Course Title: Teaching health and physical education

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Teaching health and physical education

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE2664

City Campus

Postgraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

Sem 1 2022,
Sem 1 2023,
Sem 1 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

TCHE2436

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

PGRDFlex17 (JUNE),

PGRDFlex17 (SEPT)

TCHE2436

Bundoora Campus

Postgraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

PGRDFlex18 (PRI1)

TCHE2664

City Campus

Postgraduate

360H Education

Face-to-Face

PGRDFx2020 (MPRI)

Course Coordinator: Dr Seth Brown

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 7848

Course Coordinator Email: seth.brown@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None


Course Description

In this course, you will undertake a curriculum planning experience to develop your knowledge and understandings of physical, social and intellectual development and characteristics of students and how these may affect learning. You will also have opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and understandings of strategies for differentiating teaching to meet the specific learning needs of primary students across the full range of abilities. You will gain an understanding of the range of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to support student engagement, as well as strategies that support students’ well-being and safety in health and physical education contexts. 


Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

This course contributes to the following program learning outcomes:  

PLO2 Create learning environments that articulate a broad and holistic understanding of the needs of learners and society based on evidence-informed practices and theoretical perspectives. 

PLO3 Critically analyse relevant evidence-based disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge and experience to plan, implement and assess student learning, social and intellectual development. 

PLO4 Apply professional knowledge, self-awareness, judgment and research skills to develop agile education solutions and make evidence-based decisions for application in specific teaching environments. 


Course Learning Outcomes 

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:  

    Graduate APST 
1.  Plan sequential and developmentally appropriate movement learning activities 

 

2.2, 3.1 
2.  Implement effective physical education teaching skills and activities 

 

2.2, 3.5 
3.  Identify and respond to safety issues in movement activities and contexts  4.4  
4.  Apply initiative and creativity to select activities and skills which reflect diverse learner capacities and diverse contexts  1.5,  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Overview of Learning Activities

You will be actively engaged in a range of learning activities such as workshops, tutorials, seminars, project work, class discussion, individual and group activities. Teaching and learning may be face to face, online, or a combination of both. 


Overview of Learning Resources

RMIT will provide you with resources and tools for learning in this course through our online systems. 

There are services available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student portal. 


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course’s learning outcomes (CLO) and on your development against the program learning outcomes. The assessment is also mapped against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST).  

Assessment Tasks 

  Title  Weighting  CLOs  APSTs 
AT 1  Video/ Reflection  (Individual) equivalent to 1000 words  40%  1, 2, 3, 4  1.5, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5, 4.4 

 

AT 2  Curriculum Unit Plan (Group), equivalent to 2000 words  40%  1, 2, 3, 4  1.5, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5, 4.4 

 

AT 3 

 

Lesson Plan (Individual), equivalent to 1000 words  20%  1, 2, 3, 4  1.5, 2.2, 3.1, 3.5, 4.4 

 

 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long-term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.