Dance Curriculum 1

Understand how students learn in the context of Dance.

Examine pedagogical, curriculum and assessment and reporting practises based on current curriculum initiatives, research and policy related to the teaching of Dance at years 7 -10.

Develop anatomical and physiological knowledge as well as current educational theories and philosophies as they relate to Dance.

Identify what effective Dance teachers know and do in relation to the promotion of safe dance practices, the use of a range of teaching strategies, effective lesson and curriculum design, ensuring inclusivity, appropriate text selection, and assessment approaches.

Know a range of resources, including ICT, which will engage students in learning.

Develop a critical awareness of the state of contemporary Australian dance as well as the history of the Performing Arts in this country and beyond.

Know literacy and numeracy strategies relevant to the teaching of Dance.

Build a range of assessment strategies, including informal and formal, diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess student learning.

Reflect critically on practice and be open to feedback in order to become highly skilled, creative and imaginative educational Dance teachers.

Set goals and adapt curriculum for a wide range of abilities, characteristics, skills and interests.

Organise content into an effective learning and teaching sequence.

Plan lesson sequences and classroom activities using knowledge of student learning, classroom management techniques, content and effective teaching strategies.

Apply a range of teaching and learning strategies including literacy and numeracy strategies.

Show initiative, creative flexibility and the capacity to adapt skills to a variety of students and educational environments.

Give effective feedback to others and apply a range of assessment strategies.

Develop a capacity to communicate verbally, non-verbally and in concrete, clear and abstract terms.

Develop capacity for kinaesthetic awareness.

Create a written journal over time to demonstrate ability to reflect, record observations, develop ideas and self-evaluate.

Design and analysis of a curriculum unit applying planning skills, content knowledge, pedagogical understandings, research skills, assessment strategies and policy knowledge.

Plan, teach and evaluate a Dance lesson for year 7-10 students.

K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K8 S1, S6, S8 A1 APST 2.1. 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 5.1

Create a written journal over time which combines personal reflections, understandings about student learning and social and emotional factors which impact on learning, professional log, theoretical elements, task responses, resources, note-taking, personal growth, teaching approaches, teaching objectives, classroom observations and movement vocabulary.

Learning Journal

30-40%

K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K7, K8 S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, A2 APST 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Design a curriculum unit including lesson sequences, teaching and learning strategies (including literacy and numeracy strategies), resources (including ICT) and assessment tasks and approaches to cater for diverse learners and for implementation in years 7-10 Dance.

Curriculum Design

30-40%

K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, K 8 S1, S2, S3, S4, S5,S6, S7, S8, S9 A3 APST 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1

Design, teach and critically evaluate a Dance lesson for students in years 7-10 applying planning skills, content knowledge, pedagogical understandings, effective teaching strategies for diverse learners, assessment strategies and policy knowledge.

Teaching Performance

30-40%