School Of EducationMathematics, Science and Technology 0-8Western Sydney University Unit Code: 101104.2
Discipline: TEACHER EDUCATION: EARLY CHILDHOOD
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
100299 - Connecting Communities in Early Childhood Education
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
For Education students only and must have completed Child Protection training.
About this Unit
In 2011, this unit is replaced by 101802 Investigating with Mathematics, Science and Technology. This unit aims to develop a critical and meaningful understanding of how mathematics, science and technology shape our lives and the world we live in. It will extend students’ understanding of the investigative nature of these areas, how they integrate and impact on each other and how they can be promoted in creative, positive, challenging and meaningful ways in the learning environment. This unit will foster in teachers a positive dispositions towards teaching Science, Mathematics and Technology in the early childhood and primary school years. It will develop teaching practices in this area including the use of the relevant pedagogical approaches and the use of relevant DET syllabus documents.