Foundations for Specialist Arts Educators

Course aim

To provide students with foundational knowledge of arts education—its history, theories, and practices—pertinent to their future roles as secondary school arts educators with distinct specialisations in Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, or Visual Arts.

Course content

Students will undertake a critically reflective audit of their existing knowledge, skills, and understanding in Dance, Drama, Media Arts, Music, or Visual Arts in relation to curriculum frameworks and professional standards (e.g. ACARA and AITSL). Through practical learning activities, students will  learn about a range of arts pedagogies and plan for progression and assessment in the arts. Readings in the history and philosophy of arts education will support theoretical underpinnings for all course content.

Textbook(s)

Dinham, J 2013, Delivering authentic arts education, 2nd edition, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne, VIC

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Workshop (with Online Activities)	2 hours x 9 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Critical Reflection (ePortfolio), Curriculum Planning Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.