Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Leisa Morton-Standish
Contact via leisa.standish@mq.edu.au
Michael Cavanagh
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to BEd(Prim) or BEd(Sec) or 24cp including (EDUC105 and EDUC106)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
EDUC258 and EDUC260
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This is the first in a sequence of six primary curriculum units and provides an introduction to primary teaching. The lectures and workshops focus on the syllabus structure, content and skills of the key learning areas of English and mathematics, and the development of knowledge of their associated pedagogical strategies. Students have the opportunity to apply this knowledge during their participation in a school experience program.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Diagnostic Task | 10% | Week 3 |
Resource Presentatio | 30% | Week 6 |
Lesson Plans | 30% | Week 11 |
Exam | 30% | Exam week |
Due: Week 3
Weighting: 10%
During the workshop (Week 3) students will write a 200-word argument or opinion on designated area of workshop and lecture discussion.
Due: Week 6
Weighting: 30%
This assessment requires students to:
Due: Week 11
Weighting: 30%
The purpose of this assessment is for students to demonstrate:
Due: Exam week
Weighting: 30%
A 2 (two) hour, mixed mode examination testing students’ knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the lectures and workshops for both the English and Mathematics KLAs.
EDTE251 is a three-credit point unit consisting of lectures, workshops and school-based professional experience that aims to develop students’ pedagogical content knowledge of the NSW (2012) English and Mathematics syllabi and apply their understanding of how students learn in an initial professional experience context.
EDTE251 students will attend 1 x 1 hour lecture and 2 x 1 hour workshops each week.
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