Numeracy: Building Teacher Capacity (EDUC90690)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
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This subject provides participants with knowledge, skills and dispositions to enhance teacher capacity and thereby improve numeracy outcomes for all students through coaching, lesson study and instructional rounds. These three strategies are widely used for numeracy and have a common focus on building teacher capacity to improve the effectiveness of instruction through teacher professional development. Each method comes with important pre-suppositions for school policy and practice that are a key area of responsibility of school leaders. Their common focus is what happens in the classroom and how that can be changed to improved learning outcomes for all students. Participants will explore in depth, the practices and policy underpinning each method. They will link their study to current directions and initiatives.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject students will be able to:
- Discuss principles of methods for building teacher capacity
- Demonstrate the knowledge, skills and dispositions required to build teacher capacity.
Generic skills
This subject aims to build skills in:
- Critical evaluation of theoretical perspectives;
- Relating academic research to professional practice;
- Articulating knowledge orally and in writing.
- Working with others and independently.
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
- A paper on the international development, principles and practices of coaching, lesson study or instructional rounds. (40%, mid semester, 2,000 words)
- A report on a trial of coaching, lesson study or instructional rounds conducted in a school. (60%, end of semester, 3,000 words)
This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Max Stephens Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 24 July 2017 to 22 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 4 August 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
Additional delivery details
Pre-teaching period:
During the pre-teaching period students must complete readings as provided via LMS.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Education Course Master of Education Course Master of Numeracy
Last updated: 10 February 2024