Required texts

Australian Curriculum V9.

New South Wales

ACT Frameworks

Additional readings and resources will be provided for each workshop and can be found on the Unit Canvas site.

Recommended Texts

Connell, A., Edwards, A., Hramiak, A., Rhoades, G., & Stanley, N. (2015). A practical guide to teaching computing and ICT in the Secondary School. Routledge

Goldman, S., & Zielezinski, M. B. (2021). Design Thinking for every classroom. Routledge

Hardy, A. (2020). Learning to Teach Design and ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ in the Secondary School. Routledge

Lau W. (2017). Teaching Computing in Secondary Schools. Routledge

Yadav, A., & Berthelsen, U. D. (2022). Computational Thinking in education: A pedagogical perspective. Routledge

Contemporary Issues in ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ Education Series: Springer

  - Costello, G. J. (2020). The teaching of Design and Innovation.

  - Hallstrom, J., & Williams, P. J. (2022). Teaching and learning about technological systems.

  - Rutland, M., & Turner, A. (2020).  Food education and Food ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ in school curricula.

  - Williams, P. J., & Barlex, D. (2020). Pedagogy for ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ Education in secondary schools.

  - Williams, P. J., & Stables, K. (2017). Critique in Design and ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ education.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Approval of extenuating circumstances will be dependent upon the production of supporting documentation and at the discretion of the unit convener.

All assessment items required to be submitted online must be submitted via the appropriate Canvas drop box. It is the student's responsibility to upload the correct and corresponding draft or assessment item to the right submission section. Assignments must be submitted in a format accessible to the assessor(s), as stated on the relevant canvas site. If the unit convener and/or tutor are unable to access a submission, a standard late penalty of 5% of the total marks possible for the task may be applied per day until the assignment is made accessible.

When developing your lesson plans, it is encouraged that you are using your skills in lesson planning and design to create engaging and rich lesson resources. Using materials from commercial sites such as TPT, Twinkl, Sparkle Box etc. is not desirable in this unit. If you adapt resources from commercial sites and sources, please note this in your lesson planning and resource development.

Special assessment requirements

Normally an aggregate mark of 50% is required to pass the unit

Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA)

All preservice teachers are required to pass all four elements of the AfGT to demonstrate that the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers are met. Meeting the Graduate Teacher Standards enables the preservice teacher to graduate from the respective accredited programs of learning. The preservice teacher cannot graduate unless they have satisfactorily completed the AfGT and all other course assessment tasks.

It may be necessary for academics to make ‘on balance' judgements about whether each Element has been passed – that is, judgements about whether the preservice teacher has achieved below, at or above the Standard. To make on-balance judgements, assessors draw on assessment data to make defensible judgements about the preservice teacher's learning (Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority, 2019; Australian Curriculum Assessment & Reporting Authority, 2019; AITSL, 2017)

If, on balance, preservice teachers do not meet the Graduate Standard for any or all Elements of the TPA, following moderation, they will be given one chance to resubmit requested elements to demonstrate their achievement of the Standards required. After this, if the Graduate Standards have not been satisfactorily met on balance, preservice teachers will receive a ‘fail' grade for the TPA and be referred to the Program Director and/or the ADE for guidance as to next steps.

Provision of valid documentation

Please note that the University takes student conduct very seriously. All documentation provided to University staff must be valid and the provision of fraudulent documentation carries with it potentially serious consequences, including suspension and/or exclusion from the University. Note that all allegations of student misconduct will be referred to the Associate Dean for Education (ADE), as a prescribed authority for investigation.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the , , and ÃÃÍÅÊÓƵ (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

You will be working in small groups to plan and deliver lessons during the school based workshops.  This means that you will need to prioritise shared planning time together outside of the workshops (face to face or online) so that you have shared and equitable contribution to this work.

This means that you will attend and participate in a three hour workshop each week and additional hours will be composed of shared planning with your peers, undertaking reading and planning individually and researching for your assignment tasks.

Workshops = 21 hours

Reading, Planning, Collaborating = 89 hours

Assessment Preparation = 40 hours 

Participation requirements

Attendance at all scheduled sessions in this unit is compulsory and absences could result in a fail. All absences need to be supported by appropriate documentation (e.g. medical certificate).

Successful engagement with all learning activities in this accredited Initial Teacher Education course is necessary to demonstrate that you have met the Graduate career stage of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL, 2011).

It is recognised that sometimes absence is unavoidable. If you are absent for more than two sessions, however, your engagement with the unit could be considered unsatisfactory.

Successful completion of the professional experience component is critical to success in the whole unit.  Refer to assessment on the Canvas site for further details. Students must make themselves familiar with the processes and policies of professional experience.

Participation in ‘school based' tutorial classes and observation days are a compulsory condition of this unit, and attendance will be recorded. You must participate in 100% of the ‘school based' tutorial classes to pass this unit. In the event that you cannot attend your assigned session due to illness or extreme circumstances, you must provide appropriate documentation to the Unit Convener as soon as possible. In the case of sessions missed due to illness or extreme circumstances, both the academic content and the professional experience component are required to be made up. More than two documented absences may lead to failure of the unit due to non-completion.

*Note: This unit commences with weeks 1  on campus (see timetable for rooms) and weeks 2 to 7 will be school-based to meet accreditation requirements of 3 days professional experience

Required IT skills

It is expected that students undertaking this unit will have a sound level of information technology competence that includes electronic manipulation of documents, PowerPoint, photographs, videos, slideshows, e-books, websites and apps.

In-unit costs

None

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves work integrated learning (WIL): Placement . Students must adhere to University policy during WIL activities, including the Student Conduct Rules 2018, the WIL policy and WIL procedure, and the Assessment policy, and Assessment procedure. For teaching degrees, students need to ensure they have their WWVP or for NSW, their Working with Children, COVID vaccination status and evidence of PSTR uploaded to InPlace.

This unit involves professional experience and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in section 6. Workplace learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. School student and staff confidentiality must always be maintained (refer policies on ATES - Professional Experience Handbook, ACT ED Teachers' Code of Professional Practice (or equivalent) and Student Conduct Rules), including for assessment items such as reports or essays. This applies to staff and patrons of any outside agency where an internship or other WIL activity is taking place. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities (lectures, workshops, tutorial, practicals etc. as scheduled – see section 3) for the successful completion of this unit (also see section 6c). If attendance requirements cannot be satisfied (e.g., timetable clash), it is recommended that you contact the Academic Programs Team to discuss re-scheduling this unit.

Additional information

Provision of Information to the Group

Notifications through the Canvas Announcements Forum or the Canvas Discussion Forums are deemed to be made to the whole class.  It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that they check for announcements on the Unit's Canvas website (forum messages are also emailed to student email addresses only).  Students should ensure they check their student email regularly.  The Canvas discussion forums will be checked by staff regularly.

Use of student email account

The University Email policy states that "students wishing to contact the University via email regarding administrative or academic matters need to send the email from the University account for identity verification purposes".  Therefore all unit enquiries should be emailed using a student university email account. Students should contact servicedesk@canberra.edu.au if they have any issues accessing their university email account.

Theoretical Foundations: This unit covers the theoretical foundations of Pedagogical Content Knowledge, including current and emerging professional practices for teachers as they begin their professional career.

Research Led Education: There are active researchers teaching this unit who are able to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion for the research they are carrying out. 

• Semester 1, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (222100)
• Semester 2, 2023, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (214908)
• Semester 2, 2022, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (210534)