Leader: Dr Jane Southcott

Offered

Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Clayton First semester 2008 (Off-campus)
Gippsland First semester (Open Learning) 2008 (Open Learning)

Synopsis

This is a 6 point unit for students in a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary Education) and a Bachelor of Education. It provides an introduction to teaching in the arts and focuses on issues facing classroom practitioners. Issues such as curriculum, assessment and the development and management of effective learning episodes in the arts will be discussed. The aesthetic and creative development of the student will be discussed. Performance, display and advocacy for the arts in schools and communities will be considered. There will be a focus on the preparation and compilation of resources for current and future teaching.

Objectives

Upon successful completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. develop, prepare and evaluate effective learning episodes in school arts education;
2. explore and develop instructional strategies applicable in the arts classroom such as management and occupational health and safety issues;
3. understand curriculum concepts and documentation in arts education;
4. explore and develop strategies for engendering creative and aesthetic experiences in arts education;
5. show an awareness of approaches to inclusive arts education; and

Fieldwork

25 days shared across this unit, core Education units and students' selection of Core curriculum /Curriculum Elective units.

Assessment

This unit is graded Pass Grade Only (PGO); Assessment task 1: Analysis of a learning context (2,000 words or equivalent; 50%); Assessment task 2: Unit of work (2,000 words or equivalent; 50%)

Contact hours

3 hrs per week

Prerequisites

Undergraduate degree; enrolment in Grad. Dip. Ed; or by special permission

Co-requisites

Any one of EDF4404, OR EDF4417, OR EDF4418, OR EDF4425 & EDF4426

Prohibitions

EDF5478, EDF5480