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Credit points: 5.6.
Coordinator: To be advised.
Prerequisite: Teaching Method in Geography C and 58.4 credit points in Geography, including 33.3 points beyond Group 1 level; or Earth Science A1 and 50.0 points in Geography, including 33.3 points beyond Group 1 level or approved equivalent studies.
Pre/Corequisite: (For each Teaching Method D) Satisfactory completion of Education Studies C, School Experience C and a minimum of 250 points credit in the course. Concurrent enrolment in Education Studies D and School Experience D12.
Contact: A 2-hour workshop each week for a total of 15 weeks.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of teaching materials, strategies and curriculum ideas and select those which are consistent with their own developing educational philosophies and capacities;
- consider the practical ramifications of some educational theory;
- convey enthusiasm for teaching young people through Geography;
- indicate recent developments in geographical education; and
- engage in critical thinking and discussion about teaching, in particular through the medium of geography.
Content:
A study of a wide range of teaching materials, strategies and curriculum ideas, to enable students to select those which are consistent with their own developing educational philosophies and their own capacities. A number of approaches are offered to promote effective teaching of geography in the secondary school.
Assessment:
Design of activity for use in a Geography class (20 per cent); development of a unit of work suitable for use in geography classes (60 per cent); preparation and presentation of a mini-lesson (20 per cent).
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