AKOP253-25YC2 (N) Year C Second Half 2025 (Nelson)

Weaving the Curriculum: The Arts and Health and Physical Education

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 7 July 2025
End Date: Sunday, 9 November 2025
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 20 July 2025
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 12 October 2025

Description

This course introduces content, pedagogy and practices associated with teaching and learning in, through and about the Arts and Health and Physical Education (HPE) in the New Zealand Curriculum (2007). Students will engage with content that will support the design of effective, inclusive classroom and learning programmes that maximise learners’ physical, social, cultural and emotional safety and promote Hauora/ well-being in four levels (1-4) of the New Zealand Curriculum. The course will complement learning in other courses in the Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary Endorsement).

Learning Outcomes

On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Describe the characteristics of positive learning environments for the Arts and Health and Physical Education that maximise learners’ physical, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual safety and promote Hauora/well-being;    
2. Apply knowledge, skills and understandings developed within course workshops within high-quality learning design for the Arts and Health and Physical Education;
3. Design teaching, learning and assessment activities for the Arts and Health and Physical Education that demonstrate knowledge of curriculum, effective pedagogy, and learning progressions; and
4. Identify and create high-quality resources to support teaching and learning for the Arts and Health and Physical Education.

Prerequisites

30 points from 100 level AKOP

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
The Arts 50% PT1:4 x theory forum contributions by due dates noted in the course LEARN site. PT2: 25 August 2024
Health & Physical Education 50% PT1:4 x theory forum contributions by due dates noted in the course LEARN site. PT2: 29 September 2024


Both course assessments must be submitted and both achieve a passing grade to pass the course.

Additional Course Outline Information

Important Course Information

Attendance and participation within all OSI course practical workshops OR weekly completion of the alternative online OSI practical content, evidencing the completion of practical components of the course at home and weekly engagement with all online course content are requirements to meet the course learning outcomes and be awarded a grade for submitted assessments. Distance students need to notify the course coordinator if they are unable to engage with the course content for more than one week.

Distance students need to purchase or loan an instrument and access a range of visual art materials/tools to complete the music and visual arts practical work at home. A list of what is needed is available in the course LEARN site. Students are expected to check their UC email weekly for course communication.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $894.00

International fee $4,100.00

* 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 Teacher Education .

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