Pre-requisites

Major study in Visual Arts which includes AR641.306 Drawing 1, AR643.306 Painting 1, AR742.306 Drawing 2 & AR745.306 Painting 2.

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Select and organise content, providing scope and sequence for effective learning and teaching in the junior and middle years of secondary schooling.

• Integrate ICT into planning and teaching appropriate to the learning and teaching context.

• Plan and organise lesson scope and sequence according to appropriate content, student learning needs, effective teaching strategies and Christian worldviews.

• Communicate high level of knowledge and understanding of the structure and substance of the learning area appropriate to the students’ learning needs and incorporating Christian worldviews.

• Examine and evaluate curriculum, (including informal, school based and contemporary Australian curricula) and assessment (diagnostic, formative, summative, formal and informal) for the junior and middle years of secondary schooling appropriate to the method.

• Analyse and evaluate literacy and numeracy needs and strategies relevant to the method and level of student proficiencies.

Unit Description

Students undertaking this unit have completed a minor or major study in the Visual Arts. The material in this unit is designed to assist the students to apply this content knowledge to improving the art knowledge and skills of Yr. 7-10 students. This will require knowledge of the particular content that is mandated through the Victorian Curriculum documents as well as what Shulman called pedagogical content knowledge – the art of making the content understandable and relevant for youth. This unit will introduce the strategies used by experienced teachers to motivate students in Art, manage the practical side of working with various equipment and material and the balance and interplay of theory and practice. The unit will also introduce various perspectives of teaching Art focussing on a Christian perspective of Art.

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Even), Semester 1)

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.