• Semester 1 (Day)

Synopsis

This  unit extends the work presented in the two core curriculum units
and  provides  a  link to those other curriculum units  available  for
study  at post- graduate level. This unit will relate both theoretical
and  practical knowledge of curriculum decision making and  curriculum
processes to an educational context in which the majority of graduates
will find employment.

In  this  unit, students will participate in a simulated school  based
curriculum  development  and coordination  activity.  Staff  meetings,
parent  meetings,  workshops  and other  appropriate  situations  will
involve  participants  in activities which model  all  facets  of  the
school  based process. From the pressures and tensions of interactions
with  colleagues, being limited to the use of available  physical  and
human   resources,   involvement  in  committee   work,   sharing   of
responsibility,  incorporating external influences,  conducting  needs
assessments,  document analyses to becoming aware of the  politics  of
communication,  students will be asked to immerse  themselves  in  the
tasks   as  active  participants.  Throughout  this  process,  current
influences  will  be  incorporated into  on-going  decisions  (Student
Performance Standards, Wiltshire Report, Student Profiles, appropriate
QDE  policies  on Social Justice, Corporate Plans, School  Development
Plans etc.)