Pre-requisites

ED920 Developmental Learning and Pedagogies
ED921 Ecology and Management of Learning Environments

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Critically reflect on, evaluate the role of, and apply the key principles of, the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession

• Investigate appropriate and relevant sources of professional learning for secondary teachers, both internal and external to schools including the role of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers, external professionals and community representatives, in broadening teachers’ professional knowledge and practice

• Evaluate personal professional learning needs and the rationale for continued professional learning and the implications for improved student learning

• Evaluate the role of parents/carers and other stakeholders in secondary school learning communities and the strategies for working effectively, sensitively and confidentially with parents/carers.

• Critically apply reflexive practice to their own learning process and ongoing development as a teacher including their understanding of the Christian faith in the context of Christian worldview, Scripture and broader vocation.

• Critically analyse the history and drivers of the secondary school system.

• Apply classroom based action research to inform and improve teaching in order to enhance and extend learning.

Unit Description

This unit will examine the on-going importance of professional learning in the context of the National Professional Standards for Teachers. It will analyse the role of various stakeholders in the secondary education process and appropriate professional ways to engage and respond to them. The unit reviews and critically reflects on the various drivers of contemporary secondary school systems and their impact on student learning.

Topics

• Reflexive analysis and action research as part of the teaching practice
• The role of the Professional Standards for teaching for further teacher development
• What does research say about effective PD ?
• The drivers of Secondary school programming
• The various roles within the Secondary school

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Unit offerings

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.