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This course will examine the different ways The New Zealand Curriculum for English-medium New Zealand schools is experienced by learners. This will support the development of positive, inclusive, learning-focussed teaching in diverse school settings. Students will engage with various learning areas through practical and collaborative experiences. They will be better informed to understand factors that impact on curriculum decision making in order to successfully design learning. The course builds upon AKOP131 ‘Exploring the Curriculum’ and prepares students for the associated Professional Practice.
On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:1. Explore strategies for enacting The New Zealand Curriculum schools in bicultural Aotearoa New Zealand2. Identify factors which influence teachers’ curriculum decisions for designing relevant programmes of learning for all ākonga, including the use of supporting documents such as Tātaiako, Ka Hikitia and Tapasā and the Ako Waitaha framework3. Describe how a process of design is essential to enable effective learning for all ākonga 4. Reflect on the enactment of a process of design with reference to its intended aims
Students must attend one activity from each section.
Chris Astall
Briarne Oldham
REQUIRED TEXTAbiss, J. & Samu, T.W. (2024). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand 7th edition; Cengage Learning.
http://library.canterbury.ac.nz http://learn.canterbury.ac.nz
Domestic fee $948.00
International fee $4,263.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment .