EDF5851 · Early childhood and primary health and physical education and technologies

Overview

This unit introduces you to key aspects of the Health and Physical Education (HPE) and Technologies learning areas within early childhood and primary contexts. A modular approach has been adopted to critically examine key aspects of the curriculum across the HPE and Technologies learning areas and overview pedagogical and planning approaches to provide the knowledge and understanding to effectively teach in early childhood and primary settings. The HPE module will address wellbeing, safety and HPE. You will develop foundational understandings of guiding frameworks, legislation, policy and curriculum documents that inform contemporary practice from the early childhood to primary education contexts. A range of topics relevant to young people’s health and wellbeing will be explored as well as the role of community partnerships and environments linked to educational settings that support learning. You will engage with the primary HPE curriculum to design a sequence of learning activities that are linked to a specific topic and learning outcomes. Within the Technologies module you will develop your knowledge of the concepts, substance and structure of the Technologies learning area, as well as the pedagogical, contextual and curriculum knowledge required to effectively plan, teach and assess this learning area in early childhood and primary contexts.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. demonstrate a critical understanding of contemporary trends and policy documents in early childhood and primary health, wellbeing and physical education
2. understand and apply content knowledge and concepts using various pedagogical approaches relevant to early childhood and primary HPE (e.g. social and emotional wellbeing, sexuality education, relationships education, mental health and safety)
3. identify and apply appropriate resources and teaching strategies to guide HPE and wellbeing education in early childhood and primary learning environments
4. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the concepts, substance and structure of the Technologies learning area in the early childhood and primary curriculums
5. use curriculum knowledge to plan, teach and assess effective learning sequences in the Technologies learning area.

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Usually, you can expect to engage with: • 24 hours* of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities; and • the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement. *Subject to variation due to professional experience requirements

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.