Unit of Study EDUC2011 Creative Arts Education: Curriculum and Pedagogy (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

96 Credit points in a Bachelor of Education course OR admission to the 1209001 - Master of Teaching

Unit description

Examines the curriculum area of The Arts in early childhood settings and primary classrooms. Students will develop the necessary skills to design teaching and learning activities as well as assessment in early childhood and primary settings using relevant syllabus and frameworks. The unit focuses on student engagement and inclusive teaching for diverse learners. The unit further develops understanding of, knowledge in, appreciation of, and accomplishment in visual art, music, drama and dance.

Unit content

Module 1: Curriculum, Syllabus, Learning Area, Subject and Stage

Module 2: Programming and Unit Structure

Module 3: Arts Pedagogy and Assessment

Module 4: Resource Design and Implementation Dance and Drama

Module 5: Resource Design Music and Visual Arts

Module 6: Implementation The Arts

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term2	Term2
Gold Coast	Term2,4	Term2,4
Lismore	Term2	Term2
Online	Term2,4	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate a sound knowledge of relevant national and state syllabuses and early childhood curriculum requirements

plan learning experiences for primary and early childhood children in dance, drama, music and visual art using national and state Arts syllabus, and relevant Support Documents

design teaching and learning strategies that may employ ICTs to maximise student engagement and inclusivity

meaningfully integrate creative arts across other Key Learning Areas and across key transition points (early childhood/primary/secondary)

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Portfolio	50%
Portfolio	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Commonwealth of Australia. (2009). Belonging, being & becoming: The early years learning framework for Australia. Barton, ACT: Commonwealth of Australia. Available from https://www.acecqa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-02/belonging_being_and_becoming_the_early_years_learning_framework_for_australia.pdf

Prescribed Texts

Prescribed text information is not currently available.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

Commonwealth Supported courses
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