ENGAGE PRESENTATION WITH POSITION STATEMENT
Part 1: Students select a curriculum statement from the class list. Plan a 10-15 minute ‘taster’ learning event that is rich, evocative, imaginative, participatory. You might provoke thought and discussion, inspire meaning-making, open your audience to wonder. Strive to bring the content and humanities discipline ‘to life’ with educational depth.
Part 2: Research a position statement of 1000 words that describes and justifies your estimation of excellence of teaching in the humanities. Incorporate your pedagogical choices and proved academic justification for them as recommended pedagogy (at least three academic support texts (see prescribed readings). Also incorporate the statement’s discipline with relevant points from lecture and tutorial discussions (correct citation). A brief introduction, conclusion and reference list (APA) is required.
Blend the position statement into the ‘engage’ presentation, let it inform it so you provide a ‘professional development’ for your peers. Explain your thinking as you present, show you have researched the curriculum content of the statement and the discipline; show you understand its pedagogy. Demonstrate high level interpersonal and communication skills to support democratic classrooms as you present. Consider critical thinking, controversy and classroom management.