INTERDISCIPLINARY CURRICULUM: WHAT IS IT AND WHY DO IT ?

EDU4IDC

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject provides pre-service teachers with a firm grounding in the threshold knowledge required for working with interdisciplinary curricula and integrated learning. The focus is on developing understandings of what interdisciplinary education is, how has it been done in education systems in the past, how it is currently managed, and how could it be done in the future. Students develop understandings about the theories and practices associated with the creation and management of, and assessment within, learning programs and environments that place specific emphasis on integrated and interdisciplinary learning. The subject is structured around activities that enable students to make links between theoretical concepts about interdisciplinary curricula and learning and practical applications of these in teaching.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Shem Macdonald

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: Students will build on and apply knowledge and experiences from earlier learning in relation to interdisciplinary curriculum within primary school settings. They will develop and articulate arguments for the inclusion of interdisciplinary curricula approaches within and across primary school levels. Students will examine relevant state and national curriculum documents relating to interdisciplinary curriculum

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Only available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Teaching (EBTP - Primary, EBTS - Secondary, EBTOCE / EBOCE - Outreach and Community Education, AZAAE - Arts/Arts Education, SZSSE - Science/Science Education)

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Sound knowledge of relevant curriculum documents
02. Pedagogical content knowledge that fosters student learning through action based and interdisciplinary inquiries.
03. Familiarity with how curriculum connections are made in a variety of primary school settings and year levels.
04. Appreciation of the role of research, information technology and additional resources to scaffold student learning and extend their own professional learning.
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.