Unit of Study TCHR3013 STEM Leadership in Schools (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Education
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

EDUC2014 - Mathematics Education: Curriculum and Pedagogy I OR EDUC3013 - Science and Technology Education: Curriculum and Pedagogy

Unit description

Builds on prior pedagogical knowledge for developing and delivering rigorous and engaging Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) based learning in primary schools. Through investigation of rapidly developing STEM education approaches, pedagogy and resources, students will develop a solid understanding of being a leader in STEM education in the primary school setting.

Unit content

Module 1: An Overview - What is STEM education?

Module 2: Professional Networks and support for STEM education

Module 3: Pedagogy and Curriculum for STEM in primary schools

Module 4: Teaching STEM in the primary classroom

Module 5: Assessment inside the STEM primary classroom

Module 6: Primary School STEM Leadership

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term3	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate a sound knowledge of STEM education (K-6) as a cross-disciplinary approach to promote mathematical, scientific and technological literacy based in real-world contexts

identify, utilise and evaluate effective pedagogy for STEM education in primary schools

plan engaging and purposeful content linked to effective assessment for tracking student progress and improving whole school performance in STEM

identify, develop, evaluate and promote resources for STEM education and emergent STEM education leadership

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (weekly)

Assessment
Project	50%
Portfolio	50%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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