METHODS A - CURRICULUM IN FOCUS

EDU4MLA

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The purpose of this subject is to promote student understanding about scope and sequence in key areas identified by the Victorian Essential Learning standards (VELS) and their relationship with the principles of Learning and Teaching (PoLT). Students will be directed to resources associated with this material and will consider the following: Individual methods and integrated learning, content suitable for each year level, lesson and program planning, materials and resources, teaching styles suitable to the method, assessment and evaluation, catering for individual differences, curriculum planning in schools, teaching for life-long learning, application of learning technologies, Progression Points, and Literacy and Numeracy across the curriculum.

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator:

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

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

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

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

Learning resources

Learning to Teach new times, new practices

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Latham, G et al

Year: 2007

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Publisher: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Class Notes, Reading Lists, Prescribed web pages

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: N/A

Year: 2016

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: N/A

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Smart in the Middle Grades

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Tomlinson, C & Doubet, K

Year: 2007

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: HAWKER AND BROWNLOW

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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

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Students will access and engage with material in online modules associated with scope and sequence in key curriculum documents such as the Australian Curriculum and VELS. Students reflect on knowledge gained about pedagogies for discipline areas, content associated with key learning areas, resources for lesson planning, assessment and evaluation, catering for individual differences, literacy, numeracy and ICT across the curriculum
02. Students will create a digital story related to a literacy outcome in upper primary and devise a series of lesson plans through which students could be directed to creating a similar digital story
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.