This subject enables Teacher Education Students (TES) to establish a knowledge base in the areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment in the NESA Drama Years 7-10 and the ACARA The Arts – Drama 7-10 syllabi. It is also designed to develop TES’ understanding of contemporary theory, concepts and skills in drama studies as applied in the junior secondary classroom context with a particular focus on cross-curriculum priorities. The TES will examine theoretical concepts, current pedagogical principles and perspectives and curriculum structures within Drama and devise a range of learning opportunities for diverse learners to facilitate both individual and collaborative learning through making, performing and appreciating drama in a range of contexts. They will have opportunity to ‘reflect’ on their practice and the impact on competing worldviews, developing a well-researched evidence-based justification for their own approach to teaching secondary Drama.
The following subjects are prerequisites:
A major in drama including all of the following: performance, production, theory, and, preferably Australian drama. Drama studies must be developed as a discrete discipline.
Vocationally oriented courses are not recognised as equivalent
No prescribed texts applicable.