Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy 1
Duration
- One Semester
Contact hours
- 48 Hours
Aims and objectives
This unit aims to prepare pre-service teachers to plan and teach in their discipline drawing on key curriculum documents. In this unit, students gain knowledge of the principles and practices of teaching and learning. Working with key curriculum documents, pre-service teachers will evaluate contemporary approaches to secondary teaching contexts. They will explore a range of formative and summative assessment practices and strategies for observing, monitoring and planning for teaching and learning -service teachers will also explore feedback principles and reporting in the discipline contexts.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Research pedagogical approaches in teaching and learning of the discipline areas in secondary contexts.
2. Develop a scoped and sequenced unit of study (with a minimum of 6 lessons) for each discipline area.
3. Critically analyse a range of formative and summative assessment strategies in observing, monitoring, planning and teaching and learning.
4. Communicate how assessment data is useful for evaluating, supporting, and extending student learning.
5. Apply contemporary theories on anti-bias curriculum and pedagogies to secondary contexts and diverse learners.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Research pedagogical approaches in teaching and learning of the discipline areas in secondary contexts.
2. Develop a scoped and sequenced unit of study (with a minimum of 6 lessons) for each discipline area.
3. Critically analyse a range of formative and summative assessment strategies in observing, monitoring, planning and teaching and learning.
4. Communicate how assessment data is useful for evaluating, supporting, and extending student learning.
5. Apply contemporary theories on anti-bias curriculum and pedagogies to secondary contexts and diverse learners.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
| Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Workshop | 6 | 8 | 48 |
| Online Contact | 3 | 8 | 24 |
| Specified Learning Activities Prescribed readings Online activities | 12 | 8 | 96 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study Readings Assignment preparation | 11 | 12 | 132 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 300 hours / 25 credit points |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Presentation | Group | 20% | 1, 3, 5 |
| Folio A (Discipline A) | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Folio B (Discipline B) | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
During this unit students will receive feedback on the following key generic skills:
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Contemporary secondary teaching contexts related to Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK).
• Contemporary curriculum approaches including the structure and content of relevant curriculum documents.
• Concepts, content and structure of discipline areas.
• Principles of teaching and learning.
• Relevant pedagogical approaches (e.g. productive pedagogies and 8 ways pedagogies).
• Unit and lesson planning in the discipline areas.
• Assessment, feedback and reporting.
• Moderation practices
• Contemporary curriculum approaches including the structure and content of relevant curriculum documents.
• Concepts, content and structure of discipline areas.
• Principles of teaching and learning.
• Relevant pedagogical approaches (e.g. productive pedagogies and 8 ways pedagogies).
• Unit and lesson planning in the discipline areas.
• Assessment, feedback and reporting.
• Moderation practices
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials will be made available on the Learning Management Systems (LMS).