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Leading for Teacher Quality (EDUC90944)
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
July
Overview
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This subject focuses on current and emerging issues in enhancing teacher quality and quality teaching in educational settings. It will investigate the leadership capabilities necessary to create an effective environment to enhance student learning and success through developing and improving the performance of teachers and leaders. It covers the personal and organisational issues of managing change, providing strategic interventions to enhance performance, and building personal, professional, and organisational capacity. It explores how leaders put into place the philosophy, policies, processes, and practices necessary to improve teacher quality and performance such as induction, talent management, professional learning, teacher performance, teacher motivation and job satisfaction. The subject reflects a national standards framework for teaching and learning and draws on national and international research concerning teacher quality. This subject aligns with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership National Professional Standard for Principals.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- Understand, critical analyse, and research the current issues, complexities and future challenges necessary to ensure quality teaching and effective leadership in education
- Demonstrate an understanding and apply leadership capabilities, policies, processes and practices necessary to ensure high performance in teaching and learning
- Understand, analyse and evaluate the impact of teacher quality policy and strategy on planning, employment, professional learning and effective work relationships and practices
- Understand, apply, analyse and evaluate key processes in the managing of talent, professional learning, teacher performance, and teacher motivation
Generic skills
- Critical thinking and reasoning Problem solving Communication Evidence based decision making Creativity and innovation Teamwork and professional collaboration Self-reflection, career awareness and lifelong learning
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90522 | Understanding H.R.M:People Leadership | No longer available |
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
- Assignment: case study (equivalent to 1000 words), due mid semester (20%)
- Assignment: write professional articles or equivalent project (equivalent to 4000 words), due end semester (80%)
Hurdle requirements:
- Minimum 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- July
Principal coordinator Lawrie Drysdale Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 9 July 2018 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should access the LMS. Teaching period 27 July 2018 to 18 August 2018 Last self-enrol date 12 July 2018 Census date 27 July 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 September 2018 Assessment period ends 8 October 2018 July contact information
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024