| K1 | <p>Understand how students learn in the context of Drama.</p> |
| K2 | <p>Examine pedagogical, curriculum and assessment and reporting practises based on current curriculum initiatives, research and policy related to the teaching of Drama in the senior secondary years.</p> |
| K3 | <p>Develop understandings of current educational theories and philosophies as they relate to Drama.</p> |
| K4 | <p>Identify what effective Drama teachers know and do in relation to 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 drama 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 Drama.</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 Drama 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, 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 a capacity for kinaesthetic awareness.</p> |
| S10 | <p>Gather and organise resources relevant to the teaching of senior years Drama and Theatre Studies.</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 VCE curriculum unit applying planning skills, content knowledge, pedagogical understandings, research skills, assessment strategies and policy knowledge.</p> |
| A3 | <p>Plan, teach and evaluate a Drama lesson for VCE students.</p> |