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<p>This unit will develop an understanding of the role of health and physical education (HPE) in promoting physical, mental, emotional and social health for young people within the school setting. The unit provides the opportunity for students to explore and navigate recent developments and social issues in primary HPE. Students will explore the importance of understanding the different backgrounds that contextualize HPE and how to make curricular and pedagogical choices to address all of the children's learning strengths and needs in a class. The learning activities will enable students to master basic knowledge, concepts and skills to teach HPE in schools including effective planning and reflective practice. The unit also emphasizes developing students understanding and application of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment models and practices.</p>
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<p>Topics will include:<br>
• Examining Health and Physical Education as a social construct<br>
• Understanding the importance of delivering quality health and physical.<br>
• Exploring the different levels of physical activity engagement that children bring to class<br>
• Examining the social barriers to active PE engagement<br>
• Creating HPE lessons that cater to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse backgrounds.<br>
• Understanding and applying the Australian curriculum: Health and PE<br>
• Exploring different pedagogical approaches to deliver HPE content.<br>
• Developing strategies for inclusion in HPE<br>
• Authentic learning and assessment in HPE.<br>
• Purposefully connecting health and PE<br>
• Health education in the twenty-first century<br>
• Health education vs health promotion<br>
• Whole-school approaches to promoting health<br>
• Developing effective HPE unit plans</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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<p>This unit will develop an understanding of the role of health and physical education (HPE) in promoting physical, mental, emotional and social health for young people within the school setting. The unit provides the opportunity for students to explore and navigate recent developments and social issues in primary HPE. Students will explore the importance of understanding the different backgrounds that contextualize HPE and how to make curricular and pedagogical choices to address all of the children's learning strengths and needs in a class. The learning activities will enable students to master basic knowledge, concepts and skills to teach HPE in schools including effective planning and reflective practice. The unit also emphasizes developing students understanding and application of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment models and practices.</p>
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<p>Topics will include:<br> • Examining Health and Physical Education as a social construct<br> • Understanding the importance of delivering quality health and physical.<br> • Exploring the different levels of physical activity engagement that children bring to class<br> • Examining the social barriers to active PE engagement<br> • Creating HPE lessons that cater to the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse backgrounds.<br> • Understanding and applying the Australian curriculum: Health and PE<br> • Exploring different pedagogical approaches to deliver HPE content.<br> • Developing strategies for inclusion in HPE<br> • Authentic learning and assessment in HPE.<br> • Purposefully connecting health and PE<br> • Health education in the twenty-first century<br> • Health education vs health promotion<br> • Whole-school approaches to promoting health<br> • Developing effective HPE unit plans</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070301 - Curriculum Studies
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edbed1018">View unit fees</a>
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None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
<p>must not have completed "EDBED1005"</p>
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<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
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<p>Explore recent developments and current social issues associated with primary HPE teaching and learning</p>
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<p>Develop a sound knowledge and understanding of pedagogic practices in primary HPE.</p>
K3
<p>Understand and interpret contemporary curriculum relevant to teaching and assessing primary HPE.</p>
K4
<p>Develop a sound knowledge and understanding of how to develop HPE activities that cater to a range of student learning strengths and needs.</p>
S1
<p>Apply contemporary curriculum and assessment practices to design HPE content.</p>
S2
<p>Design engaging student-centred lessons that utilize a range of pedagogic practices to address the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse backgrounds</p>
S3
<p>Analyze how recent developments and social issues impact HPE teaching and learning.</p>
S4
<p>Develop assessment criteria and grading procedures relevant to primary HPE</p>
A1
<p>Evaluate and address a range of social issues that have the potential to impact a primary HPE class.</p>
A2
<p>Plan a sequential unit of work based on HPE primary curriculum that incorporates assessment practices and caters for the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse backgrounds.</p>
A3
<p>Plan and implement HPE lessons that incorporate a range of pedagogical approaches to address the learning strengths and needs of students from diverse backgrounds.</p>
A4
<p>Work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues to improve student learning HPE</p>
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<p>Students explore recent developments and current issues in teaching primary HPE by analysing life stories through the lens of literature.</p>
<p>Essay</p>
<p>40-50%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, S1, S3, A1
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<p>Students present the introductory aspects of a unit of work and sequenced lesson ideas.</p>
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<p>S/U</p>
K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S4, A1, A2, A3
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<p>Students plan a sequential unit of work that aligns with the current primary HPE curriculum, caters for the specific learning needs of students across a range of abilities, and includes assessment tasks and related assessment criteria. Students deliver a learning activity from that unit and critically reflect upon task.</p>
<p>Multimodal Task</p>
<p>50-60%</p>
K2, K3, K4, S1, S2, S4, A1, A2, A3, A4
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplementary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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FedTASK 1: Interpersonal
The ability to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 2: Leadership
The ability to apply professional skills and behaviours in leading others.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 3: Critical Thinking and Creativity
The ability to work in complexity and ambiguity using imagination to create new ideas.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK 4: Digital Literacy
The ability to work fluently across a range of tools and applications to achieve a range of skills.
<p>Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines</p>
FedTASK 5: Sustainable and Ethical Mindset
The ability to consider and assess the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting ethical and sustainable decisions.
<p>Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor</p>
FedTASK
<p>Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FedTASKs (<strong>T</strong>ransferable <strong>A</strong>ttributes <strong>S</strong>kills and <strong>K</strong>nowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key, transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and co-operative learning opportunities.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070301 - Curriculum Studies
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Ballarat - Mt Helen (On Campus)</p><p>Berwick (On Campus)</p><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p><p>On-line Learning</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
No
Fee information:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/edbed1018">View unit fees</a>
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