ESS742 - Environmental Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jorja McKinnon |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in D304, D351, E760, E763, E765 |
| Prerequisite: | D304 students must have passed 24 credit points of study at levels 1, 2 & 3 with a minimum WAM of 60% Students enrolled in course E763 or E765 must pass unit EEE754 plus 1 unit from EEE755, EEE756, EPR731, EPR751, EPR781 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. In Person Attendance Requirements This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 4 x 5-hour practical experience (field trips), 7 x 1.5-hour online seminars throughout the trimester Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 4 x 5-hour practical experience (field trips), 7 x 1.5-hour online seminars throughout the trimester Time engaging in learning activities is expected to total a combined equivalent of 8-10 hours per week. This includes engagement with materials, responses to tasks, regular forum posting and responding to others, scheduled synchronous online discussions and independent study during non-placement teaching weeks (approx. 6-9 weeks). It is highly recommended that you attend scheduled synchronous discussions in the unit site throughout the trimester. |
Content
Environmental Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years is a hands-on unit that will prepare you to teach Earth and Environmental Science (based on the Australian senior secondary curriculum with comparison to other state and territory curricula).
This unit is offered via a series of modules each supported by learning materials and intensively offered seminars and, where appropriate, field excursions. Online students will be provided with support materials that will enable field excursions in local environments.
This strategy will have you experiencing learning tasks that will be useful with your future students. The assessments focus on designing curriculum sequences and conducting practical investigations and designing appropriate teaching and learning resources.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Reflect and critically discuss the practices and purposes of Earth and Environmental Science as proposed in the Australian senior secondary curriculum and in separate State/Territory curricula | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply an advanced and integrated understanding of contemporary educational, sustainability, socio-scientific, and environmental issues and theories to describe and critically discuss the nature and purposes of earth and environmental science education in senior secondary schools | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Discuss and reflect on different pedagogical approaches, case studies, and school-based scenarios for teaching and learning earth and environmental science at the senior secondary level | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
| ULO4 | Evaluate, synthesise, reflect on, and design creative and practical pedagogical strategies and approaches grounded in contemporary research to learning and teaching, activities, practical investigations, and resources for teaching earth and environmental science at the senior secondary level | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO5 | Identify, analyse, implement, evaluate and engage in professional reading, critical reflection, and discussion about a range of issues related to earth and environmental science at senior secondary level | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Curriculum Development Teaching and learning sequence | 3000 words or equivalent | 60% | Week 5 |
| Assessment 2 - Resource Development based on Practical Investigation | 2000 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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