Details for CRS223 Curriculum Studies – History: Part A

Discover strategies to teaching history through the fusion of theory and practice and with ongoing critical reflection. Students explore various historical philosophies, engaging in critical self-reflection. It deepens understanding of Years 7-10 History syllabi by NESA and ACARA, and examines diverse teaching approaches, including integration with literacy, numeracy, and ICT standards.

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: CRS223
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are prerequisites:

• EDU102 Foundations in Christian Learning and Teaching

Major in History in areas such as: Australian history; contact and Aboriginal history; early modern history; historiography; modern history

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate understanding of Australian and State educational policies and priorities and how they inform ‘best practice’ teaching strategies, which along with engaging resources, enable teachers to fulfil the aims of the ACARA History curriculum 7-10 and NSW History syllabi (Stages 4 to 5);
2. Describe the subject’s organisation in understanding the teacher’s role involving support, mentoring, professional development goals, curriculum administration, WHS, and engaging with parents, professional and external community organisations in the teaching of 7-10 History;
3. Develop student-centred innovative and well-designed History lesson sequences including historical content (concepts, substance and structure), tools, and skills; language, literacy and numeracy demands of the content including the general capabilities and cross curriculum priorities, and differentiates for the full range of student abilities, and diverse backgrounds (multilingual and sociocultural) providing explicit strategies to support students’ well-being and safety- legally and educationally within a range of contexts;
4. Design and critically reflect upon units of work, lesson sequences, and curriculum materials using threshold concepts and skills development, knowledge acquisition and signature pedagogies that incorporate ICT, Quality Teaching Framework, and Great Teaching Inspired Learning using Understanding by Design;
5. Prepare and critically reflect upon a variety of assessment instruments using ‘best practice’ that demonstrate understanding of statistical information, assessment moderation and its application to judge student achievement through assessment of learning, for learning and in learning, suitable for reporting to parents/carers.

Subject Content

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to Face (onsite)
• E-learning (online)
• Intensive
• Extensive 

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Professional digital presentation (40%)
• Lesson Plan Sequence (30%)
• Assessing a Unit of Work (30%)

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