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EDAE316 Drama Skills for Primary Teachers

Updated: 29 April 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites EDAE106 and EDAE107 for BGenStuds/BTeach prior to 2010 or candidature in BEd(Prim) prior to 2010 or candidature in the BSpecEd(Prim)/BDS prior to 2010
Co-requisites None
Restrictions EDAE307 or EDAE407
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Lynn Everett (leverett@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit caters for those who wish to develop skills relevant to teaching drama in primary schools or in community arts contexts. It will explore a range of dramatic forms and performance styles such as mime, movement, mask, puppetry, playbuilding, and improvisation. An emphasis will be placed on building confidence in these aspects of drama by learning and applying specific techniques in a pedagogical context.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Drama Journeys
ISBN: 9780868196961
Mooney, M. and Nicholls, J., Currency Press 2004
Text refers to: Semester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Drama Unit 50% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 2, 3 and 4 GA: 1, 2 and 4
Learning Journal 50% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 5 and 6 GA: 1, 2 and 4

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate a practical and theoretical understanding of a range of dramatic forms relevant to teaching primary school drama;
  2. demonstrate an ability to design and implement lesson sequences using knowledge of the drama syllabus;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of how students learn in drama and the contribution that drama makes to students? personal, social, and intellectual development;
  4. demonstrate an understanding of how to create an effective learning environment in drama;
  5. demonstrate an ability to employ a wide range of teaching strategies and resources; and
  6. demonstrate research-based knowledge of relevant literature in relation to content knowledge and pedagogical models.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
The unit involves a study of skills and content relevant to teaching drama. This is practised and assessed in assignments 1 and 2. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Drama teaches verbal, physical, and written communication skills. These are practised and assessed in the assignments 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Students develop information literacy in a variety of media such as IT and digital video through practical activities and research. This is practised and assessed in assignments. 		True True True
   

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