Course Title: Method 1: Curriculum and pedagogy in Years 7 to 10

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Method 1: Curriculum and pedagogy in Years 7 to 10

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2711	City Campus	Postgraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2024

Course Coordinator: Gideon Boadu

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1930

Course Coordinator Email: gideon.boadu@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: City campus

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course is the first of a series of four method courses designed to develop your knowledge and skills to teach in your chosen specialist discipline area(s) in secondary school settings. 

This course will provide you with a sound understanding of curriculum and pedagogy in your specialisation discipline area(s) at the Years 7 to 10 level. You will critique and investigate a range of existing resources to teach your specialisation area(s), including appropriate digital technologies to enrich learning and teaching. Specific information regarding curriculum, teaching styles, interpretation and moderation of assessment data that teachers in your discipline area(s) use to facilitate student engagement will be examined. Further, this course will support to you to develop the capacity to plan for and implement effective teaching and learning sequences and create specific lesson and unit plans. In addition, you will develop your capacity to differentiate learning activities and manage classroom activities and environments through the effective use of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO3 Critically analyse relevant evidence-based disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to plan, implement and assess student learning, social and intellectual development. 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

		Graduate APST
1.	Describe the key content in the Year 7-10 Victorian Curriculum in a chosen specialisation area(s).	2.1, 2.2
2.	Analyse the principles and practices of pedagogy in chosen specialisation area(s) for teaching Years 7 – 10 with a focus on engaging and differentiating learning for culturally and intellectually diverse student cohorts in safe and challenging learning environments	1.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4
3.	Critique a range of pedagogical approaches and resources, including digital technologies, for involving parents/carers in the educative process	2.2, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7, 7.3
4.	Construct, develop, and manage the implementation of classroom activities that use both verbal and non-verbal communication strategies and digital technologies to manage classroom environments	3.5, 4.3, 4.5
5.	Explain the interpretation of assessment data and the use of moderation practices in chosen specialisation area(s)	5.1, 5.2, 5.3

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). 

Assessment Tasks

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Effective teaching pedagogies video	20	1, 2	1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 4.1, 4.2, 4.4
AT 2	Microteaching presentation with peer feedback	40	3, 4, 5	2.2, 2.6, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 4.3, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 7.3
AT 3	Lesson plans	40	2, 4	1.5, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.