Humanities and Social Sciences for Secondary Teaching 3

Course aim

To examine curricular frameworks within the context of the framework’s organising body and to investigate its application through the Humanities and Social Sciences specialisations in senior secondary school settings.

Course content

Students will examine the context, design and implementation of Humanities and Social Sciences’ senior school specialisation(s) and learning in a ‘real-life’ workplace context, tracking curriculum from a senior school curriculum authority (e.g. the SACE Board) conceptualisation to the actualities of school implementation and classroom practice.

Textbook(s)

Gilbert, R & Hoepper 2014, Teaching Humanities and Social Science in Australian Curriculum, 6th edition, Cengage, Victoria

OR Marsh, C & Hart, C 2011, Teaching the Social Science and Humanities in an Australian curriculum , 6th edition , Prentice-Hall, Frenchs Forest, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 5172	Humanities and Social Sciences for Secondary Teaching 2

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EDUC 5190	Professional Experience and Reflection 3: Teacher as Inquirer

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Tutorial	2 hours x 6 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES, ONLINE
External (Online activities)	2 hours x 6 weeks

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

Assessment

Essay, Plan

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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