| Semester 2, 2021 Online | |
| Short Description: | Secondary Arts Curriculum & Pd |
| Units : | 1 |
| Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
| School or Department : | School of Education |
| Student contribution band : | Band 1 |
| ASCED code : | 070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary |
| Grading basis : | Graded |
Staffing
Examiner:
Requisites
Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSLT or BSED
Pre-requisite: BSED Only - EDS2401
Rationale
Teacher professional accreditation demands that secondary teaching graduates have a strong professional knowledge of discipline-specific curriculum and pedagogical studies within chosen their teaching areas. Although there are some common pedagogical approaches across clusters of disciplines, there are also distinctive practices within specific disciplines. This course enables preservice teachers to develop specific knowledges and pedagogical understandings within the Arts discipline.
Synopsis
The course begins with preservice teachers exploring specific structures and knowledges related to their teaching area. Building on this, they will then actively construct their own pedagogical practice and develop professional expertise in delivering discipline specific teaching for learning. The purpose of this course is to move beyond generic approaches of teaching for learning to provide a deep understanding of how to teach in specific Arts disciplines. This course provides the opportunity for preservice teachers to learn how the Arts content, pedagogy and curriculum fit and work together to provide effective learning opportunities.
Objectives
On successful completion of this course preservice teachers should be able to:
- articulate appropriate content and a wide range of teaching strategies to implement effective pedagogical practice in the senior Arts disciplines (Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 2.1, 3.3);
- plan, structure and sequence senior Arts learning into effective learning and teaching sequences, making use of a range of teaching strategies and teacher attributes (APST 2.2, 3.3);
- implement and explain teaching strategies use differentiated teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities in the Arts disciplines and assist students in classroom participation (APST 1.5, 4.1);
- justify the selection of the use of a range of relevant resources in the Arts disciplines, including ICTs, from relevant curriculum documents in order to engage students in their learning (APST 3.4);
- design and rationalise formative and summative assessment items and reporting processes on student achievement and the application of well-developed judgement to student work in the senior Arts disciplines (APST 5.1, 5.2);
- analyse and justify how external and community representatives, including research associations and organisation, can be accessed and partnered with to enhance senior Arts discipline learning and broaden professional knowledge and practice (APST 7.4).
Topics
| Description | Weighting(%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Know the concepts, structure and content of the Arts and how to teach it | 20.00 |
| 2. | Identify discipline skills, attitudes, values and misconceptions | 20.00 |
| 3. | Plan for effective teaching for learning beyond the traditional classroom, making creative use of strategies and resources, including ICTs | 20.00 |
| 4. | Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning | 20.00 |
| 5. | Engage in professional learning and engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community | 10.00 |
| 6. | Cultivate and inclusive and supportive classroom | 10.00 |
Text and Materials
ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2021&sem=02&subject1=EDS4407)
Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)
Reference Materials
Student Workload Expectations
| Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Directed Study | 80.00 |
| Independent Study | 85.00 |
Assessment Details
| Description | Marks out of | Wtg (%) | Due Date | Notes |
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| ASSIGNMENT 1 | 50 | 50 | 30 Aug 2021 | (see note 1) |
| ASSIGNMENT 2 | 50 | 50 | 18 Oct 2021 | (see note 2) |
Notes
- Essay: The Teacher Artist
- Work Program and Justification
Important assessment information
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Attendance requirements:
There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration. -
Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. -
Penalties for late submission of required work:
Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4) -
Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
To be assured of receiving a passing grade, a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course. -
Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course. -
Examination information:
There is no examination in this course. -
Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
Deferred and Supplementary examinations will be held in accordance with the Assessment Procedure . -
University Student Policies:
Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene University policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
Assessment Notes
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Referencing in assignments must comply with the APA referencing system. This system should be used by students to format details of the information sources they have cited in their work. The APA style to be used is defined by the USQ Library's referencing guide. This guide can be found at .
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Students are required to demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of academic language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation, and referencing in all assessment responses. Marks allocated to the aforementioned criteria will be specified in the criteria for assessment of all assessment items.
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Students are required to submit ALL assignments to evidence meeting or exceeding the mandatory requirements of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APSTs).
Evaluation and Benchmarking
In meeting the University’s aims to establish quality learning and teaching for all programs, this course monitors and ensures quality assurance and improvements in at least two ways. This course:
1. conforms to the USQ Policy on Evaluation of Teaching, Courses and Programs to ensure ongoing monitoring and systematic improvement.
2. forms part of the Master of Learning and Teaching and is benchmarked against the
- internal USQ accreditation/reaccreditation processes which include (i) stringent standards in the independent accreditation of its academic programs, (ii) close integration between business and academic planning, and (iii) regular and rigorous review.
- professional accreditation standards of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST), Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) and Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Other Requirements
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Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .