Course overview
This course aims to develop student’s understandings of the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area for the secondary years, with an emphasis on the History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business and associated knowledge, skills and pedagogical approaches.
- Purpose and Structure
- The Fundamentals of Lesson Planning
- Disciplinary and Multidisciplinary Knowledge in HaSS
- Sequencing Across Lessons
- Community and Partnerships and Fieldwork
- Knowledge and Kills of the Secondary Curriculum for History
- Knowledge and Skills of the Secondary Curriculum for Geography
- Knowledge and Skills of the Secondary Curriculum for Business Economics
- Knowledge and Skills of the Secondary Curriculum for Civics and Citizenship
- Roles and Purposes Assessment
Course learning outcomes
- This course aims to develop student’s understandings of the Humanities and Social Sciences learning area for the secondary years, with an emphasis on the History, Geography and Civics and Citizenship and Economics and Business and associated knowledge, skills and pedagogical approaches.
- Design lesson plans and learning sequences demonstrating evidence-informed pedagogies that support learning in Humanities and Social Sciences.
- Develop a teaching plan for an out-of-school learning experience that is achievable, engaging and accessible.
- Apply skills of reflection and critical analysis to a teaching and learning sequence.