1. Complete at least three of the arts challenges (including at least one visual arts and one performing arts). The challenges are used to support your own practice-based learning in the arts and are based on activities you can then translate for the classroom. You set up and use your own blog to document your process and outcomes. Post the links to your work on the moodle forum to share this work each week.

2. Form a small group of two to three members. The purpose of the group is to provide supportive and critical feedback to each other’s work in the challenges and for at least one draft of the resource package. (e.g. at least three comment posts to blog or moodle)

3. Create a digital resource package to support arts learning for children in a specific band of schooling (as related to the Australian Curriculum: The Arts). Focus on the concept of either ‘Identity’ or ‘Place’ and build upon the work of one of your arts challenges.

The package is to include materials to support learning for 3 lessons. The design and presentation of the package is also important and should show application of visual arts and design principles.

The package should include:

* A written justification of no more than 500 words that introduces your package and demonstrates your understanding of the purposes of the arts (reflecting key ideas in for example the Australian Curriculum: The Arts rationale), contributions the Arts make to learning, including social values, beliefs and personal identity. You also need to identify the learning intentions for the package as related to The Arts curriculum at a chosen band/year level. This section should include references to relevant academic literature as well as curriculum documents.

* Teacher resource – This should identify curriculum context and focus, lesson sequence/s and activities for 3 lessons, and any resource materials required for a teacher to facilitate the processes of Making and Responding.

* Include at least 2 examples of significant art works or stimulus for the arts area, and include statements/appraisals that introduce these to students. You might also include questions and prompts to engage students in responding to art works and support the process of making art. In making your selections, consideration must also be given to encouraging learning about social, cultural and historical contexts (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and art).

* Your package should also include resources that are age appropriate and designed for students.

* The materials presented should also show consideration of assessment processes including ways to support ‘assessment as learning’ (formative assessment), and ‘assessment of learning’ (summative assessment). Include an example of what a final project/assessment product might look like (i.e. one that you have personally created – this should be something you created for one of your challenges).

* You should also include within your lesson sequence advice about modifications or strategies that support participation and learning of students with disabilities and promote inclusive curriculum (consider Indigenous perspectives as well as gender and cultural diversity).

Active participation: You must also maintain active involvement with the unit, participating in 80% of weekly sessions online. You must also engage in a peer and self-assessment process and upload evidence of such (e.g. cut and paste comments provided onto blog or moodle posts).

Please upload a URL with your blog posts but also upload a word version of content that can be checked by Turnitin

· Completion of arts challenges

· Knowledge of Arts curriculum and the value of the arts in education

· Skills in selecting and appraising arts learning materials

· Application of knowledge and skills to teaching strategies, assessment and modifications

· Communication Skills – visual and written communication skills, peer review communications and involvement

Part A Design and Digital Technology Challenges and Learning (Approx 2000 words)

Your task is to complete a series of design and digital technologies challenges that align to the two curriculum areas of Design Technologies (Challenges 7 & 8) and Digital Technologies (Challenges 9 & 10). (Please note you must complete all the Technology challenges). This work aims to develop practical technology skills, as well as your understanding of the curriculum foundations of Design Technologies and Digital Technologies so you can design, implement and assess quality curriculum for these areas. You also need to show application of design principles in the layout and presentation of your work.

You are to maintain your reflective blog (created for Task 1) throughout and document your challenges and learning process including:

• Clear understanding of Design and Digital Technologies curriculum with reference to the curriculum documents and readings;
• Documentation of your engagement in the challenges including examples of digital artefacts created from your design and digital technology challenges
• Reflections on your participation and learning arising from completing the challenges;
• Links to curriculum and strategies for planning and teaching in the classroom; and,
• Strategies for implementing sustainable, ethical and safe learning in relation to the Technology curriculum and futures.

You must upload a document with the URL for your blog. We also require you to cut and paste the copy from your blog and upload it in a word document so that it can be scanned using Turnitin.

· Completion of Technology challenges

· Knowledge of Technologies curriculum and issues

· Skills in undertaking design and digital technology challenges

· Application of knowledge and skills in design and digital technologies pedagogy

· Communication Skills – visual literacies and clarity of written communications