http://www.schooltube.com/video/11317/MVTV-September-22

1. Research and Creativity
The major objective is that students demonstrate an ability to
research curriculum integration, technology education, arts
education; and creativity in their unit concept. You may gauge
this from the unit concept presented as to how effectively you
believe students have researched all of the topics and how well
this research relates to their unit concept, how effectively they
support their unit concept with an educational theory, and how
creative their unit concept is (i.e. how they have modified an
existing unit concept or developed a new unit concept). There
should be a clear story presented of how the research process
led to the development of the unit concept presented.

There are five capacities in research and creativity we want all
students to develop from this course, 1. interpretation of
existing unit concepts from any domain and how these can be
applied to technology and/or arts education, 2. synthesis of
existing unit concepts and how they can be combined into an
integrated technology and arts education unit, 3. analysis of
existing unit concepts to determine how they would meet
technology and arts education outcomes, 4. evaluation of the
effectiveness of existing unit concepts to engage students
learning, and 5. how effectively the education theory presented
explains the advantages to learners of the unit concept
presented.

2. Curriculum Integration
The major objective is that students demonstrate an
understanding of curriculum integration. You may gauge this
from the unit concept presented as to how effectively you
believe students will engage with the technology aspects of
the unit, how well their understanding of technology education
will develop through participation in the unit, and how inspiring
technology aspects of the unit will be to students.

There are five concepts we want all students to understand
about integration from this course, 1. that project based
learning (PBL) can be an effective means of curriculum
integration, 2. that thematic units can aid curriculum
integration, 3. that thematic units can cater for a diverse range
of student learning styles and interests, 4. that thematic units
provide opportunities to link with national and international
projects and competitions, and 5. that integrated curriculum
can reduce assessment loads and provide more time for deep
learning experiences.

3. Technology Education
The major objective is that students demonstrate an
understanding of technology education. You may gauge this
from the unit concept presented as to how effectively you
believe students will engage with the technology aspects of the
unit, how well their understanding of technology education will
develop through participation in the unit, and how inspiring the
technology aspects of the unit will be to students.

There are five minor concepts (objectives) we want all
students to understand about technology education from this
course, 1. that ICT is a subset of technology education but
that technology education includes a lot more than just ICT, 2.
that educational technology (tools used to help us teach and
learn) is very different to the ICT component of the technology
education curriculum but can enhance technology education,
3. that the main process in technology education is the design,
develop, evaluate cycle, 4. that technology processes can
comprise combinations of three resource categories:
materials, information, and systems, and 5. that technology
education and design challenges can develop student
creativity.

4. Arts Education
The major objective is that students demonstrate an
understanding of arts education. You may gauge this from the
unit concept presented as to how effectively you believe
students will engage with the arts aspects of the unit, how
well their understanding of arts education will develop through
participation in the unit, and how inspiring the arts aspects of
the unit will be to students.

There are five concepts we want all students to understand
about arts education from this course, 1. that there are five
distinct domains in arts education, 2. that each of the arts is
an expressive language that can represent student
observations and responses to experiences, 3. that the arts
elements can be combined to express feelings and ideas just
as words can, 4. that an an initial period of exploration and
experimentation can encourage personal solutions to
problems and safe risk taking, and 5. that arts education and
design parameters can develop student creativity.

Sunday, March 15
9:30am - 11:30am Incorporating theme parks excursions into your unit planning
11:30am onwards - independent investigation of the potential of theme parks for learning
Cost $10 (Must sign up today - sheet will be outside G31 2.17)