Master of Teaching (Secondary)

Unit code: EDU60016
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit prepares pre-service teachers to understand how children and young people display different behaviours within a learning environment and how to approach and negotiate these behaviours. They are introduced to the major perspectives of understanding and supporting behaviour and explore historical and contemporary theories and how these relate to principles, policies and practices. They explore the role and practice of external agencies and professionals in supporting children, young people, teachers and families. Pre-service teachers will be challenged to reflect upon their own belief system and how this relates to different contemporary approaches and models of behaviour management.

Content

• Factors that influence behaviour in the learning environment
• Theories of learning and development and their relationship to behaviour
• Principles, policies and practices for establishing a productive learning environment
• Frameworks and models for understanding and responding to a range of challenging behaviours with children to adolescents
• Positive behaviour support principles and practice
• The climate of the learning environment
• Restorative practice (an introduction)
• Behaviour management techniques
• Behaviour intervention versus preventative behaviour techniques
• External organisations and agencies working with children to adolescents and their families
• Consideration of rights and ethics

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU60017
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit aims to introduce students to theories of learning and development. They are introduced to the major theories of learning and explore how these relate to teaching processes. Students will be challenged to reflect upon their own belief system and how this relates to different contemporary theories and contexts of learning and its potential impact on teaching. In addition, students will explore how developmental factors impact learning.

After successfully completing this unit, students will be able to:
1. Critically analyse key learning theories and relate them to values, beliefs and contexts.
2. Critically reflect upon personal beliefs about learning and teaching and relate these to contemporary theories and practice.
3. Apply their understanding of learning theories to analyse pedagogy and classroom practice.
4. Demonstrate and communicate knowledge and understanding of the intellectual, physical, language, emotional, moral, social and psychological development of children and young people in contemporary society and how these may affect learning.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU60050 Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy 1
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit aims to prepare pre-service teachers to plan and teach in their discipline drawing on key curriculum documents. In this unit, students gain knowledge of the principles and practices of teaching and learning. Working with key curriculum documents, pre-service teachers will evaluate contemporary approaches to secondary teaching contexts. They will explore a range of formative and summative assessment practices and strategies for observing, monitoring and planning for teaching and learning -service teachers will also explore feedback principles and reporting in the discipline contexts.

Content

• Contemporary secondary teaching contexts related to Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK) and Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK).
• Contemporary curriculum approaches including the structure and content of relevant curriculum documents.
• Concepts, content and structure of discipline areas.
• Principles of teaching and learning.
• Relevant pedagogical approaches (e.g. productive pedagogies and 8 ways pedagogies).
• Unit and lesson planning in the discipline areas.
• Assessment, feedback and reporting.
• Moderation practices.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU70013 Transformative Technologies in Education 
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit focuses on the role that current and emerging technologies play within education contexts. Pre-service teachers will research the changing nature of transformative technologies and be able to critically reflect upon the social, ethical and professional expectations that the rise of technology brings to the classroom and to the nature of learning. Pre-service teachers will investigate contemporary educational practices, and develop their own views and visions about curriculum and education appropriate for the digital age. In this unit pre-service teachers will reflect on, analyse and develop multimodal online educational resources and consider their use within a school curriculum and within broader society.

Content

• Global and local demands on knowledge, skills, values and beliefs in emerging educational context.
• The globalized learning environment.
• The role of the teacher in an era of rapid change.
• Current and emerging learning technologies.
• Analysis of criteria for selecting and determining quality in multimedia educational resources.
• Multi-literacies, social futures and communities of practice.
• Shaping and making effective teaching resources.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU70014 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit provides pre-service teachers with a diversity of skills and a depth of knowledge related to literacy and numeracy within the context of Australian schools and curriculum. By engaging in student-directed inquiry into their chosen subject areas, pre-service teachers will analyse and synthesise understanding of the literacy and numeracy demands and conventions of these areas, and plan for literacy and numeracy development within their subject teaching. This learning will be further critically analysed through group responses to scenarios, reinforcing the position that all teachers are teachers of literacy and numeracy, regardless of their teaching specialisation and context.

Content

• What is literacy? What does it mean to be literate?
• What is numeracy? What does it mean to be numerate?
• Multi-literacies.
• New media and literacy.
• Subject area literacy and numeracy.
• Literacy across curriculum priority.
• Numeracy across the curriculum.
• Mathematical literacy.
• Numeracy concepts and skills.
• Numeracy strategies and activities.
• Effective teaching of literacy and numeracy.
• Effective assessment of literacy and numeracy.
• Students with additional needs in literacy and numeracy.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80012
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit focuses on contemporary and historical Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, identity, languages, histories, status, challenges, contributions and perspectives. The unit aims to enable pre-service teachers to synthesise perspectives about Indigenous education and how these can enhance Western education practices. An additional aim is to plan and develop authentic curriculum and pedagogy for teaching Indigenous children and young people, and analyse how Indigenous teaching and learning practices can benefit all children and young people. This knowledge and understanding will improve graduates’ own cultural awareness and knowledge, and contributes to graduates’ cultural competence and promotes culturally inclusive teaching practices based on sensitive and informed relationships.

Content

After successfully completing this unit, students should be able to:
1.     Assess the impact of historical and contemporary events and issues on current educational contexts forIndigenous people.
2.     Analyse how Indigenous education and perspectives aligns with teachers’ professional role as advocates forchildren and their families.
3.     Critically reflect on their own attitudes and values in relation to Indigenous people and how these may affect their teaching and professional relationships.
4.     Recognise the continuous contributions of Indigenous people and culture in Australian society.
5.     Plan authentic learning experiences that enable all children and young people to learn
about Indigenous people and perspectives.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80013
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

In this unit students will consider the principles and theory of effective assessment for student learning and examine contexts in which assessments take place. They will examine a range of assessment practices and strategies and how they relate to teaching and learning in a variety of contexts and the use of data to inform planning. Students will examine key issues confronting education and education policy makers, exploring a range of influences on contemporary education policy such as the role of data, and the place of National and global organisations in the policy making process. Students will also explore feedback principles, recording and reporting practices.

Content

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80014
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit focusses on an equality approach to education and explores its implications for teaching and learning. Historical perspectives on stereotypes and bias will be explored, helping to foster mutual respect in learning environments. Pre-service teachers will become aware of the responsibility that teaching professionals have and how they can advocate for social justice for children and young people including political and legislative contexts. Pre-service teachers will gain an understanding of the variety of needs and backgrounds children and young people can present in the learning environment. They will become familiar with many additional needs and cultural variations children can present with and how to address them effectively in order to support inclusive practices. They will also recognise how to create equitable learning environments that benefit teaching and learning for children and young people.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Primary) and Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80018 Innovation for Education
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

The focus of this unit is on developing the pre-service teacher’s capacity to critically evaluate innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Underpinning this unit is the Design Thinking Methodology where pre-service teachers will implement a creative approach to contemporary innovative practices for teaching and learning using an inquiry model. Pre-service teachers will develop strategies for critical evaluation of a diverse range of approaches towards innovation and current practice. Pre-service teachers will integrate their knowledge to engage in a Problem Based approach to design, as well as creating and critically evaluating innovations in the education arena.

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Unit code: EDU80019 Educational Leadership and Policy 
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit focuses on developing what it means to be a leader in a contemporary educational setting. It explores key challenges in developing leadership capabilities. Contemporary theories about educational leadership are examined in a national context, and pre-service teachers will be encouraged to reflect on current and likely future issues facing schools and school leaders. The content around these topics will add to pre-service teachers’ understanding of the dynamics between leadership, culture and change, and the challenges for leaders. Pre-service teachers will develop skills to make sense of and constructively respond to, policies within organisational contexts.

Content

• Educational Leadership in a changing world.
• Policy agendas, policy drivers, twenty first century learning.
• Challenges in developing educational leadership.
• Public education, role of the state, internationalism, globalisation/ legislation and responsibilities.
• Leadership styles, purpose of educational leadership, roles, governance of schools.
• Leadership concepts and theories.
• Sustainable and effective leadership.
• Women in educational leadership, multiculturalism, diversity, Indigenous leadership.
• Democratic leadership, teachers, students, communities.
• Complexity theories and organisations.
• Teachers, students, communities – action plans.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80060 Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy 2
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of study per week

About this unit

This unit advances pre-service teacher readiness for teaching their two disciplines in secondary school contexts by building upon the learning from EDU60050 Secondary Curriculum and Pedagogy 1. Pre-service teachers will undertake guided and independent investigations to advance their knowledge and skills in planning, teaching, assessing and reporting. Pre-service teachers will further evaluate contemporary approaches to secondary teaching contexts that support diverse learning with diverse learning needs.

Content

• Contemporary secondary teaching contexts including transformative approaches to Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK).
• Innovations in national and international curriculum approaches.
• Advancements in principles of teaching and learning.
• Anti-bias curriculum and pedagogical approaches.
• Unit and lesson planning in the discipline areas.
• Assessment, feedback and reporting.
• Moderation practices.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU70015 Professional Experience 1
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of theory study per week plus 20 days of placement

About this unit

This is the first of three professional experience units in secondary education. Pre-service teachers will undertake a 20-day professional experience in a secondary school under the supervision of approved mentors. Pre-service teachers will involve themselves in the life of the school and reflect on their practice and performance in discussion with their mentors and university academic staff. Pre-service teachers will begin to develop their understanding and competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) appropriate to this course stage. Pre-service teachers will be introduced to materials relating to pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and policies relevant to secondary school settings.

Content

• Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate) focus areas 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, 7.1, 7.3 are explicitly taught, practiced and assessed in this unit.
• Code of Conduct.
• Code of Ethics.
• Confidentiality.
• Effective communication.
• Planning documents.
• Introduction to secondary school education in Australia.
• The importance of knowing the setting and students you teach.
• Curriculum documents relevant to secondary schools.
• Engagement in a professional experience under the guidance of a professionally qualified mentor.
• Establishing professional relationships.
• Reflect on teaching performance.
• Resources to support teaching and learning.
• Learning environments.
• Introduction to e-Portfolios.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80020 Professional Experience 2
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of theory study per week plus 20 days of placement

About this unit

In this unit, pre-service teachers will undertake a 20-day professional experience in a secondary school setting under the supervision of approved mentors. Pre-service teachers will involve themselves in the life of the school and reflect on their practice and performance supported by their in school mentors and university academic staff. Within this unit pre-service teachers will continue to develop their understanding and competence against the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST) appropriate to this course stage. In preparation for this professional experience, pre-service teachers will engage with material relating to pedagogy, curriculum, assessment and policies relevant to a secondary school setting.

Placement

Type: Primary School or Middle-Upper Primary School
Year Level: 5-12 years of age / Foundation to Year 6
Duration: 20 days
Minimum Attendance: 35 hours per week or 7 hours per day

Content

• Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (Graduate) focus areas 1.3, 2.6, 3.1, 3.2, 4.3, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2, 7.2 are explicitly taught, practiced and assessed in this unit, whilst focus areas 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.2, 4.4, 4.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 6.3, 7.1, 7.3 are furthered developed.
• Engagement in a professional experience under the guidance of a professionally qualified mentor teacher.
• Curriculum documentation.
• Introduction to assessment practices and their relationship to effective learning.
• Lesson and unit planning.
• Establishing and maintaining professional relationships with students and other professionals.
• Using reflection as a tool for improvement.
• Setting goals for teaching and learning.
• Modify the learning environment to enhance safety and learning.
• Teaching resources including ICT.
• Effective communication.
• A range of teaching strategies that support students’ learning.
• Strategies for supporting students’ learning, well-being and safety, including policy and legislative requirements.
• Code of Conduct.
• Code of Ethics.
• Building on e-Portfolios.

This unit is found in Master of Teaching (Secondary).

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Unit code: EDU80021 Professional Experience 3 (Ready to Teach)
Duration: 1 Teaching Period
Contact hours: Recommended 12 hours of theory study per week plus 20 days of placement

About this unit

In this unit, pre-service teachers will undertake a 20 day professional experience in a secondary school setting under the supervision of approved mentors. Pre-service teachers will involve themselves in the life of the school and reflect on their practice and performance, supported by their in school mentor and university academic staff. Within this unit, pre-service teachers must demonstrate that they are ready to teach within a secondary school. Pre-service teachers will be required to demonstrate competence against all elements of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers: Graduate stage. This is a requirement of graduation.

Placement

Type: Primary School or Middle-Upper Primary School
Year Level: 5-12 years of age / Foundation to Year 6
Duration: 20 days
Minimum Attendance: 35 hours per week or 7 hours per day

Content