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Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: English
Undergraduate | CUR-EDS121 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Explore teaching and learning practices to support and challenge a diverse student cohort. Focus on curriculum planning, teaching strategies, evaluation, resources, and having a positive impact on student learning.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: English
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- critically analyse issues and processes in relation to English curriculum including local and national perspectives
- apply teaching strategies that support and enhance students’ literacy and numeracy development in this major teaching area
- evaluate a range of resources, including technologies, and make appropriate selections to inform English Lower Secondary learning and teaching programs
- incorporate knowledge of the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and across the full range of abilities to devise differentiated learning and teaching experiences that support and challenge all students in English in Lower Secondary
- employ discipline knowledge, principles and concepts to plan learning and teaching experiences with demonstrated impact in English in Lower Secondary.
- Exploring the role of the English teacher; Exploring the 7-10 Lower Secondary English curriculum
- Teaching reading (expository texts); Examining critical literacy; Differentiation; Critically examining resources; Planning lessons
- Teaching reading (fiction); Examining critical literacy; Differentiation; Critically examining resources; Planning lessons
- Teaching viewing; Examining critical literacy; Differentiation; Critically examining resources; Planning lessons
- Teaching writing; Examining critical literacy; Differentiation; Critically examining resources; Planning lessons
- Teaching creative writing; Examining critical literacy; Differentiation; Critically examining resources; Planning lessons
- Examining formative assessments in Lower School English; The role of feedback; Examining the role of high stakes assessment such as NAPLAN and OLNA
- Examining summative assessments in Lower School English; The role of feedback; Examining the role of high stakes assessment such as NAPLAN and OLNA
- Digital Technologies
- Program development in Lower Secondary English; Classroom considerations
- Program development in Lower Secondary English; School and system consideration
- Program development in Lower Secondary English; Exploring Professional Association
- Review and Reflection
Introduction to local and national perspectives on lower secondary curriculum. Critical analysis and evaluation of English documents. Curriculum planning processes. Micro-teaching- planning, teaching and evaluating lessons. Teaching for diversity of learners' needs.
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- Student Literature Website (50%)
- Planning Resource (50%)
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Entry requirements
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Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Access to Microsoft office, video creation & editing software
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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