ES613.306 Primary Arts
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
ED520.306 Developmental Learning and Pedagogy
ED521.306 Twenty-first Century Learning and Teaching
ED621.306 Ecology and Management of Learning Environments
Co-requisites
None.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Plan and organise lesson scope and sequence for the Arts according to appropriate content, student learning needs, effective teaching strategies and integrating relevant aspects of literacy, numeracy and Christian perspectives.
Communicate broad knowledge of the structure and substance of the Arts appropriate to the students’ learning needs.
Analyse and evaluate integrated curriculum and assessment for the primary years of schooling appropriate to the Arts.
Analyse and interpret student needs, and develop and evaluate strategies for teaching the Arts.
Incorporate ICT into planning and teaching of the Arts appropriate to the learning and teaching context.
Compare Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives on the Arts content an pedagogies.
Unit Description
Through this unit students will examine the current context for the Arts in primary schooling, including: agendas and perspectives that impact on the content and objectives of the Arts curriculum and the teaching of the Arts; young people in the current context; the perspectives and needs of diverse learners, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; and Christian perspectives on the discipline.
The unit covers how mastery in Visual and Performing Arts knowledge, skills, and processes are developed, as well as the diverse learner needs and strategies for responding to them in order to develop inclusive Arts programs. The unit engages with current curriculum and how to plan programs for education in music, drama, art, media and dance. Through the unit students will examine a range of approaches to teaching these art forms and will develop units of work and lesson sequences. The unit will cover a range of teaching and communication strategies, diagnostic, formative and summative assessment practices, as well as strategies for organising and managing physical education lessons. Strategies for appropriate and effective integration of ICT for teaching and learning in the Arts are also covered through the unit, along with a focus on developing students’ literacy and numeracy needs relevant to each of the arts.
Unit offerings
Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Even), Semester 2)Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.