Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences PCK 1 (9906.3)

Required texts

https://v9.australiancurriculum.edu.au/

ACT Board of Senior Secondary Studies Curriculum Frameworks http://www.bsss.act.edu.au

https://syllabus.nesa.nsw.edu.au/hsie/

Supplementary Reading:

Books:

Churchill, R., Ferguson, P., Godinho, S., Johnson, N. Keddie, A., Letts, W., Mackay, J., McGill, M., Moss, J., Nagel, M., Nicholson, P. & Vick, M. (2013). Teaching: making a   difference (2^nd ed.). Milton, QLD: John Wiley & Sons .

Gilbert, R, Tudball, L., & Brett, P (2019).  Teaching Humanities and Social Sciences, 7th edition. Cengage, 

Hattie, J. & Yates, G. (2014). Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn.  NY Routledge

Killen, R. (2022). Effective Teaching Strategies. Lessons from Research and Practice (8th Ed.).  Cengage Learning Australia

McInerney, M. (2022). Teaching secondary geography. Cambridge University Press.

Marsh, C, Hart, C (2011) Teaching the Social Sciences and Humanities in an Australian Curriculum (6th ed.) Pearson 

New South Wales Department of Education. (2006). Quality teaching in NSW public schools: assessment practice guide. 

New South Wales Department of Education. (2003). Quality teaching in NSW public schools: discussion paper. 

Sharp, H (2022) Teaching secondary history. Cambridge University Press.

Tomlinson, C. (2005). The differentiated classroom: responding to the needs of all learners. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Tomlinson, C. & McTighe, J. (2006). Integrating differentiated instruction and understanding by design: connecting contents and kids.  Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

Wiggins, G. P. & McTighe, J. (2011). The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High-Quality Units.  ASCD

 Additional readings may be provided for workshops and can be found 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.

Professional Experience report : In order to pass this unit, students must provide evidence of passing Professional Experience.

Students undertaking their Final placement in this unit are required to complete the TPA.

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.

1, Assessment structure 2. Provision of valid documentation 3. Student Expectations for Lesson Planning

1. Assessment Structure A: for Students undertaking a beginning or intermediate placement for PCK 2

1. Teaching Clinic Activities and Reflections (A1)
2. Critical Reflections on becoming a HASS Teacher (A2)
3. Professional Experience Placement (A3)

Assessment Structure B: for Students undertaking a final placement for PCK 2

1. Element 4 of TPA – (B1)
2. Critical Reflections on Becoming a HASS Teacher (B2)
3. Elements 1, 2 & 3 of TPA (B3)
4. Professional Experience Placement (B4)

2. 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.

3. Student Expectations for Lesson Planning 

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.

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.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module 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 Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

All students are expected to attend all workshops for this unit to gain the most from the clinics. 

As this is a 3 credit-point unit, 150 hours of student engagement is expected. The following is an indicative breakdown of your expected engagement with this unit:

The following is an indicative breakdown of your expected engagement with this unit:

Reading and private study                      50 hours

Workshop and online participation:         50 hours

Assessment tasks:                                  50 hours

A professional placement of 15 days is also a requirement of this unit.

Pre-workshop activities will be posted online weekly so that time within workshops can be utilised collaboratively and effectively. Active engagement with and completion of relevant online activities before each workshop is required in order to maximise learning in this unit.

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). Missed sessions will need to be made up.

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).

Participation in ‘school based' tutorial classes is a compulsory condition of this unit, and attendance will be recorded. You must engage 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 week 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.

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.

Required IT skills

UC entry requirements

Artificial intelligence services must not to be used for assessment or assessment preparation by students unless explicitly allowed in the assessment instructions for an assessment task published with the assessment task and/or in the unit outline. That is, an artificial intelligence services may only be used if:

• its use is authorised by the unit convener as part of a specified
  assessment task, and
• it is used in the way allowed in the assessment instructions and/or unit outline, and

its use is appropriately referenced, meaning that students must reference the use of AI in their assessment in the same way as they reference other source material.

In-unit costs

N/A

Work placement, internships or practicums

This unit involves a professional practicum and therefore, additional student responsibilities are required in addition to those described in section 6. Work-place learning requires strict adherence to professional practice principles and ethics. School & student confidentiality must always be maintained, including for assessment items such as reports or essays. The professional nature of this unit also requires 100% participation at all learning activities (lectures, practicals etc if 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.

You are required to have a current Working with Vulnerable People card in order to participate in this unit. Note that the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act only applies to the ACT. For students 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) site for full information on the Professional Experience requirements.

Students who are in placement units or in school based units are also required to complete an Acceptable use of ICT resources form in order to access ICT resources in an ED school. 

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 (Canvas 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.

In all cases of absence, sickness or personal problems it is the student's responsibility to ensure that the unit Convener is informed. The minimum participation requirement must be met in order to pass the unit (regardless of supporting documentation).

Research Led Education

This unit involves research-led education and/or work-integrated learning. There are active researchers delivering 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 (219200)
• Semester 1, 2023, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (213173)
• Semester 1, 2022, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (210503)