Course overview
This course provides essential knowledge to support student success as a pre-service teacher primarily in the senior years of schooling. The purpose of the course is to provide core knowledge to support high quality teaching and student learning through effective evaluation of student needs, inclusive practices, deep knowledge of senior secondary curriculum, development of explicit learning intentions, planning, selection of appropriate pedagogies, development of effective teacher-student relationships, assessment design and teaching practices and reflective practice. Students will design teaching and learning units of work, teaching episodes, assessment tasks and practice and reflect on a range of pedagogical approaches appropriate to outdoor and environmental education.
- Preparing to Teach
- Teaching Outdoor Skil Development
- Teaching for Leadership & Collaboration
- Teaching Human-Environment Interactions
- Teaching Natural Systems & Sustainability
- Teaching Personal Connections with Nature
- Teaching for Self-Reliant Journeys
- Field-Based Practical Experience
- Review and Analysis of Field Trip
Course learning outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of middle school learner needs relevant to Outdoor and Environmental Education
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Australian Curriculum and how Outdoor and Environmental Education supports learning across the middle years
- Plan and prepare units of work, lesson plans and assessment tools to support student success
- Select appropriate pedagogical practices appropriate to diverse learner needs, curriculum content and learning intentions to support student success
- Describe approaches to developing safe and effective student-teacher relationships
- Teach and reflect upon Outdoor and Environmental Education learning episodes suitable for middle years schooling