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Teaching for a Sustainable World (EDUC90492)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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Students will gain an understanding of the many facets of sustainability, including environmental and social sustainability. They will examine Education for Sustainability and its similarities and differences to environmental education and develop an understanding of sustainability and its position in the national curriculum. During classes students will work with colleagues to develop a unit of work that integrates sustainability across a range of learning areas in ways that meet required curriculum outcomes.
Students will examine a range of issues pertaining to sustainability and Education for Sustainability relevant to Australian schools, so that they are equipped to teach about sustainability and to help shape a school’s culture and to offer leadership in the area of sustainability.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Discuss aspects of sustainability, including its environmental, economic and social dimensions.
- Be capable of contributing to developing a rich unit of work that integrates education for sustainability across a range of learning areas, including assessing learning.
- Demonstrate strong subject and pedagogical content knowledge.
- Utilise digital technologies to expand learning opportunities for students.
- Develop in students the practices and attitudes required for critical thinking and the ability to work both independently and co-operatively.
- Understand the complexities of, and be able to contribute to, a school's journey toward sustainability.
- Demonstrate a capacity for leadership and advocacy in education.
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
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Audit of sustainability practices in an educational organisation
| First half of the teaching period | 15% |
Team report integrating sustainability into a unit of work
| Second half of the teaching period | 40% |
Learning reflection
| End of semester | 5% |
Briefing note on an aspect of sustainability
| Mid semester | 40% |
Attendance at a minimum of 80% of all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. Hurdle requirement: Attendance at a minimum of 80% of all scheduled lectures, tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Subject readings will be available on the LMS.
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Teaching (Secondary) Course Master of Teaching (Primary) Course Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Last updated: 10 February 2024