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Literacy Leadership for Transformation (EDUC90686)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
March
Overview
Availability | March - Dual-Delivery |
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This subject will support students to become literacy leaders in schools or other educational organisations. It will explore and critique the forms of literacy that are typically valued by schools, systems and the community, and why this might be the case. What counts as an evidence base for informed practice will also be a central focus. The application and appropriateness of different assessment and evaluation frameworks will be examined, alongside notions of authentic and ethical assessment. Students will work with a range of data (from large data sets and standardised measures to those gathered using ethnographic approaches to literacy practices) with a view to developing expertise and confidence in whole school and classroom action planning for informed and interventionist approaches to literacy teaching.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject students will:
- Demonstrate an ability to critically reflect on the forms of literacy valued in schools and society;
- Engage with and understand the different forms of assessment that constitute an evidence base for informed practice;
- Be aware of the need for authentic and ethical assessment to underpin clinical, interventionist approaches to literacy teaching;
- Confidently interpret and work with a range of data to lead school literacy teaching and learning.
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
- Active and participatory citizenship
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
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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Interview with a literacy leader (1000 word equivalent) and 1000 word reflection on interview
| Mid semester | 40% |
Assignment review of the literacy leadership
| End of semester | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all scheduled tutorials, seminars and workshops. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Pauline Thompson Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 14 February 2022 Pre teaching requirements During the pre-teaching period, students are required to engage with materials posted on the LMS. Teaching period 4 March 2022 to 2 April 2022 Last self-enrol date 17 February 2022 Census date 18 March 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 13 May 2022 Assessment period ends 28 June 2022 March 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 Education Course Master of Literacy Education - Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024