ECN732 - Teaching in the 21st Century: Transition to Practice
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | This unit has an indicative number of professional experience placement days. For the most up-to-date advice regarding your placement please see here. |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Cloud (online) with intensive Trimester 2: Cloud (online) with intensive |
| Credit point(s): | 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.250 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Cheryl Ryan Trimester 2: Kellie Tobin |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E737 |
| Prerequisite: | ECN704, ECN723, ECN724, ECN725, ECN726, ECN733, ECN734, ECN735, ECN736 |
| Corequisite: | ECN729 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | There will be substantial engagement with online resources and discussions in CloudDeakin. A minimum of 2 Blackboard Collaborate sessions will be conducted during the trimester. Inclusion of a one day on campus intensive to be held during Week 1 of the Trimester. |
| In-person attendance requirements: | The unit also includes a Professional Experience placement (25-days) |
Note:PSTs must meet requirements for placement attendance compliance including current Working With Children Check (relevant to state/territory), National Police Check and Immunisation record (or relevant supporting medical documentation, if no record exists). This information needs to be registered on InPlace prior to attending placements. Please check the Professional Experience Office website for more information. | |
Content
This Deakin Teacher Performance Assessment (DTPA) unit aims to challenge and deepen your understanding of teaching as a profession, through studying the dimensions of the Australian Professional Standards for Graduate Teachers and teachers’ professional lives, including professional relationships within schools and other community education settings. As you prepare to graduate and become teachers, you will be assisted to identify the historical, cultural and political forces that have shaped, and are (re)shaping, the roles and expectations of teachers working for education institutions in the middle and the post-compulsory years of education and training. You will review and consolidate the ways you conceptualise your professional practice as educators of young people in contemporary settings. You will draw on current theories of professional development and lifelong learning which will explore the potential of individuals to influence organisational change processes. Using authentic case studies, you will be able to identify, interpret and apply the key sources of data which are used to generate effective improvement in practice.
This knowledge will be used to analyse individual student assessment data to design learning strategies aimed at improving student learning outcomes and teaching practice. You will draw on the research literature, current legislation and relevant policies to debate the ethical and professional issues that impact on the collection, use and reporting of data informing school performance and student learning.
In addition, you will make use of approaches and methods for analysing professional practice within the context of your own work environments and career pathways as you enter the teaching profession. Importantly, you are able to identify and engage with professional learning activities that support ongoing development and learning in ways that are directly aligned to support improved student learning.
The DTPA is your opportunity to show evidence that you are profession-ready and have successfully developed the attributes of a Graduate Teacher.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Evaluate theoretical perspectives and practices of experienced educators to synthesise your own philosophical framework that informs your teaching knowledge and practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Design your professional profile, using portfolio and community of practice digital environments, to justify your teacher stance, knowledge and practice in ways that align with key principles outlined in the codes of ethics and conduct for the teaching profession | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Critically evaluate political, economic, social and other relevant agendas and their impact on teachers' practice, identity, and agency, and on teaching and learning generally | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical Thinking |
| ULO4 | Apply ethical and professional standards to implementing teaching, learning and assessment practices, taking into consideration cultural, socioeconomic and other relevant contexts. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem Solving GLO8: Global Citizenship |
| ULO5 | Identify, interpret, apply and evaluate key sources of data, including digital, available to teachers and school leaders in order to improve student learning outcomes, inform school improvement and drive innovation in teachers’ professional practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO6 | Use professional modes of evidence collection and communication to investigate and critically examine personal growth, practice and learning throughout the program and against the Graduate Teacher Standards | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Professional Experience Portfolio | 2000 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 2 - Professional Conversation | 2000 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 3 - Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment (DTPA)* | 6000 words or equivalent | 60% | Week 11 |
* Please note, University policy states students who submit their work by the original due date should normally be provided with feedback within 15 working days. This is an externally moderated task and results will be available 15-25 working days after submission.
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
Satisfactory completion of the professional experience placement and the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment Task is required in order to pass this unit.
Learning Resource
There is no prescribed text. Unit materials are provided via the unit site. This includes unit topic readings and references to further information.
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