| K1 | <p>Understand how students learn in the context of Dance.</p> |
| K2 | <p>Examine pedagogical, curriculum and assessment and reporting practises based on current curriculum initiatives, research and policy related to the teaching of Dance in the senior years.</p> |
| K3 | <p>Develop anatomical and physiological knowledge as well as current educational theories and philosophies as they relate to Dance.</p> |
| K4 | <p>Identify what effective Dance teachers know and do in relation to the promotion of safe dance practices, the use of a range of teaching strategies, effective lesson and curriculum design, ensuring inclusivity, appropriate text selection, and assessment approaches.</p> |
| K5 | <p>Know a range of resources, including ICT, which will engage students in learning.</p> |
| K6 | <p>Develop a critical awareness of the state of contemporary Australian dance as well as the history of the Performing Arts in this country and beyond.</p> |
| K7 | <p>Know literacy and numeracy strategies relevant to the teaching of Dance.</p> |
| K8 | <p>Build a range of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning.</p> |
| S1 | <p>Reflect critically on practice and be open to feedback in order to become highly skilled, creative and imaginative educational Dance teachers.</p> |
| S2 | <p>Set goals and adapt curriculum for a wide range of abilities, characteristics, skills and interests.</p> |
| S3 | <p>Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence.</p> |
| S4 | <p>Plan lesson sequences and classroom activities using knowledge of student learning, classroom management techniques, content and effective teaching strategies.</p> |
| S5 | <p>Apply a range of teaching and learning strategies including literacy and numeracy strategies.</p> |
| S6 | <p>Show initiative, creative flexibility and the capacity to adapt skills to a variety of students and educational environments.</p> |
| S7 | <p>Give effective feedback to others and apply a range of assessment strategies.</p> |
| S8 | <p>Develop a capacity to communicate verbally, non-verbally and in concrete, clear and abstract terms.</p> |
| S9 | <p>Develop capacity for kinaesthetic awareness.</p> |
| A1 | <p>Create a written journal over time to demonstrate ability to reflect, record observations, develop ideas and self-evaluate.</p> |
| A2 | <p>Design and analysis of a curriculum unit applying planning skills, content knowledge, pedagogical understandings, research skills, assessment strategies and policy knowledge.</p> |
| A3 | <p>Plan, teach and evaluate a Dance lesson for senior level students.</p> |