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Leading for Teacher Quality (EDUC90944)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
July
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
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
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Assignment: case study
| Mid semester | 20% |
Assignment: write professional articles or equivalent project
| End of semester | 80% |
Hurdle requirement: Minimum 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
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 17 July 2020 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students should access the LMS. Teaching period 24 July 2020 to 5 September 2020 Last self-enrol date 17 July 2020 Census date 17 August 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 September 2020 Assessment period ends 12 October 2020 July contact information
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 10 February 2024