General Capabilities in the Secondary Curriculum unit (EMT633)

Introduction

In this unit you will explore how young people learn the general capabilities of critical and creative thinking, digital literacy, ethical understanding, intercultural understanding, numeracy, and personal and social capability. You will learn about each of the general capabilities and how to integrate them into your teaching area as you plan, teach, and assess student learning. There is an emphasis on explicit teaching of numeracy skills within the context of your teaching area.

Summary

Unit name	General Capabilities in the Secondary Curriculum
Unit code	EMT633
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Arts and Society Faculty of Education
Discipline	Education
Coordinator	Mr Kristian Adamson
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the general capabilities identified in the Australian Curriculum
• Plan, teach and assess the development of student general capabilities within a specialist teaching area
• Apply conceptual understanding of mathematics to teach numeracy within discipline specific teaching areas
• Integrate the explicit scaffolding of mathematical concepts in teaching plans

Fee Information

2027 fee information will be available in August.

Requisites

Prerequisites

Two of EMT531, EMT532, EMT533, EMT534, EMT535, EMT536, EMT537, EMT538

Co-requisites

EMT634

Teaching

Assessment	Infographic (20%)|Plan, Teach, Assess, Reflect Cycle for Numeracy (30%)|General Capabilities Manual of Practice (50%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

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