Teaching Secondary Health and Physical Education PG (11375.2)

Required texts

The required text for this unit is:

Pill S (2016) Learning In, Through and About Movement in Secondary Physical Education. Kent Town, South Australia: Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation.

This online book is available from ACHPER South Australia https://www.achpersa.com.au/ACHPERSA/ACHPERSA/Resources/LITAM-Shane-Pill.aspx?hkey=2bb358cf-672c-4797-af24-114589c69eb6

Additional resources will be made available on the unit Canvas site.

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.

Special assessment requirements

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

Academic integrity

Students have a responsibility to uphold University standards on ethical scholarship. Good scholarship involves building on the work of others and use of others' work must be acknowledged with proper attribution made. Cheating, plagiarism, and falsification of data are dishonest practices that contravene academic values. Refer to the University's Student Charter for more information.

To enhance understanding of academic integrity, all students are expected to complete the Academic Integrity Module (AIM) at least once during their course of study. You can access this module within UCLearn (Canvas) through the 'Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism' link in the Study Help site.

Use of Text-Matching Software

The University of Canberra uses text-matching software to help students and staff reduce plagiarism and improve understanding of academic integrity. The software matches submitted text in student assignments against material from various sources: the internet, published books and journals, and previously submitted student texts.

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.

Learner engagement

Reading and private study: 50 hours

Workshop and online participation: 50 hours

Assessment tasks (including professional experience placement): 200 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 (5a) 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 is 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

None.

In-unit costs

There are some costs associated with this unit which are detailed below:

1. Required text (see Section 4a).
2. Pre-service teachers need to purchase a UC HPE polo shirt available from the Student Shop in Building 1. This polo shirt must be worn at all times while attending your in-school workshops.
3. A sunsmart hat. 
4. A whistle and wrist watch are also required. 

Work placement, internships or practicums

Overview:

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, COVID vaccination status and evidence of PSTR uploaded to InPlace.

This unit involves professional practicum 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.

Professional Practicum:

For pre-service teachers undertaking placements in other states or territories, it may be that an alternate Police Check or a Working with Children Check is required. Please refer to the professional experience section on the All Teacher Education Students (ATES) Canvas site for full information on the Professional Experience requirements. Please note students must carry their WWVP card in a Univeristy of Canberra lanyard to every in-school workshop for 11375 from and including Week 2. Lanyards will be distributed in before pre-service teachers first in-school workshop. Pre-service teachers are required to wear the lanyard on each in-school workshop and placement day to display their University of Canberra Student ID card and their WWVP card.

Before commencing your professional practicum please refer to the following instructions to ensure your Unit Convenor remains informed of your negotiated placement:

1. Fill in the professional experience placement planner in collaboration with your school mentor. (This can be found on the Professional Experience Module on the unit's Canvas site). Indicate on the planner when your interim and final reports will be completed.
2. Upload your planner, as a draft, to the unit's Canvas site using the allocated dropbox.
3. If your proposed schedule for the completion of your interim and final reports changes, please upload a new planner with the new dates.

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.

Research Informed Teaching and Learning

This unit involves research-led education that informs the work-integrated learning (15 day professional practicum). The tutor is an active researcher who will seek to engage students in deep and active learning and transmit to students their passion and relevant findings for/and the research they are conducting.

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.

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