Badanami Centre For Indigenous EducationIntroduction to Curriculum (AREP)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 100729.1
Discipline: EDUCATION NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
101485 - Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Classrooms (AREP)
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
This unit is restricted to students enrolled in either course 1598 Bachelor of Education (Primary) - AREP or 1597 Diploma in Indigenous Australian Education Studies which are courses specifically designed for Indigenous Australian students preparing to be primary school teachers.
About this Unit
In 2009 this unit replaced by 101485 - Professional Experience 1: Introduction to Classrooms (AREP). This unit is designed to introduce students to the characteristics of Curriculum. The students will investigate the nature of literacy and numeracy as exemplars of particular curriculum issues. ICT and numeracy and literacy across the curriculum will also be important focuses. Through this unit students will explore the implications of emerging Information and communication Technologies (ICTs) for the nature of teaching and learning in classrooms. The unit will begin the students' personal Portfolio with a study of specific teaching methodologies and professional practices. To this end this unit will explore the application of theory to practice through appropriate professional experience.