01. Demonstrate an awareness of appropriate curriculum knowledge associated with teaching science and the environment in schools through effective planning for teaching - including the ability to select appropriate resources.

Activities:

Students will gain first-hand experience with the relevant documents of AusVELS through VCAA site, National Curriculum through ACARA and Sustainability for Education concepts. Quality resources will be a focus and this will incorporate not only the guidance recommended from curriculum documents, but going beyond this to reputable texts, websites, education providers and articles.

02. Design and construct learning environments that are meaningful and engaging for learners and which meet their learning needs.

Activities:

Lectures and tutorials interactions will provide content and delivery for science activities. This will progressively grow throughout the course with a focus fortnightly on the Understanding AusVELS substrands. Holistically the concepts of Human Endeavour and Inquiry Skills will be constantly integrated in how and why of teaching approaches students will encounter.

03. Develop method-specific assessment tasks of teaching and learning for a variety of formative and summative purposes.

Activities:

Variety of resources, approaches and methods of delivery will be exposed through tutorials and lectures. Participation in tutorials which are presented in different modes scopes innovation and creativity when designing for teaching. There emphasis on the skills and understandings required at each year level sets expectations for formative and summative assessment.

04. Critically reflect on learning in order to improve professional knowledge and professional skills

Activities:

Students will constantly present content they have produced using quality resources suitable for Primary Science teaching. This develops a group approach to content development but is enhanced by peer review and feedback from both lecturer and peers.

05. Access relevant science and environment curriculum documents and apply them in planning for learning that includes interdisciplinarity and learning for the future.

Activities:

Students will gain first-hand experience with the relevant documents of AusVELS through VCAA site, National Curriculum through ACARA and Sustainability for Education concepts. Quality resources will be a focus and this will incorporate not only the guidance recommended from curriculum documents, but going beyond this to reputable texts, websites, education providers and articles.