Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Method 2: Curriculum and pedagogy in senior secondary
Credit Points: 12.00
Course Coordinator: Phil Poulton
Course Coordinator Phone: Please email
Course Coordinator Email: phil.poulton@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 is part of a series of two method courses designed to develop your knowledge and skills to teach in your chosen specialist discipline area in secondary school settings.
This course will provide you with a comprehensive knowledge of study designs in your specialised discipline area for teaching at senior secondary levels. You will develop capacity to plan student-centred lesson sequences at the senior level, differentiating learning activities and integrating formative and summative assessment to determine student learning. You will also explore the professional learning offered by subject associations in your discipline area. This course will prepare you with the skills and knowledge required to participate as a competent and reflective practitioner and teacher.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
Program Learning Outcomes
This course contributes to the following BP320PSE Bachelor of Education (Primary and Secondary) Program Learning Outcomes:
PLO 1 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.
PLO 3 Support students to develop the skills needed to become collaborative, problem-solving, creative learners with agency, and innovative and engaged members of society.
PLO 5 Demonstrate agency and an emerging professional identity through effective learning and teaching.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:
| CLO | Graduate APST* | |
| 1 | Describe the role of pedagogy and theoretical models in designing teaching plans for senior secondary students, applying key principles and practices within your specialist area. | 1.2, 2.1, 3.2 |
| 2 | Design, develop, and evaluate a Unit plan for senior secondary students, incorporating diverse teaching resources and strategies, differentiated assessment methods and inclusive engagement and participation. | 1.5, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1 |
| 3 | Evaluate the range of assessment strategies and how these approaches can be applied to assess senior secondary students’ learning. | 5.1, 5.2 |
| 4 | Apply discipline-specific pedagogy that integrates formative and summative assessments that is relevant for the diverse classroom. | 1.3, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1 |
| 5 | Actively engage with professional associations and networks to develop your expertise related to a specialist subject area. | 7.4 |
*Australian Professional Standards for Teachers
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. The teaching and learning in this course will be primarily online
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.
A Library Subject Guide for the discipline this course is aligned to can be found here: https://rmit.libguides.com/education
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 | |
| AT1 | Subject association report (individual task) | 30% | 1, 5 | 1.2, 2.1, 3.2, 7.4 |
| AT2 | Unit plans including position statement to justify approaches taken (group task) | 40% | 1, 2 | 1.2, 1.5, 2.1, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 5.1 |
| AT3 | Authentic assessment task presentation (individual task) | 30% | 3, 4 | 1.3, 2.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2 |
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.