Overview
An introduction to The New Zealand Curriculum and the learning area of the Social Sciences.
EDCR 135 Introduction to The New Zealand Curriculum/ Social Sciences introduces you to the New Zealand Curriculum. You will be exploring the vision, values and learning areas taught in all schools in Aotearoa. This paper also introduces you to the curriculum area of Social Sciences.
About this paper
| Paper title | Introduction to The New Zealand Curriculum and Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Subject | Education |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1
(On campus)
Semester 1 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $937.50 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BTchg
- Notes
- Primary Education students only.
- Contact
Andrea Robertson - andrea.robertson@otago.ac.nz
- Contact
Andrea Robertson - andrea.robertson@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
Dunedin: Andrea Robertson and Karina Nafatali
Invercargill: Julie Mynes
- Paper Structure
Introduction to the New Zealand Curriculum
- What is The New Zealand Curriculum?
- Values, vision and key competencies underpinning the New Zealand teaching profession
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi and curriculum
- Introduction to planning
- Overview of all curriculum learning areas
- Building relationships with ākonga
Social Sciences
- New Zealand’s histories
- Culture & Identity
- Social Inquiry
- Effective pedagogy in Social Sciences
- Textbooks
Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Wellington, New Zealand: Learning Media.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
By the end of this paper, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate an emerging awareness of the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to education in Aotearoa New Zealand;
- Examine personal cultural understandings and experiences of curriculum, teaching, and learning;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical foundation, structure, and language of the learning area of Social Sciences;
- Examine pedagogical approaches, assumptions and stereotypes underpinning the learning area of Social Sciences and within the New Zealand Curriculum; and
- Demonstrate an emerging understanding of planning and assessment.