Course Title: Method 3: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Senior Secondary

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Method 3: Curriculum and Pedagogy in Senior Secondary

Credit Points: 12.00

Course Coordinator: Ange Fitzgerald

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 6073

Course Coordinator Email: Angela.fitzgerald@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course is the third 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 comprehensive knowledge of curriculum and pedagogy in your chosen specialised discipline area(s) for teaching post-compulsory certificates. You will collaborate with your peers to facilitate a student-centred learning environment in order to practise innovative and engaging pedagogies for senior secondary students. You will also develop their capacity to plan lesson sequences at the senior level, to differentiate learning and to determine students’ knowledge using formative and summative assessment. This course will prepare you with the skills and capacities to participate as a competent and reflective member of the teaching profession. 

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 how students learn at senior secondary levels in their specialisation area, and the role of pedagogy, theoretical models, principles and practices of teaching senior students in developing effective teaching plans.	1.2, 2.1, 3.2
2.	Design, develop and evaluate a senior unit of work that includes a sequence of lesson plans which employ a range of teaching resources, strategies and differentiation approaches to assessment that support inclusive student participation and engagement.	1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1
3.	Evaluate the range of assessment strategies and how these approaches can be applied to assess senior secondary students’ learning.	5.1, 5.2

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	Pedagogy and curriculum report	30%	1	1.2, 2.1, 3.2
AT 2	Unit plans including relevant assessment (Group)	40%	2	1.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1
AT 3	Assessment task presentation	30%	3	5.1, 5.2

 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.