Details for CRS413 Curriculum Studies – History: Part A 

This subject is the first of two subjects in Curriculum Studies: History. Effective history teaching results from integrating theory and practice with ongoing critical reflection. This unit then considers the postmodern approach to history characterised by secularism and compares it with other faith-oriented constructs of History as well as a Christian philosophy of history. For teachers in training, it develops the knowledge and understandings of key content, concepts and substance of the History K-10 Syllabus and History Elective 7-10 Syllabus developed by the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) and the related History F-10 Syllabus developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). The unit explores a range of approaches to teaching, learning and assessing the curriculum including making links to literacy, numeracy and ICT requirements.  

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: CRS413
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

The following courses are prerequisites:

• EDU407 Foundations of Christian Education

  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 their effect on implementing ‘best practice’ teaching strategies and engaging resources to fulfil the aims of the ACARA History curriculum and NESA History K-10 syllabus and History Elective 7-10 Syllabus; 
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 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 Develop student-centred innovative and well-designed History lesson sequences including historical content (concepts, substance and structure), tools, and skills; language, literacy and numeracy demands of the content including the general capabilities and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

1. Australian Curriculum Framework, NESA History Syllabus 
2. Values and human issues/ Community Participation/ Teacher professional associations
3. Teaching 7-10 historical content and skills; Teacher Decision Making; Teaching General Capabilities; Teaching for the range of abilities; Teaching for Diverse Settings 
4. Teacher program building; Teacher decision making 
5. Models supporting Assessment 

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Face to face (extensive)
• Face to face (intensive)
• Online (e-learning)

Please check the timetable to see when this subject will next be offered at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

1. Professional digital presentation (20%)
2. Lesson Plan Sequence (40%)
3. Assessing a Unit of Work (40%)

Prescribed Text

No prescribed texts applicable.