Humanities: Legal studies in secondary years B

This unit builds on EDF5159 Humanities: Legal studies in secondary years A, enabling you to build a strong foundation for your career-long professional learning as a teacher of secondary school legal and related studies. You will further your understanding of key theoretical and pedagogical perspectives and issues in the teaching of law-related curriculum. You will acquire knowledge and understanding of the nature and purpose of assessment, designing assessments that are purposeful and relevant to the legal studies teaching and learning program and the learning needs of students Through an examination of a range of curricula and related documents drawn from state, national and international contexts, you will be further familiarised with current developments in the theory, research and practice of legal studies education. You will work independently, collaboratively and interdependently to develop your capabilities in planning and implementing appropriate curriculum and pedagogy. You will design a teaching and learning plan suitable for teaching post-compulsory legal studies content. The unit reinforces a view of learning about teaching as an ongoing, collaborative process that is developed through critical reflection on experience.