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UNE unit code: EDAE336

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Intensive schools
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  • 6

Unit information

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As a Drama teacher you will have a significant role in nurturing students’ creativity. This unit investigates the place of Drama within a secondary school setting and gives you the tools to be able to articulate the contribution that Drama makes to the students’ personal, social and intellectual development.

This unit prepares you for a career as a secondary school Drama teacher by giving you the skills to plan and implement the drama curriculum for students in years 7 – 10.

You will learn how to plan and evaluate lessons and units, and assess student outcomes. You will acquire the skills to create an effective learning environment for students, using a range of teaching strategies and appropriate resources for students with diverse learning needs.

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Teaching period
Mode/location
Trimester 1Online

*Offering is subject to availability

Intensive schools

There are no intensive schools required for this unit.

Enrolment rules

Pre-requisites
candidature in BEd(InServConv) or MTeach(Sec); candidature in BEd(SecArts) or BEd(SecMus) and 24cp non-Education Units and EDUC104 or EDUC105 or EDUC106; candidature 2023 and prior in BEd(K12Teach); candidature from 2024 in BEd(K12Teach) and 24cps of Discipline/Listed Education Units and EDUC104 or EDUC105 or EDUC106.

Notes

This unit addresses Australian Professional Standards for Teachers at the Graduate Stage, otherwise referred to as Graduate Teacher Standard Descriptors (GTSD).

Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.

Unit coordinator(s)

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Lynn EverettLecturer, Creative and Performing Arts Education - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Education

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate broad knowledge of the curriculum documents pertaining to Junior Drama and an understanding of the content relevant to the NSW Years 7–10 Syllabus and its articulation to Year 12 syllabus, the Life Skills curriculum and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives (GTSD 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 5.1.1);
  2. demonstrate a coherent level of understanding of how students learn in drama and a knowledge of models of pedagogies relevant to Junior Drama (GTSD 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 2.1.1, 2.5.1);
  3. apply knowledge and skills in creating a safe and effective learning environment, and in using a range of teaching strategies and resources appropriate to Years 7–10 Drama (GTSD 1.3.1, 1.5.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 4.1.1, 4.4.1);
  4. demonstrate a practical understanding of the processes involved in effective curriculum development in relation to planning, programming, assessment, reporting, and evaluation, relevant to implementation of Junior Drama that addresses physical, social, & intellectual development and the diverse needs of learners in accordance with mandatory curriculum documents (GTSD 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 1.6.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.6.1, 5.2.1); and
  5. apply theoretical and conceptual knowledge to understand place of drama within the school and the wider community, and the contribution that drama makes to students' personal, social and intellectual development (GTSD 1.1.1, 2.1.1).

Assessment information

Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

TitleMust CompleteWeightOfferingsAssessment Notes
Assessment 1Yes50%All offerings

Teaching Activities. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit.Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.2.1, 1.3.1, 1.4.1, 1.5.1, 2.1.1, 2.2.1, 2.3.1, 2.6.1, 3.1.1, 3.2.1, 3.3.1, 3.4.1, 3.5.1, 3.6.1, 4.1.1, 5.1.1, 5.2.1

No. Words: 2000 (equivalent)

Assessment 2Yes50%All offerings

Teaching Activities. It is mandatory to pass this component in order to pass this unit.Relates to GTSD: 1.1.1, 1.6.1, 2.1.1, 2.3.1, 2.4.1, 2.5.1, 3.2.1, 3.4.1, 4.4.1

No. Words: 2000 (equivalent)

Learning resources

Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Performance: A Practical Approach to Drama

ISBN: 9780864620798

Tourelle, L. and McNamara, M., Harcourt Education 1998

Text refers to: All offerings

Drama Syllabus, Years 7-10

NESA 2023

Text refers to: All offerings

Drama Syllabus, Stage 6

ISBN: 9780731342174

Board of Studies NSW 2007

Text refers to: All offerings

Centre Stage

ISBN: 9780170385381

Clausen, M., Heinemann Pearsons 3rd ed. 2016

Text refers to: All offerings

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