School Of EducationSecondary Curriculum 1BWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102088.1
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: SECONDARY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Students will be expected to have completed at least one-half of the Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards second teaching area requirement (a minimum of four relevant undergraduate/postgraduate units with no more than two units at level 1).
Equivalent Units
101399 - Secondary Method 1B
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Must be enrolled in the 1714 Master of Teaching (Secondary).
About this Unit
All students seeking a second secondary teaching area qualification must complete this Years 7-10 teaching methodology unit. The unit will examine and model effective contemporary classroom practice to develop students’ pedagogical content knowledge. The specifics of the relevant NSW Board of Studies Years 7-10 Syllabus and links with the K-6 curriculum will be analysed and critiqued as will current Australian and NSW educational/curriculum policies and priorities. Emphasis will be placed on principles underlying engaged inquiry teaching within the specific secondary subject, on creativity and quality teaching outcomes, on innovative course, unit and lesson planning and on the role of data in authentic and appropriate assessment practices. Students will have opportunities for investigation and discussion of current research particularly related to sustainability and diversity in the teaching of the specific subject area.