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Promoting Student Wellbeing (EDUC90428)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Winter Term
Semester 2
Overview
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The subject will provide an opportunity to practice, and reflect on, a range of interpersonal and professional skills relevant to Teacher Candidates' role in promoting student wellbeing and creating supportive and safe learning environments at a classroom and whole school level.
Current research is used to inform critical analysis of contemporary student wellbeing policies, models, and practices, and to examine associated issues such as the teacher-student relationship, social and emotional learning, behaviour management, school-home partnerships and staff wellbeing.
Intended learning outcomes
Upon completion of this subject, Teacher Candidates should be able to:
- Use an evidence base to articulate the relationship between safe and supportive learning environments, student social and emotional wellbeing and academic learning.
- Critically appraise contemporary frameworks and models for the promotion of student wellbeing, and understand their implications for school policy and practice.
- Purposefully use a range of supportive, assertive and negotiation skills to interact with students, parents and colleagues to achieve positive educational outcomes for all students.
- Critically analyse the impact of organizational structures and school culture on student and staff wellbeing and organisational health.
- Understand the importance of strong home-school partnerships in promoting student learning and wellbeing and have knowledge of ways to contribute to the development of those partnerships.
Generic skills
This subject will develop the following set of key transferable skills:
- Clinical reasoning and thinking
- Problem solving
- Evidence based decision making
- Creativity and innovation
- Teamwork and professional collaboration
- Learning to learn and metacognition
- Responsiveness to a changing knowledge base
- Reflection for continuous improvement
- Linking theory and practice
- Inquiry and research
- Active and participatory citizenship.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Literature review essay (2000 words) due mid semester (40%)
- Essay - critically informed response (3000 words) due end of semester (60%)
Hurdle requirement: Minimum of 80% attendance at all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Winter Term
Principal coordinator Annie Gowing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 June 2017 to 6 July 2017 Last self-enrol date 28 June 2017 Census date 7 July 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 July 2017 Assessment period ends 4 August 2017 Winter Term contact information
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Annie Gowing Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 17 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 28 July 2017 Census date 31 August 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 September 2017 Assessment period ends 17 November 2017 Semester 2 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
A collection of readings will be available online via the LMS
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) Course Master of Teaching (Primary)
Last updated: 10 February 2024