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Curriculum Integration and Differentiation
Undergraduate | CUR-EDC415 | 2018
Course information for 2018 intake
Familiarise yourself with the concept of integration as a multi-subject approach to teaching. Then learn strategies to adjust teaching and learning methods to suit individual needs within inquiry-based settings.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
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Curriculum Integration and Differentiation
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities
- generate learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students with varying abilities and characteristics
- plan the organisation of curriculum content into an effective learning and teaching sequence
- design a comprehensive instructional program that integrates the teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy with other curriculum areas.
- Contemporary learners need contemporary teachers
- Models of inquiry learning
- Developing inquiry questions
- Planning for learning & assessment
- Lesson planning
- Diverse learners
- Differentiation 1
- Differentiation 2
- Excursions & incursions
- Reporting
- Collaborative partnerships
- Reflection
This subject provides opportunities to consolidate professional knowledge and skills related to curriculum, teaching and assessment. Curriculum integration emphasis multi-subject approaches to teaching in children in school, particularly literacy and numeracy. Curriculum differentiation emphasises adjusting teaching and learning methods to accommodate each child’s individual needs and preferences in order to maximum learning. Curriculum integration and differentiation are often achieved in the context of inquiry-based instructional approaches.
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- Essay (30%)
- Report (10%)
- Case Study (60%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of
- CUR-EDE322-Professional Studies in Supporting Learning Environments with Three to Five Year Olds
- CUR-EDP323-Professional Studies and Evaluating Learning
CUR-EDE206 (Not currently available)
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-EDP410 (Not currently available)
Others
Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) students must have completed both EDE322 and EDE325 prior to enrolling in EDC415.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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