Unit rationale, description and aim
In order to plan and deliver lessons that promote learner engagement and enhance student learning, intending secondary teachers need knowledge and understanding of the senior secondary curriculum, along with theoretical frameworks and pedagogical approaches that are emblematic of teaching in their chosen teaching areas, including teaching/learning that responds to the high-stakes assessment that is a usual feature of senior secondary schooling.
In this unit, pre-service teachers will consider the place of Design and Technologies Education in contemporary Australian society, and the senior secondary Design and Technologies Education curriculum, in particular. They will explore a range of evidence-based approaches for curriculum development and alignment and plan for effective teaching and learning, including formative and summative assessment. Pre-service teachers will learn approaches for building knowledge of Design and Technologies Education and how to provide constructive feedback and reporting. They will learn approaches for engaging senior secondary learners and to meet the learning needs of diverse students in the senior secondary years. They will further develop skills to shape the dialogic talk of the classroom. Pre-service teachers will formulate unit and assessment plans in order to demonstrate a knowledge of curriculum, learning and assessment theory. They will assemble a resource folio to demonstrate the capacity to collect, create and critique resources for effective teaching and learning and to link with the curriculum. They will investigate issues and considerations of curriculum implementation as found in the practical reality of schools.
The aim of this unit is for the pre-service teacher to develop their pedagogical content knowledge through becoming familiar with the knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for teaching Design and Technologies Education at a senior secondary level.
Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unitLearning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Generate and critically evaluate a Design and Tech...
Learning Outcome 01
Critically analyse a variety of classroom strategi...
Learning Outcome 02
Demonstrate an understanding of the literacy and n...
Learning Outcome 03
Examine the relationships between student learning...
Learning Outcome 04
Interpret and explain the relationship of assessme...
Learning Outcome 05
Articulate the relationship between Design and Tec...
Learning Outcome 06
Analyse and apply a variety of skills and techniqu...
Learning Outcome 07
Demonstrate understanding of sociocultural influen...
Learning Outcome 08
Content
The topics will include:
- factors in the educational context (international, national, state, territory and local levels) including curriculum policies and perspectives that shape the identity of Design and Technologies in years 11-12.
- coverage of resources relevant to jurisdictional syllabus documents
- specific professional practices related to teaching and learning in Design and Technologies (eg. OHS, safe practices, management of workshop and practical environments)
- behaviour management in Design and Technologies teaching/learning environments
- an understanding of how effective teaching, including curriculum rigour, engagement, participation and inclusion, is a key factor in effective classroom management
- general capabilities and cross-curriculum priorities including the integration of literacy and numeracy, and local, state, territory and national perspectives in the Design and Technologies classroom
- alignment and coherence in content, learning outcomes, pedagogy in curriculum programming in Design and Technologies Education
- the relationship between reflexive learning and effective concept formation to build higher-order thinking in Design and Technologies Education
- catering for a diverse range of learners in Design and Technologies Education
- discipline-specific teaching strategies and issues related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Design and Technologies Education
- effective use of resources for teaching, including ICT’s and technologies specific to Design and Technologies Education
- literacy and numeracy teaching strategies applicable to teaching and learning within Design and Technologies Education
- pedagogical strategies to promote problem solving and critical thinking in Design and Technologies Education
- school-based assessment, external examinations in Design and Technologies Education
- interpreting assessment data, intervention, feedback, and reporting in the Design and Technologies Education
- extending and challenging learners in Design and Technologies Education.
Overview of assessments
Assessment Task 1: Formative and Summative Asse...
Assessment Task 1:
Formative and Summative Assessment Practice: An assessment plan of two or more tasks designed for senior students. Each task designed will include:
- a rationale that accounts for the choice of content in relation to how the demand of each task supports the development of higher-order thinking
- outcomes/achievement standards
- marking guidelines/criteria
- strategies for providing feedback
- source material as appropriate <
50%
Assessment Task 2: All relevant Learning Outcome...
Assessment Task 2: All relevant Learning Outcomes must be addressed in both assessment task choices.
Curriculum, assessment and evaluation practice: A program of work or scope and sequence statement constructed for senior students over a nominated period of time (eg. term/ semester/ year). The curriculum will be designed to address:
- a current issue or innovation in the subject area or a particular context/scenario
- nominated curriculum content represented in a learning and teaching sequence
- differentiation of assessment for learning tasks to suit the needs of diverse learners
- learning outcomes/levels of achievement
- the integration of assessment in a learning and teaching sequence tasks
- nominated pedagogical strategies to support higher-order learning
- pedagogical strategies to support differentiated learning with respect to literacy and numeracy
- resources, including a field trip or excursion
- a proposal for curriculum evaluation.
OR
An essay or position paper that addresses current issues and debates in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in the teaching subject.
50%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
This unit applies a social constructivist approach to develop the pre-service teacher’s understanding of effective pedagogies through active engagement and collaborative learning. The pre-service teacher will build an understanding of teaching strategies through critical reading, lecturer modelling, discussion, and practice in tutorials. The pre-service teacher’s skills of professional communication and ability to work collaboratively will be practised through group work. The pre-service teacher’s teaching skills of planning and assessing, and his/her ability to locate and synthesise information, will be developed through designing a curriculum appropriate for a Design and Technologies Education context. The pre-service teacher will continue to gather and reflect upon evidence of attainment of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: Graduate.
The teaching and learning strategy described above will use an appropriate selection of approach, including, for example:
- Weekly face-to-face lectures and/or online lectures (synchronous and asynchronous)
- Hands-on tutorials and discussions that promote peer learning
- Microteaching opportunities
- Self-directed reading and research
- Collaborative learning opportunities
AUSTRALIAN PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS - GRADUATE LEVEL
On successful completion of this unit, pre-service teachers should be able to: