Semester 1, 2022 Springfield On-campus | |
Units : | 1 |
Faculty or Section : | Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts |
School or Department : | School of Education |
Grading basis : | Graded |
Course fee schedule : | /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules |
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Requisites
Pre-requisite: ESP3100 and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Program: BEDU or BSED
Enrolment is not permitted in ESP2200 if EDS3450 has been previously completed
Overview
This course acknowledges the senior phase of learning as a significant juncture in the schooling of students. Through providing learning about the distinct needs of learners in the senior years, it builds the capacity for pre-service teachers to understand and adopt strategies that will strengthen year 11 and 12 student participation, engagement and attainment. The course prepares pre-service teachers for teaching in the senior phase by investigating the external issues, initiatives, reforms and policies that typically impact teaching practice in the senior years. Pre-service teachers will be expected to analyse these influences and consider how to assimilate them into their pedagogical practice.
This course includes a Professional Experience placement of 15 days where pre-service teachers are expected to demonstrate the ability to engage within the senior secondary environment.
This course aims to build pre-service teachers' understanding of issues that impact the senior school and enhance their confidence to deal with senior schooling issues. Pre-service teachers will gain an understanding on how to respond to organisational requirements. This will include covering mandated subject content and aligning curriculum, assessment and pedagogy. Pre-service teachers will also develop their understanding of effective planning for effective teaching, including learning to plan across school, unit and lesson levels, as well as sequencing learning experiences, integrating assessment for learning and providing feedback as a learning tool.
A 15-day professional experience placement is attached to this course. For full details of the Professional Experience particulars, please refer to the Professional Experience website and the Professional Experience Book.
Course learning outcomes
The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course in accordance with the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership鈥檚 (AITSL) Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (APST). On successful completion of this course pre-service teachers should be able to:
- outline understandings of current education and training reforms, legislative requirements and teaching strategies relevant to the senior secondary contacts, with specific emphasis on students with disabilities and diverse backgrounds including linguistic, cultural, religious and socioeconomic (APST 1,3, 1.6, 7.2);
- analyse and evaluate teaching programs and assessment in the modern context for the senior years of schooling in order to improve student learning (APST 3.6);
- evaluate and transform teaching programs including developing a range of teaching and assessment strategies that support participation of a diverse range of learning needs of students, including those with disabilities (APST 1.3, 1.5, 3.6, 5.1);
- outline assessment practices to support comparable judgements of student learning (APST 5.3);
- create and evaluate programs of learning which include teaching strategies for literacy, numeracy and ICTs (APST 1.6, 2.5, 2.6, 3.4, 3.6);
- demonstrate professionalism during pre-service teacher placements through the ongoing practice and assessment of pre-service teacher professional practice (1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 6.3, 7.1, 7.4).
Topics
Description | Weighting(%) | |
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1. | Current educational reforms and legislative requirements | 15.00 |
2. | Contemporary issues in Senior Secondary | 15.00 |
3. | Evaluating teaching programs in Senior Secondary with consideration of the diverse learning needs of students | 20.00 |
4. | Developing strategies for effective teaching in Senior Secondary including understanding Senior Secondary curriculums | 30.00 |
5. | Senior secondary assessment and moderation practices | 20.00 |
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Student workload expectations
To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.
Assessment details
Description | Weighting (%) |
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
ASSIGNMENT 1 | 50 |
ASSIGNMENT 2 | 50 |