Learning Area:Health & Physical Ed.3 OPT

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

485-220 Learning Area: Health & Physical Ed.2 or 485-229 Learning Area:Health & Physical Ed.2 Adv

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Students will engage in the practice-based development of strategies for teaching, planning, management and assessment in physical education and their practical application in primary school settings with an emphasis on inquiry-based approaches to teaching sport and games. It also includes teaching students with special needs and issues of organisation, safety and learning in outdoor settings. The content of the course includes accompanying a five-day school camp, completing a nationally accredited coaching qualification, gaining a level II first aid qualification and the teaching of sport clinics in local primary schools.

Note: to be eligible for assessment in this subject, students must produce documented evidence of holding a current Level 2 First Aid certificate.

Assigned written work totalling no more than 4000 words (100%).

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This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

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