Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Teaching Health and Physical Education

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
TCHE2699	Bundoora Campus	Undergraduate	360H Education	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2024, Sem 1 2025

Course Coordinator: Jonathan Leo Ng

Course Coordinator Phone: 03 9925 7337

Course Coordinator Email: jonathan.leo.ng@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: Bundoora

Course Coordinator Availability: By appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

Course Description

This course provides foundational knowledge of the key principles and concepts that underpin the teaching of health and physical education in early childhood and primary school settings. It will equip you with the critical skills in curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in health and physical education. You will develop your knowledge and practice in adopting learner-centric instructional approaches within a games-based framework for the planning, teaching and evaluating of health and physical education. Through this course, you will work collaboratively with peers to learn these foundational skills. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

This course contributes to the following BP320P24 Bachelor of Education (Primary) and BP320PEC24 Bachelor of Education (Primary and Early Childhood Education) Program Learning Outcomes: 

PLO1. Develop and demonstrate broad and coherent theoretical and practical knowledge through one or more of the following practices: planning using data; teaching and learning; assessing; feedback and professional judgement; and appraising impact of teaching across a range of disciplines.  

PLO3. Support students to develop the skills needed to become collaborative, problem-solving, creative learners with agency, and innovative and engaged members of society.  

PLO6. Apply initiative, judgement, creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills, which may include the use of new technologies and teaching tools, to enhance your practice and to provide growth opportunities for students. 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

		Graduate APST
1.	Apply pedagogical expertise of effective Physical Education and Sport teaching practices in a small group setting.	1.1, 4.2
2.	Apply and evaluate inclusive and engaging student-centred learning approaches to develop lesson plans across a range of health and physical education curriculum content	3.1, 4.1
3.	Use classroom management techniques to provide feedback, manage challenging behaviour and to foster a safe learning environment for students in health and physical education contexts	3.5, 4.3, 5.2, 6.3
4.	Develop a range of teaching strategies to enhance teaching practice including the design and modification of creative games and the use of ICT in relevant HPE settings.	2.1, 2.6, 3.3

Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 

Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

Assessment Tasks 

	Title	Weighting	CLOs	APSTs
AT 1	Design a movement-based activity for FMS development	30%	1, 2	1.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2
AT 2	Create and teach a novel game	40%	1, 2, 3, 4	1.1, 2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 6.3
AT 3	Create an ICT-based Instructional Resource	30%	2, 4	1.1, 2.1, 3.3, 4.2

 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.