the context of the chosen primary/secondary curriculum learning areas, their concepts, content and structure.
- Critically analyse evidence-based teaching practices and evaluative tools that measure impact on student learning and well-being
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding required to set and provide achievable goals and challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics.
- 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
- 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
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online Lecture | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
| Specified Activities Various | 4.00 | 12 weeks | 48 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 5.50 | 12 weeks | 66 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning | 12.50 | 12 weeks | 150 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)Â
- What is pedagogy, instructional models (HITS, e5), differentiation, teaching strategiesÂ
- 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 programsÂ
- Communicating learning to studentsÂ
- Organising classroom activities (Inclusion and engagement)Â
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.