Curriculum and Instruction Lower Secondary: Health and Physical Education

• • The Health and Physical Education (HPE) Curriculum in lower secondary schools and the current state of HPE in WA and Australia
  • Pedagogical practices and strategies to support inclusive and positive environments in lower secondary HPE for all learners
  • Roles of HPE teachers in planning and delivering the HPE curriculum using a wide range of pedagogical practices
  • The Reflective Practitioner: Applying assessment, reporting and lesson design for lower secondary HPE students

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• CUR-SEC-MAS-2021
• CUR-SEC-MAS-2021

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject is designed to prepare pre-service teachers to teach the Lower Secondary Health and Physical Education curriculum. The focus of the subject is on curriculum planning, teaching strategies, evaluation, resources, the demonstration of positive impact on student learning and research relating to Health and Physical Education in Lower Secondary Teaching. The subject will explore learning practices to support and challenge a diverse student cohort.

Please Note:  If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

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• Analytical essay based on a unit topic (25%)
• Lesson planning and assessment design (25%)
• Curriculum design and planning matrix (30%)

Current study term: 28 Nov 21 to 27 Feb 22