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<p>This unit is designed to prepare students to effectively plan and teach Health Education across junior and middle secondary years. Students will reflect on the role of Health Education and broader school-based health promotion strategies and will develop an understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of young people across a range of cultural and socioeconomic contexts. Students will develop an understanding of curriculum and policies relevant to Health Education and will develop skills to implement contemporary and evidence-based teaching strategies that support an inclusive, engaging and student-centred Health Education learning environment.</p>
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<p>• Rationale of the Health Education learning area and whole-school health promotion strategies<br>
• The health and wellbeing needs of young people and how these are addressed through Health Education <br>
• Policies, practices and responsibilities in relation to teaching sensitive issues. <br>
• Developing learning sequences aligned to the Health Education curriculum and incorporating the general capabilities. <br>
• Developing a safe, inclusive, engaging and student-centred learning environment.<br>
• Contemporary and evidence-based teaching approaches in Health Education (e.g. strengths- based, harm-minimisation, critical inquiry, health literacy)<br>
• Exploring Health Education curriculum, policies and resources, including digital technologies.<br>
• Assessment and feedback in Health Education</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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Unit description
<p>This unit is designed to prepare students to effectively plan and teach Health Education across junior and middle secondary years. Students will reflect on the role of Health Education and broader school-based health promotion strategies and will develop an understanding of the health and wellbeing needs of young people across a range of cultural and socioeconomic contexts. Students will develop an understanding of curriculum and policies relevant to Health Education and will develop skills to implement contemporary and evidence-based teaching strategies that support an inclusive, engaging and student-centred Health Education learning environment.</p>
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<p>• Rationale of the Health Education learning area and whole-school health promotion strategies<br> • The health and wellbeing needs of young people and how these are addressed through Health Education <br> • Policies, practices and responsibilities in relation to teaching sensitive issues. <br> • Developing learning sequences aligned to the Health Education curriculum and incorporating the general capabilities. <br> • Developing a safe, inclusive, engaging and student-centred learning environment.<br> • Contemporary and evidence-based teaching approaches in Health Education (e.g. strengths- based, harm-minimisation, critical inquiry, health literacy)<br> • Exploring Health Education curriculum, policies and resources, including digital technologies.<br> • Assessment and feedback in Health Education</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Flexible Delivery - Ballarat (Blended)</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/edmas6010">View unit fees</a>
Requisites
Prerequisite
None
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<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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K1
<p>Understand the health and wellbeing needs of young people and the impact of socio-cultural factors.</p>
K2
<p>Understand the role and structure of the Health Education curriculum, as well as broader whole-school health promotion strategies.</p>
K3
<p>Compare and contrast a range of concepts and pedagogical approaches in Health Education.</p>
K4
<p>Explore strategies for developing a safe, engaging and inclusive learning environment, including the responsible and ethical use of ICT in learning and teaching.</p>
K5
<p>Comprehend and classify assessment types, functions and strategies to evaluate student learning, and provide feedback in Health Education.</p>
K6
<p>Consider the role of external professionals and community groups within Health Education and broader whole-school health promotion.</p>
S1
<p>Design effective learning sequences using knowledge of student learning, curriculum and contemporary approaches to teaching.</p>
S2
<p>Apply curriculum, assessment and reporting knowledge and frameworks to design effective learning sequences, lesson plans and assessment tasks.</p>
S3
<p>Construct learning goals and develop activities that cater for students of varying abilities and characteristics.</p>
S4
<p>Critically analyse and incorporate a range of Health Education teaching and learning resources, including ICT, that support teaching and engage students in learning.</p>
S5
<p>Apply policies and processes required for teaching sensitive topics in Health Education.</p>
A1
<p>Create a sequential unit with attention to a diverse cohort.</p>
A2
<p>Investigate and teach a lesson on sensitive issues.</p>
Assessment
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<p>Develop a sequential, curriculum unit that incorporates knowledge of effective teaching and assessment strategies and caters for a varied range of learning needs. Evaluate and justify decisions made in the development of the unit.</p>
<p>Curriculum design and evaluation</p>
<p>40% - 60%</p>
K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, A1, A2
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<p>Research issues and approaches to teaching sensitive issues. Develop and teach a lesson based on a selected sensitive topic from the curriculum.</p>
<p>Lesson development and teaching</p>
<p>40% - 60%</p>
K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, A1
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>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Education, Arts & Community
Discipline:
Education
Study level:
Postgraduate - Coursework
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
070105 - Teacher Education: Secondary
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 1</strong><p>Flexible Delivery - Ballarat (Blended)</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/edmas6010">View unit fees</a>
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Internal reference: EDMAS6010 - U3.1