Unit Outline

In this unit, you will be introduced to drama and dance as key Primary and Early Childhood learning areas as well as core components of the Australian Curriculum. You will explore how students learn about and through the arts, with a particular focus on how drama and dance can be integrated across the curriculum. The unit has a strong practical and applied dimension, where you will be required to plan, teach, record and critically reflect on a dance and/or drama learning sequence. By the end of this unit, you will be able demonstrate a critical understanding of drama and dance education, including the ways in which students learn in the arts and the unique pedagogical skills required.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Explain and interpret theoretical principles underlying Drama and Dance education.
2	Identify, describe and enact the features of quality teaching in Drama and Dance.
3	Reflect on and analyse the unique ways in which students learn in and across the curriculum in Drama and Dance.
4	Plan, implement and reflect upon a learning sequence that includes encounters in Drama and Dance.
5	Source and critique literature relevant to Drama and Dance education and write using academic conventions.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	EPR130 or ESH130

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Reflection and Question	Week 3	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	Analysing Dance and Drama Practice	Week 6	40 %	LO1, LO3, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Planning/Teaching/Reflection Cycle	Week 15	50 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Reflection and Question

Task Description:

See MYLO site for details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.2

Task Length:

3 minutes (approximately 400 words)

Due Date:

Week 3

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Reflect on a drama or dance activity from the perspective of your own experience as a learner	LO3
2	Describe one or more theoretical principles that are important to the provision of quality drama or dance education	LO1
3	Identify an aspect of drama and dance education that is important to investigate as a teacher and may lead to quality teaching	LO2

Assessment Task 2: Analysing Dance and Drama Practice

Task Description:

See MYLO site for details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 6

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the theoretical principles that underlie Drama and Dance practice in educational contexts	LO1
2	Reflect and analyse the ways in which students learn in Drama and Dance experiences that are unique to these subject areas	LO3
3	Integrate references to make logical claims and supporting arguments alongside evidence from the videos	LO5
4	Where appropriate, use academic conventions, information literacy and acknowledgement of privacy concerns and copyright appropriate to lesson planning, classroom recording, and use of resources and secondary material	LO5

Assessment Task 3: Planning/Teaching/Reflection Cycle

Task Description:

See MYLO site for details.

Completion of this Assessment Task relates to Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.2, 3.3, 5.1

Task Length:

Due Date:

Week 15

Weight:

50 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Align Drama and Dance lesson with its intended context in the lesson plan, evident in your use of: the elements of drama and/or dance; the fundamentals of process (students’ creating ideas, making meaning, managing ambiguity)	LO4
2	Align Drama and Dance lesson with its intended context in the lesson plan, evident in your use of: the Australian Curriculum; diversity principles in practice and/or selection of resources	LO4
3	Enact quality teaching practice in Drama and/or Dance, as evident in your: teacher presence in the video upload; critical reflection	LO2
4	Integrate theory and practice as evident in your: selection of learning activities; description of assessment of student learning; critical reflection	LO1, LO3, LO4
5	Where appropriate, use academic conventions, information literacy and acknowledgement of privacy concerns and copyright appropriate to lesson planning, classroom recording, and use of resources and secondary material	LO5

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.