ED5220 - Key Learning Areas 1
| Credit points: | 06 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 4 |
| Administered by: | School of Education |
Available only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Education [33506P O 33506], and Master of Teaching [34604A O 34604], must be completed with ED5218 (in the same Study Period).
This subject has been designed to equip pre-service teachers with the necessary knowledge and competencies to teach primary key learning areas from Years 1-7. The subject will include fundamentals of and current debates in curriculum design. Teaching areas offered in this subject will be English, Maths and Science. The subject will include investigation of the rationale for each subject area, the nature and design of the syllabus in each area including examples of Queensland and international syllabi. The subject will develop key learning area specific lesson and unit planning, assessment and teaching strategies appropriate to Year 7. Preservice teachers will be involved in practical activities that will enable them to teach and integrate concepts with other Key Learning Areas. This subject will include five days of professional experience
Learning Outcomes
- construct and articulate a personal philosophy informed by the nature of knowledge and characteristics of developmentally appropriate and socially just curriculum in English, Mathematics and Science areas;
- create and evaluate modes of inquiry and structures appropriate to their specific KLAs;
- evaluate various teaching methods, materials and media as they relate to primary school age student learning;
- create ways of organising the learning environment to ensure effective learning and teaching;
- identify and evaluate the curriculum framework, content, processes and skills including different assessment modes in each Key Learning Area.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.
| Prerequisites: | ED5875ALLOW CONCURRENT FOR ED5875 |
| Corequisites: | ED5218 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Helen McDonald |
| Lecturers: | Dr Geoff Ward, Dr David Lake, jc166693. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); in-class assessment (20%); portfolio of evidence (50%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Satisfactory completion of 5 days of professional experience |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 04-Apr-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Ms Helen McDonald |
| Lecturers: | Dr Geoff Ward, Dr David Lake, jc166693. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (30%); in-class assessment (20%); portfolio of evidence (50%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Satisfactory completion of 5 days of professional experience |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.