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MURDOCH-S2-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S2-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Learning outcomes

1.

Provide a rationale for the Western Australian (WA): Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum in Early Childhood and Primary Education settings

2.

Describe the scope and sequence of the WA: Health and Physical Education curriculum in Early Childhood and Primary Education and include the relevant outcomes from the Early Years Learning Framework  

3.

Define Fundamental Motor Skills (FMS).

4.

Create and teach one FMS learning experience that is inclusive of varying children’s abilities, that clearly identifies an appropriate teaching sequence.

5.

Critically evaluate the pedagogy employed in a FMS learning experience.

6.

Discuss at least 3 mental health promotion approaches used in Early Childhood and primary school settings.

7.

List the principles of effective drug education programs and explain how you would apply these in Early Childhood and in primary school settings.

8.

Describe how you would use nutrition as a context to develop a purposely-connected curriculum.

9.

Critically evaluate at least 3 pedagogical approaches used to develop healthy relationships in Early Childhood and primary school settings.

10.

Apply a Sport Education model in a specific sporting context, to promote the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes.

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Additional information

Unit content:

The broad aims of this unit are for you to understand and use the knowledge, concepts, vocabulary, terminology, skills and pedagogy, and to understand contemporary issues in teaching Health and Physical Education (HPE) in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and in primary schools.

Other notes:

EDN248 External students are required to attend for one week, on campus, intensive learning. This unit is studied with EDN236 Teaching the Arts in Early Childhood and Primary Schools. Either or both of EDN236 and EDN248 are studied with EDN2104 Professional Experience: BEd Primary.