ED5221 - Key Learning Areas 2

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 OR 33506] and Master of Teaching [34604A OR 34604].

This subject has been designed to equip pre-service teachers with the necessary knowledge and competencies to effectively and equitably teach social and environmental education, the arts (namely dance, drama, music, visual arts and new media) and health and physical education to primary aged children. Students will be involved in practical activities that will enable them to develop skills and methods required to teach and integrate concepts with other Key Learning Areas. Research related to learning and teaching in these Key Learning Areas will be emphasised with opportunities for students to engage in and reflect upon these experiences provided.

Learning Outcomes

• evaluate various teaching methods, materials and media as they relate to primary school age children's learning;
• explore ways of organising the learning environment to ensure effective learning and teaching;
• diagnose, value and respond to different individual learning needs in social and environmental education, the arts (namely dance, drama, music, visual arts and new media) and health and physical education, taking into account factors such as gender, ethnicity, age, ability, learning styles, behaviour, social circumstance and culture;
• construct and articulate a personal philosophy, regarding the teaching and learning of social and environmental education, the arts (namely dance, drama, music, visual arts and new media) and health and physical education;
• demonstrate an awareness of the content and characteristics of appropriate and socially just social and environmental education, the arts (namely dance, drama, music, visual arts and new media) and health and physical education curriculum for primary school age children.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• 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.

Prerequisites:

ED5220

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Coordinator:	Ms Helen McDonald
Lecturers:	Ms Helen McDonald, Dr Linda Ashton, Dr Gillian Walls.
Contact hours:	78 hours - Lectures/Workshops
Assessment:	includes component from social and environmental education, the arts, and health and physical education / examination (50%); includes component from social and environmental education, the arts, and health and physical education / planning activities (50%).

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.