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    Overview

    Engaging across curriculum learning areas and developing pedagogically appropriate teaching approaches.

    Welcome to EDUC 472 Primary Curriculum 1. The curriculum in primary classrooms should be engaging, authentic and hands-on, and this is the approach taken in each of the areas in this paper. All curriculum areas are covered in this paper with an emphasis on English and Mathematics. Planning, assessment, pedagogy and engagement and integrated curriculum are other aspects that are covered.

    About this paper

    Paper title Primary Curriculum 1
    Subject Education
    EFTS 0.25
    Points 30 points
    Teaching period 1st Non standard period (15 January 2024 - 28 June 2024) (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,223.25
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Limited to
    MTchgLn
    Notes
    Primary Education only.
    Contact

    Dr Bilinda Offen (bilinda.offen@otago.ac.nz)

    Teaching staff

    Paper Co-ordinator: Dr Bilinda Offen 
    Other staff to be confirmed

    Paper Structure
    The nature and purpose of the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa including principles, vision, key competencies, values and attitudes, and the learning areas
    • The nature and purpose of each curriculum area (Literacy, Mathematics, Science, Social Sciences, The Arts, Technology, Health/Physical Education, Learning Languages)
    • The progression of learning in each curriculum area
    Processes of planning, designing, assessing and evaluating pedagogically appropriate approaches to deliver the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
    • Diagnostic assessment for English and Mathematics
    • Resource selection, development, use and evaluation
    Pedagogy & Engagement
    • Teacher learner relationships
    • Teacher values and beliefs
    • Ways of working
    • Engagement with learning theories
    • Theorising pedagogy
    • Assessment for Learning
    • Strategies and techniques for questioning
    • ICT as teaching and learning tools
    • Multi literacies
    Critical engagement with current research findings and initiatives in curriculum learning areas
    • Integrated curriculum Models, for example:
      • Interdisciplinary
      • Problem based
      • Theme based
    Teaching Arrangements

    Programme is delivered face-to-face.

    Textbooks
    Jorgensen, R. & Dole, S. (2011). Teaching Mathematics in Primary Schools (2nd Edition). Crows Nest, NSW: Allen & Unwin.
    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Student teachers who successfully complete this paper will be able to:

    1. Demonstrate a sound understanding of the New Zealand Curriculum in the primary school context
    2. Apply the New Zealand Curriculum to the diverse learning needs of year 1-8 students using evidence-based approaches
    3. Critically engage with a range of theoretical approaches to teaching and learning
    4. Plan effectively, identifying appropriate learning intentions, teaching and learning approaches, resources, and assessment strategies to engage diverse learners across curriculum areas
    5. Demonstrate the ability to incorporate te reo Māori me ngā tikanga Māori in their educational setting

    Timetable

    1st Non standard period (15 January 2024 - 28 June 2024)

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 13:00-14:50 5-6, 8-13, 16, 24-26
    Tuesday 10:00-11:50 5, 8-13, 16-17, 24-26
    Friday 13:00-14:50 5-6, 8-12, 25
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