Launceston
Introduction
This unit is the first of the two Health and Physical Education units, undertaken in sequence. One purpose of this unit is to develop your knowledge in relation to a variety of pedagogical considerations which are not only pertinent to Health and Physical Education teaching but also general classroom teaching, ensuring each student is catered for not only physically but also emotionally, socially, mentally and spiritually. Another purpose is to develop your knowledge and skills for planning, teaching and learning across the health and physical education curriculum and your ability to integrate it into the various curriculum areas involved in everyday teaching. Skills that are emphasised in this unit are those that have been identified by the Teachers Registration Board (TRB), as well as national teaching bodies, as important by the time you graduate with your teaching degree. These include demonstrating aspects of professional knowledge, professional relationships and professional practice.
Summary 2021
| Unit name | Introduction to HPE |
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| Unit code | EPR240 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education Faculty of Education |
| Discipline | Education |
| Coordinator | Dr Jenny McMahon |
| Available as student elective? | No |
| Breadth Unit? | No |
Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge in relation to the national curriculum and contemporary literature relevant to teaching health and physical education programs in the contemporary school curriculum context.
- Demonstrate knowledge of teaching approaches appropriate for health and physical education.
- Critically reflect on how past practices have positioned you as a HPE educator in the present day, and demonstrate strategies that you will apply to future practice that will assist you in either adopting or critically these past experiences.
- Design a range of HPE teaching approaches that cater for student diversity as well as their spiritual; emotional; social; mental and physical health.
Fees
Requisites
Prerequisites
EDU102 OR ESH102
Teaching
| Assessment | Task 1: 1: An introduction to the HPE Curriculum – 5 questions (5%) Task 2: Infographic and written reflection, Part 1 – 1400 words; Part 2 – equivalent to 600 words (45%) Task 3: Open book online exam/quiz, 2 hours (50%) |
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| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required | None |
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