ED5226 - Secondary Curriculum 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	School of Education

Available to Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary), Masters of Teaching (Secondary) students only.

This subject is designed to equip preservice teachers with the necessary knowledge and competencies to teach senior secondary curriculum areas (Years 10- 12). Teaching areas offered align with subjects in the senior schooling years. Preservice teachers will explore the nature and design of the syllabi in each of their areas and develop discipline specific short and long term planning strategies, teaching and assessment repertoires appropriate to the senior years. A core component of this subject will include government policies, frameworks and quality assurance mechanisms relating to senior schooling including those relevant to vocational education and training. This subject will also explore the choices and options available to students post-school and the significance and potential for partnerships with industry and community to support curriculum delivery.

Learning Outcomes

• create and evaluate modes of inquiry and structures appropriate to senior subject areas;
• develop plans that promote engaging and flexible learning experiences consistent with relevant curriculum frameworks;
• critically analyse policies and frameworks pertaining to senior schooling;
• develop strategies for supporting student transition through community and industry engagement;
• apply quality assurance mechanisms pertinent to senior schooling.

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 find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• 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 communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Prerequisites:	ED5225
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED4210

Availabilities
Townsville, Limited, Study Period 2
Census Date 05-Sep-2008
Face to face teaching (to be advised)
Coordinator:	Assoc. Professor Angela Hill
Lecturers:	Miss Tanya Doyle, Mrs Peta Salter, Miss Leah Daniel, jc166693, jc199225, jc201268.
Contact hours:	10 hours lectures 29 hours
Assessment:	in-class assessment (25%); portfolio (50%); (25%).

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.