Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Online | Session 2 | N/A |
Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
EDU10710 - Learners, Teachers and Pedagogies AND TCH10007 - Curriculum Specialisation: Human Society and its Environment I OR TCH10174 - Curriculum Specialisation: English I OR EDU01021 - Curriculum Specialisation: Personal Development, Health, Physical Education I OR EDU01143 - Curriculum Specialisation - Music I OR EDU01145 - Curriculum Specialisation: Mathematics I OR EDU01246 - Curriculum Specialisation: Science I OR TCH10303 - Curriculum Specialisation: Human Society and its Environment IA OR EDU10631 - Technology Pedagogy and Curriculum I OR EDU01153 - Curriculum Specialisation: Visual Arts I
Co-requisites
EDU01247 - Curriculum Specialisation: Science II OR TCH10175 - Curriculum Specialisation: English II OR EDU01022 - Curriculum Specialisation: Personal Development, Health, Physical Education II (Lifestyle) OR EDU01144 - Curriculum Specialisation - Music II OR EDU01146 - Curriculum Specialisation: Mathematics II OR EDU01154 - Curriculum Specialisation: Visual Arts II OR TCH10008 - Curriculum Specialisation: Human Society and its Environment II OR TCH10304 - Curriculum Specialisation: Human Society and its Environment IIA OR EDU10632 - Technology Pedagogy and Curriculum II
Unit aim
Introduces significant issues in education for the purposes of enabling students to contribute to discussion of: national and international perspectives and policies; professional knowledge and practice and engaging with parents and the community and student wellbeing.
Unit content
Module 1: Student wellbeing
Module 2: The practice of teaching - a policy perspective
Module 3: Professional knowledge and practice
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | identify and discuss key national and international influences that impact on student wellbeing, the professional practice of teaching, as well as the effect of national policies on curriculum content and approaches | |||||||
| 2 | synthesise educational ideas and issues through research | |||||||
| 3 | identify the role played by professional standards frameworks in the professional life of a teacher and assess the role and importance of school policies, regulations and statutes as these impact on teachers' responsibilities and students' rights | |||||||
| 4 | identify professional development opportunities and the importance of personal planning to ongoing professional growth and demonstrate a capacity to reflect critically on and improve teaching practice | |||||||
| 5 | demonstrate knowledge of the importance of teamwork in an education context and understand the significance of effective and appropriate liaison with all stakeholders. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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identify and discuss key national and international influences that impact on student wellbeing, the professional practice of teaching, as well as the effect of national policies on curriculum content and approaches
- GA1:
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synthesise educational ideas and issues through research
- GA1:
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identify the role played by professional standards frameworks in the professional life of a teacher and assess the role and importance of school policies, regulations and statutes as these impact on teachers' responsibilities and students' rights
- GA2:
- GA6:
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identify professional development opportunities and the importance of personal planning to ongoing professional growth and demonstrate a capacity to reflect critically on and improve teaching practice
- GA2:
- GA6:
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demonstrate knowledge of the importance of teamwork in an education context and understand the significance of effective and appropriate liaison with all stakeholders.
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.