Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy 2
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 12 Hours face to face + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
EDU20023 Professional Experience 2 v1
AND
EDU20022 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum v1
AND
25 cp in EDU20024-EDU20049
OR
EDU20051 Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy 1 v1
AND
212.5 cp in BA-EDUSEC Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or its related double degrees
Aims and objectives
This unit advances pre-service teachers’ readiness for teaching their two discipline areas in secondary school contexts. They undertake guided and independent investigations to advance their knowledge and skills in planning, teaching and assessment. They examine purposeful ways to include the general capabilities, cross curriculum priorities, numeracy, literacy and ICT in their subject areas. Pre-service teachers further evaluate contemporary approaches to secondary teaching and learning that support the inclusion of diverse students across a range of abilities.
1. Analyse and integrate subject expertise and particular pedagogical approaches of the discipline areas to engage students in learning.
2. Design an effective unit of work for each discipline area, drawing on a variety of resources, relevant curricula, general capabilities and cross curriculum priorities.
3. Develop an assessment plan within each scope and sequence that includes informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches.
4. Design differentiated learning and modified teaching pathways that take into account assessment data as well as the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
5. Critically evaluate curriculum and pedagogy approaches into how students learn in secondary contexts, including the intellectual, physical, and social development of diverse learners
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
2. Design an effective unit of work for each discipline area, drawing on a variety of resources, relevant curricula, general capabilities and cross curriculum priorities.
3. Develop an assessment plan within each scope and sequence that includes informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches.
4. Design differentiated learning and modified teaching pathways that take into account assessment data as well as the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
5. Critically evaluate curriculum and pedagogy approaches into how students learn in secondary contexts, including the intellectual, physical, and social development of diverse learners
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Live Online Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
On-campus Class | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Online Learning activities | 8 | 12 | 96 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 13 | 12 | 156 |
TOTAL | 300 hours |
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 |
Content
- Advanced curriculum and pedagogical approaches
- Alignment principles: learning intentions, success criteria and formative assessment
- Assessment strategies: including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative
- Concepts, content and structure of discipline areas.
- Contemporary secondary teaching contexts related to Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK).
- Cross curriculum priorities, General Capabilities, Literacy, Numeracy and ICT across the curriculum.
- Differentiated teaching methods
- Feedback and reporting strategies including observing, monitoring, planning for teaching and learning.
- Moderation practices
- Planning for meeting specific and diverse learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
- Unit and lesson planning in the discipline areas.
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.