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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2022 - 2023
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Description This module will introduce student teachers to Geography as an area of learning in post-primary education in Ireland. Participating in this module will develop knowledge and understanding of how classroom practice meets curricular framework requirements for Junior and Senior Cycle Geography. The module aims to develop student teachers' subject specific pedagogical content knowledge and their personal and professional identities as educators. Student teachers will be supported in becoming responsive and reflective practitioners and confident curriculum makers, through individual and collaborative engagement. The module will explore how practice is underpinned by theory in the context of professional learning. Student teachers will examine the role of inclusive practice and care in the creation of equitable learning experiences for all students. Engaging in this module will advance student teachers' communicative, digital and interpersonal skills and enable them to establish effective and creative learning environments. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Critically engage with the Junior and Senior Cycle curricular guidelines for Geography, with particular reference to curricular reform. 2. Reflect on their emerging professional identity as subject experts and autonomous practitioners and on their capacity to foster professional relationships with students, parents, colleagues and members of the wider school community and teaching profession. 3. Critically evaluate and reflect on the theoretical underpinnings of a range of methods and resources to support and encourage students to take ownership of their learning through individual and collaborative engagement. 4. Devise and develop differentiated and inclusive teaching, learning and assessment strategies that enable all students to progress in accordance with their potential. 5. Appreciate how inclusive, equitable and responsive practices and content positively impact student wellbeing, social justice and sustainable development. 6. Design learning experiences that support the development of a creative mindset. 7. Explore the role of digital technologies in supporting teaching, learning and assessment for all students. 8. Demonstrate a capacity to promote literacy and numeracy in relation to subject discipline. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and
Learning Activities Introduction to Subject Specific Pedagogical Content KnowledgeIntroduction to subject specific inclusive pedagogical practices through modelled workshops and demonstrations. Explore, develop and reflect on teaching, learning and assessment practices in workshops and online lectures.Core Values of Teaching and Professional PracticeDevelopment of core values of teaching including care, collegiality, collaboration, relationship building and student-centred learning through engagement in professional learning communities.The Teacher/Facilitator as Curriculum Maker and Reflective PractitionerSynthesise key curricular and pedagogical concepts through Junior and Senior Cycle lesson design, implementation and reflection to construct a professional vision of quality teaching, learning and assessment.Theory and PracticeEngagement with relevant learning artefacts (e.g. curricular resources, digital and sensory stimuli, academic literature, policy documents etc.) to understand the relationship between theory and practice.Methodologies for Teaching GeographyUniversal task design including teacher exposition, concept development, multiple entry points and flexible options for engagement, representation, action and expression; Classroom talk including whole class, small group and carousel discussions, walking debates and jigsaw groups; Applied skills including the use of the key geographical questions of who, what, where, when, how and why; Reading and interpretation skills including a variety of relevant visual stimuli, data sets, text analysis, modelling, targeted writing, reflective journals, newspapers and print media; Digital technologies including visual images, video, animations, Google Earth, Mentimeter, Powtoon and social media; Participative learning methods including group work, pair work, debates and student presentations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 54629, Journal, 0, The Geography Teacher, https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/rget20, 54630, Magazine, 0, GA Magazine, The Geographical Association (GA), https://www.geography.org.uk/journals/ga-magazine, 54631, Magazine, 0, Geopoint, Newsletter of the Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland, https://agti.ie/geopoint/, 54597, Website, 0, ArcGIS, Esri's web-based mapping software, https://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html, 54632, Website, 0, Association of Geography Teachers of Ireland, https://agti.ie/, 54599, Website, Curriculum Online, 0, Junior Cycle Geography Specification and Assessment Guidelines, https://curriculumonline.ie/Junior-cycle/Junior-Cycle-Subjects/Geography/, 54600, Website, Curriculum Online, 0, Leaving Certificate Geography Syllabus and Guidelines for Teachers, https://curriculumonline.ie/Senior-cycle/Senior-Cycle-Subjects/Geography/, 0, Website, 0, Geographical Association (UK), https://www.geography.org.uk/Why-and-how-to-teach-geography/Why-teach-geography-in-schools, 54601, Website, 0, Geological Survey Ireland, https://www.gsi.ie/en-ie/Pages/default.aspx, 54633, Website, Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), 0, Geography, https://www.jct.ie/geography/geography, 54603, Website, National Geographic, 0, Teaching Resources, http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/teaching-resources/?ar_a=1, 54604, Website, Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), 0, Senior Cycle Geography, https://pdst.ie/post-primary/sc/geography, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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