Course overview
This course will develop a deep understanding of the pedagogical content knowledge needed for quality teaching of the Australian Curriculum: HaSS. Preservice teachers will study units of work appropriate for learners from Reception to Year 6 to enable them to develop a creative, rigorous and engaging approach to the teaching of the content and skills of the HaSS learning area. They will learn about the inquiry approach of the HaSS learning area and the importance of conceptual learning to develop critical and creative thinking.
Course learning outcomes
- Sound content knowledge base to teach the Australian Curriculum: HaSS
- Proficiency in the inquiry process and skills of HaSS teaching
- Ability to think and be creative and critical in program design
- An understanding of the pedagogical content knowledge involved in the teaching of HaSS
- Ability to design quality assessment tasks
- Capacity to undertake practical experiential activity based learning in HaSS
- Critique resources available for quality learning and program design for HaSS