ED5220 - Key Learning Areas 1

Credit points:	06
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

Available only to students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Education [33506P O 33506], must be completed with or prior to ED5218.

The subject will explore fundamentals of and current debates in curriculum design and specifically develop understandings of the central concepts of the discipline areas of English, Maths and Science and Technology. The subject will include investigation of the rationale for each subject area, the nature and design of the curriculum frameworks in each area including examples from Queensland and international jurisdictions. The subject will develop key learning area specific lesson and unit planning, assessment and teaching strategies appropriate for Years 1 -7. Preservice teachers will be involved in practical activities that will enable them to teach and integrate concepts with other Key Learning Areas.

Learning Outcomes

• create and evaluate modes of inquiry and structures appropriate to their specific KLAs;
• construct and articulate a personal philosophy informed by the nature of knowledge and characteristics of developmentally appropriate and socially just curriculum in English, Mathematics, Science and Technology areas;
• evaluate various teaching methods, materials and ICTs as they relate to primary school age student learning;
• identify and evaluate the curriculum framework, content, processes and skills including different assessment modes in each;
• Incorporate a range of perspectives as part of teaching and learning programs within the KLA areas including Indigenous and global perspectives.

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:	ED5875 and ALLOW CONCURRENT FOR ED5875
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	ED2193 ED3192 ED3194

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 25-Mar-2010
Coordinator:	Ms Helen McDonald
Lecturers:	Dr Geoff Ward, Dr Fiona Walls, Dr David Lake.
Contact hours:	39 hours lectures 39 hours workshops/Seminars 5 days professional experience
Assessment:	in-class assessment (20%); planning units (50%); centrally-administered final exam (30%).

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.