Overview

This topic supports pre-service teachers to develop their knowledge, skills, and confidence to become an effective teacher in planning, implementing, and evaluating science and tech across the primary years. They will explore the nature of scientific inquiry, scientific literacy, contemporary learning theories, ACARA curricula and assessment, best-practice pedagogies, and practical … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Aims

This topics aims:

  • Develop pre-service teacher’s knowledge, skills, and confidence to become a creative, innovative, effective, and engaging teacher when planning, implementing, and evaluating science and tech across the primary years.  
  • Explore the nature of scientific inquiry, scientific literacy, contemporary learning theories, ACARA curricula and assessment, best-practice pedagogies, and practical considerations of science/tech teaching, as they relate to learners in the primary years.  
  • Support science teachers to recognise their high values and positive dispositions to ensure children and young people become excited, active learners and critical thinkers with respect to science as a human endeavour.  
  • Promote pre-service teachers' professional development as science educators by aligning all learning aspects to AITSL standards and TfEL indicators. 

Learning outcomes

On completion of this topic you will be expected to be able to:
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Apply the Scientific Method and Engineering Design Process to show you understand how to think and work scientifically to guide primary classroom teaching and learning activities
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Develop, analyse, and justify relevant unit/lesson plans and assessments (evidence of learning) in relation to theories and principles of learning and ensure growth-oriented feedback is prioritised for primary years learners
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Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of current research related to what (Australian Curriculum), why (capabilities/values), and how (pedagogies) primary years students learn in the contemporary science/tech classroom
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Synthesise effective learning design processes, engaging teaching strategies, and practical classroom methodologies to explain how you will bring the primary years of science/tech curriculum to life

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