ASSIGNMENT - ESSAY ON THE FOUNDATION OF TEACHING & LEARNING
"He who can, does; he who cannot, teaches."
-George Bernard Shaw, 1903, Man and Superman
This assignment asks you to critically discuss this famous quote. In doing so, you will evaluate the interrelationship between key teaching and learning concepts - specifically professionalism, curriculum, pedagogy and assessment - and discuss how effective design incorporates aspects of curriculum, assessment, and pedagogy. You are also asked to engage with educational research as a source for best-practice in the profession.
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
In this first assignment, you will write an essay on the foundation concepts covered in DTL in the context of a challenge to the professionalism of teachers. You will demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of the foundation concepts, integrate these concepts with one another, and apply them to the practice of addressing specific learning needs (students in 1714 MTeach program) or designing PBL experiences (students in 1848 MTeach STEM program).
COMPREHENSION OF FOUNDATION CONCEPTS (1500 WORDS)
Critically discuss the quote from George Bernard Shaw. In your response, you should appraise the importance of each of the following foundation concepts to the daily work of Australian teachers:
- Teacher professionalism, incl. Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST)
- Curriculum, incl. Australian national curriculum
INTEGRATING THE FOUNDATION CONCEPTS (500 WORDS)
Cement your argument by providing a brief example of the interrelationship between curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment in:
- Addressing the learning needs of gifted and talented students (students in 1714 MTeach)
- The design of effective PBL experiences (students in 1848 MTeach STEM).
Attachment:- Assignment File.rar