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Learning Area Geography 2 (EDUC90440)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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This subject builds on and enriches the concepts introduced in Learning Area Geography 1. Drawing on research on the diversity of secondary students’ learning needs and research on effective assessment, teacher candidates will explore how to personalise the learning experience of each student within this discipline area.

This unit will extend Teacher Candidates’ understanding of teaching geographical tools and skills, particularly the central place of fieldwork and inquiry learning experiences. A variety of geographical resources developed for teaching such as maps, graphs and statistics, and photographs will be used to investigate the components of planning a sequence of skill development. Teacher candidates will understand the role and importance of developing spatial literacy in secondary schools. Site investigations are also an essential part of the course.

The connection between geography, technology and society will be a focus. Through research and reflection students will explore and critique recent developments in Geography education and their impact upon curriculum design and teaching approaches to develop a critical understanding of contemporary issues in geography education. This unit will ask teacher candidates to explore the established research field of geography education to engage in small-scale inquiry in a school.

Teacher Candidates’ capacity to use literacy and numeracy strategies within the context of geography is developed.

Contemporary use of digital technologies will be incorporated where appropriate in the development of knowledge, skills and abilities to use use of digital technologies to support students learning and professional practice.

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this subject teacher candidates should be able to:

 

Graduate Standards refers to the Graduate-level Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

  • Demonstrate an advanced capacity to use of concepts, knowledge and skills in Geography (Graduate Standards 1.2, 1.5, 2.2, 3.2, 3.3 & 3.6)
  • Interpret, design and implement relevant curriculum and pedagogy, integrating digital technologies and differentiating teaching to engage all students in their learning in Geography (Graduate Standards 1.3, 1.5, 3.3, 3.4)
  • Demonstrate the capacity to reflect upon practice and extend professional learning through teacher practitioner inquiry and research in Geography (Graduate Standard 3.6)
  • Show a developed capacity to critically reflect on research into how students learn and understand the concepts, substance, structure and implications for effective teaching practice in Geography, including the creation of effective learning environments (Graduate Standard 2.1)
  • Understand how to set learning goals that provide achievable challenges for students of varying abilities and characteristics (Graduate Standards 3.2, 3.4 & 3.6)
  • Draw on evidence to select appropriate strategies to differentiate teaching in Geography to meet specific needs of students, considering digital technologies, literacy, numeracy understandings in order to engage and empower students in their learning (Graduate Standards 1.2, 1.5, 3.3 & 3.4)
  • Evaluate teaching programs relevant to Geography to improve learning and to determine the effectiveness of strategies and resources (Graduate Standards 3.6)
  • Construct assessment strategies including formal and informal diagnostic, formative and summative approaches to assess and to support students’ learning (Graduate Standards 3.4, 3.6)

Generic skills

This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:

  • Clinical reasoning and thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Evidence based decision making
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Teamwork and professional collaboration
  • Learning to learn and metacognition
  • Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
  • Reflection for continuous improvement
  • Linking theory and practice
  • Inquiry and research
  • Active and participatory citizenship

Last updated: 10 February 2024