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ESP2200 Senior Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy

Transition Semester 3, 2023 9W External
Units : 1
School or Department : School of Education
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

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Requisites

Pre-requisite: ESP3100 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Program: BEDU or BSED
Enrolment is not permitted in ESP2200 if EDS3450 has been previously completed

Overview

In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024.

This course acknowledges the senior phase of learning as a significant juncture in the schooling of students. Through providing learning about the distinct needs of learners in the senior years, it builds the capacity for pre-service teachers to understand and adopt strategies that will strengthen year 11 and 12 student participation, engagement and attainment. The course prepares pre-service teachers for teaching in the senior phase by investigating the external issues, initiatives, reforms and policies that typically impact teaching practice in the senior years. Pre-service teachers will be expected to analyse these influences and consider how to assimilate them into their pedagogical practice.

This course includes a Professional Experience placement of 15 days where pre-service teachers are expected to demonstrate the ability to engage within the senior secondary environment.

This course aims to build pre-service teachers' understanding of issues that impact the senior school and enhance their confidence to deal with senior schooling issues. Pre-service teachers will gain an understanding on how to respond to organisational requirements. This will include covering mandated subject content and aligning curriculum, assessment and pedagogy. Pre-service teachers will also develop their understanding of effective planning for effective teaching, including learning to plan across school, unit and lesson levels, as well as sequencing learning experiences, integrating assessment for learning and providing feedback as a learning tool.

A 15-day professional experience placement is attached to this course. Students need to pass the competency Assessment in this Course and reach a total passing Mark of 50% to be awarded a passing Grade in this course. Failure of the Professional Experience component will result in a fail grade for the course, regardless of the graded mark. Full details of the Professional Experience particulars can be found on the Professional Experience website and in the Professional Experience Book.

Course learning outcomes

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership鈥檚 (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). On successful completion of this course pre-service teachers should be able to:

  1. outline understandings of current education and training reforms, legislative requirements and teaching strategies relevant to the senior secondary contacts, with specific emphasis on students with disabilities and diverse backgrounds including linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic (APST 1,3, 1.6, 7.2);
  2. analyse and evaluate teaching programs and assessment in the modern context for the senior years of schooling in order to improve student learning (APST 3.6);
  3. evaluate and transform teaching programs including developing a range of teaching and assessment strategies that support participation of a diverse range of learning needs of students, including those with disabilities (APST 1.3, 1.5, 3.6, 5.1);
  4. outline assessment practices to support comparable judgements of student learning (APST 5.3);
  5. create and evaluate programs of learning which include teaching strategies for literacy, numeracy and ICTs (APST 1.6, 2.5, 2.6, 3.4, 3.6);
  6. demonstrate professionalism during pre-service teacher placements through the ongoing practice and assessment of pre-service teacher professional practice (1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 6.3, 7.1, 7.4).

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Current educational reforms and legislative requirements 15.00
2. Contemporary issues in Senior Secondary 15.00
3. Evaluating teaching programs in Senior Secondary with consideration of the diverse learning needs of students 20.00
4. Developing strategies for effective teaching in Senior Secondary including understanding Senior Secondary curriculums 30.00
5. Senior secondary assessment and moderation practices 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Essay No 50 1,2
Assignments Practical Placement Performance No 6
Assignments Written Planning document No 50 3,4,5
Date printed 9 February 2024