James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2024

ED4493 - Service Learning in Health and Physical Education

Subject Description

In this subject, pre-service teachers will integrate meaningful community-based service learning (minimum 50 hours) and reflection to enrich their understanding of their professional identity as Health and Physical Education (HPE) specialists. Pre-service teachers will extend their disciplinary knowledge and pedagogical skills to design, deliver and assess innovative learning experiences for diverse children/adolescents. They will integrate technology to assist with making judgements about outcome attainment. The underlying aim of engagement in service learning is to strengthen communities through provision of HPE-related programs which advance children/adolescents' movement proficiencies, as well as Australian Curriculum General Capabilities and Cross Curriculum Priorities. Learning experiences are designed to support pre-service teachers' commitment to active citizenship in the communities in which they will work.

Learning Outcomes

• 1. apply the key principles described in codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession
• 2. demonstrate professional engagement with colleagues and the community through provision of a service learning project that utilises responsive and differentiated pedagogies that cater for diverse learners in Health and Physical Education
• 3. evaluate and justify assessment moderation practices in Health and Physical Education, including how technology can be used to support making judgements about student learning
• 4. critically reflect on service learning and active citizenship, as a Health and Physical Education specialist teacher, to understand how community engagement promotes educational futures

Subject Assessment

• Performance/Practice/Product > Portfolio - (35%) - Individual
• Moderation - (35%) - Individual
• Performance/Practice/Product > Professional placement performance - (30%) - Individual

Note that 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.

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