Pre-requisites

Major or Minor study in Music

Co-requisites

ED920.506 Developmental Learning and Pedagogies

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Use advanced knowledge of the discipline and understanding of research into how students learn to critically analyse state and national curriculum to select and organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence, providing scope in the junior and middle years of secondary schooling to meet the specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities, including literacy and numeracy, for the development of Music appreciation and skills

• Apply expert judgment to plan differentiated learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students with varying abilities and characteristics, and develop a range of differentiated teaching strategies that respond to the learning strengths and needs of students with additional needs, including gifted students, and students from diverse linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, including students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds

• Critically analyse and communicate advanced understanding of the various frameworks and perspectives that have shaped Music, including the opportunities and challenges of teaching this area, particularly from a Christian perspective

• Create and evaluate a variety of assessment strategies to meet the full range of diverse student needs and development in Music, and undertake assessment of example tasks and apply assessment moderation procedures

• Apply skill and creativity to plan and implement teaching strategies appropriate to the music classroom, and select appropriate resources, including ICT to expand learning and support engagement and participation

• Critically apply reflexive practice to their own learning process and ongoing development as a teacher including their understanding of the Christian faith in the context of Christian worldview, Scriptures and broader vocation

• Demonstrate advanced understanding of a range of strategies that can be used for reporting student achievement to students and parents/carers, and the purposes of keeping accurate and reliable records of student achievement

Unit Description

This unit covers the Music learning area of State and National Curriculum for Years 7-10. Students will engage with current knowledge and understanding about the various strategies and features for developing effective lessons and assessments to engage a diverse range of students in Music. Students will incorporate appropriate use of ICT in Music processes and for enhancing learning experiences in this discipline. Students will develop a critical understanding from a Christian perspective of the various frameworks that have driven and shaped the curriculum and teaching of Music. Students will also engage in providing grading and feedback of various assessment tasks in line with proficient teaching and current research in order to maximise the effectiveness and quality of learning in Music.

Topics

• Knowing adolescents and how they learn
• Understanding the State and National Curriculum for Years 7-10
• Building on the primary years – an overview
• History and Christian perspectives of Music
• Unit and lesson planning
• Integrating general capabilities and cross-curriculum as relevant to Music
• Pedagogical content knowledge for Music
• Management strategies for practical music lessons
• Integrating resources including ICT with the Music curriculum
• Assessment design and feedback
• Strategies for keeping accurate and reliable records
• Grading, moderation, and reporting student achievement
• Data and Differentiation for Improvement
• Understanding, respecting and responding to student diversity, including protocols
• Strategies for involving parents in educative processes

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Even), Semester 1)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.